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PRIVACY POLICY

LAST UPDATED: MARCH 2025

  1. General information

Your personal data ("data") is in safe hands with us, Orbyz Media GmbH! We are obliged to protect your data and take this duty very seriously. Please take the time to read this Privacy Policy and find out why we collect your data and how we will process it. This text is for information purposes only and does not establish any contractual rights or obligations.

2. What is personal data?

Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (e.g. name, contact details, IP address).

3. How do we process your personal data?

Depending on whether you visit our website, use our platform (app or web version), contact us by email or subscribe to our newsletter, we process your data in the manner described in detail in the following points.

4. Data processing when visiting our website

4.1 Data processing for displaying the website

4.1.1 Data categories, purposes and legal bases

When you visit our website, the following data is processed in order to display the website to you. This data processing is carried out in order to provide you a service that you have expressly requested, namely our website (section 165 para 3 of the Telecommunications Act):

  • Address of the website accessed (URL),
  • IP address of the website visitor.

The provision of the above data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide this data. Please understand that we will not be able to display the website to you if you do not provide us with the relevant data.

4.1.2 Data retention

The data for displaying the website is processed for the duration of your visit to our website.

For the possibility of a longer data retention period for the purpose of the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts), please see point 8.

4.1.3 Recipients of data

In order to operate our website, it is necessary for us to disclose your data to the following recipients for the following purposes. This disclosure may be made by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available.

Recipient Data categories Purpose Legal basis Location of the recipient Basis for transfer to a third country
next layer Telekommunikationsdienstleistungs- und Beratungs GmbH All the above data Website hosting, internet service, data storage No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Austria Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.

In addition, content (in particular JavaScript code) that is required for the provision of the web application is retrieved by you directly from the servers of our processors when you access our website. When you access this content, personal data (your IP address, technical data about your browser and the retrieval of the files (e.g. timestamp and URL from which the content was retrieved)) is transferred to the following recipients via this direct data connection:

Recipient Data categories Purpose Legal basis Location of the recipient Basis for transfer to a third country
Cloudflare, Inc. All the above data Content Delivery Network No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor USA The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision

When you use our app via the web version, in particular when you visit our login or registration page, data is also transferred to recipients in connection with the use of our platform. The relevant recipients can be found under point 5.1.3.

4.2 Cookies on our website

Cookies store data (in a name and a value). When accessing a website in the browser, cookies can be transferred by the server and stored on your terminal device (computer, smartphone, etc.), usually in your browser. Browsers store and transfer cookies back to the web server that set the cookie each time a page is accessed, as long as they are not deleted. Depending on the content of the cookies, websites can recognize the terminal device and therefore also you.

We only use technically necessary cookies to display the website.

4.2.1 Use of technically necessary cookies

In order to enable interaction with us via our website, it is necessary to store and read the cookies contained in the following table for the duration specified therein for the purpose described therein on your terminal device (e.g. computer, cell phone or tablet). Cookies are stored on your terminal device on the legal basis of section 165 para 3 Telecommunications Act for the purpose of displaying the website, as this is a service expressly requested by you in accordance with section 165 para 3 Telecommunications Act.

The following technically necessary cookies are used on our website: 

Name Data categories Purpose Data retention period
csrftoken Randomly generated value Protection against cross-site request forgery 30 days from the placement of the cookie
sessionid Pseudonym (unique ID) Storage of the session ID to identify the user (after login) 30 days from the placement of the cookie

The provision of the above data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide this data. However, if you do not allow the storage and reading of these cookies or of the local storage, the website will not work.

5. Data processing when using our platform (app and web version)

5.1 Data processing of the app and the web version

5.1.1 Data categories, purposes and legal bases

We process the following types of personal data about you when you register for the platform:

  • e-mail address,
  • password,
  • whether you have agreed to the terms of use and
  • whether you are over 18 years of age.

