Privacy policy
1) Preamble Welcome to our website!
We attach great importance to protecting your data and safeguarding your privacy.
We would like to explain below what data we process, when, for what purpose and on what legal basis.
The aim is to explain how our services work and how the protection of your personal data is guaranteed.
According to Art. 4 no.
1 GDPR, personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly.
Further information on this can be found in Art. 4 no.
1 GDPR.
This privacy policy can be accessed, saved and printed at any time at http://www.hotelboulevard.de/datenschutzerklaerung.html.
Insofar as we cite our legitimate interest or a legitimate interest of a third party (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR) as the lawful basis for the processing of personal data, you have the right to object in accordance with Art. 21 GDPR: In accordance with Art. 21 GDPR, you have the right to
to object to the processing of personal data at any time.
We will then no longer process the personal data for the purposes of direct marketing or related profiling.
We will also not process your personal data for other purposes following an objection, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims (cf.
for example Art. 21 para.
1 GDPR, so-called ” Limited right of objection“).
In this case, you must provide reasons for the objection that arise from your particular situation.
You may also object to the processing of your personal data for reasons arising from your particular situation, for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes pursuant to Art. 89 para.
1 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest (cf. Art. 21 para. 6 GDPR). We will also draw your attention to the right to object separately in the individual sections (e.g. by stating: “You have the right to object”) if this right exists.
There you will also find further information on exercising your right to object.
In order to keep the following data protection declaration clear, we refer at various points to information and data protection notices on external websites by means of links.
We make every effort to keep the links listed in this privacy policy up to date.
Nevertheless, due to the constant updating of the websites, it cannot be ruled out that links may not function correctly.
If you notice such a link, we would be pleased if you would let us know so that we can update the link. 2) Controller within the meaning of Art. 4 no.
7 GDPR for the processing of personal data is: HOTEL BOULEVARD Owner: Mohamed Mechri e.K. Köln/Cologne Hansaring 14 D-50670 Köln Phone: +49 (0) 2 21-35 58 44 0 Fax: +49 (0) 2 21-13 83 07 Email: hotel@hotelboulevard.de
3) Contact person for data protection If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data or your rights in relation to data protection, please contact Mohamed Mechri e.K. HOTEL BOULEVARD Köln/Cologne Hansaring 14 D-50670 Köln Phone: +49 (0) 2 21-35 58 44 0 Fax: +49 (0) 2 21-13 83 07 Email: hotel@hotelboulevard.de 4) Log files Each time you visit our website, we automatically collect data and information from your device’s system and store it in so-called server log files.
This data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable natural person (here: website visitor).
The data is automatically transmitted by your browser when you visit our website.
This includes the following data:
- IP address of the device you use to access the website or a service
- the type of browser you are accessing with
- the website you visited previously
- Your system configuration and
- Date and time information
The purpose of this processing is to make our website accessible from your device and to enable our website to be displayed correctly on your device or in your browser.
Furthermore, we use the data to optimize our website and to ensure the security of our systems.
This data is not analyzed for marketing purposes.
The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR.
We have a legitimate interest in presenting you with a website that is optimized for your browser and enabling communication between our server and your end device.
In particular, the processing of your IP address is necessary for the latter.
The data is stored by us for “7 days”.
The recipient of the data is our server host, who works for us as part of a contract data agreement.
The access logs of our web servers at Strato (STRATO AG, Pascalstraße 10, 10587 Berlin, Germany) record which pages have been accessed and when.
They contain the following data IP address of the device you use to access the website or a service, the type of browser you use to access it, the website you visited previously, your system configuration and the date and time.
The IP addresses are stored anonymously.
For this purpose, the last three digits are removed, i.e. 127.0.0.1 becomes 127.0.0.*.
Error logs, which record incorrect page views, are deleted after 7 days.
In addition to the error messages, these contain the accessing IP address and, depending on the error, the website accessed. https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/WiderspruchsrechtIhnen has the right to object. You can send or inform us of your objection at any time (e.g. by e-mail to hotel@hotelboulevard.de).
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, failure to provide it may mean that you will not be able to use our website or will not be able to use it to its full extent. 5) Information on Google services We use various services on our website provided by Google Inc.
