General Information

The following notes provide a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that allows you to be personally identified. For detailed information on data protection, please refer to our privacy policy listed below this text.

Data collection on this website

Who is responsible for data collection on this website?

Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the section „Information on the Controller“ in this privacy policy.

How do we capture your data?

Your data is collected, firstly, when you provide it to us. This can include, for example, data that you enter into a contact form.

Other data are collected automatically by our IT systems or with your consent when you visit the website. This primarily involves technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you access this website.

What do we use your data for?

Some of the data is collected to ensure the website is provided without errors. Other data may be used to analyse your user behaviour. If contracts can be concluded or initiated via the website, the transmitted data will also be processed for contract offers, orders or other order requests.

What are your rights regarding your data?

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 or deletion of this data. If you have given your consent to data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time with future effect. Furthermore, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances. In addition, you have the right to complain to the responsible supervisory authority.

You can contact us at any time with regard to this and other data protection queries.

Analysis tools and third-party tools

Your browsing behaviour can be statistically analysed when visiting this website. This is mainly done using so-called analysis programs.

Detailed information about these analysis programmes can be found in the following privacy policy.

2. Hosting

We host our website’s content with the following provider:

External hosting

This website is hosted externally. The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the hoster/s. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website accesses, and other data generated via a website.

External hosting is provided for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). Where appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary for the fulfilment of its performance obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.

We use the following hosting provider(s):

netcup GmbH
Daimler Street 25
D-76185 Karlsruhe

Telephone: +49 721 / 7540755 – 0

Order processing

We have concluded a contract for order processing (Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag - AVV) for the use of the above-mentioned service. This is a legally required contract under data protection law, which ensures that the service processes the personal data of our website visitors only according to our instructions and in compliance with the GDPR.

3. General Information and Mandatory Information

Data protection

The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.

When you use this website, various personal data will be collected. Personal data is data that can be used to identify you personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and how we use it. It also explains how and for what purpose this happens.

We would like to point out that data transfer on the internet (e.g. in email communication) may have security vulnerabilities. It is not possible to protect data completely from third-party access.

Notice of responsible body

The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:

PhiLeRo Hotelgesellschaft mbH
Bennoplatz 2
D-51103 Cologne

Telephone: Tel. +49(0)221-8024-00
E-Mail: info@philerohotel-koeln.de

The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).

Storage duration

Unless a more specific retention period is stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing ceases to apply. If you assert a legitimate request for deletion or revoke consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided we have no other legally permissible grounds for storing your personal data (e.g., tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will occur after these grounds cease to apply.

General information on the legal basis for data processing on this website

If you have consented to data processing, we will process your personal data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR or Art. 9(2)(a) GDPR, where special categories of personal data pursuant to Art. 9(1) GDPR are processed. In the event of explicit consent to the transfer of personal data to third countries, data processing will also be based on Art. 49(1)(a) GDPR. If you have consented to the storage of cookies or access to information on your end device (e.g. via device fingerprinting), data processing will additionally be based on § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be revoked at any time. If your data is required for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures, we will process your data on the basis of Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR. Furthermore, we will process your data if it is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation on the basis of Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR. Data processing may also take place on the basis of our legitimate interest in accordance with Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The respective legal bases applicable in individual cases are explained in the following paragraphs of this privacy policy.

Recipients of personal data

As part of our business operations, we collaborate with various external parties. This sometimes requires the transfer of personal data to these external parties. We only transfer personal data to external parties if it is necessary for the performance of a contract, if we are legally obliged to do so (e.g., transfer of data to tax authorities), if we have a legitimate interest in the transfer pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, or if another legal basis permits the transfer of data. When using processors, we only transfer our customers' personal data on the basis of a valid contract for order processing. In the case of joint processing, a contract for joint processing is concluded.

Withdrawal of your consent to data processing

Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can revoke consent already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the revocation shall remain unaffected by the revocation.

Right to object to data processing in special cases, and to direct marketing (Art. 21 GDPR)

Where the processing of personal data is based on Article 6(1)(e) or (f) of the GDPR, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data at any time on grounds relating to your particular situation; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. You can find the relevant legal basis on which processing is based in this privacy statement. If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (objection pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR).

IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH MARKETING; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS RELATED TO SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT MARKETING (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21 PARA. 2 GDPR).

Right of complaint to the responsible supervisory authority

In the event of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the alleged infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy.

Right to data portability

You have the right to have data that we process automatically based on your consent or in fulfillment of a contract handed over to you or a third party in a common, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.