If you create your profile after registration, we also process your profile data (data marked with an asterisk is visible to other users of the platform who have created a profile):

  • first name and surname*,
  • age group at registration,
  • your country of residence*,
  • if applicable, your profile picture* and
  • if applicable, your profile description.
  • your networking status ("Investor wanted", "Business Partner wanted" and "Open to support")*,
  • your primary areas of interest*,

If you use our platform after registration and creation of your profile, we process the following data (data marked with an asterisk is visible to other users of the platform who have created a profile):

  • if applicable, your community posts, publications and events (including time and date of the post, categories, attachments, links and content)*,
  • if applicable, your comments on community posts, publications and events*,
  • if applicable, your reactions to community posts, publications and events*,
  • if applicable, which community posts, publications and events you have put on your watchlist,
  • if applicable, your contacts (including pending sent and received contact requests) (the respective contact concerned can determine that you have sent or received contact requests or (if the contact request has been accepted) that the contact request has been accepted),
  • if applicable, your sent and received messages (the respective contact concerned can view sent and received messages),
  • Notifications about activities (e.g. accesses to your profile),
  • if applicable, the company profiles linked to your account (name of the institution, if applicable, logo, type of institution, economic sector, industry, legal seat of the institution, if applicable, vision and mission, if applicable, sustainability report, if applicable, Sustainable Development Goals), if applicable, link to your institution)* and
  • if applicable, whether you have deactivated your account.

If you have verified yourself or your organization, we will also process the document that you have uploaded to prove your identity.

When you use our platform (including when you register or log in to the platform), we store data in the local storage of your terminal device. The local storage is a data storage that essentially stores information in the browser like a cookie, serves similar purposes and can identify you as a website visitor (therefore a technology similar to cookies). Storage in the local storage takes place on the legal basis of section 165 para 3 Telecommunications Act for the purpose of displaying the platform, as this is a service expressly requested by you in accordance with section 165 para 3 Telecommunications Act.

The following data is used in the local storage:

Name Data categories Purpose Data retention period
flutter.activeProfileId Pseudonym (unique ID) Identification of the currently active user Until logout
flutter.deviceLanguageCode App language Saving the currently set app language Until the browser or app is closed
FlutterSecureStorage.refreshToken FlutterSecureStorage.accessToken Authentication data Authentication of the user Until logout
FlutterSecureStorage Cryptographic key Unique key for cryptographic instance Until the browser or app is closed

We process the above-mentioned data so that you can use the platform and all its functionalities. The data is therefore required to fulfil the contract in accordance with the Terms of Use (Art 6 para 1 lit b GDPR). We store the information as to whether you have agreed to the Terms of Use and whether you are over 18 years of age on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR) as proof of consent. We process the information about your age group upon registration on the basis of our legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR) in assessing the demographics of our users in order to better adapt our platform to your needs.

The provision of the data listed above is required to enter into a contract (with the exception of the data described above as "if applicable"). Please understand that you will not be able to use the platform if you do not provide us with the relevant data.

5.1.2 Data retention

If you use our platform, data processing takes place as long as we have a contractual relationship with you (= until you delete your account). You can delete your account in the platform under Menu: à Settings à Delete Profile. This will initiate the termination process and your account and all data in it will be irretrievably deleted after 1 month.

We store the documents you send us to verify your profile or the profile of your organization for six months.

For the possibility of a longer data retention period for the purpose of the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts), please see point 8.

5.1.3 Recipients of data

In order to operate our platform, it is necessary for us to disclose your data to the following recipients for the following purposes. This disclosure may be made by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available.

