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Data protection and legal information

Responsible for data processing
AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH
Schlachthausgasse 37
1030 Vienna
datenschutz-bz@fsw.at

Data protection officer
Contact details: datenschutz@fsw.at

The website www.bildungszentrum-wien.at offers information about Aus- und Weiterbildungszentrum Soziales Wien GmbH and its services and tries to keep the contents as up to date as possible. Any and all details contained on this site are for information purposes only.

Due to the technical properties of the Internet we cannot make any guarantee of the authenticity, correctness or completeness of the information provided on the Internet. We furthermore do not provide any guarantee of the availability or the operation of the above-mentioned site and its contents. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH reserves the right to change information on appointments and their availability at any time without prior notice.

By accessing and using the site www.bildungszentrum-wien.at you accept the following conditions:

Data collection declaration (website analysis and optimisation)

To analyse and optimise our website, we use a web analytics tool which collects the following data:

  • IP address, which is truncated to be rendered anonymous
  • Type of operating system
  • Type and version of browser
  • Type of device (computer, mobile phone), brand, model and screen resolution
  • Pages visited on the website
  • Language settings of the browser
  • Visitors’ countries and regions
  • Time of page view
  • Type of HTML queries
  • Technologies and formats supported by the browser (e.g. cookies, Java, Flash, PDF, WindowsMedia, QuickTime, Realplayer, Director, SilverLight, Google Gears)
  • Number of different visits to our website (collected by cookies)
  • Last page visited before accessing our website, if the Internet browser provides this information
  • To measure the use of web fonts (internet font) each page view informs the manufacturer/distributor of the font about which website/URL the font was requested from and which IP address of the visitor and which type of browser were used.


These data are not used to identify the visitors to the website. Cookies do not store user-related data. Cookies are used to store accessibility settings (for a period of 1 year) and to recognise visitors within one visit (until the browser is closed).
If a log-in is required: automatic log-in when users select "stay logged in" when they log in (for a period of 2 weeks).

Possibilities to object

If you do not wish to consent to anonymous data collection, you can adjust your browser settings as follows:

  1. Select “Do Not Track” in your browser. This setting prevents our statistics server from storing any data, including anonymous data, on your website visits. However, this will work only as long as you use the same device and the same browser. If you change device or browser, the settings are lost and must be reselected. (The “Do Not Track” setting only applies to the device and the browser you have set it on.)

Data protection declaration

AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH attaches great importance to the protection of personal data. The processing of personal data complies with all applicable national and European data protection regulations. This particularly includes the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG), the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021 (TKG 2021).

The following data protection declaration contains information on the processing of your personal data and the rights you have as a data subject.

I. Purposes of processing and legal basis for processing

a. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purpose of organising and delivering its seminar programmes (especially for the recording and/or testing of academic achievement, documentation and issuing of attendance and other certificates, etc.):

  • your personal data (name, address, phone number, etc.)
  • invoicing data

Your personal data will be processed on the following legal basis:

  • for the performance of a contract and/or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, as defined under Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR

b. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purpose of handling your request (and/or for contacting you as requested):

  • your personal data (name, address, phone number, etc.)
  • the information you have entered in the free text field

Your personal data will be processed on one of the following legal bases:

  • for the performance of a contract and/or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, as defined under Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR
  • for the purpose of the legitimate interests of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH, as defined under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH lies in handling requests in a well-functioning and client-oriented way.

c. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purpose of conducting lectures (especially for cooperating with lecturers and continuing cooperation with lecturers and for facilitating networking among lecturers):

  • your personal data (name, address, phone number, etc.)
  • invoicing data

Your personal data will be processed on one of the following legal bases:

  • for the performance of a contract and/or in order to take steps prior to entering into a contract, as defined under Article 6 (1) (b) GDPR
  • for the purpose of the legitimate interests of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH, as defined under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH lies in enabling efficient cooperation with and among lecturers.

To the extent that it is strictly necessary for meeting the purpose stated above, the personal data indicated under (c.) can be shared between AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH and the lecturers.

d. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purposes of public relations work, advertising and the coverage of events and services of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH, including the sending of a newsletter:

  • your personal data (name, address, phone number, etc.)
  • photos from photo shoots, events and/or trade fairs

Your personal data will be processed on one of the following legal bases:

  • your consent, as defined under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR
  • for the purpose of the legitimate interests of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH, as defined under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH lies in carrying out efficient information and public relations work.

e. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purpose of statistical analysis and the evaluation and planning of services and for the purpose of obtaining certification from professional associations through AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH:

  • your personal data (name, address, phone number, etc.)

Your personal data will be processed on the following legal basis:

  • for the purpose of the legitimate interests of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH, as defined under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH lies in the qualitative assessment and further development of its services and the obtaining of certifications.

To the extent that it is strictly necessary for meeting the purpose stated above, the personal data indicated under (e.) can be shared between AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH and professional associations.

f. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purposes of carrying out educational counselling for professions in nursing and care and conducting a qualitative and statistical evaluation of its services:

  • your personal data (name, date of birth, address, contact details, etc.)
  • counselling data (current job, educational attainment level, country of origin, language skills, etc.)

Your personal data will be processed on the following legal basis:

  • your consent, as defined under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR

To the extent that it is strictly necessary for meeting the purpose stated above, personal data can be shared between AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH and the following institutions and/or persons:

  • Fonds Soziales Wien
  • universities, universities of applied sciences
  • employers
  • other educational institutions
  • funding institutions

g. Data processing for the purpose of event registration

AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following categories of data:

  • personal master data
  • contact details
  • type and date of information event
  • number of persons

The data will be processed on the following legal basis:

Your consent, as defined under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPR

You are neither legally nor contractually required to provide your personal data. Should you not provide your personal data, participation in the event might not be possible.

Your personal data will not be forwarded to third parties.

h. AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH processes the following personal data for the purpose of offering education and training in the fields of healthcare and nursing and social assistance:

  • your personal data (name, address, phone number, etc.)
  • photos in the context of final papers or projects

Your personal data will be processed on one of the following legal bases:

  • your consent, as defined under Article 6 (1) (a) GDPF in conjunction with Article 9 (2) (a) GDPR
  • for the purpose of the legitimate interests of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH, as defined under Article 6 (1) (f) GDPR. The legitimate interest of AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH lies in enabling and delivering education and training in the fields of healthcare and nursing and social assistance.

II. Storage period

AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH will store personal data for as long as this is strictly necessary for the purposes which they were collected and/or processed for.

Longer storage periods may result from legal obligations (e.g. Austrian Federal Tax Code) or from pending administrative or legal proceedings, if applicable.

III. Provision of personal data

When collecting your personal data, AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH will inform you whether the provision of your personal data is legally or contractually required or necessary for the conclusion of a contract.

At the same time AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH will also tell you whether you are obliged to provide your personal data and what will happen if you do not provide them.

IV. Automated decision-making – profiling

AWZ Soziales Wien GmbH does not use automated decision-making, including profiling, in any processing of personal data.

V. Rights of data subjects

You can claim your rights of information, rectification or erasure of personal data, restriction of processing, objection, and data portability by sending an e-mail to datenschutz-bz@fsw.at.

In addition, you can lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (data protection authority, dsb@dsb.gv.at).