(“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
You can find more detailed information on the individual specific Google services that we use on this website in the further privacy policy.
By integrating Google services, Google may collect and process information (including personal data).
It cannot be ruled out that Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country.
As can be seen from Google’s Privacy Shield certification (available at https://www.privacyshield.gov/list under the search term “Google”), Google has undertaken to comply with the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-US Privacy Shield Framework regarding the collection, use and storage of personal data from the member states of the EU and Switzerland. Google, including Google LLC and its wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, has certified that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles.
You can find more information on this at https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/frameworks/.
We ourselves cannot influence which data Google actually collects and processes.
However, Google states that the following information (including personal data) may be processed:
- Log data (in particular the IP address)
- Location-related information
- Unique application numbers
- Cookies and similar technologies
If you are signed in to your Google Account, Google may add the processed information to your account and treat it as personal data, depending on your account settings, see in particular https://www.google.de/policies/privacy/partners/.
Google states the following in this regard: ” We may link personal data from one service with information and personal data from other Google services.
This makes it easier for you to share content with friends and acquaintances, for example.
Depending on your account settings, your activities on other websites and in apps may be linked to your personal data in order to improve Google’s services and the advertising displayed by Google. “(https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/index.html) You can prevent this data from being added directly by logging out of your Google account or by making the appropriate account settings in your Google account.
Furthermore, you can prevent the installation of cookies – if Google sets any – by making the appropriate settings in your browser; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
You can find out how to delete cookies in the most common browsers here:
- Google Chrome: Website
- Mozilla Firefox: Website
- Apple Safari: Website
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Website
You can find more information in Google’s privacy policy, which you can access here:
You can find information on Google’s privacy settings athttps://privacy.google.com/take-control.html6) Use of Google Web Fonts We use external fonts, so-called Google Fonts, on our website.
Google Fonts is a service of Google Inc.
(“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
The web fonts are integrated via an interface (“API”) to the Google services.
By integrating the web fonts, Google may collect and process information (including personal data).
It cannot be ruled out that Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country. Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data on data processing by Google in the context of the use of Google services can be found in this privacy policy under section “6) Information on Google services“.
We ourselves do not collect any data as part of the provision of Google Fonts.
By integrating Google Fonts, we pursue the purpose of being able to display uniform fonts on your device.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR.
Our legitimate interest required for this lies in the great benefit that a uniform display of the fonts offers.
The possibility of a uniform presentation means that we keep the design effort lower than if we had to react to font standards of different operating systems or browsers with our own graphically adapted websites.
Google also has a legitimate interest in the (personal) data collected in order to improve its own services. Right to objectYouhave the right to object. You can send or inform us of your objection at any time (e.g. by e-mail to hotel@hotelboulevard.de).
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, if you do not provide it, you may not be able to use our website or not be able to use it to its full extent and the presentation of the website may change.
You can find more information in Google’s privacy policy, which you can access here: www.google.com/fonts#AboutPlace:abouthttps://developers.google.com/terms/www.google.com/policies/privacy/ You can find information on Google’s privacy settings athttps://privacy.google.com/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in7) Use of Google Apis or Google Hosted Libraries We use Google Hosted Libraries on our website.
Google Hosted Libraries is a service of Google Inc.
(“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
We integrate various open source JavaScript libraries via Google Hosted Libraries. The corresponding libraries are made available by Google and loaded onto our website using a corresponding command so that our website can use the library.
Google loads the library via a so-called Content Delivery Network (CDN), i.e. via a network of data centers that distributes the content.
In particular, we use the following libraries provided by Google:
- jQuery
- jQuery UI
The libraries are integrated via an interface (“API”) to the Google services.
By integrating the libraries, Google may collect and process information (including personal data).
It cannot be ruled out that Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country.
In particular, the following personal data is processed by Google Hosted Libraries:
- Log data (in particular the IP address)
- Location-related information
- Unique application numbers
- Cookies and similar technologies
Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data on data processing by Google in the context of the use of Google services can be found in this privacy policy under section “6) Information on Google services“. Google’s involvement in data processing is limited to loading the library onto our site.
After the library(ies) have been loaded onto our site by Google and, if applicable, stored in the cache, no further processing takes place by Google in relation to the libraries beyond the aforementioned data.
