1. Privacy at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data is any data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on the topic of data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on this website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
The data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the imprint of this website.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected partly when you provide it to us. This can include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or with your consent when you visit the website through our IT systems. These are primarily technical data (e.g., internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). The collection of this data occurs automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the website functions correctly. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have 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 consent for data processing, you can revoke this consent at any time for the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. Furthermore, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose, as well as for any other questions regarding data protection, you can contact us at any time at the address provided in the imprint.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is primarily done using so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information about these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include, in particular, IP addresses, contact inquiries, meta and communication data, contract data, contact information, names, website visits, and other data generated through a website.
The use of the host is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our prospective and existing customers (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b GDPR) and in the interest of a secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online offerings by a professional provider (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f GDPR).
Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and will follow our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host:
Host Europe GmbH
Hansestrasse 111
51149 Köln
Conclusion of a Data Processing Agreement
To ensure data protection compliance, we have concluded a data processing agreement with our hosting provider.
3. General Information and Mandatory Notices
Data Protection
The operators of this website take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory data protection regulations as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data are collected. Personal data are data by which you can be personally identified. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and how we use them. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
Please note that data transmission over the Internet (e.g., when communicating via email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Entity
The responsible entity for data processing on this website is:
Hotel & Restaurant Teichhotel***
Daniel Elsmann
Teichstrasse 21
98574 Schmalkalden
Thuringia
Bundesrepublik Deutschland / Germany
Phone: +49 3683 402661
Email: reservierung@teichhotel.de
The responsible entity is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been stated within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted, provided that we have no other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. statutory retention obligations under tax or commercial law). In the latter case, deletion will take place after these reasons no longer apply.
Notice on Data Transfer to the USA
Our website uses, among other things, tools from companies based in the United States. When these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the US servers of the respective companies. We would like to point out that the USA is not considered a safe third country within the meaning of EU data protection law. US companies are obliged to disclose personal data to security authorities without affected individuals being able to take legal action against this. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence agencies) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Revocation of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out up to the point of revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Article 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME, ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION, TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH ANY PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY.If you lodge an objection, we will no longer process the personal data concerned 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 (objection pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR).
Where personal data are processed for the purposes of direct advertising, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for such advertising; this also applies to profiling insofar as it is related to such direct advertising. If you object, your personal data will no longer be used for direct advertising purposes (objection pursuant to Article 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Competent Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations 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, their place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right exists without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, and to have those data transmitted to yourself or to a third party. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only take place insofar as it is technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
For security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries that you send to us as the website operator, this site uses SSL or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the change in the browser’s address bar from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser bar.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the framework of the applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to obtain free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, and, where applicable, a right to correction or deletion of these data. For this purpose, as well as for further questions on the topic of personal data, you may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time using the address provided in the legal notice for this purpose. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
- If you contest the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we 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 may 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 defense of legal claims, you have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Article 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of your interests and 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 the processing of your personal data has been restricted, such data—apart from their storage—may only be processed with your consent or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
Objection to Advertising Emails
The use of contact details published as part of the legal notice obligation for the purpose of sending unsolicited advertising and informational materials is hereby expressly objected to. The operators of this website expressly reserve the right to take legal action in the event of the unsolicited sending of advertising information, such as spam emails.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are stored either temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you visit our website (third-party cookies). These enable us or you to use certain services provided by the third party (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many 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 are used to analyze user behavior or to display advertising.
Cookies that are required for carrying out electronic communication processes (necessary cookies), for providing certain functions requested by you (functional cookies, e.g. for the shopping cart function), or for optimizing the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is specified. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent for the storage of cookies has been requested, the relevant cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent may be revoked at any time.
You can configure your browser settings to inform you about the setting of cookies and to allow cookies only in individual cases, to exclude the acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
If cookies from third-party companies or cookies for analytical purposes are used, we will inform you separately about this within the scope of this privacy policy and, if necessary, request your consent.
Server Log Files
The provider of these pages automatically collects and stores information in so-called server log files, which your browser automatically transmits to us. These include:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL
- Hostname of the accessing device
- Time of the server request
- IP address
These data are not merged with other data sources.
The collection of this data is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the technically error-free presentation and optimization of the website—this requires the collection of server log files.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact data you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on these data without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), if such consent has been requested.
The data you enter in the contact form will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
Inquiry by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on these data without your consent.
The processing of these data is based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the performance of a contract or is necessary to carry out pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective handling of inquiries addressed to us (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), if such consent has been requested.
The data you send to us via contact inquiries will remain with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
Comment Function on This Website
For the comment function on this website, in addition to your comment, information on the time the comment was created, your email address, and—if you do not post anonymously—the username you have chosen will be stored.
Storage of the IP Address
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who submit comments. Since we do not review comments on this website before publication, we require these data in order to be able to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or prohibited propaganda.
Subscribing to Comments
As a user of this website, you may subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the notification emails. In this case, the data entered as part of the comment subscription will be deleted; however, if you have provided these data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. newsletter subscription), those data will remain stored by us.