Information, correction, and deletion

You have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and if applicable, a right to correction or deletion of this data, within the scope of the applicable legal provisions. You can contact us at any time for this and for further questions on the subject of personal data.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You can contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restrict processing exists in the following cases:

If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored with us, we will generally require time to verify this. For the duration of the verification, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.
If the processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you can request the restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, you have the right to require us to restrict the processing of your personal data instead of erasure.
If you have lodged an objection under Article 21(1) of the GDPR, a balancing of your interests against ours must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

If you have restricted the processing of your personal data, that data may, apart from storage, only be processed with your consent, or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of an important public interest of the European Union or of a Member State.

SSL or TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transmission of sensitive content, such as orders or enquiries you send to us as the site operator, this page uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can tell if a connection is encrypted by the fact that the browser's address bar changes from „http://“ to „https://“ and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

If SSL or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be read by third parties.

Encrypted payment traffic on this website

If a paid contract is concluded and you are obliged to provide us with your payment details (e.g. account number for direct debit authorisation), these details will be needed for payment processing.

Payments made using common payment methods (Visa/MasterCard, direct debit) are exclusively processed via an encrypted SSL or TLS connection. You can recognise an encrypted connection by the browser's address bar changing from „http://“ to „https://“, and by the padlock icon in your browser bar.

With encrypted communication, your payment details that you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.

Objection to advertising emails

The use of contact details published within the imprint for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and information material is hereby objected to. The operators of these pages expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as via spam emails.

4. Data collection on this website

Cookies

Our websites use so-called „cookies“. Cookies are small data packets and do not cause any damage to your terminal device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies) on your terminal device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your terminal device until you delete them yourself or automatic deletion by your web browser occurs.

Cookies can originate from us (First-party cookies) or from third-party companies (so-called third-party cookies). Third-party cookies enable the integration of certain services from third-party companies within websites (e.g., cookies for processing payment services).

Cookies serve various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g., the shopping cart function or the display of videos). Other cookies can be used for analysing user behaviour or for advertising purposes.

Cookies that are necessary for the electronic communication process, for providing certain functionalities you request (e.g., for the shopping cart function), or for optimising the website (e.g., cookies for measuring the web audience) (necessary cookies) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing necessary cookies for the technically flawless and optimised provision of its services. If consent has been requested for the storage of cookies and comparable recognition technologies, processing will be carried out exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) of the GDPR and Section 25(1) of the TDDDG); consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only on a case-by-case basis, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for specific cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be restricted.

You can find out which cookies and services are used on this website in this privacy policy.

Consent with Borlabs Cookie

Our website uses Borlabs Cookie's consent technology to obtain your consent to store certain cookies in your browser or to use certain technologies, and to document this in compliance with data protection regulations. This technology is provided by Borlabs GmbH, Rübenkamp 32, 22305 Hamburg (hereinafter referred to as Borlabs).

When you access our website, a Borlabs cookie is stored in your browser, which saves the consents you have given or the revocation of these consents. This data is not passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.

The data collected will be stored until you request its deletion, delete the Borlabs cookie yourself, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods remain unaffected. Details on data processing by Borlabs Cookie can be found at https://de.borlabs.io/kb/welche-daten-speichert-borlabs-cookie/.

Borlabs Cookie Consent technology is used to obtain legally required consents for the use of cookies. The legal basis for this is Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

Server log files

The provider of the pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These are:

Browser type and browser version
Operating system used
Referrer URL
Hostname of the accessing computer
Server request time
IP address

No merging of this data with other data sources will take place.

The collection of this data is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically flawless presentation and optimisation of its website – to this end, server log files must be collected.

Contact Form

If you send us enquiries via the contact form, your details from the enquiry form, including the contact details you provide therein, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing your enquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, provided your enquiry relates to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the performance of pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of enquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) provided this has been requested; consent can be withdrawn at any time.

The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request us to delete it, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions - particularly retention periods - remain unaffected.

Enquiry by e-mail, telephone or fax

If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your request, including all personal data arising from it (name, enquiry), will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your enquiry. We will not pass on this data without your consent.

The data you send to us via contact requests will remain with us until you request its deletion, withdraw your consent for storage, or the purpose for data storage ceases to apply (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly statutory retention periods – remain unaffected.

Registration on this website

You can register on this website to use additional features on the page. We will only use the data entered for this purpose to use the respective offer or service for which you have registered. The mandatory details requested during registration must be fully provided. Otherwise, we will reject the registration.

