Privacy policy

This privacy notice is for Qualysoft GmbH, Qualysoft Information Technology SRL, Qualysoft Informatikai Zrt., Qualysoft Informatics d.o.o., and Qualysoft Information Technology s.r.o. (doing business as Qualysoft) ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:

  • Visit our website at https://qualysoft.com, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
  • Engage with us in other related ways, including any sales, marketing, or events

Questions or concerns? This Privacy Statement explains your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at Tamas.Kokany@qualysoft.com or Office@Qualysoft.hu.


Summary of Key Points

This summary provides key points from our privacy notice. For more details on any of these topics, click the link following each key point or use the table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

  • What personal information do we process? We may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Discover in chapter 1 the personal information you disclose to us.
  • Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
  • Do we collect any information from third parties? We may collect information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources. Discover in chapter 6 the information collected from other sources.
  • How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. Discover in chapter 2 and 3 how we process your information.
  • In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Discover in chapter ​​​​4 when and with whom we share your personal information.
  • How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Discover in chapter 9 how we keep your information safe.
  • What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Discover in chapter 11 about your privacy rights.
  • How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by visiting office@qualysoft.at or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.


Table of Contents

  1. What information do we collect?
  2. How do we process your information?
  3. What legal bases do we rely on to process your personal information?
  4. When and with whom do we share your personal information?
  5. Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?
  6. Third-party services on the website
  7. Is your information transferred internationally?
  8. How long do we keep your information?
  9. Do we collect information from minors?
  10. What are your privacy rights?
  11. Controls for do-not-track features
  12. Do united states residents have specific privacy rights?
  13. Do other regions have specific privacy rights?
  14. Do we make updates to this notice?
  15. How can you contact us about this notice?


1. What information do we collect?

In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You: The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:

  • Names
  • Phone numbers
  • Email addresses
  • Mailing addresses
  • Job titles
  • Contact preferences
  • Contact or authentication data

Sensitive Information: We do not process sensitive information.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

Information automatically collected

In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.

We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes.

Like many businesses, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies.

The information we collect includes:

  • Log and Usage Data: This is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. Depending on how you interact with us, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings, information about your activity in the Services (such as the date/time stamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches, and other actions you take, such as which features you use), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called "crash dumps")), and hardware settings.
  • Device Data: We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, Internet service provider and/or mobile carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
  • Location Data: We collect location data such as information about your device's location, which can be either precise or imprecise. How much information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address). You can opt out of allowing us to collect this information either by refusing access to the information or by disabling your Location setting on your device. However, if you choose to opt out, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.

Information collected from other sources

In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and other outside sources.

In order to enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, and from other third parties. This information includes mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, intent data (or user behavior data), Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, social media profiles, social media URLs, and custom profiles, for purposes of targeted advertising and event promotion.


2. How do we process your information?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:

  • To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
  • To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
  • To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
  • To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
  • To fulfill and manage your orders. We may process your information to fulfill and manage your orders, payments, returns, and exchanges made through the Services.
  • To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you choose to use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.
  • To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
  • To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if this is in accordance with your marketing preferences. You can opt out of our marketing emails at any time. For more information, see "WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?" below.
  • To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more.
  • To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
  • To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
  • To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to better understand how to provide marketing and promotional campaigns that are most relevant to you.
  • To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual’s vital interest, such as to prevent harm.


3. What legal bases do we rely on to process your personal information?

In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services to enter into or fulfill our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.

If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:

Consent: We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Performance of a Contract: We may process your personal information when we believe it is necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including providing our Services or at your request prior to entering into a contract with you.

Legitimate Interests: We may process your information when we believe it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests and those interests do not outweigh your interests and fundamental rights and freedoms. For example, we may process your personal information for some of the purposes described in order to:

  • Send users information about special offers and discounts on our products and services
  • Develop and display personalized and relevant advertising content for our users
  • Analyze how our Services are used so we can improve them to engage and retain users
  • Support our marketing activities
  • Diagnose problems and/or prevent fraudulent activities
  • Understand how our users use our products and services so we can improve user experience

Legal Obligations: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency, exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which we are involved.

