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The Austrian Space Forum (Österreichisches Weltraum Forum), which is a registered association under Austrian law (ZVR No: 900838754), offers and operates the pages on oewf.org and any subdomains (e.g. adler.oewf.org, ase2016.oewf.org)

Contact address of the assosciation:
Austrian Space Forum / Österreichisches Weltraum Forum
Etrichgasse 18, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Email: , Phone:

Legal representatives: all board members. For the current, complete list of board members, see OeWF Board Members.

Association purpose (pursuant to § 2 of the association’s statutes): The association, whose activity is not directed at profit, pursues the following purposes: promoting space activities with particular consideration of international, intercultural and interdisciplinary aspects; actively shaping Austrian space activities through educational initiatives and independent research projects; promoting international cooperation in the field of space activities, in particular in connection with the International Space University, the Space Generation Advisory Council and the Mars Society; and promoting media presence of spaceflight and space sciences at both national and international level.

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Usage and Liability

Every visitor or user accepts the following rules, which are also pointed out explicitly on the starting page. Unless noted otherwise, the information presented on these sites is the intellectual property of the Austrian Space Forum, its members or named third parties. Usage of the presented information for purely private, non-commercial goals is permitted. Information dissemination is desirable, as long as the source is quoted completely. Every other usage needs the explicit, written approval of a board member of the Austrian Space Forum.

The copy right for any texts, as well as pictures and audio clips, software and published studies, papers and projects is solely owned by the authors and is governed under Austrian law.

Any usage of the data content of this website is at one’s own risk. The Austrian Space Forum does not give any guarantee for correctness or completeness of the presented information. Any liability for material or immaterial harm, which can be deduced from any kind of usage of this website, is therefore excluded on the merits.

The Austrian Space Forum has no means of control over the usage of the provided information on these pages. It therefore distances itself from any kind of information presented on other places and cannot take any kind of liability.

All links to other websites and their content are provided in the assumption that these sites and their content are legal and allowed. In case of this assumption not being true, the Austrian Space Forum distances itself explicitly from these links. Due to the careful choosing of any links the Forum does not take any liability and obligates itself to remove any link as soon as any illegality is known of.

The same applies for all information provided by third persons on this website.

In the unlikely case of a lawsuit arising from the usage of these pages, every user obligates him or herself to accept Austria as jurisdiction and Austrian law as the basis for the law enforcement.

All content of the website is licensed under a Creative Commons License. This means you can use the content of our articles under certain circumstances (attribution, non-commercial usage, share alike). For photos the attribution muss be “OeWF (name of photographer)”, in case of no photographer name use “OeWF”.

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Privacy Policy

Protecting your data matters to us. This policy explains which personal data we collect on oewf.org, how we use it, and what rights you have. You can generally use our website without providing personal data; for certain services (e.g. newsletter, contact form), data processing is required.

1. Controller

The controller within the meaning of the GDPR is:

Austrian Space Forum (Österreichisches Weltraum Forum) Etrichgasse 18, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria Email:

2. Server log files

Every time oewf.org is accessed, technical data is automatically collected (browser type, operating system, referrer URL, pages visited, date and time, IP address, internet service provider). This data is used for the technical delivery of the website, system security, and error analysis. It is not combined with other data sources. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in a secure and functional website (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).

3. Cookies and consent

This website uses cookies. Strictly necessary cookies (e.g. to store your cookie preferences) are set without consent. For all other cookies (e.g. statistics, embedded social media content), we obtain your consent in advance via our cookie consent tool, in accordance with § 165(3) of the Austrian Telecommunications Act 2021 (TKG 2021) and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.

We use the Responsive Cookie Consent plugin (WordPress) for this purpose. You can withdraw or adjust your consent at any time via the cookie settings on this website.

4. Tools and services used

Google Analytics We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (for users in the EEA; parent company: Google LLC, USA). Google Analytics sets cookies that allow analysis of website usage. IP addresses are shortened before storage. Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). More information: Google Privacy Policy.

Facebook feed (Meta) We embed a Facebook feed on our website. Provider: Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland (parent company: Meta Platforms, Inc., USA). Loading this embed may transmit data (e.g. IP address, browser information) to Meta, even if you do not have a Facebook account. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). More information: Meta Privacy Policy.

Instagram embed (Meta) Similar to the Facebook feed, we embed Instagram content. Provider: also Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (address as above). More information: Meta Privacy Policy.

YouTube embed We embed YouTube videos. Provider: Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (parent company: Google LLC, USA). Visiting a page with an embedded video may establish a connection to YouTube servers. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). More information: Google Privacy Policy.

Social media links The links to our profiles on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, LinkedIn and Flickr in the website footer are plain links (no plugins) and do not transmit data to the respective providers merely by visiting the page.

Merchandise shop and donations Our merchandise shop is operated externally via Spreadshop; payment providers such as PayPal are integrated there directly, not on oewf.org. The privacy policy of the respective external provider applies.

5. Press newsletter (Mailchimp)

We use Mailchimp to send our press newsletter, a service of The Rocket Science Group LLC d/b/a Mailchimp/Intuit Mailchimp, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Suite 5000, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA. Sign-up uses the double opt-in procedure. We store your email address as well as the date and time of registration. Mailchimp may process usage data (e.g. open and click rates) in pseudonymized form for its own purposes. Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Legal basis: your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time via the unsubscribe link in every newsletter. More information: Mailchimp Privacy Policy.

6. Contact

If you contact us by email or contact form, we process the data you submit to handle your request. We do not pass this data on to third parties. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in responding to your request), or Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if the request is of a pre-contractual nature.

7. Blog comments

If you comment on a blog post, we store your comment, your chosen name, the date, and, for security purposes, your IP address. This data is only passed on if the comment violates the rights of third parties and disclosure is legally required. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.

8. Applications

Application documents submitted to us electronically (e.g. by email) are processed to carry out the application procedure. If no engagement results, we delete the documents no later than two months after notification of rejection, unless legitimate interests (e.g. evidentiary obligations) require otherwise. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR or your consent.

9. Retention period

We store personal data only for as long as necessary for the respective purpose or as required by statutory retention periods. After that, the data is routinely deleted or restricted.

10. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access to your stored data (Art. 15 GDPR)
• Right to rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16 GDPR)
• Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”, Art. 17 GDPR)
• Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
• Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
• Right to object to processing (Art. 21 GDPR)
• Right to withdraw consent at any time, with effect for the future (Art. 7(3) GDPR)

To exercise these rights, please contact .

11. Right to lodge a complaint

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority if you believe that the processing of your data violates the GDPR:

Austrian Data Protection Authority (Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde) Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, Austria Email: Website: www.dsb.gv.at

12. Automated decision-making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling within the meaning of Art. 22 GDPR.

Last updated: 01st July 2026

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