Privacy Policy in accordance with the GDPR

Privacy Policy

We are very pleased about your interest in our company. Data protection is of particularly high importance to the management of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG. It is generally possible to use the Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG website without providing any personal data. However, if a data subject wishes to use special services offered by our company via our website, the processing of personal data may become necessary. If the processing of personal data is necessary and there is no legal basis for such processing, we generally obtain the consent of the data subject.

The processing of personal data, such as the name, address, email address, or telephone number of a data subject, always takes place in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and in compliance with the country-specific data protection regulations applicable to Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG. By means of this privacy policy, our company would like to inform the public about the nature, scope, and purpose of the personal data we collect, use, and process. Furthermore, this privacy policy informs data subjects about the rights to which they are entitled.

As the controller, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG has implemented numerous technical and organizational measures to ensure the most complete protection possible for personal data processed via this website. Nevertheless, internet-based data transmissions may generally have security gaps, so absolute protection cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, every data subject is free to transmit personal data to us by alternative means, for example by telephone.

1. Definitions
The privacy policy of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG is based on the terminology used by the European legislator for directives and regulations when issuing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our privacy policy should be easy to read and understand for the public as well as for our customers and business partners. To ensure this, we would like to explain the terminology used in advance.

Among others, we use the following terms in this privacy policy:

a) personal data

Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (hereinafter referred to as the “data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.

b) data subject

Data subject means any identified or identifiable natural person whose personal data is processed by the controller.

c) processing

Processing means any operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

d) restriction of processing

Restriction of processing means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its future processing.

e) profiling

Profiling means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyze or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s work performance, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

f) pseudonymization

Pseudonymization means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organizational measures ensuring that the personal data is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person.

g) controller or controller responsible for processing

Controller or controller responsible for processing means the natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data. Where the purposes and means of such processing are determined by Union or Member State law, the controller or the specific criteria for its designation may be provided for by Union or Member State law.

h) processor

Processor means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

i) recipient

Recipient means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or other body to which personal data is disclosed, whether a third party or not. However, public authorities that may receive personal data in the framework of a particular inquiry in accordance with Union or Member State law shall not be regarded as recipients.

j) third party

Third party means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency, or body other than the data subject, the controller, the processor, and persons who, under the direct authority of the controller or processor, are authorized to process personal data.

k) consent

Consent means any freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which the data subject, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them.

2. Name and address of the controller
Controller within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation, other data protection laws applicable in the Member States of the European Union, and other provisions of a data protection nature is:

Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG
Am Aunhamer Berg 2
84364 Bad Birnbach
Germany

Managing Directors: Alexander Nothdurft, Oliver Nothdurft

E-Mail: datenschutz@sonnengut.de

Website: https://www.sonnengut.de

3. Name and address of the Data Protection Officer
The Data Protection Officer of the controller is:

Christian Bößl

CB ADDATA GmbH
Reitmeierfeld 23
94099 Ruhstorf an der Rott
Germany

E-Mail: christian@cb-addata.de

Any data subject may contact our Data Protection Officer directly at any time with any questions or suggestions regarding data protection.

Contact details of the data breach complaints office

Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA)
Promenade 27 91522 Ansbach

Telephone: +49 (0) 981 53 1300

Fax: +49 (0) 981 53 98 1300

E-Mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de

4. Cookies
The Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG website uses cookies. Cookies are text files that are placed and stored on a computer system via an internet browser.

Numerous websites and servers use cookies. Many cookies contain a so-called cookie ID. A cookie ID is a unique identifier of the cookie. It consists of a string of characters through which websites and servers can be assigned to the specific internet browser in which the cookie was stored. This allows visited websites and servers to distinguish the individual browser of the data subject from other internet browsers that contain other cookies. A specific internet browser can be recognized and identified via the unique cookie ID.

By using cookies, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG can provide users of this website with more user-friendly services that would not be possible without setting cookies.