Vital Interests: We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person.

If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.

We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time - Change Cookie Settings

In some exceptional cases, we may be legally permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:

If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way For investigations and fraud detection and prevention For business transactions provided certain conditions are met If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process, or settle an insurance claim For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be a victim of financial abuse If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or the accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court relating to the production of records If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced If the collection is solely for journalistic, artistic, or literary purposes If the information is publicly available and is specified by the regulations


4. When and with whom do we share your personal information?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.

We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:

Business Transfers: We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.

When we use Google Maps Platform APIs: We may share your information with certain Google Maps Platform APIs (e.g., Google Maps API, Places API). We obtain and store on your device ("cache") your location. You may revoke your consent anytime by contacting us at the contact details provided at the end of this document.


5. Do we use cookies and other tracking technologies?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

Statements on cookies can be found in our Cookie Policy.

We use cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social media features, and analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you’ve provided to them or that they’ve collected from your use of their services. Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. For all other types of cookies, we need your permission. This site uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. You can at any time change or withdraw your consent from the Cookie Declaration on our website by opening our Cookie Policy page - Change Cookie Settings

Google Analytics

We may share your information with Google Analytics to track and analyze the use of the Services. The Google Analytics Advertising Features that we may use include: Google Analytics Demographics and Interests Reporting, Remarketing with Google Analytics and Google Display Network Impressions Reporting. To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across the Services, visit Google Analytics Opt-out. You can opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features through Ads Settings and Ad Settings for mobile apps. Other opt out means include Network Advertising Initiative and Digital Advertising Alliance. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms page.

Necessary (7)

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name
Provider
Purpose
Expiry
Type
1.gif
Cookiebot
Used to count the number of sessions to the website, necessary for optimizing CMP product delivery.
Session
Pixel Tracker
CONCRETE [x2]
qualysoft.com
Registers whether the user is logged in. This allows the website owner to make parts of the website inaccessible, based on the user's log-in status.
Session
HTTP Cookie
CookieConsent
Cookiebot
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
li_gc
LinkedIn
Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
rc::a
Google
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.
Persistent
HTML Local Storage
rc::c
Google
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots.
Session
HTML Local Storage


Statistics (8)

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name
Provider
Purpose
Expiry
Type
_ga
Google
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
ga#
Google
Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
_gat
Google
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
_gid
Google
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
bounce
Appnexus
Determines if a user leaves the website straight away. This information is used for internal statistics and analytics by the website operator.
Session
Pixel Tracker
collect
Google
Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
Session
Pixel Tracker
personalization_id
Twitter Inc.
This cookie is set by Twitter - The cookie allows the visitor to share content from the website onto their Twitter profile.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
seg
Appnexus
Registers statistical data on users' behavior on the website. Used for internal analytics by the website operator.
Session
Pixel Tracker
Marketing (53)

