Legal Notice & Privacy Policy
Legal Notice (Impressum)
Information according to § 5 ECG (Austrian E-Commerce Act) and, where applicable, § 25 Mediengesetz (Austrian Media Act)
Site Owner / Editorial Responsibility
Dr. phil. Andrea Loibnegger
9433 St. Andrä, Austria
You can contact me through the Contact Form.
Purpose of this Website
This website (“Laurie plays”) is a personal academic portfolio exploring games through game studies and affect theory, aimed at a general audience interested in games and media research. It is not operated as a commercial enterprise and does not sell goods or services.
Disclaimer
Content: The content of this website has been created with care. However, I cannot guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the content provided.
External Links: This website may contain links to external websites of third parties. I have no influence on the content of those websites and assume no liability for it. The respective operator is always responsible for the content of linked pages.
Copyright: Unless otherwise noted, all text and content on this website is my own intellectual property and protected by copyright. Reproduction, editing, distribution, or any form of use outside the limits of copyright law requires my written consent.
Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 26, 2026
1. Who is responsible for your data?
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data on this website is:
Dr. phil. Andrea Loibnegger
You can contact me regarding this Privacy Policy or questions concerning your personal data through the Contact Form.
(“Laurie” is my player and author name, and “Laurie plays” is the title of this website. As the data controller under the GDPR, this section identifies me by my actual legal name.)
2. What personal data do I collect?
This website is a personal, non-commercial portfolio and does not use personal data for advertising, profiling, or marketing.
I collect two categories of personal data:
a) Information you submit through the contact form, which may include:
- your name
- your email address
- the content of your message
I only ask for information necessary to communicate with you. Please do not include sensitive personal information in your message unless it is necessary for your inquiry.
b) Server log files, automatically recorded for every visitor to this website (see Section 7 below).
3. Why do I process your data?
Contact form data: I use the information you provide solely to receive, respond to, and handle your inquiry. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests) — my legitimate interest being the ability to communicate with people who contact me through this website. Where an inquiry concerns taking steps at your request before entering into a contract, processing may also be based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR.
Your information will not be used for advertising or added to a mailing list.
Server log data: processed to ensure the stability and security of the website (see Section 7).
4. How is your data processed?
The contact form is provided by Fluent Forms, a WordPress plugin. Information submitted through the contact form is stored in the WordPress database on the server hosting this website. I do not use a separate email notification service or third-party form processor — submissions stay within the website’s own database.
The website is hosted by a hosting provider located in Germany.
This website does not load fonts, scripts, embeds, or other resources from third-party servers, and does not use cookies or similar technologies for advertising, tracking, or analytics purposes.
5. How long do I keep your data?
Contact form submissions: retained only as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your inquiry and handle any resulting communication. Once no longer needed, I will delete the information unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Server logs: retained by my hosting provider for seven days and then automatically deleted.
6. Who receives your data?
I do not sell or otherwise provide your personal data to third parties for advertising or marketing purposes.
Your data may be processed by my web hosting provider, which is technically necessary to operate this website and store contact-form submissions.
7. Server Log Files
When you visit this website, my hosting provider automatically records certain technical information in server log files for every visitor — not just those who submit the contact form. This may include:
- your IP address
- the date and time of access
- the page requested
- browser type and version
- referring URL
This data is collected to ensure the stability and security of the website (e.g., detecting and preventing misuse) and is not combined with other data about you. The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in secure and reliable website operation).
8. Cookies
This website does not use cookies or similar technologies for advertising, behavioral tracking, profiling, or analytics. WordPress and other technical components of the website may use technically necessary cookies where required for core functions to operate.
9. Your rights under the GDPR
Under the GDPR, you have the right, subject to applicable legal requirements, to:
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
- request deletion of your personal data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- request data portability; and
- lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
You can exercise these rights through the Contact Form.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection supervisory authority — for example, the Austrian Datenschutzbehörde (www.dsb.gv.at), or the supervisory authority of your own country of residence.
10. Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy if the website or the way personal data is processed changes. The current version will always be available on this page.
Last updated: August 26, 2026