Privacy Policy

You are using a personal blog and a recommendation platform to find vacation rentals.

As the owner and data controller of the platform, we process information about you. We respect and protect your right to privacy and want to help you retain control over your personal data.

In the following, we would like to explain to you what personal data we collect and process from you and how we handle it. This data is necessary in order to manage your user profile and provide the services you have requested. We would also like to inform you about your rights in relation to your personal data.

We process various categories of personal data that are necessary for the use of our platform and the provision of our services.
provision of our services. These include:

Profile data such as username, password, profile picture and preferences to provide you with personalized features and recommendations.
Information contained in images or other content uploaded to the Platform by the Landlord or created by the Landlord and the vacation rental property with our consent.
The information you provide when you interact directly with StayCurious or other users of the Platform

The processing of this data is based on the performance of the contract to provide you with the requested services and on our legitimate interest to effectively operate and improve the Platform. In some cases, depending on your consent, the processing may include certain marketing activities.

We always ensure compliance with applicable data protection laws and implement appropriate security measures to protect your data. Your personal data will be stored for up to 6 months after deletion of your StayCurious user profile.

Under certain circumstances, we may store your personal data beyond the aforementioned period if this is required by law or is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.

Targeted marketing

If you have given your consent, we will process the personal data associated with your user profile to send you offers, news and inspiration from the world of StayCurious. In addition, we use this data to create profiles in order to better tailor the content of our communications to your interests. This is done in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

Statistics and analytics

In order to improve your experience with StayCurious and our platform, we use your personal data to compile statistics and analyses. In addition, we process the data you provide to us in questionnaires and satisfaction surveys in order to continuously optimize our platform. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in improving the platform, as we believe that our interest in processing the personal data outweighs your interest in not processing it (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

For this purpose, we process the data mentioned above under "Targeted marketing" as well as the data you provide to us in questionnaires and satisfaction surveys about your customer experience.

The data is used to continuously improve your experience and services. As long as the data is stored for other purposes, the information about your behavior on our platform and the data from reviews and questionnaires will be stored for a period of 12 months from the time of collection

How we handle your personal data

We take the utmost care and only share your personal data with relevant recipients where necessary. These recipients may include:

Third parties with whom you share your data via our platform, including your contractual partners.
Companies working with us within our network.
Professional advisors who assist us in legal and business matters.
Other trusted third parties, with your explicit consent or in the event of a merger or acquisition affecting our entire business or certain segments.

Where your personal data is shared with independent data controllers, such as tax authorities, their processing is subject to their own privacy policies, over which we have no control.

Please be assured that we will not transfer your personal data to countries outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).

Your rights

Under the Data Protection Regulations you have certain rights, which we explain below:

Right to information:You have the right to obtain information from us regarding the processing of your personal data. This includes details about the type of data, purpose of processing, recipients of the data, and storage duration. However, some exceptions may limit the disclosure of certain data.
Right to object:You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data if it is based on legitimate interests. Nevertheless, there may be circumstances where we are obligated to continue processing your data due to legal obligations or legitimate interests.
Right to erasure: You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data under specific circumstances. This applies when the data is no longer necessary, has been unlawfully processed, or if you have withdrawn your consent.
Right to data portability: You have the right to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. You may also request the direct transfer of your data to another controller, provided it is technically feasible.
Right to rectification:You have the right to have any inaccurate or incomplete personal data concerning you corrected. Additionally, you can update your data yourself by logging into your user profile.
Right to restrict processing:You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal data in certain situations, such as disputing the accuracy of the data or when the processing is deemed unlawful.

If you would like to exercise any of the above rights or complain about the processing of your personal data, you can contact us at any time using the contact details provided. If you would like to complain about our processing of your personal data, you also have the option of contacting the responsible data protection authority in Germany (https://www.bfdi.bund.de/).