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

Name
Provider
Purpose
Expiry
Type
#-#
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
Session
HTML Local Storage
(unnamed)
tr-rc.lfeeder.com
Tracks the individual sessions on the website, allowing the website to compile statistical data from multiple visits. This data can also be used to create leads for marketing purposes.
Session
Pixel Tracker
__ss
Sharpspring
Collects information on visitor behavior on multiple websites - This information is used on the website in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. The cookie also allows the website to determine how the visitor accessed the website.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
__ss_referrer
Sharpspring
Collects information on visitor behavior on multiple websites - This information is used on the website in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. The cookie also allows the website to determine how the visitor accessed the website.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
__ss_tk
Sharpspring
Collects information on visitor behavior on multiple websites - This information is used on the website in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement. The cookie also allows the website to determine how the visitor accessed the website.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
_fbp
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
_gcl_au
Google
Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
_lfa
sc.lfeeder.com
Used in context with Account-Based-Marketing (ABM). The cookie registers data such as IP-addresses, time spent on the website and page requests for the visit. This is used for retargeting of multiple users rooting from the same IP-addresses. ABM usually facilitates B2B marketing purposes.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
_lfa_expiry
sc.lfeeder.com
Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
_lfa_test_cookie_stored
sc.lfeeder.com
Used in context with Account-Based-Marketing (ABM). The cookie registers data such as IP-addresses, time spent on the website and page requests for the visit. This is used for retargeting of multiple users rooting from the same IP-addresses. ABM usually facilitates B2B marketing purposes.
Session
HTTP Cookie
ads/ga-audiences
Google
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behavior across websites.
Session
Pixel Tracker
anj
Appnexus
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
bcookie
LinkedIn
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
fr
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Pending
1 year
HTTP Cookie
i/adsct
Twitter Inc.
The cookie is used by Twitter.com in order to determine the number of visitors accessing the website through Twitter advertisement content.
Session
Pixel Tracker
IDE
Google
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
iU5q-!O9@$
YouTube
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
Session
HTML Local Storage
koitk
Sharpspring
Collects data on user behavior and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
Session
HTTP Cookie
lastExternalReferrer
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
lastExternalReferrerTime
Meta Platforms, Inc.
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
li_sugr
LinkedIn
Collects data on user behavior and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisement on the website more relevant.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
lidc
LinkedIn
Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
LogsDatabaseV2
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
na_id
Oracle
Used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This allows the website to register the visitor’s behavior and facilitate the social sharing function provided by Addthis.com.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
nextId
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
Session
HTTP Cookie
NID
Google
Pending
1 year
HTTP Cookie
ouid
Oracle
Sets an ID-string for the specific visitor. This is used to recognize the visitor upon re-entry. This allows the website to register the visitor’s behavior and facilitate the social media sharing function provided by Addthis.com.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
pa_#_ts
Marin Software
Used across websites that use the same ad network to display ads to the other advertisers in the network.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
pa_uid
Marin Software
Used across websites that use the same ad network to display ads to the other advertisers in the network.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
pagead/1p-user-list/#
Google
Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral fees between websites.
Session
Pixel Tracker
pagead/landing
Google
Collects data on visitor behavior from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement - This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.
Session
Pixel Tracker
receive-cookie-deprecation
Appnexus
Collects information on user behavior on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
remote_sid
YouTube
Necessary for the implementation and functionality of YouTube video content on the website.
Session
HTTP Cookie
requests
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
Session
HTTP Cookie
test_cookie
Google
Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
TESTCOOKIESENABLED
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
uid
Oracle
Creates a unique, machine-generated user ID. AddThis, which is owned by Clearspring Technologies, uses the user ID to make it possible for the user to share content across social networks and provide detailed statistics to various providers.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
uuid2
Appnexus
Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
YouTube
Tries to estimate the users' bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
w/1.0/sd
Openx
Registers data on visitors such as IP addresses, geographical location and advertisement interaction. This information is used to optimize the advertisement on websites that make use of OpenX.net services.
Session
Pixel Tracker
XANDR_PANID
Appnexus
This cookie registers data on the visitor. The information is used to optimize advertisement relevance.
1 year
HTTP Cookie
YSC
YouTube
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
Session
HTTP Cookie
yt.innertube::nextId
YouTube
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
YtIdbMeta#databases
YouTube
Used to track user’s interaction with embedded content.
1 year
IndexedDB
yt-remote-cast-available
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Session
HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-cast-installed
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Session
HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-connected-devices
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-device-id
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
1 year
HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-fast-check-period
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Session
HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-session-app
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Session
HTML Local Storage
yt-remote-session-name
YouTube
Stores the user's video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
Session
HTML Local Storage


6. Third-party