Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Santrum Veritas e.U. uses cookies and similar technologies on the website www.santrumveritas.com. These include, in particular, small text files, pixels, local storage technologies, and similar methods that can be used to store or retrieve information on your device.

To the extent that personal data is processed through cookies or similar technologies, such processing is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR/DSGVO), the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021 (TKG 2021), and any other applicable data protection provisions.

We use cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary only if you have given your prior consent via our cookie banner or consent tool. Technically necessary cookies are used to ensure that the website and the features you have explicitly requested can be provided.

Data Controller
What are cookies and similar technologies?
What types of cookies do we use?
Legal Basis and Consent
Overview of Cookie Categories
Services Used and Third-Party Providers
Managing, Changing, and Withdrawing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser Settings and Deleting Cookies
Data Transfer to Third Countries
Storage period
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Contact

1. Data Controller

Santrum Veritas e.U.
Steingasse 6a
4020 Linz
Austria
E-Mail: info@santrumveritas.com

For more information on the processing of personal data, please see our Privacy Policy at www.santrumveritas.com.

2. What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They may contain information used for the technical operation of the website, for security, language settings, form functionality, analytics, or marketing purposes.

In addition to traditional cookies, similar technologies may also be used, such as pixels, tags, web beacons, local storage technologies, or scripts. For the sake of simplicity, this policy uses the term “cookies” to refer to such comparable technologies as well.

3. What types of cookies do we use?

We distinguish between cookies that are technically essential and cookies that require your consent. Technically essential cookies are necessary for the website to function, to provide security features, or to save your cookie preferences.

Cookies that require consent are not necessary for the basic operation of the website. These may include, in particular, analytics cookies, marketing cookies, social media cookies, embedded third-party content, and similar tracking technologies. Such cookies are not set until you have given your consent.

In Austria, the storage of information on your device or access to information already stored on your device is governed in particular by § 165(3) of the TKG 2021. According to this provision, prior consent is required unless the action is strictly necessary to provide a service you have expressly requested.

To the extent that personal data is processed via cookies, the processing of technically necessary data is carried out, depending on the specific case, on the basis of Article 6(1) (f) of the GDPR/DSGVO (legitimate interest in a secure and functional website) or Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR/DSGVO (implementation of pre-contractual or contractual measures, provided that you have requested the respective function).

For analytics, marketing, social media, and other non-essential cookies, the legal basis is your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR in conjunction with § 165(3) of the TKG 2021. You may withdraw your consent at any time with future effect.

The specific list of cookies used on the website may vary depending on the website’s technical configuration. The current cookie overview displayed in the cookie banner or consent tool is decisive.

Category	Purpose	Legal Basis	Consent	Examples
Technically required	Website operation, security, consent storage, form functions, shopping cart or session functions, if available	§ 165(3) of the TKG 2021; Art. 6(1)(f) or (b) of the GDPR/DSGVO	No	Consent cookie, security cookie, session cookie
Preferences	Storing settings such as language, display, or other convenience features, unless technically necessary	Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR/DSGVO; § 165(3) of the TKG 2021	Yes, unless absolutely necessary	Language settings, Display settings
Analytics / Statistics	Measuring website usage, improving content, identifying technical errors, statistical evaluation	Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR/DSGVO; § 165(3) of the TKG 2021	Yes	Google Analytics or similar analytics services, if used
Marketing / Advertising	Delivery of interest-based content, campaign performance measurement, remarketing, and profiling, to the extent used	Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR/DSGVO; § 165(3) of the TKG 2021	Yes	Meta Pixel, Google Ads, or similar marketing services, if used
External Media / Social Media	Embedding external content, videos, maps, social media plugins, or sharing features	Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR/DSGVO; § 165(3) of the TKG 2021	Yes, provided that information is stored on or retrieved from the device	YouTube, Vimeo, Google Maps, Instagram, Facebook, or similar services, if used

6. Services Used and Third-Party Providers

Our website may use services provided by third parties. Third parties may use their own cookies or similar technologies if you have consented to the respective category. The specific activation of individual services depends on your selection in the cookie banner.

If Google Analytics is used, this service is intended for the statistical analysis of website usage. In this process, usage data, technical information, truncated or otherwise processed IP addresses, device information, browser information, and interaction data may be processed. Google Analytics is activated only after you have given your prior consent.

If external media or social media content is embedded, data may be transmitted to the respective providers when this content is accessed. This may include, in particular, your IP address, device information, browser information, the time of access, and interaction data. As far as technically possible, such content will not be loaded until you have given your consent.

Please note that third-party providers may also process personal data for their own purposes. For more information, please refer to the Privacy and Cookie Policies of the respective third-party provider, as well as our Privacy Policy.

The first time you visit our website, a cookie banner or consent tool will appear. There, you can choose whether to allow only technically necessary cookies or to also consent to cookies in other categories. Your consent is voluntary. In principle, you may continue to use the website even if you do not consent to cookies that require consent. In this case, however, certain convenience, analytics, media, or marketing features may be limited or unavailable. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time, with effect for the future, by accessing the cookie settings again. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of the processing that took place prior to the withdrawal.

8. Browser Settings and Deleting Cookies

You can also delete, block, or restrict cookies through your browser settings. The exact procedure depends on the browser and device you are using. Please note that completely blocking cookies may result in certain features of our website not working at all or working only partially. You can find information on managing cookies, in particular, from the following browser providers:

Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Apple Safari

9. Data Transfer to Third Countries

Where we use third-party services on our website, personal data may be transferred to third countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA). This applies in particular to providers based in or affiliated with companies in the United States or other third countries.

Such a transfer will only take place if the legal requirements are met, in particular based on the European Commission’s decision on the adequacy of the level of protection, appropriate security measures such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses, or your express consent, if required. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy and the privacy notices of the respective third-party providers.

10. Storage period

Technically necessary cookies are stored only as long as is necessary for their respective purpose. Session cookies are regularly deleted at the end of the browser session. Other cookies may be stored for a longer period of time, for example, to record your cookie preferences.

The specific storage period for cookies requiring consent is specified in the current cookie overview in the consent tool. If you delete cookies via your browser or withdraw your consent, no further cookies requiring consent will be set; cookies that have already been stored can also be deleted via your browser.

11. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We reserve the right to update this Cookie Policy if necessary due to technical changes to our website, changes in our use of cookies, new services, changes in the law, or regulatory requirements. The most current version is available on our website. Please review this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and similar technologies.