Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data is any data with which you can be personally identified. Detailed information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy below.
Data Collection on Our Website
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find the operator’s contact details in the legal notice (Impressum).
Your data is collected in two ways: firstly, by you providing it to us, for example via entries in a contact form. Other data is collected automatically by our IT systems when you visit the website. This primarily includes technical data (e.g., browser type, operating system, time of page access).
Some of the data is collected to ensure the error-free provision of the website; other data may be used to analyze user behavior.
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipients, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request the correction, blocking, or deletion of this data. For further questions about data protection, you may contact us at the address listed in the legal notice at any time. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
When you visit our website, your browsing behavior may be statistically evaluated—mainly using cookies and analytics tools. This analysis is anonymous; the browsing behavior cannot be traced back to you personally. You can object to this analysis or prevent it by disabling certain tools. More details can be found below under “Third-party modules and analytics tools”.
2. General Notes and Mandatory Information
Data Protection
We take the protection of your personal data very seriously. Your personal data is treated confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. In this privacy policy, we explain what data we collect, how we use it, and for what purpose.
Please note that data transmission over the internet (e.g., communication by email) may have security gaps. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Note on the Responsible Party
Responsible for data processing on this website is:
Hotel Schwarzenbek GmbH
Grabauer Straße 8, 21493 Schwarzenbek
Email: info@hotel-schwarzenbek.de
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who decides, alone or jointly with others, on the purposes and means of processing personal data.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke your consent at any time with informal notification via email. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The competent authority is the data protection officer of the federal state in which our company is based. A list of supervisory authorities can be found here: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract in a commonly used, machine-readable format, and to have it transmitted to yourself or to a third party. Where technically feasible, you may also request direct transfer to another controller.
SSL/TLS Encryption
For security reasons, this site uses SSL/TLS encryption. You can recognize this by “https://” and the lock symbol in your browser’s address bar.
Data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact details published within the scope of the legal notice obligation for sending unsolicited advertising and information materials is hereby rejected. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the case of unsolicited advertising, such as spam emails.
3. Data Collection on Our Website
Cookies
Our website partly uses cookies. Cookies do not harm your device and do not contain viruses. They serve to make our website more user-friendly, effective, and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device.
Most of the cookies we use are “session cookies,” which are automatically deleted after your visit. Other cookies remain stored until you delete them.
You can configure your browser so that you are informed about the setting of cookies, only allow cookies in individual cases, exclude the acceptance of certain cookies, or activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
Cookies necessary for the technical provision of services are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Other cookies (e.g., for analytics) are addressed separately below.
Contact Form
If you contact us via the form, your information from the inquiry form will be stored for the purpose of processing your request and in case of follow-up questions. We will not share this information without your consent.
The processing of this data is based on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke your consent at any time. The lawfulness of the processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.
Your data will remain with us until you request its deletion, revoke your consent, or the purpose for storage no longer applies.
4. Analytics Tools and Advertising
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google Analytics uses cookies that enable analysis of website usage. The information generated is usually transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA.
The storage of Google Analytics cookies is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing user behavior in order to optimize both the website and advertising.
IP Anonymization
We have activated the IP anonymization feature. As a result, your IP address is shortened by Google within the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission to the USA. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services related to website activity. Your IP addre