By means of a cookie, the information and offers on our website can be optimized in the interest of the user. As already mentioned, cookies enable us to recognize users of our website. The purpose of this recognition is to make it easier for users to use our website. For example, the user of a website that uses cookies does not have to re-enter their login data each time they visit the website because this is handled by the website and the cookie stored on the user’s computer system. Another example is the cookie of a shopping cart in an online shop. The online shop remembers the items a customer has placed in the virtual shopping cart via a cookie.

The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our website by means of a corresponding setting in the internet browser used and may thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Furthermore, cookies that have already been set can be deleted at any time via an internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all common internet browsers. If the data subject deactivates the setting of cookies in the internet browser used, not all functions of our website may be fully usable.

5. Collection of general data and information
Each time the Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG website is accessed by a data subject or an automated system, the website collects a series of general data and information. This general data and information is stored in the server log files. The following may be collected: (1) the browser types and versions used, (2) the operating system used by the accessing system, (3) the website from which an accessing system reaches our website (so-called referrers), (4) the subpages accessed via an accessing system on our website, (5) the date and time of access to the website, (6) an Internet Protocol address (IP address), (7) the Internet service provider of the accessing system, and (8) other similar data and information used for threat prevention in the event of attacks on our information technology systems.

When using this general data and information, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG does not draw any conclusions about the data subject. Rather, this information is required in order to (1) deliver the content of our website correctly, (2) optimize the content of our website and the advertising for it, (3) ensure the long-term functionality of our information technology systems and the technology of our website, and (4) provide law enforcement authorities with the information necessary for prosecution in the event of a cyberattack. Therefore, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG evaluates this anonymously collected data and information both statistically and with the aim of increasing data protection and data security in our company, ultimately ensuring an optimal level of protection for the personal data we process. The anonymous data in the server log files is stored separately from all personal data provided by a data subject.

6. Contact option via the website
The website of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG contains information required by law that enables rapid electronic contact with our company as well as direct communication with us, which also includes a general address for so-called electronic mail (email address). If a data subject contacts the controller by email or via a contact form, the personal data transmitted by the data subject is stored automatically. Such personal data transmitted voluntarily by a data subject to the controller is stored for the purpose of processing the request or contacting the data subject. This personal data is not passed on to third parties.

7. Routine deletion and blocking of personal data
The controller processes and stores the personal data of the data subject only for the period necessary to achieve the purpose of storage, or to the extent provided for by the European legislator for directives and regulations or by another legislator in laws or regulations to which the controller is subject.

If the storage purpose no longer applies or if a storage period prescribed by the European legislator for directives and regulations or another competent legislator expires, the personal data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

8. Rights of the data subject
a) Right to confirmation

Every data subject has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to request confirmation from the controller as to whether personal data concerning them is being processed. If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to confirmation, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

b) Right of access

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to obtain from the controller, at any time and free of charge, information about the personal data stored concerning them and a copy of this information. Furthermore, the European legislator for directives and regulations has granted the data subject access to the following information: the purposes of processing, the categories of personal data being processed, the recipients or categories of recipients to whom the personal data has been or will be disclosed, in particular recipients in third countries or international organizations, where possible the planned period for which the personal data will be stored, or, if this is not possible, the criteria used to determine that period, the existence of a right to rectification or erasure of personal data concerning them or to restriction of processing by the controller or a right to object to such processing, the existence of a right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, where the personal data is not collected from the data subject: any available information as to its source, the existence of automated decision-making, including profiling, referred to in Article 22(1) and (4) GDPR and — at least in those cases — meaningful information about the logic involved, as well as the significance and intended consequences of such processing for the data subject

Furthermore, the data subject has the right to obtain information as to whether personal data has been transferred to a third country or to an international organization. Where this is the case, the data subject also has the right to obtain information about the appropriate safeguards relating to the transfer.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right of access, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

c) Right to rectification

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them. Furthermore, the data subject has the right, taking into account the purposes of the processing, to request the completion of incomplete personal data — including by means of a supplementary statement.

