Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. We process your personal data solely in accordance with legal requirements, particularly under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), and the Telecommunications Act (TKG 2021).

1. Responsible Entity

The party responsible for data processing on this website is:

Achim Sedelmaier
Ernst-Fuchsig-Strasse 13/5
4780 Schärding
Austria
Email: office@driveduel.com

This privacy policy applies to the DriveDuel website, especially driveduel.de and any related subdomains and pages.

2. General Information on Data Processing

Personal data includes all information related to an identified or identifiable individual. This may include your name, email address, IP address, device details, usage data, and any content you voluntarily enter on our website.

We only process personal data to the extent necessary for providing our website, analyzing its usage, displaying advertisements, handling reviews, or fulfilling legal obligations.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Processing of personal data depends on its purpose and occurs based on the following legal grounds:

• Article 6(1)(a) GDPR - Consent, especially for analytic and marketing cookies as well as personalized advertising.
• Article 6(1)(b) GDPR - Contract fulfillment or pre-contractual measures, if respective features are used.
• Article 6(1)(c) GDPR - Fulfillment of legal obligations.
• Article 6(1)(f) GDPR - Legitimate interests, particularly for the secure and stable operation of the website and for technically necessary functions.

4. Technical Connection Data and Server Operations

When you visit our website, technically necessary connection data is processed. This may include the IP address of the requesting device, date and time of access, browser type, operating system, accessed pages, and referrer information.

We generally do not permanently store IP addresses as personal data. The technical processing is solely for providing the website, error analysis, ensuring stable operations, and preventing misuse.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable operation of the website.

5. Cookies and Consent Management

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. They can be technically necessary or used for analysis and marketing purposes.

We use a consent management platform from Google. On your first visit to the website, you can decide via the cookie banner which data processing you consent to. Non-essential cookies will only be set once you have given your consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on the website. Withdrawal does not affect the legality of processing that occurred before the withdrawal.

6. Google Analytics 4

This website uses Google Analytics 4, a web analysis service by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics 4 helps us understand how visitors use our website. Information such as accessed pages, duration of stay, interactions, used devices, browser information, and approximate location data can be processed.

According to Google, Google Analytics 4 does not record IP addresses. Processing is only carried out if you have consented via our consent banner.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

7. Google AdSense

Our website uses Google AdSense, a service by Google Ireland Limited for embedding advertisements.

Google AdSense may use cookies and similar technologies to deliver ads, measure ad effectiveness, prevent fraud, and possibly display personalized ads.

This may particularly involve processing information about your use of this website, your previous visits to other websites, device information, browser information, approximate location data, and cookie IDs.

Processing for advertising purposes is only based on your consent via the consent banner. If you do not consent to personalized advertising, non-personalized ads may still be shown.

The legal basis is Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

8. Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

9. Reviews and Comments on Car Models

Users can leave reviews or comments on car models on our website.

The following data may be processed:

• Your provided name,
• The content of your review or message,
• The time of submission.

The IP address is not permanently stored during the review process. Only the data requested in the form and voluntarily provided by you is processed.

Your submitted review or message may be publicly displayed on the website. Therefore, please do not include sensitive personal or confidential information in reviews or comments.

Processing is based on your voluntary input and consent in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR to provide an interactive review function and prevent misuse.

Reviews and comments generally remain stored until they are deleted by us or you request their deletion, provided there are no legal retention obligations.

10. Data Transfer to Third Countries

In connection with Google Analytics 4, Google AdSense, and Mediavine, personal data may be transferred to third countries, particularly the USA.

Such transfer is only conducted within the legal framework, especially based on an adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards, standard contractual clauses, or your consent.

Please note that data transmission to third countries may involve a different level of data protection than within the European Union.

11. Storage Duration

We store personal data only as long as necessary for the respective purposes or required by legal retention obligations.

• Technical connection data is processed only as necessary and not stored as personal data permanently.
• Reviews and comments remain stored until they are deleted or a justified deletion request is made.
• Analysis and advertising data is processed based on the settings of the respective services and your consent.
• Cookies remain stored for different durations depending on their type and purpose. Details are provided in the cookie settings within the consent banner.

12. Recipients of Personal Data

Personal data may be transferred to the following categories of recipients, if necessary:

• Hosting and IT service providers,
• Analytics providers, especially Google,
• Advertising partners, especially Google AdSense and Mediavine,
• Technical service providers for providing and securing the website,
• Authorities or courts, if there is a legal obligation.

13. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right to access,
• Right to correct,
• Right to delete,
• Right to restrict processing,
• Right to data portability,
• Right to object,
• Right to withdraw consent.

If you believe your data is being processed in violation of data protection laws, you can file a complaint with us or with the competent data protection authority.

In Austria, this is the:

Austrian Data Protection Authority
Barichgasse 40-42
1030 Vienna
Website: https://www.dsb.gv.at

14. Withdrawal of Your Consent

You can withdraw any consent you have given at any time with future effect. This can be done through the cookie settings on our website.

The withdrawal does not affect the legality of the processing carried out based on the consent before its withdrawal.

15. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.

16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adapt this privacy policy in case of technical, legal, or organizational changes.

Date: May 16, 2026