Storage Period of Comments
The comments and the associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been 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 (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke consent you have given at any time. For this purpose, an informal notification by email to us is sufficient. The legality of the data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
5. Analytics Tools and Advertising
WordPress Statistics
This website uses “WordPress Statistics” to statistically analyze visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.
WordPress Statistics uses technologies that enable the recognition of users for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). For analysis purposes, WordPress Statistics collects, among other things, log files (referrer, IP address, browser, etc.), the origin of website visitors (country, city), and the actions they perform on the site (e.g. clicks, views, downloads). The information collected about the use of this website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.
The use of this analytics tool is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the anonymized analysis of user behavior in order to optimize both its website and its advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
6. Newsletter
Newsletter Data
If you would like to receive the newsletter offered on this website, we require an email address from you as well as information that allows us to verify that you are the owner of the email address provided and that you consent to receiving the newsletter. No additional data are collected, or only on a voluntary basis. These data are used exclusively for sending the requested information and are not passed on to third parties.
The processing of the data entered into the newsletter subscription form is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke the consent you have given to the storage of the data, the email address, and its use for sending the newsletter at any time, for example via the “unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
The data you have provided to us for the purpose of receiving the newsletter will be stored by us or the newsletter service provider until you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will be deleted from the newsletter distribution list after cancellation. Data that have been stored by us for other purposes remain unaffected.
After you unsubscribe from the newsletter distribution list, your email address may be stored by us or the newsletter service provider in a blacklist to prevent future mailings. The data in the blacklist are used solely for this purpose and are not merged with other data. This serves both your interests and our interests in complying with legal requirements for sending newsletters (legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). Storage in the blacklist is not time-limited. You may object to this storage if your interests outweigh our legitimate interest.
7. Plugins and Tools
YouTube with Enhanced Privacy Mode
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The operator of the pages is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
We use YouTube in enhanced privacy mode. According to YouTube, this mode means that YouTube does not store any information about visitors to this website before they watch a video. However, the enhanced privacy mode does not necessarily prevent data from being shared with YouTube partners. For example, YouTube establishes a connection to the Google DoubleClick network regardless of whether you watch a video.
As soon as you start a YouTube video on this website, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. In the process, the YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube is able to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Furthermore, YouTube may store various cookies on your device after you start a video or use comparable recognition technologies (e.g. device fingerprinting). In this way, YouTube can obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve user-friendliness, and prevent fraud attempts.
Further data processing operations may be triggered after starting a YouTube video, over which we have no influence.
The use of YouTube is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information on data protection at YouTube can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Vimeo without Tracking (Do Not Track)
This website uses plugins from the video platform Vimeo. The provider is Vimeo Inc., 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, USA.
When you visit one of our pages featuring Vimeo videos, a connection to Vimeo’s servers is established. In doing so, the Vimeo server is informed which of our pages you have visited. Vimeo also receives your IP address. However, we have configured Vimeo in such a way that Vimeo does not track user activities and does not set cookies.
The use of Vimeo is in the interest of presenting our online offerings in an appealing manner. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
The transfer of data to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission and, according to Vimeo, on “legitimate business interests.” Further details can be found here: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Further information on the handling of user data can be found in Vimeo’s privacy policy: https://vimeo.com/privacy.
Google Web Fonts
This website uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for the uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache in order to display text and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Google’s servers. As a result, Google becomes aware that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Google Web Fonts is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the font appearance on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Font Awesome
This website uses Font Awesome for the uniform display of fonts and icons. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache in order to display text, fonts, and icons correctly. For this purpose, the browser you are using must connect to Font Awesome’s servers. As a result, Font Awesome becomes aware that this website has been accessed via your IP address. The use of Font Awesome is based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in the uniform presentation of the font appearance on our website. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to the storage of cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information about Font Awesome can be found on the Font Awesome website and in Font Awesome’s privacy policy: https://fontawesome.com/privacy.
Google Maps
This website uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the features of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is usually transferred to a Google server in the United States and stored there. The provider of this website has no influence on this data transmission.
The use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and to make it easy to locate the places specified on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
The transfer of data to the USA is based on the Standard Contractual Clauses of the European Commission. Further details can be found here: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/ and https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/.
More information on the handling of user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de.
Google reCAPTCHA
We use “Google reCAPTCHA” (hereinafter referred to as “reCAPTCHA”) on this website. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
The purpose of reCAPTCHA is to determine whether data entered on this website (e.g. in a contact form) is provided by a human or by an automated program. To this end, reCAPTCHA analyzes the behavior of website visitors based on various characteristics. This analysis starts automatically as soon as the website visitor enters the website. For analysis purposes, reCAPTCHA evaluates various information (e.g. IP address, length of stay on the website, or mouse movements made by the user). The data collected during this analysis is forwarded to Google.
The reCAPTCHA analyses run entirely in the background. Website visitors are not informed that such an analysis is taking place.
The storage and analysis of data are based on Article 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in protecting its online offerings from abusive automated spying and from spam. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information about Google reCAPTCHA can be found in Google’s privacy policy and Google’s terms of service: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=de and https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=de.
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