If a data subject wishes to exercise this right to rectification, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

d) Right to erasure (right to be forgotten)

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to request from the controller the immediate deletion of personal data concerning them, provided that one of the following reasons applies and insofar as the processing is not necessary:

The personal data was collected or otherwise processed for purposes for which it is no longer necessary. The data subject withdraws their consent on which the processing was based according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR, and there is no other legal basis for the processing. The data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and there are no overriding legitimate grounds for the processing, or the data subject objects to the processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 2 GDPR. The personal data has been processed unlawfully. The deletion of personal data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation under Union law or the law of the Member States to which the controller is subject. The personal data has been collected in relation to information society services offered pursuant to Art. 8 para. 1 GDPR.

If one of the above reasons applies and a data subject wishes to request the deletion of personal data stored by Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG or another employee will ensure that the request for deletion is complied with immediately.

If the personal data has been made public by Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG and our company, as controller, is obliged pursuant to Art. 17 para. 1 GDPR to delete the personal data, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG shall, taking account of available technology and the cost of implementation, take reasonable steps, including technical measures, to inform other controllers processing the published personal data that the data subject has requested the deletion by such other controllers of all links to, or copies or replications of, such personal data, insofar as processing is not required. The data protection officer of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG or another employee will arrange what is necessary in individual cases.

e) Right to restriction of processing

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to request restriction of processing from the controller if one of the following conditions applies: The accuracy of the personal data is contested by the data subject, for a period enabling the controller to verify the accuracy of the personal data. The processing is unlawful, the data subject opposes the deletion of the personal data and requests the restriction of its use instead. The controller no longer needs the personal data for the purposes of the processing, but the data subject requires it for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims. The data subject has objected to processing pursuant to Art. 21 para. 1 GDPR and it has not yet been determined whether the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.

If one of the above conditions is met and a data subject wishes to request the restriction of personal data stored by Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time. The data protection officer of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG or another employee will arrange the restriction of processing.

f) Right to data portability

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to receive the personal data concerning them, which was provided by the data subject to a controller, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to transmit this data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data was provided, where the processing is based on consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR or Art. 9 para. 2 lit. a GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR and the processing is carried out by automated means, provided that the processing is not necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller.

Furthermore, in exercising their right to data portability pursuant to Art. 20 para. 1 GDPR, the data subject has the right to have the personal data transmitted directly from one controller to another, where technically feasible and provided that this does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

To assert the right to data portability, the data subject may contact the data protection officer appointed by Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG or another employee at any time.

g) Right to object

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to object, on grounds relating to their particular situation, at any time to the processing of personal data concerning them which is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e or f GDPR. This also applies to profiling based on those provisions.

In the event of an objection, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG will no longer process the personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

If Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG processes personal data for direct marketing purposes, the data subject has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data for such marketing. This also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct marketing. If the data subject objects to Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG to the processing for direct marketing purposes, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG will no longer process the personal data for these purposes.

In addition, the data subject has the right, on grounds relating to their particular situation, to object to the processing of personal data concerning them by Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG for scientific or historical research purposes, or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, unless such processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out for reasons of public interest.

To exercise the right to object, the data subject may contact the data protection officer of Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG or another employee directly. Furthermore, in connection with the use of information society services, notwithstanding Directive 2002/58/EC, the data subject is free to exercise their right to object by automated means using technical specifications.

h) Automated decisions in individual cases, including profiling

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing — including profiling — which produces legal effects concerning them, or similarly significantly affects them, provided the decision (1) is not necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is authorized by Union or Member State law to which the controller is subject and which also lays down suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, or (3) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent.

If the decision (1) is necessary for entering into, or the performance of, a contract between the data subject and the controller, or (2) is based on the data subject’s explicit consent, Hotel Sonnengut GmbH & Co.KG shall implement suitable measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of the data subject, including at least the right to obtain human intervention on the part of the controller, to express their point of view, and to contest the decision.

If the data subject wishes to assert rights relating to automated decisions, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

i) Right to withdraw consent under data protection law

Every data subject affected by the processing of personal data has the right granted by the European legislator for directives and regulations to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data at any time.

