This privacy statement was last changed on September 10, 2021, last checked on January 12, 2022, and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States.

In this privacy statement, we explain what we do with the data we obtain about you through https://option.news. We recommend that you carefully read this statement. In our processing we comply with the requirements of privacy legislation. That means, among other things, that:

  • we clearly state the purposes for which we process personal data. We do this by means of this privacy statement;
  • we aim to limit our collection of personal data to only the personal data required for legitimate purposes;
  • we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases requiring your consent;
  • we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data and also require this from parties that process personal data on our behalf;
  • we respect your right to access your personal data or have it corrected or deleted at your request.

If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we keep or you, please contact us.

1. Purpose and categories of data

We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our business operations which may include the following: (click to expand)

2.Disclosure practices

We disclose personal information if we are required by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.

3. How we respond to Do Not Track signals & Global Privacy Control

Our website responds to and supports the Do Not Track (DNT) header request field. If you turn DNT on in your browser, those preferences are communicated to us in the HTTP request header, and we will not track your browsing behavior.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy on our website Cookie Policy (US) webpage. 

We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.

Google may not use the data for any other Google services.

The inclusion of full IP addresses is blocked by us.

5. Security

We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse and unauthorized access to personal data. This ensures that only the necessary persons have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are regularly reviewed.

6. Third party websites

This privacy statement does not apply to third-party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties will handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites prior to making use of these websites.

7. Amendments to this privacy statement

We reserve the right to make changes to this privacy statement. It is recommended that you regularly consult this privacy statement in order to be aware of any changes. In addition, we will inform you wherever possible.

8. Accessing and modifying your data

If you have any questions or want to know which personal data we have about you, please contact us. Please make sure to always state clearly who you are, so that we can be certain that we do not modify or delete any data or the wrong person. We will provide the requested information only upon receipt or a verifiable consumer request. You can contact us using the information below. You have the following rights:

8.1 You have the following rights with respect to your personal data

  1. You may submit a request for access to the data we process about you.
  2. You may object to the processing.
  3. You may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you.
  4. You may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.

8.2 Supplements

This section, which supplements the rest of this Privacy Statement, applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of California (DNSMPI and CPRA)

9.Children

Our website is not designed to attract children and it is not our intention to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.

10.Contact details

Helmut Melzer, Option Medien e.U.
Johannes de La Salle Gasse 12, A-1210 Vienna, Austria
Austria
Website: https://option.news
Email: ta.noitpoeid@eciffo

Suggestions and Complaints

WooCommerce

This example shows basic information about what personal information your store collects, stores, shares, and who might have access to that information. Depending on the enabled settings and the additional plugins used, the specific information that your store uses will differ. We recommend legal advice to clarify what information your privacy policy should contain.

We collect information about you during the ordering process in our shop.

What we collect and save

As you visit our website, we record:
  • Featured Products: Here are some products you have recently viewed.
  • Location, IP address and browser type: We use this for purposes such as estimating taxes and shipping costs
  • Shipping address: We will ask you to indicate this, for example to determine the shipping costs before you place an order, and to be able to send you the order.
We also use cookies to track the content of your shopping cart while you visit our website.

Note: You should supplement your cookie policy with more details and link to this area here.

When you shop with us, we will ask you to provide information such as your name, billing and shipping address, e-mail address and phone number, credit card details / payment details, and optional account information such as username and password. We use this information for the following purposes:
  • Sending information about your account and order
  • Answer to your inquiries, including refunds and complaints
  • Processing of payment transactions and prevention of fraud
  • Set up your account for our shop
  • Compliance with all legal obligations, such as tax calculation
  • Improvement of our shop offers
  • Send marketing messages if you would like to receive them
When you create an account with us, we save your name, address, email address and phone number. This information will be used to fill out the payment information for future orders. We usually store information about you for as long as we need it for the purpose of collecting and using it and we are obliged to store it. For example, we store order information for XXX years for tax and accounting reasons. This includes your name, your email address and your billing and shipping address. We also save comments or ratings if you choose to leave them.

Who from our team has access

Members of our team have access to the information you provide to us. For example, both administrators and shop managers can access:
  • Ordering information such as purchased products, the time of purchase and the shipping address and
  • Customer information such as your name, e-mail address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to process orders, refund, and assist you.

What we share with others

In this section you should list to whom and for what purpose you pass on data. This may include, but is not limited to, analytics, marketing, payment gateways, shipping providers, and third-party items.

We share information with third parties that help us to offer you our orders and services. For example -

Payments

In this subsection, you should list which external payment processors process the payments in your shop, as they can process customer data. We use PayPal as an example, but if you do not use PayPal, you should remove it.

We accept payments with PayPal. When processing the payment, some of your data will be passed on to PayPal. Only information required for processing or carrying out the payment is passed on, such as the total purchase price and payment information. Here you can get the PayPal Privacy Policy look at.

WooCommerce

This example shows basic information about what personal information your store collects, stores, shares, and who might have access to that information. Depending on the enabled settings and the additional plugins used, the specific information that your store uses will differ. We recommend legal advice to clarify what information your privacy policy should contain.

We collect information about you during the ordering process in our shop.

What we collect and save

As you visit our website, we record:
  • Featured Products: Here are some products you have recently viewed.
  • Location, IP address and browser type: We use this for purposes such as estimating taxes and shipping costs
  • Shipping address: We will ask you to indicate this, for example to determine the shipping costs before you place an order, and to be able to send you the order.
We also use cookies to track the content of your shopping cart while you visit our website.

Note: You should supplement your cookie policy with more details and link to this area here.

When you shop with us, we will ask you to provide information such as your name, billing and shipping address, e-mail address and phone number, credit card details / payment details, and optional account information such as username and password. We use this information for the following purposes:
  • Sending information about your account and order
  • Answer to your inquiries, including refunds and complaints
  • Processing of payment transactions and prevention of fraud
  • Set up your account for our shop
  • Compliance with all legal obligations, such as tax calculation
  • Improvement of our shop offers
  • Send marketing messages if you would like to receive them
When you create an account with us, we save your name, address, email address and phone number. This information will be used to fill out the payment information for future orders. We usually store information about you for as long as we need it for the purpose of collecting and using it and we are obliged to store it. For example, we store order information for XXX years for tax and accounting reasons. This includes your name, your email address and your billing and shipping address. We also save comments or ratings if you choose to leave them.

Who from our team has access

Members of our team have access to the information you provide to us. For example, both administrators and shop managers can access:
  • Ordering information such as purchased products, the time of purchase and the shipping address and
  • Customer information such as your name, e-mail address, and billing and shipping information.
Our team members have access to this information to process orders, refund, and assist you.

What we share with others

In this section you should list to whom and for what purpose you pass on data. This may include, but is not limited to, analytics, marketing, payment gateways, shipping providers, and third-party items.

We share information with third parties that help us to offer you our orders and services. For example -

Payments

In this subsection, you should list which external payment processors process the payments in your shop, as they can process customer data. We use PayPal as an example, but if you do not use PayPal, you should remove it.

We accept payments with PayPal. When processing the payment, some of your data will be passed on to PayPal. Only information required for processing or carrying out the payment is passed on, such as the total purchase price and payment information. Here you can get the PayPal Privacy Policy look at.