Recipient Data categories Purpose Legal basis Location of the recipient Basis for transfer to a third country
next layer Telekommunikationsdienstleistungs- und Beratungs GmbH All the above data Website hosting, internet service, data storage No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Austria Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
OpenAI Ireland Limited User-generated content Transcription of publications No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Ireland Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
OpenAI, L.L.C. User-generated content Transcription of publications No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America Appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art 46 para 2 lit c GDPR: Standard data protection clauses. You can request a copy at privacy@openai.com.
Google Ireland Limited User-generated content, user identification for mobile devices Translation, text-to-speech, notifications No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Ireland Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
Google LLC (USA) User-generated content, user identification for mobile devices Translation, text-to-speech, notifications No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision
Freshworks Inc. (formerly known as Freshdesk Inc.) Contact details and user requests Support system for user inquiries No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision
Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited Personal data, contact details and user requests Contact end point for support system user requests No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Ireland Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
Microsoft Corporation Personal data, contact details and user requests Contact end point for support system user requests No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision
Dimnik AI Solutions e.U. All the above data Bug fixes and platform improvements No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Austria Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.

In addition, certain data is also visible to contacts or other users of the platform who have created a profile (see above under point 5.1.1).

In addition, content (in particular JavaScript code) that is required for the provision of the web application is retrieved by you directly from the servers of our processors when you access the app. When you access this content, personal data (your IP address, technical data about your browser and the retrieval of the files (e.g. timestamp and URL from which the content was retrieved)) is transferred to the following recipients via this direct data connection:

Recipient Data categories Purpose Legal basis Location of the recipient Basis for transfer to a third country
Google Ireland Limited All the above data Provision of the Google login; provision of fonts and web renderers No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Ireland Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
Google LLC (USA) All the above data Provision of the Google login; provision of fonts No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision
Apple Distribution International Limited All the above data Provision of the Apple login No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor Ireland Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
Apple Inc. All the above data Provision of the Apple login No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America Appropriate safeguards pursuant to Art 46 para 2 lit c GDPR: Standard data protection clauses. You can request a copy at https://www.apple.com/legal/education/data-transfer-agreements/datatransfer-eu-en.pdf
Cloudflare, Inc. All the above data Content Delivery Network No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision

5.2 Additional data processing of the web version

As you access the web version of our platform via our website when you use it, we process data as described under point 4 (Data processing when visiting our website).

Please understand that you will not be able to use the web version if you do not provide us with the relevant data.

5.3 Additional data processing of the app

5.3.1 Data categories, purposes and legal bases

When you use our app, we process your IP address, version of the app and device ID in order to provide you with a service that you have expressly requested, namely our app (section 165 para 3) Telecommunications Act).

The provision of the above-mentioned data is necessary for the fulfilment of the contract in accordance with the Terms of Use and in order to be able to provide you a service expressly requested by you, namely our app (section 165 para 3 Telecommunications Act) (Art 6 para 1 lit b GDPR).

5.3.2 Data retention

The data for the use of the app is processed for the duration of the respective use.

For the possibility of a longer data retention period for the purpose of the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts), please see point 8.

6. Data processing in the context of e-mail communications initiated by you

6.1 Data categories, purposes and legal bases

If you contact us by email, we process your email address, the time we received the email, the other meta information of the email ("header") and the content of your email ("body") in order to be able to respond to your communications, e.g. if you send us feedback. The provision of the above data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide this data. Please understand that we will not be able to process your request if you do not provide us with the relevant data. The legal basis for this data processing is our legitimate interest in communicating with you (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR).

6.2 Data retention

The data is stored as personal data until the communication has been processed and you have no more queries. It is then processed anonymously if this is necessary to further develop our service. For the possibility of a longer data retention period for the purpose of the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts), please see point 8.

7. Electronic direct mail (newsletter) on the basis of section 174 para 4 Telecommunications Act

7.1 Data categories, purposes and legal bases

We process your data for the purpose of electronic direct mail in the form of newsletters that are sent to the e-mail address associated with your account at regular intervals. The newsletters contain information about our platform (in particular about selected functionalities) and/or about selected content on our platform (e.g. posts, publications and events). In this regard, electronic direct mail is sent to you exclusively within the scope of section 174 para 4 Telecommunications Act and based on our legitimate interest in sending electronic direct mail (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). We process the following categories of your data for the administration of newsletter subscribers and the sending of newsletters:

  • e-mail address,
  • first name and surname,
  • time of registration for the newsletter,
  • time of unsubscribing from the newsletter,
  • newsletters sent out,
  • unique identification number (generated from e-mail address).