If the data subject wishes to exercise their right to withdraw consent, they may contact our data protection officer or another employee of the controller at any time.

9. Data protection in applications and in the application process
The controller collects and processes the personal data of applicants for the purpose of handling the application process. The processing may also be carried out electronically. This is particularly the case if an applicant submits corresponding application documents electronically, for example by email or via a web form on the website, to the controller. If the controller concludes an employment contract with an applicant, the transmitted data will be stored for the purpose of processing the employment relationship in compliance with statutory provisions. If the controller does not conclude an employment contract with the applicant, the application documents will be automatically deleted two months after notification of the rejection decision, provided that no other legitimate interests of the controller prevent deletion. Another legitimate interest in this sense is, for example, a burden of proof in proceedings under the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG).

10. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Facebook
The controller has integrated components of the company Facebook on this website. Facebook is a social network.

A social network is an online social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with one another and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Among other things, Facebook enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Facebook is Facebook, Inc., 1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. If a data subject lives outside the USA or Canada, the controller responsible for processing personal data is Facebook Ireland Ltd., 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Facebook component (Facebook plug-in) has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Facebook component to download a display of the corresponding Facebook component from Facebook. A complete overview of all Facebook plug-ins can be accessed at https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=de_DE. As part of this technical process, Facebook obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time, Facebook detects which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits with every access to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected through the Facebook component and assigned by Facebook to the respective Facebook account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Facebook buttons integrated on our website, for example the “Like” button, or submits a comment, Facebook assigns this information to the personal Facebook user account of the data subject and stores this personal data.

Facebook always receives information via the Facebook component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Facebook at the same time they access our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Facebook component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Facebook, they may prevent the transmission by logging out of their Facebook account before accessing our website.

The data policy published by Facebook, available at https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by Facebook. It also explains what settings Facebook offers to protect the privacy of the data subject. In addition, various applications are available that make it possible to suppress data transmission to Facebook. Such applications can be used by the data subject to suppress data transmission to Facebook.

11. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google AdSense
The controller has integrated Google AdSense on this website. Google AdSense is an online service that enables the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects the ads displayed on third-party sites to match the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows interest-based targeting of Internet users, which is implemented by generating individual user profiles.

The operating company of the Google AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of the Google AdSense component is to integrate advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google AdSense component has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google AdSense component to transmit data to Alphabet Inc. for the purposes of online advertising and commission settlement. As part of this technical process, Alphabet Inc. obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission billing.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Alphabet Inc. can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in websites to enable log file recording and log file analysis, which allows statistical evaluation. Based on the embedded tracking pixel, Alphabet Inc. can recognize whether and when a website was opened by a data subject and which links were clicked by the data subject. Tracking pixels serve, among other things, to evaluate visitor traffic on a website.

Through Google AdSense, personal data and information, including the IP address and necessary for recording and billing displayed advertisements, are transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. This personal data is stored and processed in the United States of America. Alphabet Inc. may pass this personal data collected via the technical process on to third parties.

Google AdSense is explained in more detail at this link https://www.google.de/intl/de/adsense/start/.

12. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google Analytics (with anonymization function)
The controller has integrated the Google Analytics component (with anonymization function) on this website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering, and evaluation of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. Among other things, a web analytics service records data about the website from which a data subject came to a website (so-called referrers), which subpages of the website were accessed, or how often and for what duration a subpage was viewed. Web analytics is predominantly used to optimize a website and for cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.

The operating company of the Google Analytics component is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The controller uses the addition “_gat._anonymizeIp” for web analytics via Google Analytics. By means of this addition, Google shortens and anonymizes the IP address of the data subject’s Internet connection if access to our websites comes from a Member State of the European Union or from another contracting state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

The purpose of the Google Analytics component is to analyze visitor flows on our website. Google uses the data and information obtained, among other things, to evaluate the use of our website, to compile online reports for us showing the activities on our websites, and to provide other services related to the use of our website.

