Privacy Policy

Last updated: 04-2025

This privacy policy describes how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your personal data when you use our services and interact with our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing transparency in our data processing.

Personal Data:

This section outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

Personal data that you submit via this website during the booking process, and through other contact forms, such as your name, email address, telephone number, and other relevant information, will only be used for the stated purposes, including booking confirmation, service delivery, communication, processing payments, sending informational emails, and responding to inquiries. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to keep your data secure and will not share it with third parties, except where required by law or with our third party processors, that are listed in this privacy policy.

Store, Use, Share and Disclose user personal information:

The Salzburg Paragliding website is hosted on the Wix.com platform. Wix.com provides us with the online platform that allows us to sell our products and services to you. Your data may be stored through Wix.com’s data storage, databases and the general Wix.com applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall. Wix.com complies with Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union (“EU-U.S. DPF”). For further information, please visit the Wix Privacy Policy.

Our provider, Wix.com, collects and stores information on the web server, including browser type, operating system, referring page, IP address, and access time. This data is generally anonymized and not directly linked to individuals. We use this data for security measures of our website, and to identify and address any illegal use of our website. The legal basis for processing this server log data is our legitimate interest in maintaining website security and functionality.

When you interact with our website, Wix may process certain personal information on our behalf. In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Wix acts as a 'Processor.' This means that Wix processes user data according to their Data Processing Addendum (DPA) and complies with GDPR requirements. For any inquiries regarding your personal data or to exercise your data subject rights, please contact us directly. We recommend that you consult the Wix.com privacy policy for further information on their data processing practices.

Cookies:

Our website utilizes cookies, small text files stored in your browser, to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies can have a duration of 6 months and help us remember your preferences and analyze website usage. For detailed information about cookies, please visit All About Cookies page

Cookie Consent:

We distinguish between essential cookies, which are necessary for the website's functionality, and optional cookies that enhance your experience.

Essential Cookies (Technically Necessary): These cookies are crucial for core functions like security, identity verification, and network management. They are automatically enabled and cannot be disabled. These cookies are: hs. This session cookie is used for security purposes, such as authenticating users and protecting against fraudulent activity. Its duration is for the session. Server-session-bind. This session cookie maintains your session on our website, ensuring a consistent experience during your visit. Its duration is for the session. svSession. This cookie is used for session management and to remember your preferences during your visit and across subsequent visits for up to 13 months. XSRF-TOKEN. This session cookie is a security measure that prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks, ensuring the integrity of your interactions with our website. Its duration is for the session.

Optional Cookies: To use optional cookies, we require your explicit consent. You can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie banner that appears when you first visit our site. By clicking "Accept" in the cookie banner, you consent to the use of the following categories of optional cookies:
- Enable Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track advertising effectiveness to provide a more relevant service and deliver better ads to suit your interests.
- Enable Functional Cookies: These cookies collect data to remember choices users make to improve and give a more personalised experience.
- Enable Analytics Cookies:These cookies help us to understand how visitors interact with our website, discover errors and provide a better overall analytics.

You can withdraw your consent or modify your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings.

Contact Forms:

If you contact us using the forms on the website or by email, the data you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in the event of follow-up questions. This is a legitimate interest within the meaning of the GDPR. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

Use of Platforms Instagram-Facebook:

Functions of the announced platforms are integrated on our website. If you are logged into any of the announced platforms accounts, you can link the content of our pages with your platform profile by clicking the Link button. This allows the platform to associate your visit to our website with your platform user account. We would like to point out that, as the provider of the website, we have no influence or knowledge of the content of the data transmitted or how it is used by Instagram, Facebook, YouTube. For more information, please see each platform privacy policy.

Google Analytics:

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC ("Google"), to analyze website traffic and improve our services. In this context, Google acts as the data processor.

Google Analytics collects website usage data, such as your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and other statistical information. This data helps us understand how visitors interact with our website and allows us to optimize its performance. We do not send any personally identifiable information (PII) to Google Analytics.

Google implements robust security measures to protect the data collected through Google Analytics. However, please be aware that data may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where Google maintains data centers. Google may also utilize subprocessors to provide components of the Google Analytics service.

Google Analytics complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. Google LLC is also in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). For more information about Google's privacy practices, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy. You can also review the Google Analytics Terms of Service.

Google Analytics uses cookies such as `_ga`, `_gid`, and `_ga_` to: Distinguish unique users and track their sessions. Analyze how visitors navigate our website. Understand the sources of website traffic. Measure the effectiveness of our website content. For further information please read Google tecnologies Policy

The data collected by Google Analytics is stored for 14 months. The cookies used by Google Analytics have varying expiration times, as `_ga`: 2 years `_gid`, a: 24 hours.

Google Maps:

We use Google Maps, a service provided by Google LLC, to display interactive maps and provide directions to our location - Meeting Point. When you access a page with embedded Google Maps, your IP address and usage data is transferred to Google in the USA. To ensure the lawful transfer of data, we rely on Google’s participation in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). You can verify Google’s DPF participation on Google Privacy Policy. Google may process this data for purposes such as providing the map service, analytics, personalized advertising, and improving Google's services.

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in providing location information.

Google's Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Service apply to your use of Google Maps, and we recommend that you review them carefully.

Google Maps may use cookies, including but not limited to `NID`, `SID`, `APISID`, `SAPISID`, and `CONSENT`, for purposes such as: Displaying maps and providing directions. Remembering user preferences related to map usage. Potentially, for analytics and personalized advertising.

The storage duration of cookies used by Google Maps varies. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy and documentation for details on cookie expiration times.

YouTube:

We display videos from our YouTube channel, Salzburg Paragliding, on our website to provide visitors with informative demonstrations of our flight experiences. YouTube is operated by Google LLC.

YouTube and Google may collect and process certain information when you interact with embedded videos. This information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, the website you visited, and data about your interactions with the video.

The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in providing engaging and informative content to our website visitors.

By interacting with embedded YouTube videos, you acknowledge that your data may be transferred to and processed by Google in the United States and other countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Google complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. Google LLC is also in the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF). For more information about Google's privacy practices, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply to your use of embedded YouTube videos. We recommend that you review them carefully: Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Links to Other Websites:

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. These Links may be to facilitate some information. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

Your rights:

Regarding the data we process about you, you have the fundamental right to information, correction, deletion, restriction, revocation and objection. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or your data protection rights have been violated in any other way, you can complain to us at: info@salzburgparagliding.com