The provision of the above data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide this data. If you do not provide us with the above data, we will not be able to send you a newsletter.

We would like to expressly inform you that you can object to the processing of your data for the purpose of electronic direct mail when the electronic contact information is first obtained and each time you receive the electronic direct mail (newsletter) by clicking the link in the newsletter, by e-mail to office@orbyz.world or by letter to Orbyz Media GmbH, Gassergasse 19/5/2B, 1050 Vienna.

To analyse the newsletters sent, we collect and process the following categories of your data when you read the newsletter:

  • IP address (of the device on which the newsletter is read),
  • preferences when reading the newsletter (click behaviour),
  • blocking and marking as spam, 
  • time at which the newsletter was opened, 
  • clicked links from the newsletter,
  • failed delivery attempts.

If you do not want to provide this information, we ask that you object to the processing of your data for the purpose of electronic direct mail when the electronic contact information is first obtained or to unsubscribe from the newsletter. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by sending an email with the subject "Unsubscribe Newsletter" to the mailbox office@orbyz.world or by clicking on the link in each newsletter sent out.

The provision of the above data is not a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are not obliged to provide this data. If you do not provide us with the above information, we will not be able to send you the newsletter.

7.2 Data retention

We process your data for the purpose of direct mail in accordance with section 174 para 4 Telecommunications Act only until you object to this data processing. Without an objection, we process your data for this purpose as long as we are in a contractual relationship with you (= until you delete your account). The storage of your data for the purpose of future direct mail is based on our legitimate interest in keeping records of contacts for sending electronic direct mail (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). For the possibility of a longer data retention period for the purpose of the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts), please see point 8.

7.3 Recipients of data

For our newsletter described above, it is necessary for us to disclose your data to the following recipients for the following purposes. This disclosure may be made by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available.

Recipient Data categories Purpose Legal basis Location of the recipient Basis for transfer to a third country
The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a Mailchimp Personal data, contact details Newsletter mailing No legal basis required, as the recipient is a data processor United States of America The EU Commission has issued an adequacy decision for this third country. The named recipient is certified in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Protection Framework, which underlies the EU adequacy decision, and is therefore subject to the scope of the adequacy decision

8. Data processing for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, conduct of proceedings before authorities (including courts)

8.1 Data categories, purposes and legal bases

We also process your data for the purpose of the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts) to protect our legitimate interest (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). Our legitimate interest lies in the enforcement of existing and defence against non-existing claims as well as in the handling of official (including judicial) proceedings to protect our legal position.

We process all categories of data required for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting proceedings before authorities (including courts). This potentially includes all categories of data from you that we already process for other purposes.

8.2 Data retention

We will retain data necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims for a period of three years (section 1489 Austrian Civil Code), in case of disputes until the matter has been legally binding concluded.

In the event of the assertion of data subject rights under the GDPR (for details, see point 10), we store the associated data for three years from the last contact in connection with the assertion of a data subject right.

In the event of official or court proceedings, we store your data for the duration of these proceedings and, depending on the subject matter and outcome of the proceedings, for up to a further 30 years from the legally binding conclusion of these proceedings.

8.3 Recipients of data

For the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims and for conducting official (including judicial) proceedings, it is necessary for us to disclose your data to the following recipients for the following purposes. This disclosure may be made by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available.