Google Analytics places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is enabled to analyze the use of our website. Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google Analytics component has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google Analytics component to transmit data to Google for the purpose of online analysis. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Google, among other things, to trace the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently enable commission billing.

By means of the cookie, personal information such as the access time, the location from which access originated, and the frequency of visits to our website by the data subject is stored. Each time our websites are visited, this personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected via the technical process on to third parties.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by Google Analytics relating to the use of this website and to the processing of this data by Google, and to prevent such processing. To do so, the data subject must download and install a browser add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. This browser add-on informs Google Analytics via JavaScript that no data or information about visits to websites may be transmitted to Google Analytics. Google considers installation of the browser add-on to be an objection. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted, or reinstalled, the data subject must reinstall the browser add-on to deactivate Google Analytics. If the browser add-on is uninstalled or deactivated by the data subject or another person attributable to their sphere of control, there is the possibility of reinstalling or reactivating the browser add-on.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/ and at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html. Google Analytics is explained in more detail at this link https://www.google.com/intl/de_de/analytics/.

13. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google Remarketing
The controller has integrated services from Google Remarketing on this website. Google Remarketing is a function of Google AdWords that allows a company to display advertising to Internet users who have previously visited the company’s website. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore enables a company to create user-related advertising and consequently display ads relevant to the Internet user’s interests.

The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google Remarketing is to display interest-based advertising. Google Remarketing enables us to show advertisements via the Google advertising network or to have them displayed on other websites that are tailored to the individual needs and interests of Internet users.

Google Remarketing places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. By setting the cookie, Google is able to recognize the visitor to our website when they subsequently access websites that are also members of the Google advertising network. Each time a website on which the Google Remarketing service has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser of the data subject automatically identifies itself to Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address or the user’s browsing behavior, which Google uses, among other things, to display interest-based advertising.

By means of the cookie, personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time our websites are visited, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is therefore transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected via the technical process on to third parties.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google Analytics can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

14. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google+
The controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component on this website. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is an online social meeting place operated on the Internet, an online community that generally allows users to communicate with one another and interact in virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for exchanging opinions and experiences or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Among other things, Google+ enables users of the social network to create private profiles, upload photos, and network via friend requests.

The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Google+ button to download a display of the corresponding Google+ button from Google. As part of this technical process, Google obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available at https://developers.google.com/+/.

If the data subject is logged in to Google+ at the same time, Google detects which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits with every access to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected through the Google+ button and assigned by Google to the respective Google+ account of the data subject.

If the data subject clicks one of the Google+ buttons integrated on our website and thereby submits a Google+1 recommendation, Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores this personal data. Google stores the data subject’s Google+1 recommendation and makes it publicly available in accordance with the conditions accepted by the data subject in this respect. A Google+1 recommendation submitted by the data subject on this website is subsequently stored and processed together with other personal data, such as the name of the Google+1 account used by the data subject and the photo stored in it, in other Google services, such as the search engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject, or elsewhere, for example on websites or in connection with advertisements. Furthermore, Google is able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored by Google. Google also records this personal information for the purpose of improving or optimizing Google’s various services.

Google always receives information via the Google+ button that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Google+ at the same time they access our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Google+ button or not.

If the data subject does not want personal data to be transmitted to Google, they may prevent such transmission by logging out of their Google+ account before accessing our website.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/. Further guidance from Google on the Google+1 button can be accessed at https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.

15. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Google AdWords
The controller has integrated Google AdWords on this website. Google AdWords is an Internet advertising service that allows advertisers to place ads both in Google’s search engine results and in the Google advertising network. Google AdWords enables an advertiser to define certain keywords in advance by means of which an ad is displayed in Google’s search engine results only when the user retrieves a search result relevant to the keyword using the search engine. In the Google advertising network, the ads are distributed to topic-relevant websites by means of an automatic algorithm and taking into account the previously defined keywords.

