Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 6, 2026

1. General information

This Privacy Policy explains how personal data may be processed when visiting the TraceAid website. TraceAid does not independently collect, store, or analyze personal data from website visitors.

TraceAid is a student project developed by students of HTL Wien West.


2. Controller

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

TraceAid Team
HTL Wien West
Vienna, Austria

For privacy-related questions, you can contact us at:

Email:
traceaid.team@gmail.com


3. Hosting

This website is hosted using Google Sites, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited.

When you visit the website, technical information such as your IP address, browser information, device information and access time may be processed by Google as part of providing and securing the website. TraceAid does not have direct control over or independently store this technical data.

The processing of this data is carried out by Google as part of providing the hosting service.

For more information about Google's privacy practices, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.


4. Local storage

The website uses your browser's local storage to save certain website preferences.

Currently, the following preferences may be stored locally on your device:

  • Language preference
  • Light/dark theme preference

This information is stored directly in your browser and is used only to remember your preferences when you return to the website. It is not transmitted to or stored by TraceAid.

This local storage data is not used by TraceAid to identify you personally.

You can delete this data at any time through your browser settings.


5. Cookies and tracking

The TraceAid website does not use cookies or similar technologies for advertising, profiling, or personal tracking.

We do not use the website to create advertising profiles or sell personal information.

Technical cookies or similar technologies that may be required by Google Sites or other services used to provide the website may still be set by those services.


6. External services

Parts of the website may use external services or resources. For example, the website uses resources provided through jsDelivr for the Tailwind CSS browser library.

When these resources are loaded, your browser may establish a connection to the respective provider. Technical connection data, such as your IP address, may therefore be processed by the provider.


7. External links

The website contains links to external websites and services, such as Instagram and Gmail.

When you follow an external link, the privacy policy of the respective provider applies. TraceAid has no control over how these external websites process personal data.


8. Your rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to object to processing
  • Right to data portability

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

In Austria, this is the:

Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzbehörde)


9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy if the website or its services change.

The latest version will always be published on this page.


10. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data on the TraceAid website, please contact us at:

Email:
traceaid.team@gmail.com

If you contact us by email, the information you provide, such as your email address and the content of your message, may be processed by us solely for the purpose of responding to your request.