Privacy Policy

Preamble

With the following privacy policy, we would like to inform you about the nature, scope, and purposes of the collection, processing, and use of personal data when you use the websites “https://pobs-fernstudium.com/” and the services offered thereon (e.g., apps) by POBS private online business school GmbH, Piaristengasse 11/8, 1080 Vienna (hereinafter referred to as “POBS”). Your trust and the protection of your personal data are very important to POBS. Therefore, we want to transparently show you how and for what purpose your data is used. By storing, processing, and using personal data, we aim to provide you with a user-friendly, high-quality, customer-oriented, and secure service.

This privacy policy governs the collection and processing of personal data. Personal data refers to individual details about the personal or factual circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person. Depending on the extent to which you use the services we offer, different data will be collected, stored, processed, and used in connection with your inquiry or application.

Data actively provided by you during registration for or use of our services, such as when sending an inquiry or application, will be used by us for the purpose of contractually providing the services you wish to use. These data typically include your first name, last name, email address, possibly phone number, how you found us, and any comments, as well as further information you submit as part of an application for admission review.

 

Server Log Files

When you visit our website, certain data transmitted by your web browser is automatically stored by our servers. The log files created from this include data such as your IP address, the URL and landing page, the time, type, and number of requests, the amount of data transferred, date, time, and duration of individual accesses, your browser type, and possibly other similar information. The collection and use of the information stored in the log files serve solely for anonymized evaluation for statistical purposes (e.g., for analyzing user behavior) and subsequently for improving our services.

 

Cookies

POBS uses so-called cookies on this website. These are small text files that are stored on your computer. Cookies enable faster navigation on our website, allow it to be adapted to your needs and interests, and help prevent misuse of the services.

As soon as you reconnect to our website, our server can identify your computer in this way, so that, for example, you do not have to log in again every time you visit our website.
POBS uses so-called session cookies, which are deleted when you close your web browser because they only contain information that was necessary for that single visit to POBS.

In addition to session cookies, we may also use so-called permanent cookies. These allow us, within the scope of the service, to retain and offer your personal settings or displays over a longer period (depending on the respective service). Permanent cookies are automatically deleted after a predetermined period, which may vary depending on the cookie. You can delete cookies at any time in your browser’s security settings.

You can configure your browser settings according to your preferences and also refuse the acceptance of cookies. However, we would like to point out that you may then not be able to use all functions of the website.

 

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics also uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and enable an analysis of your use of our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
Due to the IP anonymization activated by us, your IP address will, however, be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On our behalf, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of our website, to compile reports on website activities, and to provide us with other services related to website and internet usage.
The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You can prevent the storage of cookies by setting your browser software accordingly; however, we would like to point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of our website to their full extent.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of our website (incl. your IP address) by Google, as well as the processing of this data by Google, by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link for deactivation: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de

Further information on Google Analytics’ compliance with German data protection law can be found here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de

 

Facebook Plug-ins

On these internet pages, plug-ins of the social network facebook.com are used, which is operated by Facebook Inc., 1601 S. California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA (“Facebook”).

When you access internet pages of our website that are equipped with such a plug-in, a connection to the Facebook servers is established, and the plug-in is displayed on the internet page by communicating with your browser. This transmits to the Facebook server which of our internet pages you have visited. If you are logged in as a Facebook member, Facebook assigns this information to your personal Facebook user account. When using the plug-in functions (e.g., clicking the “Like” button, submitting a comment), this information is also assigned to your Facebook account, which you can only prevent by logging out before using the plug-in.

Further information on the collection and use of data by Facebook, on your rights in this regard, and on options for protecting your privacy can be found in Facebook’s data protection notices.

If you do not want Facebook to collect data about you via our website, you must log out of Facebook before visiting our website.

 

Newsletter

You have the option to subscribe to our newsletter. For this, entering your email address is required. You can object to us sending newsletters to the email address you provided at any time, e.g., by sending an email to support@pobs.at with future effect.

 

Transmission of Personal Data to Third Parties

POBS works with certain external service providers to process your data, including for IT hosting services, etc. We ensure that data is transmitted in compliance with applicable data protection regulations. If these service providers are located in a country outside the EU or EEA, we will inform you of this in connection with the respective functions. This data processing also takes place in compliance with the applicable legal situation.

 

Contests, Referrals

For the collection and processing of personal data in connection with referrals, contests, competitions, or prize draws organized by POBS, their separate terms and conditions apply.

 

Miscellaneous

You can contact us at any time if you have questions about our data protection measures or wish for your profile and all data stored about you to be deleted. You have a right to free information about your stored data, as well as, if applicable, a right to rectification, blocking, or deletion of this data.

Should a third party have registered with us using your email address, please inform us accordingly, and we will promptly delete your data from our database if you wish.

In the course of the further development of our services and the implementation of new technologies, POBS reserves the right to update this privacy policy at any time. Therefore, we recommend that you reread it on our homepage from time to time.

For questions regarding data protection, we are happy to assist. Simply send us an email to: support@pobs.at or write to us at our postal address listed above.