The operating company of the Google AdWords services is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

The purpose of Google AdWords is to promote our website by displaying interest-based advertising on the websites of third-party companies and in the search engine results of the Google search engine and by displaying third-party advertising on our website.

If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a so-called conversion cookie is placed on the information technology system of the data subject by Google. What cookies are has already been explained above. A conversion cookie expires after thirty days and is not used to identify the data subject. Provided the cookie has not yet expired, the conversion cookie is used to track whether certain subpages, such as the shopping cart of an online shop system, were accessed on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both we and Google can track whether a data subject who reached our website via an AdWords ad generated revenue, i.e. completed or abandoned a purchase.

The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie are used by Google to compile visitor statistics for our website. We in turn use these visitor statistics to determine the total number of users who were referred to us via AdWords ads, i.e. to determine the success or failure of the respective AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads for the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.

By means of the conversion cookie, personal information, such as the websites visited by the data subject, is stored. Each time our websites are visited, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject, is therefore transmitted to Google in the United States of America. This personal data is stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass this personal data collected via the technical process on to third parties.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie already set by Google AdWords can be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to interest-based advertising by Google. To do so, the data subject must access the link www.google.de/settings/ads from each of the Internet browsers they use and make the desired settings there.

Further information and Google’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/.

16. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Instagram
The controller has integrated components of the Instagram service on this website. Instagram is a service that qualifies as an audiovisual platform and enables users to share photos and videos as well as redistribute such data on other social networks.

The operating company of the Instagram services is Instagram LLC, 1 Hacker Way, Building 14 First Floor, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which an Instagram component (Insta button) has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Instagram component to download a display of the corresponding Instagram component from Instagram. As part of this technical process, Instagram obtains knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time, Instagram detects which specific subpage the data subject visits with every access to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of the respective stay on our website. This information is collected through the Instagram component and assigned by Instagram to the respective Instagram account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks one of the Instagram buttons integrated on our website, the data and information thereby transmitted are assigned to the personal Instagram user account of the data subject and stored and processed by Instagram.

Instagram always receives information via the Instagram component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to Instagram at the same time they access our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks the Instagram component or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to Instagram, they may prevent the transmission by logging out of their Instagram account before accessing our website.

Further information and Instagram’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388 and https://www.instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/.

17. Data protection provisions on the use and application of Webtrekk
The controller has integrated components of Webtrekk on this website. Webtrekk is a combination of analytics and marketing solution in one system. Webtrekk enables the website operator to collect data about the use of the website and to personalize marketing activities.

The operating company of Webtrekk is Webtrekk GmbH, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, Germany.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller is accessed, Webtrekk collects and stores data for marketing and optimization purposes. Using the data obtained, pseudonymized user profiles are created. The pseudonymized user profiles are used for the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and enable the improvement of our website offering. The data collected via the Webtrekk component is not used to identify the data subject without first obtaining the separate and explicit consent of the data subject. This data is not merged with personal data or with other data containing the same pseudonym.

Webtrekk places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. What cookies are has already been explained above. On behalf of the controller, Webtrekk will use the data and information obtained via our website to evaluate the user behavior of the data subject who visited our website. Furthermore, Webtrekk will use the data to create reports on user activities on our behalf and provide other services for our company related to the use of our website. The IP address of the data subject is not merged with other personal data by Webtrekk.

The data subject may prevent the setting of cookies by our website at any time, as already described above, by means of a corresponding setting in the Internet browser used, and thus permanently object to the setting of cookies. Such a setting in the Internet browser used would also prevent Webtrekk from placing a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Webtrekk can be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.

Furthermore, the data subject has the option to object to the collection of data generated by the Webtrekk cookie relating to the use of this website and to the processing of this data by Webtrekk, and to prevent such processing. To do so, the data subject must click a link at https://www.webtrekk.com/de/legal/opt-out-webtrekk/, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with the objection is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies on the data subject’s system are deleted after an objection, the data subject must access the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.

However, setting the opt-out cookie may mean that the websites of the controller are no longer fully usable for the data subject.

