{"id":990751,"date":"2026-04-15T15:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vdf.sitegrowth.gr\/?page_id=990751"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:28:41","slug":"datenschutzerklarung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vdf.at\/en\/datenschutzerklarung\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIVACY POLICY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PRIVACY POLICY<\/p>


The protection of your personal data and your privacy is of particular importance to us.
Your data will therefore be processed exclusively on the basis of legal regulations.
processed and you will find information about the processing in the following privacy policy.
We inform you about your personal data in connection with our website and member administration\/support.<\/p>


1. Controller and Data Protection Officer:<\/strong><\/p>


Controller pursuant to Article 4(7) GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016\/679)
Directive 2008\/11\/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons
in the processing of personal data, on the free movement of data and on the deletion
The association VdF \u2013 Die (of Directive 95\/46\/EC GDPR) is responsible for this website.
Players' Association, Schottengasse 6-8\/2nd floor, 1010 Vienna.<\/p>


(hereinafter referred to as \u201eVdF Association\u201c or \u201ewe\u201c)<\/p>


Should you have any questions regarding the processing of your data by the VdF association, you can
Please contact us as follows:<\/p>

  • by letter to: VdF- Die Spielervereinigung, Schottengasse 6-8\/2nd floor, 1010 Vienna<\/li>
  • By phone: +43 670 500 1988<\/li>
  • via email: office@vdf.at<\/li><\/ul>


    For any questions regarding data protection, please feel free to contact our
    Data Protection Officer: Gernot Baumgartner, under the name VdF - Die Spielervereinigung (The Players' Association),
    Turn to Schottengasse 6-8\/2nd floor, 1010 Vienna.<\/p>


    2. Purpose of data processing and legal basis:<\/strong><\/p>


    2.1.1. Processing of personal data when visiting our website
    The VdF is responsible for the content of this website.
    Media owner and publisher. The following are required for visiting our website:
    Your personal data processed:<\/p>

    • Date and time of access to our website<\/li>
    • IP address<\/li>
    • Visited page on our website<\/li>
    • Name and version of your web browser<\/li>
    • The information that you provide to us yourself, e.g. by joining as a member
      place<\/li><\/ul>


      The collection of this data is necessary for technical reasons in order to provide you with the content.
      to be able to display this website. Furthermore, personal data will be processed.
      This is used to improve and develop the website and to respond to your inquiries.
      answer.<\/p>


      Furthermore, visits to our website are statistically analyzed to improve the content of our website.
      to further improve it and make it more user-friendly, and to manage server capacities.
      and to find and fix errors more quickly. Should there be concrete indications of the
      If there is evidence of unlawful use of our website, this data will be stored in
      personal data is used for the purpose of legal prosecution.<\/p>


      The legal basis for processing the data is in accordance with Article 6 paragraph 1 letter f GDPR.
      the legitimate interest of the VdF association.<\/p>


      2.1.2. Processing of personal data within the framework of<\/strong>
      Member administration<\/strong><\/p>


      Your personal data will be collected by the VdF association if you provide it to us through
      Filling out forms on our websites or providing them by hand,
      have declared their membership by means of an application, a declaration of membership as a supporting member
      have resigned or been appointed an honorary member due to special merit.
      The General Assembly as such is appointed.<\/p>


      If you are registered as a member of the VdF, we will process your data for this purpose.
      required personal data (first and last name, date of birth, nationality,
      Address, club, league, email address and mobile phone number) for the purpose of
      Member administration\/support and membership fee management. Without providing the
      Membership is not possible if the aforementioned personal data is not available.<\/p>

      The personal data will be stored for the duration of your membership, or as long as necessary.
      stored as long as claims arising from membership may still exist.
      Data processing is carried out by the VdF itself or by entities contractually commissioned by it.
      and controlled data processors. Your data will not be otherwise shared with third parties.
      Not or only with your express consent. Our employees and we
      Contracted companies (especially IT companies) will only receive your data if
      These are necessary for fulfilling the respective tasks. Data processing takes place
      exclusively within the EU.<\/p>

      We also use your personal data to communicate with you, e.g.
      when you register as a member, log in and participate in events or contact us
      Send messages.<\/p>

      We may use this personal data to respond to your inquiries.
      or to provide the services you have requested. The information you provide to us
      The personal data you provide will also be used by us if you
      participate in campaigns on our social media channels (Instagram, etc.) or contact us
      Send inquiries or comments.<\/p>

      The legal basis for this is the fulfillment of (pre-)contractual measures within the framework of the
      Membership and the fulfillment of our legal obligations. The provision
      Your personal data is required, otherwise it is not possible to communicate with you.
      to get in touch and fulfill our duties in accordance with the statutes.<\/p>

      2.1.3. Data processing in connection with attending our events:<\/strong><\/p>

      In case you would like to participate in our events, or via our
      If you wish to be informed about events, your personal data will be processed, insofar as
      these in connection with registration or participation in the events
      The required personal data (name, email address, address) will be processed.

