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WhatAVenture GmbH

Office: Markhofgasse 19, 1030 Vienna, Austria

Telephone: +43 720 513 800

Email: office@whataventure.com

Web: www.whataventure.com


Company information:

WhatAVenture GmbH

Markhofgasse 19, 1030 Vienna, Austria

Company registration no: fn 581173t

Company registered at: Commercial Court Vienna

VATregistration no: ATU78184938, Managing Directors: Max Ditzel, Stefan Peintner

 

WhatAVenture GmbH – Zweigniederlassung Köln

Hospeltstraße32, 50825 Köln, Germany

VAT registration no: DE815781219

Managing Directors: Max Ditzel, Stefan Peintner

 

WhatAVenture S.R.L

Piazza Fiera 1, 39100 Bolzano, Italy

VAT registration no: IT03034250211

Managing Directors: Stefan Peintner

Privacy policy

OMV Sphere, was developed and is organised by WhatAVenture on behalf of OMV Aktiengesellschaft, OMV Petrom SA and / or Borealis  AG (or one of their affiliates, including OMV Petrom Global Solutions). Start-ups, SMEs and other companies (“applicants”, “you”) can apply to the Program and “pitch” innovative ideas. Applicants can then profit from the Program’s numerous benefits and the broad OMV Groups network. The applicant’s personal data will be collected during this process. Therefore, in what follows, we inform you how to contact the controller, where we obtain your personal data and how we handle it.

“WhatAVenture/We/Us/Our”

means WhatAVenture GmbH, a company registered at the Commercial Court Vienna, Austria under 581173t, whose registered address is Markhofgasse 19, 1030 Vienna, Austria and extends to our subsidiaries and affiliates, including: WhatAVenture SRL, registered at theCommercial Court Bolzano, Italy under 03034250211, whose registered address is Piazza Fiera 1, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy; WhatAVenture Group GmbH, registered at the Commercial Court Vienna, Austria under 399627m, whose registered address is Markhofgasse 19, 1030 Vienna, Austria; WhatAVenture Beteiligungs GmbH, registered at the Commercial Court Vienna, Austria under 546448 a, whose registered address is Markhofgasse 19, 1030 Vienna, Austria;

 

Name and Contact Information for the Controller

The controller for processing your data for the Program’s purposes is WhatAVenture. The following contact information can be used to reach us: office@whataventure.com

As soon as WhatAventure forwards the information about you and your ideas, OMV Aktiengesellschaft, OMV Petrom SA and / or Borealis  AG (or one of their affiliates, including OMV Petrom Global Solutions) – as the case may be, in short (OMV ), is the controller for further processing activities (not in the platform).

2. The Program – Processing Activities, Purpose of Processing, Legal Basis and Recipients

2.1 Applying for and implementing the Program

(a) Data source

When applying for the Program at the Program-website of (Program name and website). you will be redirected to the application form at the website of WhatAVenture (www.whataventure.com).

 

(b)Data categories 

We process the data you provide on the application form (e-mail address, telephone number, first and last name, position in the company, website URL,Facebook URL, LinkedIn URL, Skype), and any additional information you voluntarily provide. 

(c) Purpose of processing 

We process this personal data for the purpose of evaluating and selecting your application and organising and executing the Program.


(d) Legal basis

The legal basis for processing your data within the context of applying for and implementing the Program is Art. 6(1) lit. b GDPR (Taking steps prior to entering into a contract or performing a contract).

(e) Data recipients

Service providers hired for processing activities (“processors”), such as service providers involved in the execution of the Program and IT service providers may have access to your data on our behalf and on our instructions.

Moreover, other third parties, who are selectively involved with the Program, may have an interest in observing your pitch, implementing project work, and entering into a separate contract with you after the completion of the Program.

We send your personal data to OMV for the purposes of evaluation and further collaboration. The data are processed for the aforementioned purposes on the basis of the Group companies’ overriding legitimate interests within the meaning of Art.6(1) lit. f GDPR in the evaluation and selection of your application for possible contact and a potential contractual relationship after the completion of the Program. These interests override your interest in data secrecy because you have already stated your willingness to participate in a program open to the public, for which you have applied.

2.2. Recorded images/videos 

(a) Data source and data categories

In the course of implementing the Program, we may record images/videos of you and publish them in print or electronic form on our websites, other relevant websites in regard to start–up programs and on social-media channels, such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn etc.

(b) Purposes of processing

The data is processed for the purpose of documenting and presenting the Program as well as your innovative ideas, pitches and other contributions to the Program. This is to make the Program – and your company – known.

(c) Legal basis

The data processing activities are primarily based on our legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR in continuing a sustainable business. This interest overrides any interest you may have in data secrecy. Processing activities are not only expected but rather desirable and common in start-up programs. If, in an individual case, data processing cannot be justified by our legitimate interests, we will obtain your consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR.

(d) Recipients

In the course of recording images/videos of you, processors and other third parties may receive access to your data and process the data for their own purposes. We also send your images/videos to the third parties identified in Subsection 2.1 e), which may also publish your data on their websites and social-media channels. They do this to support and advertise your company and strengthen the potential future cooperative relationship with you. Therefore, these data processing activities are also based on legitimate interests within the meaning of Art. 6(1) lit. f GDPR. If, in an individual case, data processing cannot be justified by their legitimate interests, these third parties will obtain your consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1) lit. a GDPR.

