Data Privacy

Privacy Policy

The responsible body within the meaning of data protection laws, in particular the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is:

Station Hostel GmbH & Co. KG

Marzellenstrasse 44-56, 50668 Cologne
Phone: +49 221 912 53 01, station@hostel-cologne.de

Your data subject rights

You can exercise the following rights at any time using the contact details provided:

  • Information about your data stored by us and its processing,
  • Correction of inaccurate personal data,
  • Deletion of your data stored by us,
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations,
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us and
  • Data portability, provided that you have consented to data processing or have concluded a contract with us.

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

You can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for you at any time. Your competent supervisory authority depends on the federal state of your residence, work, or the alleged violation. A list of supervisory authorities (for the non-public sector) with addresses can be found at: https://www.bfdi.bund.de/DE/Infothek/Anschriften_Links/anschriften_links-node.html.

Purposes of data processing by the responsible body and third parties

We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be transferred to third parties for purposes other than those stated. We will only pass on your personal data to third parties if:

  • You have given your consent,
  • the processing is necessary to perform a contract with you,
  • processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation,
  • the processing is necessary to protect legitimate interests and there is no reason to assume that you have an overriding legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.

Deletion or blocking of data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We therefore only store your personal data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes stated here or as required by the various retention periods stipulated by law. Once the respective purpose no longer applies or these periods expire, the corresponding data is routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with legal regulations.

Collection of general information when visiting our website

When you access our website, general information is automatically collected using a cookie. This information (server log files) includes, for example, the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar information. This information does not allow any conclusions to be drawn about you personally.

This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver the website content you request and is mandatory when using the Internet. It is processed in particular for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring a smooth connection to the website,
  • Ensuring smooth use of our website,
  • Evaluation of system security and stability as well as
  • for further administrative purposes.

The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest in the aforementioned data collection purposes. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about you personally. Recipients of the data are only the responsible body and, if applicable, contract processors.

Anonymous information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us in order to optimise our website and the technology behind it.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called "cookies." Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. These automatically provide us with certain data, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and your internet connection.

Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transmit viruses to a computer. The information contained in cookies allows us to facilitate navigation and ensure our web pages are displayed correctly.

Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent.

Of course, you can also view our website without cookies. Internet browsers are usually set to accept cookies. In general, you can disable the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to learn how to change these settings. Please note that individual features of our website may not work if you have disabled the use of cookies.

SSL encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g. SSL) over HTTPS.

Contact form

If you contact us with any questions via email or contact form, you give us your voluntary consent to contact you. You must provide a valid email address. This will be used to assign your inquiry and subsequently respond to it. Providing additional data is optional. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing your inquiry and for possible follow-up questions. Once your inquiry has been processed, your personal data will be automatically deleted.

Changes to our privacy policy

We reserve the right to amend this privacy policy to ensure that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, for example, when introducing new services. The new privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.