Privacy Policy
1. Data Protection at a Glance
The protection of your personal data is important to us. Below, we inform you about which personal data is processed when you visit our website, for what purposes this is done, and what rights you have under the General Data Protection Regulation.
Personal data means any information that can be used to identify you personally, for example your name, email address, IP address, or usage data.
2. Controller
The controller responsible for data processing on this website is:
Christa Urban-Hoffarth and Frank Hoffarth
Eisenbacher Straße 25B
65618 Selters (Taunus)
Germany
Email: info@ferienhaus-selters.de
Website: www.ferienhaus-selters.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
3. Hosting by ALL-INKL.COM
Our website is hosted by the following provider:
ALL-INKL.COM – Neue Medien Münnich
Owner: René Münnich
Hauptstraße 68
02742 Friedersdorf
Germany
When you access our website, the hosting provider automatically processes information in so-called server log files. This may include, in particular, the following data:
IP address of the accessing device,
date and time of access,
page or file accessed,
amount of data transferred,
browser type and browser version,
operating system used,
referrer URL,
hostname of the accessing computer.
This data is processed to ensure the secure, stable, and technically error-free provision of our website and to detect and prevent attacks or misuse.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable operation of our website.
Where required, we have concluded a data processing agreement with the hosting provider in accordance with Art. 28 GDPR.
4. SSL or TLS Encryption
This website uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the browser address line begins with “https://” and displays a lock symbol.
When SSL or TLS encryption is activated, data that you transmit to us cannot generally be read by third parties.
5. Contact by Email
If you contact us by email, we process the data you provide. This includes, in particular, your email address, your name if provided, the content of your message, and any other information voluntarily provided.
The processing is carried out in order to handle your request, communicate with you, and, where applicable, prepare or perform a contractual relationship, for example in connection with a booking request.
The legal basis is Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your request is related to a booking or pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in responding to your request pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
The data you provide will remain with us until the purpose of processing no longer applies, you request deletion, or statutory retention obligations prevent deletion.
6. Cookies and Consent Management with Complianz
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device.
We use the WordPress plugin “Complianz – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent” to manage user consent.
With Complianz, visitors to our website can decide which cookies and external services they wish to consent to. Consent can be withdrawn or adjusted at any time via the cookie settings.
Technically necessary cookies may be required to provide the website in a functional, secure, and user-friendly manner. The storage of technically necessary cookies is based on Section 25(2) TDDDG. The subsequent processing of personal data is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR.
Where cookies or similar technologies are used that are not technically necessary, this is done only on the basis of your consent pursuant to Section 25(1) TDDDG and Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
You can change your cookie settings at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website.
7. Google Maps / Route Planning
We provide information on how to find us on our website. Google Maps may be embedded or linked for this purpose.
The provider is:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House, Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
If Google Maps is embedded on our website, the service will only be loaded after you have given your consent. Before that, the embedding is blocked by our consent tool.
If you activate Google Maps or click on a corresponding link, personal data may be transmitted to Google. This may include, in particular, your IP address, location data, usage data, and technical information about your device. Google may also process data on servers outside the European Union.
Google Maps is used to conveniently display directions to our holiday home and to enable route planning.
The legal basis for embedding Google Maps is your consent pursuant to Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Section 25(1) TDDDG. You can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future.
Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google’s privacy policy.
8. Booking via Airbnb
Our website links to our external booking offer on Airbnb. When you click on the corresponding link, you leave our website and are redirected to the Airbnb website.
The respective provider is responsible for the processing of personal data on the Airbnb website. We have no influence over which data Airbnb collects, processes, or stores.
Please refer to Airbnb’s privacy information before making a booking there or entering personal data.
The legal basis for including the external link is Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in providing you with a simple way to book our holiday home.
9. WordPress and Technical Website Functions
Our website is operated using WordPress. Technically necessary data may be processed in order to display the website correctly, provide security functions, and ensure usability.
Where personal data is processed in this context, this is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the secure and reliable operation of our website.
10. Embedded Images and Media
Images and media of our holiday home and the surrounding area are displayed on our website. When the website is accessed, this content is technically transmitted to your device. Server log data, in particular your IP address, may be processed in this context.
The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the appealing presentation of our offer and in providing information to potential guests.
11. External Links
Our website contains links to external websites, in particular Airbnb and Google Maps. When you click on an external link, you leave our website.
The respective operators are solely responsible for data processing on the linked pages. We have no influence on the type, scope, or purposes of the processing of personal data by external providers.
12. Storage Period
We store personal data only for as long as is necessary for the respective processing purposes or as required by statutory retention obligations.
Data from inquiries will be deleted once the inquiry has been finally processed, unless statutory retention obligations or legitimate interests in further storage apply.
Data related to bookings, contract processing, or tax obligations may be stored for a longer period in accordance with statutory retention periods.
13. Legal Bases for Processing
We process personal data on the basis of the following legal grounds:
Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, if you have given your consent,
Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR, if processing is necessary for the performance of a contract or for pre-contractual measures,
Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR, if we are legally obliged to process data,
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, if processing is necessary to safeguard our legitimate interests,
Section 25(1) TDDDG, if consent is required for cookies or similar technologies,
Section 25(2) TDDDG, if cookies or similar technologies are strictly technically necessary.
14. Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data may be passed on to technical service providers who support us in operating the website, in particular hosting providers, IT service providers, or providers of embedded services.
Where service providers process personal data on our behalf, this is done on the basis of a data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR.
Data is only passed on to third parties if this is legally permitted, if you have given your consent, or if it is necessary for the performance of a contract.
15. Data Transfer to Third Countries
When using certain external services, in particular Google Maps or Airbnb, personal data may be transferred to countries outside the European Union or the European Economic Area.
Where such a transfer takes place, the respective providers state that they ensure appropriate data protection safeguards, such as EU Standard Contractual Clauses or other recognized mechanisms. We have no direct influence over the specific data processing carried out by these external providers.
16. Your Rights
Within the scope of the applicable legal provisions, you have the following rights at any time:
right of access to your stored personal data,
right to rectification of inaccurate data,
right to erasure of your data,
right to restriction of processing,
right to data portability,
right to object to certain processing operations,
right to withdraw consent given with effect for the future,
right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.
To exercise your rights, you may contact us at any time:
17. Withdrawal of Your Consent
Many data processing operations are only possible with your express consent. You may withdraw consent already given at any time with effect for the future.
The lawfulness of the data processing carried out before the withdrawal remains unaffected by the withdrawal.
18. Right to Object Pursuant to Art. 21 GDPR
If data processing is carried out on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, you have the right at any time, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to object to the processing of your personal data.
If you object, we will no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing, or the processing serves the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
19. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority
If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates data protection law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.
The data protection supervisory authority of the German federal state of Hesse may be responsible in particular.
20. Status and Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is currently valid and was last updated in May 2026.
We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy if legal requirements, technical functions of the website, or services used change.