3. Storage period

Your data will be processed for the purposes of executing and implementing theProgram and then for a period of seven years based on corporate law and tax law retention periods. If specific claims are threatened, we will process your personal data for an additional 3 to 30 years in individual cases. We process recorded images/videos as long as we have a legitimate interest in doing so.That is generally for the duration of the Program and as long there after as the images/videos are connected with the Program or profit from the benefits of WhatAVenture, and we have an interest in advertising with older contributions to animate future applications. We take the principles of data minimisation and purpose limitation into account in all such cases. Our Group companies and cooperation partners, which receive your personal data for their own purposes, may also process this data for the aforementioned periods.

4. Your rights

With respect to your processed data, you generally have the rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, data portability, withdrawal of consent and objection. To assert these rights, you may contact WhatAVenture directly at office@whataventure.com. If you believe that the processing of your data violates data protection law or that your rights under data protection law have been otherwise violated, you can file a complaint with the national data protection authority where you reside. In Austria, the Austrian Data Protection Authority has jurisdiction (www.dsb.gv.at).You can also assert these rights against third parties (Group companies and cooperation partners) if they process your data for their own purposes. In this case, please utilise the third party’s contact information, which is provided on(sphere.omv.com )

5. What Cookies Do We Use and What For? 

11.1. Our Sites may place and access certain first party Cookies on your computer or device. First party Cookies are those placed directly by Us and are used only by Us. We use Cookies to facilitate and improve your experience of Our Sites and to provide and improve Our products and for more details, please refer to section 4, above, and to section 11.5 below. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy is protected and respected at all times.

11.2. By using Our Sites you may also receive certain third party Cookies on your computer or device. Third party Cookies are those placed by websites, services, and/or parties other than Us. We use third party Cookies on Our Site for analytics, location, and social sharing services. For more details, please refer to section 4, above, and to section 11.5 below. These Cookies are not integral to the functioning of Our Site.

11.3. Before Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a pop-up requesting your consent to set those Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of Cookies; however certain features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.

11.4. Certain features of Our Site might depend on Cookies to function. EU Cookie Law deems these Cookies to be “strictly necessary”. Your consent will not be sought to place these Cookies. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser’s settings as detailed below in section 11.7, but please be aware that Our Site may not work as intended if you do so. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them.

11.5. Our Site uses analytics services provided by third parties, Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage statistics, enabling Us to better understand how people use Our Sites. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Sites and the products and services offered through them. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, as detailed below, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Sites, making it a better and more useful experience for you.

  1. The analytics service(s) used by Our Sites use(s) Cookies to gather the required information. Certain of these Cookies may be placed immediately when you first visit Our Sites and it may not be possible for Us to obtain your prior consent. You may remove these Cookies and prevent future use of them by following the steps set out below.
  2. You can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all cookies or only third-party cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
    You can choose to delete Cookies at any time however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalization settings.
    It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.


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12. Summary of Your Rights under GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have:

  • the right to request access to, deletion of or correction of, your personal data held by Us;
  • the right to complain to a supervisory authority;
  • be informed of what data processing is taking place;
  • the right to restrict processing;
  • the right to data portability;
  • object to processing of your personal data;
  • rights with respect to automated decision-making and profiling (see section 13 below).

To enforce any of the foregoing rights or if you have any other questions about Our Site or this Privacy Policy, please contact Us using the details set out in section 14 below.

13. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

13.1 In the event that We use personal data for the purposes of automated decision-making and those decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on You, You have the right to challenge to such decisions under GDPR, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from Us.

13.2 The right described in section 13.1 does not apply in the following circumstances:

  1. The decision is necessary for the entry into, or performance of, a contract between the You and Us;
  2. The decision is authorized by law; or
  3. You have given you explicit consent.

13.3 Where We use your personal data for profiling purposes, the following shall apply: 

  1. Clear information explaining the profiling will be provided, including its significance and the likely consequences;
  2. Appropriate mathematical or statistical procedures will be used;
  3. Technical and organisational measures necessary to minimise the risk of errors and to enable such errors to be easily corrected shall be implemented; and
  4. All personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling.

13.4 We currently make the following automated decisions:

Data entered in order to download one of our free resources (e. g. whitepapers, studies), set-up a call or purchase products/services, will be stored and processed to contact the person via e-mail or phone based on the person’s specific interest and to discuss a potential business collaboration.

14. Contacting Us

If you have any questions about Our Sites or this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email at privacy@whataventure.com, by telephone on +43 720 513 800, or by post at Markhofgasse 19, 1030 Vienna, Austria. Please ensure that your query is clear, particularly if it is a request for information about the data We hold about you (as under section 10, above).

15. Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We may change this Privacy Policy as we may deem necessary from time to time, or as may be required by law. Any changes will be immediately posted on Our Sites and you will be deemed to have accepted the terms of the Privacy Policy on your first use of Our Sites following the alterations. We recommend that you check this page regularly to keep up-to-date.