Such data that you enter when using the libraries (e.g. when integrating the library in forms) are processed exclusively by us and are not forwarded to Google. Detailed information can be found at https://www.google.com/intl/de/policies/privacy/index.html under the section “Data we receive based on your use of our services”.
Details on the terms and conditions of Google Hosted Libraries can be found at: https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/terms Technical information on Google Hosted Libraries can be found at: https://developers.google.com/speed/libraries/ Google may place cookies on your device for the use of Google Hosted Libraries.
Google states that it only uses these cookies for reasons of security and to prevent misuse.
By integrating Google Hosted Libraries, we pursue the purpose of integrating the libraries required for the optimal function of the site.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR.
Our necessary legitimate interest lies in the great benefit that the integration of Google Hosted Libraries brings.
By being able to integrate the libraries via Google, we reduce our maintenance effort as well as the loading effort of the website and the server and traffic load.
Google also has a legitimate interest in the (personal) data collected in order to improve its own services. Right to objectYouhave the right to object. To do so, you can prevent Google from collecting the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of the website and from processing this data by Google by preventing the installation of cookies by making the appropriate settings in your browser; however, we would like to point out that in this case you may not be able to use all functions of this website to their full extent.
You can find out how to delete cookies in the most common browsers here:
- Google Chrome: Website
- Mozilla Firefox: Website
- Apple Safari: Website
- Microsoft Internet Explorer: Website
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, failure to provide it may mean that you will not be able to use our website or will not be able to use it to its full extent. 8) Use of Google Maps We use Google Maps on our website.
Google Maps is a service of Google Inc.
(“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
The Google Maps plug-in is integrated by embedding the service on our website by means of a so-called “iFrame”.
When loading this iFrame, Google may collect and process information (including personal data).
It cannot be ruled out that Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country. Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data on data processing by Google in the context of the use of Google services can be found in this privacy policy under section “6) Information on Google services
“. We do not collect any data ourselves when you use Google Maps via our website. By integrating Google Maps, we pursue the purpose of being able to show you our address and provide you with further information for your journey. We can also use this integration of Google Maps to present locations to you, whereby you are not limited to individual map sections and can research distances etc. independently. The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR. Our necessary legitimate interest lies in the great benefit that Google Maps offers. By integrating Google Maps, we do not have to display the directions to the respective locations on the basis of directions sketches or similar, but enable each user to plan their journey independently. Google also has a legitimate interest in the (personal) data collected in order to improve its own services.
Right to objectYouhave the right to object. You can send or inform us of your objection at any time (e.g. by e-mail to hotel@hotelboulevard.de).
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, failure to provide it may mean that you will not be able to use our website or will not be able to use it to its full extent. You can find more information in Google’s privacy policy, which you can access here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/ You can find information on Google’s privacy settings athttps://privacy.google.com/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in9) Use of YouTube
We use YouTube videos and YouTube plug-ins on our website. YouTube is a service provided by YouTube LLC (“YouTube”), 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. YouTube LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc (“Google”), 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. YouTube is integrated by embedding the service on our website by means of a so-called “iFrame”. When loading this iFrame, YouTube or Google may collect and process information (including personal data). It cannot be ruled out that YouTube or Google may also transmit the information to a server in a third country.
Information on Google’s existing Privacy Shield certification and other relevant data on data processing by Google in the context of the use of Google services can be found in this privacy policy under section “6) Information on Google services“.
The YouTube videos embedded on our website mainly contain a preview image, so that no contact is initially established with the YouTube servers.
Only when you click on this image will the YouTube server behind it be contacted.
We ourselves do not collect any data when you watch a YouTube video on our website.
By integrating YouTube, we pursue the purpose of being able to present various videos to you on our website so that you can watch them directly on our website.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR.
Our legitimate interest required for this lies in the great benefit that YouTube offers.
By integrating external videos, we reduce the load on our servers and can use the corresponding resources elsewhere.
Among other things, this can increase the stability of our servers.
YouTube and Google also have a legitimate interest in the (personal) data collected in order to improve their own services. Right to objectYouhave the right to object. You can send or inform us of your objection at any time (e.g. by e-mail to hotel@hotelboulevard.de).