      3. Storage duration:<\/strong><\/p>

      We will only store your personal data for as long as necessary.
      is considered necessary and reasonable in order to achieve the aforementioned purposes and after
      This is permissible under applicable law. In any case, we only store your personal data if permitted by law.
      For as long as the legal retention obligation exists. For tax reasons.
      Contracts and other documents, as well as related correspondence, will be extracted from the
      The contractual relationship is stored for a period of ten years.<\/p>

      4. Social media:<\/strong><\/p>

      Statistics and analyses about the use of our social media services are provided to us by
      Provided to our social media partners. These statistics do not include any
      Names or other information about individual users. With the help of these services, we can
      We analyze and improve our social media activities. The legal basis is...
      our legitimate interest in using these statistics (Art. 6 (1) f) GDPR).<\/p>

      We primarily use the following social media platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn
      and Instagram.<\/p>

      5. Article 13 GDPR \u2013 Categories of recipients:<\/strong><\/p>

      Tax consultancies, law firms, banks, pension funds, FIFPro,
      Social insurance institutions, pension insurance institutions, Austrian
      Health insurance fund, all Austrian pension funds, Austrian authorities and
      Courts, social security institutions, Player Services GmbH, IT service providers and their
      Subcontractors, sports clubs, event companies, event agencies.<\/p>

      6. Third parties:<\/strong><\/p>

      In the event that our website contains links to other websites, the
      The VdF association states that it has no influence on their content and the data processing there.
      The VdF association assumes no responsibility for this content.
      The accuracy and privacy information provided there is solely the responsibility of the data controller.
      The respective provider of the linked website is responsible.<\/p>

      The data will be stored securely with us and without your (separately obtained) consent.
      Consent will not be passed on to third parties unless it is necessary for the provision of services, for
      secure processing of personal data or based on legal requirements
      Obligations are necessary and required. In such a case, we only use
      Partners and data processors who offer sufficient guarantees that they too comply with the
      We guarantee the protection of your personal data in accordance with the GDPR and ensure this
      have reached corresponding agreements.<\/p>

      7. Cookies<\/strong><\/p>

      We currently do not use cookies on our website. In the event that you log in
      However, when logging into our user area, technically necessary cookies will be set.
      Cookies are used for recognition and the storage of temporary data of the user.
      Website visitor. For page analysis, we exclusively use session cookies.
      This means that all information is deleted after a certain time following the departure from the
      Website cookies are automatically deleted. No advertising cookies are used.<\/p>

      You can prevent the use of cookies through your browser settings or this
      Configure your browser to allow cookies only in specific cases. Should you wish to disable cookies...
      Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of the user area.<\/p>

      8. Your rights:<\/strong><\/p>

      According to the GDPR, you have the following rights, which you can exercise vis-\u00e0-vis the VdF association.
      can assert:<\/p>

      • Right of access pursuant to Article 15 GDPR:
        You have the right to request information from us as to whether your personal data is being processed.
        Data will be processed. Furthermore, you have the right to request further information about the
        specific processing purposes, categories of personal data, recipients or
        Categories of recipients of personal data, storage period, existence
        a right to erasure or rectification of your personal data or to
        Restriction of processing and the right to object, the existence of a
        Right to lodge a complaint and with regard to all available information about the origin of your
        To request data.

        <\/li>
      • Right to rectification pursuant to Article 16 GDPR:
        You have the right to request from us the correction of inaccurate data and the completion of incomplete data.
        to request incomplete personal data.<\/li>
      • Right to erasure pursuant to Article 17 GDPR:
        You have the right to request that we process your personal data without undue delay.
        will be deleted if the grounds set out in Article 17(1)(a) GDPR (for
        For example, the purpose for processing no longer exists, and therefore the
        The processing of your personal data is no longer necessary.<\/li>
      • Right to restriction of processing pursuant to Article 18 GDPR:
        You have the right, in accordance with the cases mentioned in Article 18 GDPR, to request from us the
        to request restriction of the processing of your personal data (for example,
        Inaccuracy of the processed personal data, unlawfulness of the
        Processing, etc.).<\/li>
      • Right to data portability pursuant to Article 20 GDPR:
        You have the right to access the personal data you have provided to us in a
        to obtain the data in a structured, common format and to require the VdF association to provide it.
        be transferred to another controller.<\/li>
      • Right to object pursuant to Article 21 GDPR:
        You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time.
        contradict.<\/li>
      • Revocation of declarations of consent pursuant to Article 7 GDPR:
        You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
        The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
        not.<\/li><\/ul>

        The revocation can be sent to the VdF association at any time:<\/p>

        VdF - The Players' Association, Schottengasse 6-8\/2nd floor, 1010 Vienna, +43 670 500 1988,
        office@vdf.at<\/p>


        be judged.<\/p>

        • Right to appeal:<\/li><\/ul>

          Furthermore, you have the option at any time to contact the relevant supervisory authority.
          to lodge a complaint. The contact details of the Austrian Data Protection Authority.
          They are as follows:<\/p>

          Address: Barichgasse 40-42, 1030 Vienna
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