Privacy Policy

The Floating Duck Talent Solutions e.U.
Last updated: December 2025

1. Controller

The Floating Duck Talent Solutions e.U.
Grillparzerstraße 12 / Door 1
2344 Maria Enzersdorf
Austria
Email: barbara@floating-duck.com
Website: www.floating-duck.com

Business Register Number (FN): 664085x
Commercial Court: Landesgericht Wiener Neustadt
Owner: Mag. Barbara Elisabeth Sandner

2. Purpose of Data Processing

We only process personal data to provide our website, respond to inquiries, and offer our services in coaching and HR consulting.
Legal bases (Art. 6 (1) GDPR):

  • b) performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures

  • f) legitimate interests

  • a) consent (for analytics & marketing)

3. Hosting & Infrastructure

Our website is hosted by Squarespace Inc. (USA).
The domain is hosted by World4You Internet Services GmbH (Austria).

Squarespace may transfer personal data to third countries such as the USA.
This is based on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) issued by the EU Commission.

Privacy Policy: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

4. Cookies & Consent Management

When you first visit our website, a cookie banner appears.
We only use analytics and marketing cookies after you give consent.

You can withdraw consent at any time via the cookie settings in the footer.

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

5. Contact Form

We process the data you provide, such as:

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Message content

Purpose: responding to your inquiry
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR
Retention period: 6 months after completion of the request
(unless legal obligations require longer storage)

6. Newsletter / Email Campaigns

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we process:

  • Email address

  • Optional name

  • Usage data such as opening and clicking behavior

Service provider: Squarespace Email Campaigns
Legal basis: Consent via Double Opt-In (Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR)

You can unsubscribe anytime using the link in every email.

7. Google Analytics

(Only after consent in the cookie banner)

Service provider: Google Ireland Ltd.
IP anonymization is enabled by default.
Purpose: website usage analysis for improvement

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR
Withdrawal: cookie settings in the footer
Privacy info: https://policies.google.com/privacy

8. Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram)

(Only after consent in the cookie banner)

Purpose: tracking conversions & tailored advertising
We are joint controllers with Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. under Art. 26 GDPR.

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (a) GDPR
Withdrawal: cookie settings in the footer
Privacy info: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy

9. Adobe Fonts

To ensure an appealing and consistent presentation of our website, we use Adobe Fonts.
Your browser may contact Adobe servers and transmit your IP address.

Service provider: Adobe Inc., USA
Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (legitimate interest in design quality)
Privacy info: https://www.adobe.com/privacy/policies/adobe-fonts.html

10. HR Consulting & Coaching Services

We process personal data of clients and applicants including, where applicable, CVs and profile information.

Purpose:

  • Coaching and HR consulting

  • Service fulfilment and contract initiation

Legal basis: Art. 6 (1) (b) and (f) GDPR
Retention: up to 7 years due to Austrian tax retention rules (§ 132 BAO)

Data is not shared with third parties unless required by law or explicitly agreed.

11. Security Measures

We use SSL encryption and technical & organizational security measures in accordance with Art. 32 GDPR.

12. Your Rights Under GDPR

You have the right to:

  • Access your data (Art. 15)

  • Rectification (Art. 16)

  • Erasure (Art. 17)

  • Restriction of processing (Art. 18)

  • Data portability (Art. 20)

  • Object to processing (Art. 21)

  • Withdraw consent at any time (Art. 7)

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: barbara@floating-duck.com

13. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that your data protection rights have been violated, you may contact:

Austrian Data Protection Authority
Barichgasse 40–42
1030 Vienna, Austria
https://www.dsb.gv.at/

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this policy to comply with legal requirements or technical changes.
The latest version is always available on this website.