For important changes, such as those to the scope of the offer or technically necessary modifications, we will use the email address provided during registration to inform you.

The processing of the data entered during registration is carried out for the purpose of implementing the user relationship established by registration and, where applicable, for the initiation of further contracts (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).

The data collected during registration will be stored by us for as long as you are registered on this website and will be deleted thereafter. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Comment function on this website

For the comment function on this page, in addition to your comment, details such as the time the comment was created, your email address, and if you are not posting anonymously, the username you chose will be saved.

Comment retention period

The comments and their associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content is completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).

Legal basis

The storage of comments is based on your consent (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR). You can revoke your consent at any time. This can be done by sending us an informal email. The lawfulness of data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.

5. Social media

Social Media Elements with Shariff

Elements of social media are used on this website (e.g. Facebook, X, Instagram, Pinterest, XING, LinkedIn, Tumblr).

You can usually recognise the social media elements by their respective social media logos. To ensure data protection on this website, we only use these elements in conjunction with the so-called „Shariff“ solution. This application prevents the social media elements integrated on this website from transferring your personal data to the respective provider as soon as you visit the page.

A direct connection to the provider's server is only established when you activate the respective social media element by clicking the associated button (consent). As soon as you activate the social media element, the respective provider receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you are simultaneously logged into your respective social media account (e.g. Facebook), the respective provider can assign the visit to this website to your user account.

Activating the plugin constitutes consent within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. You can withdraw this consent at any time with future effect.

The service is used to obtain legally required consents for the use of certain technologies. The legal basis for this is Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR.

Instagram

This website incorporates features of the Instagram service. These features are provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland.

If the social media element is active, a direct connection will be established between your end device and the Instagram server. Instagram will therefore receive information about your visit to this website.

When you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate the visit to this website with your user account. Please note that we, as the provider of the pages, receive no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Insofar as personal data is collected on our website with the help of the tool described here and forwarded to Facebook or Instagram, we and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland are jointly responsible for this data processing (Art. 26 GDPR). The joint responsibility is limited exclusively to the collection of data and its forwarding to Facebook or Instagram. The processing by Facebook or Instagram that takes place after forwarding is not part of the joint responsibility. The obligations incumbent upon us jointly have been laid down in an agreement on joint processing. The text of the agreement can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/legal/controller_addendum. According to this agreement, we are responsible for providing the data protection information when using the Facebook or Instagram tool, and for the legally compliant implementation of the tool on our website. Facebook is responsible for the data security of the Facebook or Instagram products. You can assert your data subject rights (e.g. requests for access) directly with Facebook concerning the data processed by Facebook or Instagram. If you assert your data subject rights with us, we are obliged to forward them to Facebook.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum, https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/ and https://de-de.facebook.com/help/566994660333381.

More information on this can be found in Instagram's privacy policy: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/.

The company is certified under the „EU-US Data Privacy Framework“ (DPF). The DPF is an agreement between the European Union and the USA, intended to ensure compliance with European data protection standards for data processing in the USA. Any company certified under the DPF commits to adhering to these data protection standards. Further information on this can be obtained from the provider via the following link: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/participant/4452.

6. Analysis Tools and Advertising

Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager. The provider is Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

The Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to integrate tracking or statistics tools and other technologies on our website. Google Tag Manager itself does not create user profiles, store cookies, or perform independent analyses. It merely serves to manage and deploy the tools integrated through it. However, Google Tag Manager does collect your IP address, which may also be transferred to Google's parent company in the United States.

The use of Google Tag Manager is based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the quick and uncomplicated integration and management of various tools on its website. If consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR and Section 25 (1) of the TTDSG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's terminal device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TTDSG. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Google Analytics

This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Google Analytics enables the website operator to analyse the behaviour of website visitors. In doing so, the website operator receives various usage data, such as page views, time spent on site, operating systems used, and the user's origin. This data is assigned to the respective end device of the user. An assignment to a User ID does not occur.

Furthermore, with Google Analytics we can record, among other things, your mouse and scroll movements and clicks. Additionally, Google Analytics uses various modelling approaches to supplement the captured datasets and employs machine learning technologies in data analysis.

Google Analytics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analysing user behaviour (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google about the use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there.

The use of this service is based on your consent according to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs/.

IP anonymisation

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is enabled. This means your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or other states party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website use and internet use to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.

