Privacy Policy

The entity responsible for data processing under data protection laws, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union, is:

Mareike Korenjak

Brühlstrasse 6

78652 Deißlingen/Lauffen, Germany

Phone: +49 163 6815981

Email: Blackforestrental@icloud.com

Your Data Subject Rights

Under the contact details provided for our data protection officer, you can exercise the following rights at any time:

• Right of access to the data stored about you and its processing (Art. 15 GDPR),
• Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data (Art. 16 GDPR),
• Right to erasure of your data (Art. 17 GDPR),
• Right to restriction of processing if we are unable to delete your data due to legal obligations (Art. 18 GDPR),
• Right to object to the processing of your data (Art. 21 GDPR),
• Right to data portability if you have consented to data processing or entered into a contract with us (Art. 20 GDPR).

If you have given your consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, for example, with the authority responsible for your place of residence or with the authority responsible for us as the data controller.

A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found here: Supervisory Authorities List .

Collection of General Information when Visiting Our Website

Type and Purpose of Processing:

When you access our website, i.e., when you do not register or submit any information, general information is automatically collected. This information (server log files) includes the type of web browser, operating system used, domain name of your internet service provider, your IP address, and similar details.

This information is processed for the following purposes:

• Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
• Ensuring the smooth use of our website,
• Evaluating the security and stability of the system, and
• Optimizing our website.

We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your identity. This kind of information may be statistically evaluated, in anonymized form, to improve our online presence and the underlying technology.

Legal Basis and Legitimate Interest:

The processing is carried out in accordance with Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR based on our legitimate interest in improving the stability and functionality of our website.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers who act as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Storage Duration:

The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. This is generally the case when the respective session ends for data used to provide the website.

Provision of Data is Mandatory or Required:

Providing the aforementioned personal data is neither legally nor contractually required. However, without the IP address, the service and functionality of our website cannot be guaranteed. Additionally, certain services may not be available or may be restricted. Therefore, an objection is excluded.

Technically Unnecessary Cookies

We also use cookies to better align the offerings on our website with the interests of our visitors or to improve the website based on statistical evaluations.

For information on which providers set cookies, please refer to the details provided below regarding the used display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies.

Legal Basis:

The legal basis for this processing is your consent, Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR.

Data Use for Booking

To make a booking, you are required to provide your contact details. You must only provide the fields marked with an asterisk (mandatory fields) as well as the booking-related details (e.g., stay period). We also store your booking date and time. Additional information (optional fields) is not mandatory. The data you provide on our website, including any notes, are personal data, and we process and use them to ensure the processing of the booking and the provision of the requested service. We also use your data to provide you with relevant information regarding your booking or stay.

The personal data collected during the booking process is forwarded to the following third parties: Smoobu GmbH – Smoobu.com is a software provider for vacation rental hosts

Pappelallee 78/79

10437 Berlin, Germany

Link to Smoobu’s privacy policy: https://www.smoobu.com/de/datenschutz/

Recipients of the data may include technical service providers acting as processors for the operation and maintenance of our website.

Further recipients of the data can be found in the details regarding the employed display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies listed below.

Data Transfer to Third Countries:

For details on this, please refer to the lists of the individual display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics providers below.

Provision of Data:

Mandatory or Required You can of course view our website without cookies. Web browsers are typically set to accept cookies by default. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time through your browser settings (see Revocation of Consent).

Please note that certain functions of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

Revocation of Consent:

You can withdraw your consent at any time via our cookie consent tool.

Profiling

To what extent we analyze the behavior of website visitors using pseudonymized user profiles can be found in the information below regarding the employed display, tracking, remarketing, and web analytics technologies.

Provision of Paid Services

Type and Purpose of Processing:

To provide paid services, we request additional data, such as payment information, in order to process your order.

Legal Basis:

The processing of data required for the conclusion of a contract is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include processors.

Third-Country Transfer:

The collected data will, if applicable, be transferred to the following third countries: No

Data Protection Guarantees:

Adequacy Decision by the European Commission

Storage Duration:

We store this data in our systems until the statutory retention periods have expired. These generally amount to 6 or 10 years due to proper accounting and tax law requirements.

Provision of Data: Mandatory or Required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our offered content and services.

Comment Function

Type and Purpose of Processing:

When users leave comments on our website, the time of creation and the username previously selected by the website visitor are also stored along with the comment. This is for our security, as we can be held responsible for illegal content on our website, even if it was created by users.