Recipient Data categories Purpose Legal basis Location of the recipient Basis for transfer to a third country
Lawyers and tax consultants, in particular  Knyrim Trieb Rechtsanwälte OG  IWTH Greiner GmbH Stored data mentioned above Evaluating and ensuring compliance with legal obligations Legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR): Compliance with the legal obligations to which we are subject Austria Not required as the recipients are located within the EEA.
Insurances, in particular  Haftpflicht Aon Austria GmbH  Cyber Security Markel Stored data mentioned above Settlement of claims Legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR): Compliance with our contractual obligations arising from insurance contracts and assertion of claims against insurance companies arising from our insurance contracts Austria Not required as the recipients are located within the EEA.
Credit agencies Title, first name, surname, address, credit rating data Reporting of outstanding receivables and payment history data to credit agencies Legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR) of the companies that request credit rating data to avoid payment defaults Austria Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
Auditors, in particular  IWTH Greiner GmbH Stored data mentioned above Participation in the audit of the annual financial statements Legitimate interests (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR): in compliance with our obligation to audit the financial statements Austria Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.
Authorities (including courts) Stored data mentioned above Conducting proceedings and handling legal disputes Legal obligations (Art 6 para 1 lit c GDPR); Legitimate interests: establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR) and compliance with legal obligations (in particular procedural law) Austria Not required as the recipient is located within the EEA.

9. Automated individual decision-making

We would like to inform you that no data processing within the meaning of Art 22 GDPR takes place. This means that we do not make any decision based solely on automated processing (including profiling) which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you; any such decision is made by a natural person.

10. What rights do you have with regard to the data processing?

We would like to inform you that you have the right 

  • to request confirmation as to whether or not we are processing personal data concerning you; if this is the case, you have a right of access to this personal data and the information listed in Art 15 para 1 and 2 GDPR; for the right to receive a copy of your personal data see Art 15 para 3 and 4 GDPR;
  • to request the rectification of inaccurate or completion of incomplete data concerning you (see Art 16 GDPR for details);
  • to demand the erasure of your data, provided there is no legal basis for the further processing of your data (see Art 17 GDPR for details); in this context, we cannot comply with a deletion if the processing (storage) is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation (legal obligations to preserve records) or if we are entitled to do so due to overriding interests (e.g. establishment, exercise or defence of specific legal claims); 
  • to demand the restriction of the processing of your data if certain conditions are met (see Art 18 GDPR for details);
  • to object to the processing of your data which is based on the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party (Art 6 para 1 lit f GDPR). In the event of an objection, we will no longer process your data unless the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests (taking into account your particular situation, if applicable). If you object to processing for direct advertising purposes (including profiling to the extent that it is related to such direct advertising), we will no longer process your personal data for these purposes (see Art 21 GDPR for details);
  • to receive the data provided by you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. However, the right to data portability only exists if the processing is based on your consent or on a contract (see Art 20 GDPR for details).

To assert one of the above rights, you can either contact us by e-mail at office@orbyz.world or by post at Orbyz Media GmbH, Gassergasse 19/5/2B, 1050 Wien.

If we process your data on the basis of your consent, you have the right to revoke this consent at any time by e-mail to office@orbyz.world or by post to Orbyz Media GmbH, Gassergasse 19/5/2B, 1050 Wien. This does not affect the lawfulness of the data processing carried out up to this point in time (Art 7 para 3 GDPR). 

If, despite our obligation to process your data lawfully, you believe that your personal data is not being processed lawfully, please contact us by email or post (by email to office@orbyz.world or by post to Orbyz Media GmbH, Gassergasse 19/5/2B, 1050 Wien) so that we become aware of your concerns and can address them. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority or another data protection supervisory authority in the EU, in particular at your place of residence or work. 

We hope that this information has provided you with clarity as to how and for what purposes we process your data. If you still have questions about the processing of your personal data, you are welcome to contact us by email at office@orbyz.world or by post at Orbyz Media GmbH, Gassergasse 19/5/2B, 1050 Wien.

11. Contact details

The controller for the processing activities is:

Orbyz Media GmbH

Address: Gassergasse 19/5/2B, 1050 Wien

E-Mail: office@orbyz.world