Webtrekk’s applicable data protection provisions can be accessed at https://www.webtrekk.com/de/warum-webtrekk/datenschutz/.

18. Data protection provisions on the use and application of YouTube
The controller has integrated components of YouTube on this website. YouTube is an online video portal that allows video publishers to upload video clips free of charge and other users to view, rate, and comment on them, also free of charge. YouTube permits the publication of all kinds of videos, which is why complete film and television programs as well as music videos, trailers, or videos made by users themselves can be accessed via the online portal.

The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, USA.

Each time one of the individual pages of this website operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) has been integrated is accessed, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective YouTube component to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component from YouTube. Further information about YouTube can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/de/. As part of this technical process, YouTube and Google obtain knowledge of which specific subpage of our website is visited by the data subject.

If the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time, YouTube detects which specific subpage of our website the data subject visits when they access a subpage containing a YouTube video. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.

YouTube and Google always receive information via the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website if the data subject is logged in to YouTube at the same time they access our website; this occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks a YouTube video or not. If the data subject does not want this information to be transmitted to YouTube and Google, they may prevent the transmission by logging out of their YouTube account before accessing our website.

The privacy policy published by YouTube, which can be accessed at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/, provides information about the collection, processing, and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.

19. Legal basis for processing
Art. 6 I lit. a GDPR serves our company as the legal basis for processing operations for which we obtain consent for a specific processing purpose. If the processing of personal data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party, as is the case, for example, with processing operations necessary for the delivery of goods or the provision of another service or consideration, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. b GDPR. The same applies to such processing operations that are necessary for carrying out pre-contractual measures, for example in cases of inquiries about our products or services. If our company is subject to a legal obligation by which processing of personal data becomes necessary, such as for the fulfillment of tax obligations, the processing is based on Art. 6 I lit. c GDPR. In rare cases, the processing of personal data may become necessary in order to protect vital interests of the data subject or another natural person. This would be the case, for example, if a visitor were injured on our premises and their name, age, health insurance data, or other vital information had to be passed on to a doctor, hospital, or other third parties. In that case, the processing would be based on Art. 6 I lit. d GDPR. Finally, processing operations could be based on Art. 6 I lit. f GDPR. This legal basis applies to processing operations not covered by any of the aforementioned legal bases if processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by our company or by a third party, provided that such interests are not overridden by the interests, fundamental rights, and fundamental freedoms of the data subject. Such processing operations are permitted to us in particular because they have been specifically mentioned by the European legislator. In this respect, the legislator took the view that a legitimate interest could be assumed if the data subject is a customer of the controller (Recital 47 sentence 2 GDPR).

20. Newsletter (use of Smart Host)
Smart Host is a marketing tool that helps us respond even more individually to your wishes and interests, create offers tailored specifically to you, and inform you about them by newsletter. Your data is used exclusively for these stated purposes and to send you the subscribed newsletter by email. Providing your name enables us to address you personally in the newsletter and, if necessary, identify you if you wish to exercise your rights as a data subject. Providing your email address is sufficient to receive the newsletter. When you register to receive our newsletter, the data you provide will be used exclusively for this purpose. Subscribers may also be informed by email about circumstances relevant to the service or registration (e.g. changes to the newsletter offering or technical conditions). We require a valid email address for effective registration. To verify that a registration is actually made by the owner of an email address, we use the “double opt-in” procedure. For this purpose, we log the newsletter subscription, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested response. No further data is collected. The data is used exclusively for sending the newsletter. You may revoke your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for sending the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. Each newsletter contains a corresponding link for this purpose. You may also unsubscribe directly on this website at any time or notify us of your withdrawal using the contact option provided at the end of these privacy notices.
Your data will be passed on exclusively to our mailing service provider (Smart Host) as a contractual processor. The provision of your personal data is voluntary and solely based on your consent. Unfortunately, without existing consent, we cannot send you our newsletter.

