Privacy Policy

Privacy statement concerning photos taken and videos recorded at EMDS 2024

  1. Legal framework:

1.1. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Austrian Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG) and the 2018 Austrian Data Protection Amendment Act (Datenschutz-Anpassungsgesetz) as amended guarantee the right to the protection of personal data. We will only process your data in compliance with the pertinent legal provisions (GDPR, DSG, 2021 Austrian Telecommunications Act (Telekommunikationsgesetz, TKG)).

  1. General provisions

2.1. Controller according to the GDPR: Kenes Israel (hereinafter referred to as KI), Global Towers, Yitzhak Rabin 1, Petach Tikva, [email protected].

2.2. Data protection officer Kovi Dafni

2.3. The protection and safe storage of all personal data that you share with us is of the utmost importance to Kenes Israel.

2.4. This privacy statement is intended to inform you on how we use and process photos and videos that we take at our public events.

  1. Purpose limitation, legal basis, storage period and data recipients

3.1. Taking photos and videos at public events and publishing said photos on the website and social media as well as in print media, including in particular newspapers, professional publications and other printed materials of the controller, serves the purpose of public relations activities and of illustrating the controller’s activities. It also serves the purpose of raising the public’s awareness of the controller’s activities. This is a legitimate interest as defined in Art. 6 para. 1(f) of the GDPR and Sections 12 and 13 of the Austrian Data Protection Act.

3.2. The data subject is entitled to object to the processing of their data at any time. They may do so by writing an email to [email protected] or submitting their objection to the controller via one of the above contact options.

3.3. When it comes to balancing different interests, it has to be stated that the controller’s interest in taking photos and videos and using them does not excessively encroach upon the rights and freedoms of a natural person, in particular if the photos and videos are taken at a public event or in a public space of the controller and if it is pointed out on the invitation and at the event itself that photos and videos will be taken and for which purpose they will be used.

3.4. We also guarantee to take care that we do not infringe on any legitimate interests of people shown in photos and videos, both when taking and when publishing them. In case the rights and freedoms of a person shown in photos or videos are infringed on for particular important reasons, the controller will take appropriate measures to ensure that any further processing is prevented.

3.5. Unfortunately, it is impossible to edit or blur pictures in print media after their publication. Pictures on the website or social media will be deleted as soon as technically possible.

3.6. Photos and videos of a data subject may be specifically transferred to the following recipients:

    • Employees of departments of the controller who necessarily have to process the data as part of their activities, including in particular IT, PR and marketing departments.
    • Any contractors and other processors who are involved in processing or publishing activities on our behalf.
    • Photos and videos are made available to the public on the Internet and published on social media.
    • Photos may be published in print media and our own publications that are made available to interested persons.
    • The data are not transferred to recipients who would use them for their own purposes. Social media services may, however, obtain an exploitation right in data published on their platforms.
    • Providers as processors.
    • Others competent authorities, in particular police forces and security authorities.
    • Courts in judicial matters and district administration authorities and municipal authorities in administrative police matters (e.g. trade authority).
    • Legal representatives (when asserting rights or warding off claims or in the context of official procedures).

3.7. Photos and videos will not be transferred to any third country or any international organisation. There is no automated decision-making (profiling) as defined by the GDPR.

  1. Data security

The controller uses technical and organisational protection measures to protect stored personal data against any manipulation, loss or destruction by accident or by intent and against access by unauthorised persons. Our protection measures are continuously improved based on technical progress.

  1. Your rights

5.1. You are entitled to the following at any time:

a) access to personal data concerning you pursuant to Article 15 GDPR;
b) rectification of inaccurate personal data pursuant to Article 16 GDPR;
c) erasure of personal data concerning you when the conditions pursuant to Article 17 GDPR are fulfilled;
d) restriction of processing when the conditions pursuant to Article 18 GDPR are fulfilled;
e) obtain the personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format pursuant to Article 20 GDPR;
f) objection pursuant to Article 21 GDPR, if necessary;
g) lodge a complaint with the data protection authority, if you think that the processing of personal data concerning you is in violation of the General Data Protection Regulation or Section 1 or Paragraph 2 of the First Part of the 2018 Austrian Data Protection Amendment Act (Datenschutz-Anpassungsgesetz).

5.2 If a data subject wants to make use of any of the above rights, they may at any time and without giving any reasons address their request by email or letter to Kenes Israel (hereinafter referred to as KI), Global Towers, Yitzhak Rabin 1, Petach Tikva, [email protected].

5.3. Any objection against a consent given shall be without prejudice to the legality of any processing carried out based on this consent until the objection.