Legal Basis:

The processing of data entered as a comment is based on legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). By providing the comment function, we aim to offer you an easy way to interact. Your provided information will be stored for processing the inquiry as well as for potential follow-up questions.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include processors.

Third-Country Transfer:

The collected data may, if applicable, be transferred to the following third countries: No

Data Protection Guarantees:

Adequacy Decision by the European Commission

Storage Duration:

The data will be deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its collection. This is generally the case when communication with the user is concluded, and the company can reasonably assume that the issue has been fully resolved. We reserve the right to delete without specifying reasons and without prior or subsequent notification.

You may also request the deletion of your comment at any time. Please send an email to the data protection officer or the responsible person listed below and include the link to your comment, as well as the email address used when posting the comment for identification purposes.

Provision of Data:Mandatory or Required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. Without the provision of your personal data, we cannot grant you access to our comment function.

Newsletter

Type and Purpose of Processing:

To send our newsletter, we collect personal data that is transmitted to us via a submission form. For effective registration, we require a valid email address. To verify that a registration is indeed made by the owner of the email address, we use the "Double Opt-In" method. For this purpose, we log the newsletter registration, the sending of a confirmation email, and the receipt of the requested response. No additional data is collected.

Legal Basis:

Based on your explicit consent (Art. 6 (1) lit. a GDPR), we regularly send you our newsletter or similar information via email to the email address you provided.

You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. Each newsletter contains an unsubscribe link. You can also unsubscribe directly on this website or inform us of your withdrawal via the contact option provided at the end of this privacy notice.

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include processors.

Transfer to Third Countries:

The collected data may, if applicable, be transferred to the following third countries: No

Data Protection Guarantees:

Adequacy Decision by the European Commission

Storage Duration:

The data will be processed in this context only as long as the corresponding consent is in place. After that, they will be deleted.

Provision of Data: Mandatory or Required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary, solely based on your consent. Without your consent, we cannot send you our newsletter. Revocation of Consent: You can withdraw your consent to the storage of your personal data and its use for the newsletter at any time with effect for the future. Unsubscription can be requested through the link in every email or by contacting the data protection officer or the responsible person listed below.

Contact Form

Type and Purpose of Processing:

The data you enter will be stored for the purpose of individual communication with you. A valid email address and your name are required for this purpose. These are used to assign the inquiry and respond to it. Providing additional information is optional.

Legal Basis:

The processing of data entered in the contact form is based on a legitimate interest (Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR). By providing the contact form, we aim to facilitate easy communication with you. Your provided information will be stored for the purpose of processing the inquiry and for potential follow-up questions.

If you contact us to request a quote, the processing of the data entered in the contact form is for the execution of pre-contractual measures (Art. 6 (1) lit. b GDPR).

Recipients:

Recipients of the data may include processors.

Storage Duration:

Data will be deleted no later than 6 months after the inquiry has been processed. If a contractual relationship is established, we are subject to legal retention periods under the German Commercial Code (HGB) and will delete your data after these periods have expired.

Provision of Data: Mandatory or Required:

The provision of your personal data is voluntary. However, we can only process your inquiry if you provide us with your name, email address, and the reason for your inquiry.

Use of Google Analytics If you have given your consent, Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA (hereinafter: "Google") will be used on this website. Google Analytics uses "cookies," text files that are stored on your computer and allow an analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Due to the activation of IP anonymization on these pages, your IP address will, however, be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a Google server in the USA and then shortened. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other data from Google.

For more information on terms of use and privacy, please visit: Google Analytics Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy . 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 and internet usage to the website operator.

The data we send, which is linked with cookies, user IDs (e.g., User-ID), or advertising IDs, will be automatically deleted after 14 months. The deletion of data that has reached its retention period occurs automatically once a month.

Revocation of Consent:

You can prevent tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking this Opt-Out link . This will install an opt-out cookie on your device. This will prevent the collection by Google Analytics for this website and this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

You can also prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all features of this website.

Furthermore, you can prevent the collection of the data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On .

Use of Script Libraries (Google Webfonts)

To present our content correctly and visually appealing across all browsers, we use "Google Web Fonts" by Google LLC (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA) for font display on this website. For more information on Google Web Fonts, visit Google Web Fonts FAQ and Google's privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy .

Use of Typekit Web Fonts from Adobe Fonts

We use Typekit web fonts from Adobe Fonts to visually design our website. Adobe Fonts is a service provided by Adobe Systems Software Ireland Companies (4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland; hereinafter "Adobe") that grants us access to a font library.

To integrate the fonts we use, your browser must establish a connection to an Adobe server in the USA and download the necessary font for our website. This gives Adobe the information that our website was accessed from your IP address.

