Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 2026

  1. Data Controller

The controller responsible for data processing within the
meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is:

Golf Club Brand GmbH
Studa 83
6708 Brand
Vorarlberg, Austria

Phone: +43 5559 450
Email: info@gcbrand.at

Commercial Register Number: FN 31293 w
VAT Number: ATU36016208
Managing Director: Dr. Helmut Schwärzler

  1. General Information

We take the protection of your personal data seriously and treat
it confidentially in accordance with the statutory data
protection regulations (GDPR, Austrian Data Protection Act) and
this privacy policy.

This website can be used without providing personal data. Data
processing occurs only where technically necessary (e.g. server
logs) or when you actively submit data (e.g. contact form,
newsletter sign-up).

  1. Hosting and Server Log Files

This website is hosted by:
wildweb.at

When you visit our website, the server automatically records
so-called server log files:

  • Your IP address
  • Date and time of access
  • Page accessed
  • Amount of data transferred
  • Browser type and version, operating system
  • Referrer URL (previously visited page)

This data is used solely to ensure trouble-free operation and to improve our services. It is not merged with other data sources and is stored only for as long as necessary for these purposes, after which it is deleted. The exact retention period is determined by our hosting provider.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in
technically reliable website operation).

  1. Technically Necessary Cookies

Our website sets technically necessary cookies that are
required for operation:

  • WordPress session and login cookies (relevant only for
    logged-in administrators)
  • Complianz cookie-consent cookie storing your cookie
    preferences (storage duration: 365 days)
  • Polylang cookie (pll_language) storing your language
    selection (storage duration: 1 year)

These cookies cannot be deselected, as the basic functions of
the website would not be available without them.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR and § 165 (3) Austrian TKG 2021
(legitimate interest in operating a functional website).

  1. Cookie Consent Management (Complianz)

We use the WordPress plugin Complianz (provided by Complianz
B.V., Kalmarweg 14-5, 9723 JG Groningen, Netherlands) to
manage your cookie consent. Complianz stores locally in your
browser which cookie categories you have consented to. No
personal data is transmitted to Complianz or third parties in
this process.

You may withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie
banner or the corresponding link in the footer.

  1. Multilingual Support (Polylang)

Our website is available in German and English. To manage your
language selection, we use the WordPress plugin Polylang. When
you switch between languages, a technically necessary cookie
(pll_language) is set that stores only your language
preference. No analysis or personalisation takes place.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in
operating a functional multilingual website).

  1. Weather Data (Open-Meteo)

Our website displays a weather widget showing current weather
conditions and a forecast for Brand and the Brandnertal valley.
This data is provided by the free, non-commercial service
Open-Meteo (Open-Meteo.com, Bruggen 4, 7304 Maienfeld,
Switzerland).

When you visit a page containing the weather widget, your IP
address is technically transmitted to the Open-Meteo servers.
Open-Meteo expressly states that no IP addresses, user
profiles, or personal data are stored. No cookies are set and
no requests are logged.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in
displaying current weather data as a necessary feature of a
golf course website).

More information: https://open-meteo.com/en/license

  1. PCCaddie (Tee-Time Booking & Tournament Calendar)

On some subpages we embed content from the external service
PCCaddie (PC CADDIE://online GmbH & Co. KG, Sulzbacher
Straße 2, 50226 Frechen, Germany):

  • Online tee-time booking
  • Tournament calendar with registration option

This content is only loaded after you have given your consent
to the “Marketing” category via our cookie banner. Before
your consent, a placeholder with a link to the PCCaddie
website is displayed instead.

With your consent, your IP address and browser data are
transmitted to PCCaddie. PCCaddie may set its own cookies for
functionality.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR (consent).
PCCaddie privacy policy:
https://www.pccaddie.com/datenschutzerklaerung/

  1. Webcam Alpenhotel Zimba

On the “Home” and “Webcams” pages we embed a live webcam image
from Alpenhotel Zimba (zimba-brand.at). The image is provided
by the Alpenhotel Zimba server.

This webcam is only loaded after you have given your consent
to the “Marketing” category via our cookie banner. Before your
consent, a placeholder is displayed.

With your consent, your IP address is transmitted to the Zimba
server.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR (consent).

  1. 360° Panorama (Moving Pictures)

On the “Webcams” page we embed an interactive 360-degree
panorama from Moving Pictures (Moving Pictures Gesellschaft
m.b.H., Wienerbergstraße 11, 1100 Vienna, Austria,
v6-moving-pictures.com).

The panorama is only loaded after you have given your consent
to the “Marketing” category via our cookie banner. Before your
consent, a placeholder is displayed.

With your consent, your IP address and browser data are
transmitted to Moving Pictures.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR (consent).

  1. Google Maps

On the contact page we embed an interactive map from Google
Maps (Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street,
Dublin 4, Ireland).

The map is only loaded after you have given your consent to
the “Marketing” category via our cookie banner. Before your
consent, a placeholder with a link to the Google Maps website
is displayed.

With your consent, your IP address and browser data are
transmitted to Google, possibly to the United States.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR (consent).
Google privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

  1. Contact Form

When you use our contact form, the data you provide (name,
email address, message content) is stored with us for
processing your enquiry and for the case of follow-up
questions. We do not pass this data on to third parties
without your consent.

Processing of data entered into the contact form is based on
your consent (Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR). You can withdraw this
consent at any time.

The data entered into the contact form remains with us until
you request deletion, withdraw your consent to storage, or
the purpose of data storage ceases (e.g. after your enquiry
has been processed).

  1. Newsletter

When you sign up for our newsletter, we collect your email
address and optionally any other data you voluntarily provide.
We use this exclusively for sending our newsletter.

You can revoke your subscription at any time via the
unsubscribe link in the newsletter or by sending an email to
info@gcbrand.at.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(a) GDPR (consent).

  1. Your Rights

You have the following rights with regard to the personal data
concerning you:

  • Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
  • Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
  • Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
  • Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
  • Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
  • Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
  • Right to withdraw consent (Art. 7 (3) GDPR)

To exercise your rights, please contact: info@gcbrand.at

  1. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory
authority if you believe that the processing of personal data
relating to you violates the GDPR.

Competent supervisory authority in Austria:

Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde)
Barichgasse 40-42
1030 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 52 152-0
Email: dsb@dsb.gv.at
Web: https://www.dsb.gv.at/

  1. Validity and Amendment of this Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is currently valid and has the status of

  1. Due to the further development of our website or due to
    changed statutory or official requirements, it may be
    necessary to amend this privacy policy. The respective
    current privacy policy can be accessed at any time at
    /en/privacy-policy/.