Privacy Policy & Cookies

Privacy Policy

Basics

This data protection declaration is intended to inform users of this website about the type, scope and the purpose of collecting and using personal data by the Website operator inform.
The website operator takes your privacy very seriously and treats yours personal data confidentially and in accordance with legal regulations. There due to new technologies and the constant further development of this website can be made to this data protection declaration, we recommend that you Read the data protection declaration again at regular intervals.
Definitions of the terms used (e.g. “personal data” or “processing”) can be found in Art. 4 GDPR.

Access data

The website operator charges due to its legitimate
interest (see Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f. GDPR) and stores data about access to the website saves them as “server log files” on the website server.
The following data is logged:
- Visited website
- Time at the time of access
- Amount of data sent in bytes
- Source/reference from which you came to the page
- Browser used
- Operating system used
- IP address used

The server log files are stored for a maximum of seven (7) days and then automatically deleted. the The data is stored for security reasons, e.g. B. clarify cases of abuse and ensure the functioning of the website, e.g. B. to be able to operate error analysis. If data have to be kept for reasons of proof, they are protected from the Deletion except until the incident is finally resolved.
Server log files are automatically processed with fail2ban to detect cases of abuse and, if necessary, to block certain IP addresses from accessing the website. Blocked IP addresses are blocked for 24 hours and stored for 30 days. Repeated blocking within these 30 days can lead to permanent blocking and thus storage of the IP address due to misuse.

Handling contact information

Take with me as the website operator through the offered contact options connection, your details will be saved so that they can be processed and processed answering your request can be used. Your data will not be passed on to third parties.

Handling of uploaded images

If you upload a picture of your hamster to this website, your IP address saved. This is done on the basis of our legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f. GDPR and serves the security of us as a website operator: Because should your If the image violates applicable law, we can be prosecuted for why we have an interest in the identity of the comment or post author.

Handling of account data

A valid email address (and a hamster speedometer) is required to create an account. This email address is irreversibly stored encrypted with an additional so-called pepper. It is therefore even the website operator impossible to tell which email addresses are stored. However, it can be checked whether an email address is saved (this works like a password comparison, in which a specific hash is generated and compared).

Handling of data collected by the hamster speedometer

Connect the hamster speedometer to the internet, agree that data will be recorded. The time of a revolution and the device ID of the hamster speedometer are recorded. You agree that the collected data can be published under an anonymous device ID. If you select a hamster species, it can also be published. Images you upload will not be used/distributed in published records. The publication of the collected data is intended primarily for scientific purposes and, if it happens, freely and publicly available.

Liability for links

This website contains links to external third-party websites over which we have no control. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for this external content. The respective provider or operator of the pages is always responsible for the content of the linked pages. The linked pages were checked for possible legal violations at the time of linking. Illegal content was not recognizable at the time of linking. However, a permanent control of the content of the linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of an infringement. As soon as we become aware of legal violations, we will remove such links immediately.

Server location: Austria / Vienna

This data protection notice was created using the template available at datenschutz.org.

Cookies

By default, this website only uses session cookies that are necessary for the function. This is to prevent cross-site request forgery. These session cookies are usually automatically removed when the browser is closed. If you select the "remember me" function on the login page, a cookie will be placed on your system, stored with a validity of two weeks (this validity is extended by two more weeks if you visit the site, from the visit, extended) saved.

Last Update: 24.09.2023