For more information on Adobe Fonts, please refer to Adobe’s privacy policy: Adobe Fonts Privacy Policy . If your browser does not support web fonts or if you do not grant your consent, a default font will be used from your computer.

Withdrawal of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or the ability to block data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please withdraw your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transmissions in the cookie consent tool. Please note that, in this case, you may not be able to fully use our website, or some features may be limited.

Use of Google Maps

We use the Google Maps service on this website. Google Maps is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google"). This allows us to display interactive maps directly on the website and enable you to conveniently use the map functionality. For more information about data processing by Google, you can refer to Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy . You can also modify your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Detailed instructions for managing your data with Google products can be found here: https://www.dataliberation.org .

When visiting the website, Google receives information that you have accessed the relevant page. This occurs regardless of whether Google provides a user account to which you are logged in or whether no user account exists. If you are logged into Google, your data will be directly associated with your account.

If you do not wish for the data to be linked to your Google profile, you must log out of your Google account before activating the button. Google stores your data as usage profiles and uses it for advertising, market research, and/or tailored website design. This evaluation is carried out, in particular (even for users who are not logged in), to provide targeted advertising and to inform other users of the social network about your activities on our website. You have the right to object to the creation of these user profiles, and for this, you must contact Google.

Withdrawal of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or the ability to block data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please withdraw your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transmissions in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to fully use or may have limited access to our website.

Embedded YouTube Videos

We embed YouTube videos on our website.The provider of the respective plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA (hereinafter "YouTube"). YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter "Google"). When you visit a page with the YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube’s servers is established. YouTube will be informed of the pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account before activating the video.

When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies to collect information about user behavior.

For more information about the purpose and scope of data collection and its processing by YouTube, please refer to the provider’s privacy policy. You will also find more information about your rights and settings options to protect your privacy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy .

Withdrawal of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or the ability to block data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please withdraw your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transmissions in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to fully use or may have limited access to our website.

Google AdWords

Our website uses Google Conversion Tracking. The operator of Google AdWords services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. If you came to our website through an ad displayed by Google, a Google AdWords cookie will be set on your computer. The conversion tracking cookie is set when a user clicks on an ad placed by Google.

If the user visits certain pages on our website and the cookie has not yet expired, both we and Google can recognize that the user clicked on the ad and was redirected to that page. Each Google AdWords customer receives a different cookie. Cookies cannot be tracked across websites of different AdWords customers. The information collected through the conversion cookie is used to generate conversion statistics for AdWords customers who have chosen to use conversion tracking. Customers are informed of the total number of users who clicked on their ad and were redirected to a page with a conversion tracking tag. However, no information is provided that could identify users personally.

For more information about the data processing by Google, you can refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy . You can also modify your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Withdrawal of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or the ability to block data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please withdraw your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transmissions in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to fully use or may have limited access to our website.

Use of Google Remarketing

This website uses the Google Remarketing feature. The operator of Google Remarketing services is Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (hereinafter referred to as "Google").

The feature is designed to display interest-based advertisements to website visitors within the Google advertising network. A "cookie" is stored in the browser of the website visitor, which allows the visitor to be recognized when visiting websites that belong to Google’s advertising network. On these pages, the visitor may be presented with ads related to content they previously viewed on websites using Google Remarketing.

For more information about data processing by Google, you can refer to Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy . You can also modify your personal privacy settings in the Privacy Center.

Withdrawal of Consent:

The provider currently does not offer a simple opt-out option or the ability to block data transmission. If you wish to prevent the tracking of your activities on our website, please withdraw your consent for the relevant cookie category or all technically unnecessary cookies and data transmissions in the cookie consent tool. In this case, however, you may not be able to fully use or may have limited access to our website.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use encryption procedures (e.g., SSL) that are in line with current technology standards via HTTPS.

Information about Your Right to Object under Article 21 GDPR

Right to Object on a Case-by-Case Basis

You have the right to object at any time, for reasons related to your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you, which is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f GDPR (processing based on balancing legitimate interests); this also applies to profiling based on this provision (Art. 4 No. 4 GDPR). If you object, we will no longer process your personal data, unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that outweigh your interests, rights, and freedoms, or the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

Recipient of the Objection

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adjust this privacy statement to ensure it always meets the current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy statement, e.g., when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will apply when you visit the website again.

Questions to the Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions about data protection, please send us an email or contact the person responsible for data protection in our organization: This privacy policy was created with the help of activeMind AG, experts in external data protection officers (Version #2020-09-30).