21. Use of widgets
This site integrates a widget from HOTELCLASS to display the current star category of a hotel. The provider is DEHOGA Deutsche Hotelklassifizierung GmbH, Am Weidendamm 1A, 10117 Berlin, Germany (https://hotelclass.info/imprint.php). This allows guests to see at a glance that a hotel has been officially classified and complies with the official guidelines of the German Hotel Classification. The protection of personal data is important to us. The use of the HOTELCLASS widget by DEHOGA Deutsche Hotelklassifizierung GmbH takes place in accordance with the applicable legal provisions on the protection of personal data and data security. These privacy notices inform you about how DEHOGA Deutsche Hotelklassifizierung GmbH handles information collected during the use of the HOTELCLASS widget.

Collection and processing of personal data
The use of the HOTELCLASS widget by DEHOGA Deutsche Hotelklassifizierung GmbH is possible without providing personal data. Personal data means any information relating to your identity, such as your name, email address, or postal address. Such data is neither collected nor stored when using the HOTELCLASS widget.

Server log files
The provider of our website automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. The log file data includes:
Referrer URL (the website you came from)
Browser type
Browser version and language operating system used and its interface IP address (anonymized)
Time of the server request
HTTP status code
Access status / amount of data transferred
The retention period is 7 days
This data is not merged with other data sources.
The legal basis for data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the optimal display and security of the website on the basis of our legitimate interest, provided your interests in excluding data collection do not prevail.

Data storage location
This information is generally transmitted to and stored on a server operated by
MINDSTREAM – Christian Klar,
Maria-Theresien-Straße 21,
6020 Innsbruck
at the Data Center Park Falkenstein location.

Security
DEHOGA Deutsche Hotelklassifizierung GmbH takes precautions to protect your personal data against loss, destruction, falsification, manipulation, and unauthorized access. The statutory data protection provisions of the Federal Republic of Germany are, of course, observed.

Right to information
If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact info@hotelstars.eu or:

DEHOGA Deutsche Hotelklassifizierung GmbH
Am Weidendamm 1A
10117 Berlin

Authorized managing director: Markus Luthe

22. Legitimate interests in processing pursued by the controller or a third party
If the processing of personal data is based on Article 6 I lit. f GDPR, our legitimate interest is the conduct of our business activities for the benefit of the well-being of all our employees and our shareholders.

Personal data is only disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties if this is necessary for the purpose of contract processing, for billing purposes, or for improving our services and carrying out efficient customer communication (marketing purposes), or if the data subject has previously consented.

Data is otherwise only disclosed in accordance with the statutory data protection provisions or upon request by authorities, courts, and the tax office, or if a third party asserts claims due to a possible infringement of intellectual property rights (copyrights, trademarks, and other ancillary copyrights) by a rights holder. Personal data is not transferred to or in third countries.

23. Period for which the personal data is stored
The criterion for the duration of storage of personal data is the respective statutory retention period. After expiry of the period, the corresponding data is routinely deleted, provided it is no longer required for contract fulfillment or contract initiation.

24. Statutory or contractual provisions on the provision of personal data; necessity for concluding the contract; obligation of the data subject to provide the personal data; possible consequences of failure to provide such data
We inform you that the provision of personal data is partly required by law (e.g. tax regulations) or may also result from contractual provisions (e.g. information on the contractual partner). In some cases, it may be necessary for the conclusion of a contract that a data subject provides us with personal data which must subsequently be processed by us. For example, the data subject is obliged to provide us with personal data if our company concludes a contract with them. Failure to provide the personal data would mean that the contract with the data subject could not be concluded. Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact our data protection officer. Our data protection officer will clarify on a case-by-case basis whether the provision of personal data is required by law or contract or necessary for concluding the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data, and what the consequences of failure to provide the personal data would be.

25. Existence of automated decision-making
As a responsible company, we refrain from automatic decision-making.

This privacy policy was created by the privacy policy generator of Hannover external data protection officer in cooperation with RC GmbH, which recycles used notebooks, and the file-sharing lawyers of WBS-LAW.

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As of April 2022