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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how the ISGAN Smart Grid Wiki (“we”, “us”, “our”) processes your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Controller Identity

Full legal name of controller/organisation: Austrian Institute of Technology AIT

Full address: Giefinggasse 4, 1210 Vienna, Austria

Contact: vitaliy.soloviy@ait.ac.at

Data Protection Office: dpo(at)ait.ac.at

1. Data We Collect and Purposes

We collect and process personal data for specific, legitimate purposes:

Data Category Purposes Lawful Basis
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Account Information (Username, Real Name, Email Address) Account management, edit attribution, communication Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR); Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: wiki transparency)
Contribution History (Edits attributed to account) Version control, transparency, public wiki record Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: integrity of public knowledge base)
Analytics Data (via GoatCounter: no cookies, no PII, site+IP+User-Agent in memory) Website usage analysis Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: service improvement) [Specify balancing test if needed]
Server Logs (IP addresses) Security (DDoS/spam prevention) Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR: site security)

Voluntary Provision: Providing account data is optional but required for contributions. Without it, you can only view the wiki.

2. Recipients and Processors

We share data only with: - Hosting Provider: OpalStack [EU-based servers; Data Processing Agreement in place] - Analytics Provider: GoatCounter [EU-based servers; privacy-preserving] [No other recipients unless applicable, e.g., “No transfers to third parties for marketing”]

3. International Transfers

[All data stored within EU/EEA. / If transfers: “Data transferred to [country] under [Standard Contractual Clauses / Adequacy Decision / other safeguard]”]

4. Retention Periods

Data Category Retention Period
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Account Information For duration of account + [X years] after deletion request, or until no longer needed
Contribution History Indefinitely (public wiki record for integrity/transparency)
Analytics Data GoatCounter default: [check GoatCounter docs, typically 1 year]
Server Logs 30 days (security purposes only)

5. Your GDPR Rights

You have the right to: - Access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing - Object to processing (including profiling) - Data portability (where applicable) - Withdraw consent (where processing is consent-based) - Lodge a complaint with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (DSB): [dsb.gv.at]

Requests: Contact [vitaliy.soloviy@ait.ac.at]. Response within 1 month.

Note on Contributions: Public edit history cannot be fully erased (legitimate interest in wiki integrity), but account details can be anonymized.

6. Automated Decision-Making

[No automated decisions / Specify if any with details under Art. 22 GDPR]

7. Security and Hosting

Hosted by OpalStack (EU servers). Logs kept 30 days solely for security, then deleted automatically.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this policy. Changes posted here; significant updates notified by email.

9. Contact

Questions? Email: vitaliy.soloviy@ait.ac.at

Last updated: 20.03.2026 This wiki is a non-commercial ISGAN resource. No fees apply.