Provider and responsible body in the sense of the data protection act

Brickstone Hostel Ulm/Neu-Ulm
Anja Weihgold
Schützenstraße 42
89231 Neu-Ulm

Scope of Application
With this data protection declaration, users receive information about the type, scope and purpose of the collection and use of their data by the responsible provider.

The legal framework for the data protection is provided by the German Data Protection Act (BDSG) and the Telemedia Act (TMG).

Collection of General Information
Each time you access this offer, we or the web space provider automatically collect information. This information, also known as server log files, is of a general nature and does not allow any association with your person.

Among other things, the following is recorded: name of the website, file, date, amount of data, web browser and web browser version, operating system, the domain name of your Internet provider, the so-called referrer URL (the page from which you accessed our offer) and the IP address.

Without this data, it would not be technically possible to deliver and display the content of the website. In this respect, the collection of the data is imperative. We also use the anonymous information for statistical purposes. They help us to optimize the offer and the technology. We also reserve the right to subsequently check the log files in the event of suspected illegal use of our offer.

Provision of paid services
In order for us to be able to provide paid services, we ask for additional data. This applies, for example, to payment details.

To ensure the security of your data during transmission, we work with encryption methods (such as SSL) via HTTPS, which reflect the current state of the art.

Contact form
If you contact us via the online form or by e-mail, we will save the information you have provided so that we can answer your query and ask possible follow-up questions.

Integration of services and content from third parties
Our offer sometimes includes content, services and benefits from other providers. These are, for example, maps provided by Google Maps, videos from YouTube as well as graphics and images from other websites. So that this data can be called up and displayed in the user’s browser, the transmission of the IP address is absolutely necessary. The providers (hereinafter referred to as “third-party providers”) perceive the IP address of the respective user.

Even if we endeavor to use only third-party providers who only need the IP address to be able to deliver content, we have no influence on whether the IP address may be saved. In this case, this process serves, among other things, statistical purposes. If we are aware that the IP address is being saved, we will inform our users.

Additional Data Collection On Site
Our hostel may collect additional information from you on site. This includes registration forms in which the personal details of our guests are collected. Here we collect, in particular, the date of arrival and expected departure, first and last names, nationality, address, number of travellers and their nationality as well as the passport number or number of the passport equivalent for foreigners.

We are legally obligated to collect and temporarily store these data by the Federal Registration Act (Bundesmeldegesetz). The registration forms are generally stored for one year from the day of arrival and will be destroyed within three months of expiry of the retention period.
The data processing is based on Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c of the GDPR in conjunction with the respective statutory obligations (such as the Federal Registration Act).

Google Maps
Our website uses the Google Maps mapping service of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). In order for the Google Maps material we use to be included and displayed in your web browser, your web browser must be able to connect to a Google server, which may also be located in the US, when visiting the contact page. In the event that personal information is transferred to the US, Google has submitted to the EU-US Privacy Shield. This gives Google the information that the IP address of your device has been used to access the contact page of our website. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f of the GDPR, based on our legitimate interest in the integration of a map service in order to establish contact. If you visit the Google Maps service on our website while logged in to your Google profile, Google may also link this event to your Google profile. If you do not want this linking with your Google profile to occur, you will need to log out of Google before visiting our contact page. Google stores your data and uses them for advertising, market research and personalized viewing of Google Maps. You may object to this data collection with Google. Further information about this can be found in the Privacy Policy of Google and the Additional Terms of Use for Google Maps.

Use of Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that enable an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on this website, your IP address will be shortened beforehand by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and shortened there.