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, failure to provide it may mean that you will not be able to use our website or will not be able to use it to its full extent. You can find more information in the YouTube and Google privacy policies, which you can access here: www.google.com/policies/privacy/ You can find information on Google’s privacy settings athttps://privacy.google.com/take-control.html?categories_activeEl=sign-in10) Contact form Our website contains a contact form that you can use to contact us electronically.
If you contact us via this contact form, the data entered in the input fields will be processed by us.
This includes the following data as mandatory information:
- E-mail address
- The information that results from the message text in each case
In addition, you can add further data as voluntary information.
This may simplify and speed up the processing of your request.
The following data is potentially affected:
- Company
- Name
- Street
- Postcode/location
- Telephone
- Fax
We treat mandatory and voluntary information in the same way.
The mandatory information is necessary in order to contact you and process your request.
The following data is also stored when you send the message:
- Your IP address
- Date and time of sending
The purpose of processing the personal data within the scope of the mandatory information and the voluntary information is to process the contact request and to be able to contact the inquirer to answer the request.
The other personal data processed during the sending process (IP address, date and time of sending) is used to prevent misuse of our contact form and to document that the data protection information has been read.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para.
1 lit.
f) GDPR.
Our legitimate interest is to offer you the opportunity to contact us at any time so that we can respond to your inquiries.
In addition, we have a legitimate interest in preventing or being able to prove misuse of our contact form.
Furthermore, we have a legitimate interest in logging the acknowledgement of the data protection information.
The processed data will only be stored for as long as necessary for the intended purpose or as required by law.
The additional personal data collected when the form is sent (IP address and date) is anonymized after one day at the latest and then deleted after 7 days. https://www.strato.de/datenschutz/ The recipient of the data is our server host, who works for us as part of a contract data agreement. Right to objectYouhave the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time. You can send or inform us of your objection at any time (e.g. by e-mail to hotel@hotelboulevard.de).
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, failure to provide it may mean that you will not be able to use our contact form. 11) Contacting us You have the option of contacting us by post, telephone, fax or e-mail.
If you contact us by post, we may in particular process your address data (e.g. surname, first name, street, place of residence, zip code), the date and time of receipt of the mail and the data resulting from your letter itself.
If you contact us by telephone, we may, in particular, process your telephone number and, if necessary, your e-mail address.
During the conversation, we may process your name, your e-mail address, the time of the call and details of your request on request.
If you contact us by fax, we may in particular process the fax number or the sender ID and the data resulting from the fax.
If you contact us by e-mail, your e-mail address, the time of the e-mail and the data resulting from the message text (including attachments, if applicable) will be processed.
The purpose of processing the above-mentioned data is to process the contact request and to be able to get in touch with the enquirer to respond to the request.
The legal basis for the processing of personal data described here is Art. 6 para.
1 lit. f) GDPR.
Our legitimate interest is to offer you the opportunity to contact us at any time and to be able to answer your inquiries.
The personal data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was collected. Right to objectYouhave the right to object. You can send or inform us of your objection at any time (e.g. by e-mail to hotel@hotelboulevard.de).
The provision of personal data is not required by law or contract and is not necessary for the conclusion of a contract.
You are also not obliged to provide the personal data.
However, failure to provide this data may mean that you will not be able to contact us or that we will not be able to contact you. 12) Data security We use technical and organizational measures to secure our website and other systems against loss, destruction, access, modification or dissemination of your data by unauthorized persons.
However, despite regular checks, complete protection against all risks is not possible. 13) Changes to the privacy policy Changes to the law or changes to our internal company processes may make it necessary to amend this privacy policy.
“In the event of such a change, we will inform you of this 4 weeks before the planned change above the heading “Privacy Policy”.” 14) Revocation You have the right to revoke your consent at any time with effect for the future, without affecting the legality of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until revocation. 15) Rights of data subjects You have the following rights:
- Right to information (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to object (Art. 21 GDPR)
- Right to erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 et seq. GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
For inquiries of this kind, please contact hotel@hotelboulevard.de.
Please note that we must ensure that we are actually dealing with the data subject in the case of such requests.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
Automated decision-making does not take place on our website.
Status: 16.05.2018