We, InterContinental Berlin (InterContinental Hotel Berlin GmbH, Budapester Strasse 2, D-10787 Berlin), are pleased that you are visiting our website and thank you for your interest in our company. We take the protection of your personal data and its confidential treatment very seriously. Therefore, we act in accordance with the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data and data security.
With this information on data protection, we would therefore like to inform you about when we store which data and how we use it. Data protection takes into account the European Data Protection Level and is based in particular on the current Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). When using the Internet, we are guided by the German Telemedia Act (TMG) to protect your personal data. Of course, we observe the requirements of current case law.
- Collection and processing of personal data
- Information about the website
- Use of the collected data
- Transfer of personal data to third parties
- Data integrity
- Cookies
- Google Analytics
- Google Maps
- Declaration of consent of the user
- Right to information and questions
Collection and processing of personal data
You can visit our website without telling us who you are. Our web servers automatically store information of a general nature. This includes the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, the website from which you visit us, the websites you visit with us and the date and duration of the visit. This is exclusively information that does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person. We evaluate this data only for statistical purposes and only in an anonymous form. This data is not merged with other data sources.
Use of the collected data
We use the personal data provided by you exclusively for the communicated or agreed purposes, i.e. usually to process your reservation or to answer your request. For this purpose, their data will be transmitted to companies of the IHG Group if this is necessary for the purpose of performance. If you use our services, as a rule, only data is collected that we need to provide the services. As far as we ask you for further data, this is voluntary information. The processing of personal data takes place exclusively for the fulfilment of the requested service and for the protection of legitimate own business interests.
Transfer of personal data to third parties
The processing and use of your data for purposes of consulting, advertising and market research takes place only with your express consent. Your data will not be sold, rented or otherwise made available to third parties. Transfers of personal data to state institutions and authorities only take place within the framework of mandatory national legislation.
Data integrity
We implement technical and organizational security measures acc. § 9 BDSG to protect your data managed by us against accidental or intentional manipulation, against loss or destruction or against access by unauthorized persons. These security measures are continuously adapted to the current state of the art.
Cookies
This website uses so-called cookies in some areas. These serve to make our services more user-friendly, effective and secure. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and stored by your browser. Most of the cookies we use are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Cookies do not cause any damage to your computer and do not contain viruses. Of course, you can also view the website without cookies. If you do not want cookies to be stored on your computer, you can deactivate the corresponding option in the system settings of your browser. You can delete stored cookies at any time in the system settings of your browser. However, if you do not accept cookies, this may lead to functional limitations of our services.
This website uses plugins from the social network Facebook, 1601 South California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. You can recognize the Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on our page. An overview of the Facebook plugins can be found here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/
If you use our website, the plugin establishes a direct connection between your browser and the Facebook server. Facebook receives the information that you have visited our site with your IP address. If you click on the Facebook “Like” button while you are logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of our pages to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to assign the visit to our pages to your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of this website, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook.
Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at http://de-de.facebook.com/policy.php If you do not want Facebook to be able to assign your visit to our pages to your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook user account. It is also possible to block Facebook social plugins with add-ons for your browser, for example with the Facebook Blocker.
Our website uses functions of the LinkedIn network. The provider is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Each time one of our pages containing LinkedIn functions is accessed, a connection to LinkedIn servers is established. LinkedIn is informed that you have visited our website with your IP address. If you click on the LinkedIn “Recommend” button and are logged into your LinkedIn account, LinkedIn is able to assign your visit to our website to you and your user account. We would like to point out that as the provider of the pages, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by LinkedIn.
Further information can be found in LinkedIn’s privacy policy at: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
Our website uses functions of the XING network. The provider is XING AG, Dammtorstraße 29-32, 20354 Hamburg, Germany. Each time one of our pages containing Xing functions is accessed, a connection to Xing servers is established. To the best of our knowledge, personal data is not stored. In particular, no IP addresses are stored or usage behavior is evaluated.
Further information on data protection and the Xing Share button can be found in Xing’s privacy policy at https://www.xing.com/app/share? op=data_protection
On our site we use social plugins of the social network Pinterest, which is operated by Pinterest Inc., 635 High Street, Palo Alto, CA, 94301, USA (“Pinterest”). When you visit a page that contains such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the websites visited, which also contain Pinterest functions, type and settings of the browser, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest and cookies.
Further information on the purpose, scope and further processing and use of the data by Pinterest as well as your rights in this regard and possibilities for protecting your privacy can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy: https://about.pinterest.com/de/privacy-policy
Google Analytics
This website uses functions of the web analysis service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses so-called “Cookies”, text files that are stored on your computer and that allow 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. However, if IP anonymization is activated on this website, your IP address will first be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transmitted to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of this website, to compile reports on website activity and to provide other services related to website activity and internet usage to the website operator. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. You can also prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (incl. your IP address) to Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing this at the following link (http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout? hl=de) download and install available browser plugin. You can prevent the collection by Google Analytics by clicking on the following link. An opt-out cookie will be set that prevents the future collection of your data when visiting this website: Disable Google Analytics Further information on terms of use and data protection can be found at http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/de.html or at https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/. We would like to point out that on this website Google Analytics has been extended by the code “anonymizeIp” to provide an anonymous collection of IP addresses (so-called IP masking).
Google Maps
This website uses Google Maps to display maps and to create directions. Google Maps is operated by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). By using this website, you agree to the collection, processing and use of the automatically collected data and entered by you by Google, one of its representatives, or third-party providers. The terms of use for Google Maps can be found at www.google.com/intl/de_de/help/terms_maps.html
Declaration of consent of the user
By using our website and the services offered therein, you agree that the personal data you voluntarily provide will be stored by us and processed and used in compliance with this privacy policy.
Right to information and questions
Upon written request, we will inform you about what data we collect about you (e.g. B. name, address). For questions, suggestions or comments on the subject of data protection, please contact the contact address given in the imprint.
Berlin, February 2016