Browser Plugin

You can prevent Google from collecting and processing your data by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=de.

You can find more information about how user data is handled by Google Analytics in Google’s Privacy Policy. https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=de.

Order processing

We have entered into a data processing agreement with Google and fully comply with the strict requirements of the German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.

7. Plugins and Tools

Integration of the TheFork widget (table booking)

On our website is a booking widget from the provider TheFork (TripAdvisor Group) embedded. The widget allows you to book a table in our restaurant directly online.

Provider

La Fourchette SAS (TheFork), 70 Rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 Paris, France
A TripAdvisor Group company.

Data Processing

When loading and using the widget, information about your usage (e.g. IP address, browser information, date and time of page visit) will be transmitted to TheFork's servers. This may also involve the transfer of personal data to servers in third countries (e.g. USA).

Legal basis:

The integration of the widget is done Based on your consent according to Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a GDPR. You can give or withdraw your consent via the Borlabs Cookie banner on our website.

Purpose

The aim of the integration is to offer you a convenient way to book a table directly through our website.

For more information on data protection at TheFork, please see:
https://www.thefork.com/legal#privacy-and-cookies

YouTube with enhanced privacy

This website embeds videos from the website YouTube. The operator of the website is Google Ireland Limited („Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.

When you visit one of these websites that embeds YouTube, a connection is made to YouTube's servers. This informs the YouTube server which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, you enable YouTube to directly associate your browsing behaviour with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.

We use YouTube in Enhanced Privacy mode. According to YouTube, videos played in Enhanced Privacy mode are not used to personalise your YouTube browsing experience. Ads served in Enhanced Privacy mode are also not personalised. No cookies are set in Enhanced Privacy mode. Instead, however, so-called local storage elements are stored in the user's browser, which, similar to cookies, contain personal data and can be used for recognition. You can find details on Enhanced Privacy mode [here](https://www.youtube.com/intl/en-GB/yt/about/policies/#toc-data-practices). https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/171780.

Where applicable, further data processing activities may be triggered after the activation of a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.

The use of YouTube is for the purpose of the engaging presentation of our online services. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. Where appropriate consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent covers the storage of cookies or access to information on the user's end device (e.g. device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

You can find further information about data protection at YouTube in their privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Fonts (local hosting)

This page uses so-called Google Fonts, provided by Google, for a standardised display of fonts. The Google Fonts are installed locally. No connection to Google's servers is made.

Further information on Google Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Google Maps

This site uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited („Google“), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. With the help of this service, we can embed map material on our website.

To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transfer. If Google Maps is activated, Google may use Google Fonts for the purpose of uniform font display. When you access Google Maps, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.

The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online services and for the easy location of places specified on the website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If a corresponding consent has been requested, the processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and § 25(1) TDDDG, insofar as the consent includes the storage of cookies or access to information in the user's end device (e.g., device fingerprinting) within the meaning of the TDDDG. The consent can be revoked at any time.

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.

For more information on how user data is handled, please see Google's Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.

Online room booking on this website

When you make an online booking or purchase a voucher from our website, this is done via the online reservation system of Hotelnetsolutions GmbH, whose provider is our contractual partner. All data you enter is generally transmitted in encrypted form. HotelNetSolutions GmbH, Genthiner Str. 8, 10785 Berlin, Tel. +49(0)30 – 770 193 000, , E-mail: info@hotelnetsolutions.de, Internet: www.hotelnetsolutions.de. Our contractual partner has committed to handling your transmitted data in a data protection compliant manner. They are taking all organisational and technical measures to protect your data.

8. e-commerce and payment providers

Processing customer and contract data

We collect, process and use personal customer and contract data for the establishment, content design and modification of our contractual relationships. We only collect, process and use personal data on the use of this website (usage data) to the extent necessary to enable the user to use the service or to bill for it. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

The customer data collected will be deleted upon completion of the order or termination of the business relationship, and after any applicable statutory retention periods have expired. Statutory retention periods remain unaffected.

Data transmission upon conclusion of a contract for online shops, retailers, and goods dispatch

When you order goods from us, we will pass on your personal data to the transport company entrusted with delivery, as well as to the payment service provider commissioned with payment processing. Only such data as is required by the respective service provider for the fulfilment of their task will be disclosed. The legal basis for this is Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR, which permits the processing of data for the fulfilment of a contract or pre-contractual measures. If you have given your consent in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR, we will pass on your e-mail address to the transport company entrusted with delivery so that they can inform you by e-mail about the shipping status of your order; you can revoke your consent at any time.

Payment services

We integrate third-party payment services on our website. When you make a purchase from us, your payment details (e.g., name, payment amount, account details, credit card number) will be processed by the payment service provider for the purpose of payment processing. The respective contractual and data protection provisions of the respective providers apply to these transactions. The use of payment service providers is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR (contractual performance) as well as in the interest of the smoothest, most convenient and secure payment process possible (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). Where your consent is requested for specific actions, Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR is the legal basis for data processing; consents can be withdrawn at any time with future effect.

We use the following payment services / payment service providers on this website:

PayPal

The provider of this payment service is PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg (hereinafter „PayPal“).

Data transfers to the USA are based on the EU Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. You can find details here: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/pocpsa-full.

Details can be found in PayPal's privacy policy: https://www.paypal.com/de/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full.

Instant transfer

The provider of this payment service is Sofort GmbH, Theresienhöhe 12, 80339 Munich (hereinafter referred to as „Sofort GmbH“). Using the „Sofortüberweisung“ procedure, we receive a payment confirmation from Sofort GmbH in real-time and can immediately commence fulfilling our obligations. If you have chosen „Sofortüberweisung“ as your payment method, you will transmit your PIN and a valid TAN to Sofort GmbH, which will allow them to log into your online banking account. After logging in, Sofort GmbH will automatically check your account balance and carry out the transfer to us using the TAN you have provided. They will then immediately send us a transaction confirmation. After logging in, your transactions, overdraft credit line, and the existence and balance of other accounts will also be automatically checked. In addition to the PIN and TAN, the payment details you enter and your personal data will also be transmitted to Sofort GmbH. Your personal data includes your first and last name, address, telephone number(s), e-mail address, IP address, and any other data required for payment processing. The transmission of this data is necessary to unequivocally verify your identity and prevent fraudulent attempts. Further details on payment using Sofortüberweisung can be found at the following link: https://www.klarna.com/sofort/.

giropay

The provider of this payment service is paydirekt GmbH, Stephanstraße 14 – 16, 60313 Frankfurt am Main (hereinafter referred to as „giropay“).

Please refer to the giropay privacy policy for details. https://www.paydirekt.de/agb/index.html.

9. Own Services

Handling applicant data

We offer you the opportunity to apply to us (e.g. by email, post, or via our online application form). We would like to inform you about the scope, purpose, and use of your personal data collected during the application process. We assure you that the collection, processing, and use of your data will be carried out in compliance with applicable data protection law and all other legal provisions, and that your data will be treated with the strictest confidence.

Scope and purpose of data collection

If you send us an application, we will process your personal data (e.g. contact and communication data, application documents, notes from interviews, etc.) to the extent necessary for the decision on establishing an employment relationship. The legal basis for this is § 26 BDSG under German law (initiation of an employment relationship), Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (general contract initiation) and – if you have given your consent – Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. Consent can be withdrawn at any time. Your personal data will only be shared within our company with individuals who are involved in processing your application.

If the application is successful, the data you submit will be stored in our data processing systems in accordance with Section 26 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG) and Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the purpose of executing the employment relationship.

Data retention period

Unless we are able to make you a job offer, you decline a job offer, or withdraw your application, we reserve the right to retain the data you have submitted for up to 6 months after the end of the application process (rejection or withdrawal of the application) based on our legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The data will subsequently be deleted and physical application documents destroyed. The retention is for the purpose of providing evidence in the event of legal disputes. If it is apparent that the data will be required after the 6-month period has expired (e.g., due to an imminent or ongoing legal dispute), deletion will only take place when the purpose for further retention no longer applies.

Longer storage can also take place if you have given your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) or if statutory retention periods preclude deletion.

Inclusion in the applicant pool

If we are unable to offer you a position, there may be an option to include you in our applicant pool. If you are accepted into the pool, all documents and details from your application will be transferred to the applicant pool to contact you in the event of suitable vacancies.

Inclusion in the applicant pool is solely based on your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). Giving consent is voluntary and has no bearing on the ongoing application process. The data subject may withdraw their consent at any time. In this case, the data from the applicant pool will be irrevocably deleted, unless there are statutory retention requirements.

The data from the applicant pool will be irretrievably deleted no later than two years after consent has been granted.

10. Capture of cookie consents

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool „Real Cookie Banner“. Details on how „Real Cookie Banner“ works can be found at https://devowl.io/de/rcb/datenverarbeitung/.

The legal bases for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR and Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the administration of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.