Welcome to the world of Boutiquetravellers and we are very happy that you are joining our world and using our services. With our platform we are aiming to connect people on basis of their preferences with regard to travelling and everything that comes along with exploring the world. On our sites we want to focus on the great and unique places and are not intending to provide general reviews like other sites. Within our community of Boutiquetravellers we treat each other with utmost respect, emphasize the integrity of our members and are very grateful to you for sharing your unique experiences with us. Sharing is caring and caring is a matter of trust. Trust has to be mutual and we are aware that we have to earn your trust for a successful growth and a great platform adding super value for our community. So will always make sure that your privacy is respected and taken care. We are fully committed to respect your privacy and to protect your personal data, which is any information that is eligible in identifying you as an individual person, collected via all our sites and/or apps that are linked to this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle and protect your personal data in connection with all our sites within our capacities. Our sites only collect personal information that is specifically and voluntarily provided by you. Such information may consist of, but is not limited to the information that has been voluntarily provided to us, such as, e.g. your name, interests, address, email address and telephone and mobile numbers and the information and recommendations that you provided to us in our Facebook Group or Instagram or any other site or channel related to and hosted by Boutiquetravellers. We may also store and maintain any content that you provide, including but not limited to postings on any blogs, forums, pages, wikis and other social media applications and services that we may provide or use. We will not usually seek sensitive information (e.g., data relating to race or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, ...) from you. We will, where necessary, obtain your explicit consent to collect and use such sensitive information.
With everything we do Boutiquetravellers GmbH ("BT", "Boutiquetravellers", "we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how BT collects, uses, shares, stores and otherwise processes personal data in connection with the Boutiquetravellers website, mobile applications, social media pages or groups, online communities and related services that link to or reference this Privacy Policy (together, the "Platform"). This version is structured for an EU-based company with international users and is intended to support GDPR-oriented compliance while remaining usable for a broader international setup.
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or the United Kingdom, please note that this Privacy Policy should be read together with any country-specific or service-specific notices that may be provided at the time your data is collected.
BOUTIQUETRAVELLERS GmbH
Julius Tandler Platz 3, 1090 Vienna
FN 123456b
Email: welcome@boutiquetravellers.com
This Privacy Policy applies to personal data processed when you:
Please note that BT collects standard internet log information like other sites. It may collect and process the following categories of personal data:
Be aware that whenever you publicly disclose information online, that information could be collected and used by other users. We are not responsible for any action or policies of any other parties who collect information that users publicly disclose on BT or in any such forums or groups on the sites such e.g. Facebook, Instagram etc. Personal data collected on our sites may be transferred to our subsidiaries and/or affiliates and their personnel as well as to our third party service providers located throughout the world, including in countries where the local law may grant you different rights than you have in your own country. Unfortunately we can not have full control over this transfer. Additionally, the sites may be viewed and hosted by third party service providers anywhere in the world. Where required by law, we have put in place legal mechanisms designed to ensure adequate data protection of your personal data that is processed by our subsidiaries, affiliates and third-party service providers, including the transfer of your personal data to countries other than the one in which you reside. By using any of the sites and providing information on any of them, you voluntarily consent to such transborder transfer and hosting of such information. On our mobile applications we may use third party service providers to analyze non-personally identifiable user activity to fix errors, monitor usage, and improve the performance of the mobile applications. In addition, our services offer a personalized list of recommendations providing you with potential content that we think you will find interesting. Recommendations are based solely on what you have viewed on our sites and apps and social media channels. A unique user analysis tool that is generated by the app helps personalize your app experience and tracks the information that you read in the app. We do not share your viewing history or trends with other users or any external third parties others than explicitly third parties working for us. Our sites may enable you to link your social network accounts including, but not limited to, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, XING, Facebook, and YouTube, with us. The sites also may allow you to log in to our account using certain social network account credentials. By linking your social network account with us or logging in to our account using your social network account credentials, you give us permission to access information that you have made available in your public profile for or on our site on that social network account. The information available in your public profile varies based on the social network and your settings, but may include your email address, real name, pictures, gender, interests, places you like and/or linked to our service and location. We use the information we receive from your social network account in accordance with the social network's terms of use and this Privacy Policy. Please refer to the privacy settings in your social network account for information about what data is shared with us and other connected applications and to manage the data that is shared through your account, including information about your activities using our sites. If you would like to disconnect a social media account from us, refer to the settings of that social network account and its provider. We will make our best efforts to remain dedicated to personal data-related compliance and ensure that we meet the industry standards for data privacy, including GDPR. BT will ensure ongoing efforts to make necessary changes to its products and services to meet global industrial privacy standards and will continue to participate in industry-leading data privacy initiatives.
Therefore we may modify or amend this Privacy statement from time to time at our discretion. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy statement to be informed about how we are protecting your information.
BT does not intentionally request special categories of personal data under Article 9 GDPR unless there is a specific lawful reason to do so and an appropriate legal basis, such as explicit consent or another permitted ground under applicable law.
BT processes personal data only where there is an identified purpose and an applicable legal basis. The same data may be used for more than one compatible purpose where permitted by law.
Where BT relies on legitimate interests, those interests generally include operating a trustworthy recommendation platform, protecting the Platform and its users, improving services, promoting BT's products and services in a proportionate way, and maintaining business operations efficiently and improving our services and/or products.
Where consent is required, such as for certain cookies or direct marketing in some jurisdictions, users may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
BT may use user preferences, search behavior, saved items, engagement history and similar activity signals to personalize content, ranking, recommendations and discovery features on the Platform. This is intended to improve relevance and user experience and does not generally involve automated decision-making that produces legal effects or similarly significant effects within the meaning of Article 22 GDPR.
If BT later introduces materially different profiling or automated decision-making that has significant effects, the Privacy Policy and relevant user notices should be updated accordingly.
BT uses cookies and similar technologies for functionality, security, analytics, remembering preferences, measuring performance and, where applicable, marketing. In jurisdictions such as the EU/EEA and UK, non-essential cookies or trackers should only be set where the user has provided the consent required by law.
BT may receive personal data directly from users, from devices and browsers, from cookies and analytics tools, from social login providers, from service providers and business partners, from public sources, and from user interactions with BT's social media channels and communities where lawful and proportionate.
BT may share personal data where necessary with the following categories of recipients:
Where a recipient acts as BT's processor, BT seeks to put in place a data processing agreement or equivalent contractual safeguards where required by law.
BT does not sell personal data in the ordinary meaning of that term under the GDPR. If BT becomes subject to laws that use broader concepts of "sale" or "sharing", region-specific notices may be added.
BT may transfer personal data to recipients located outside the EEA, UK or Switzerland where BT or its service providers operate internationally. Such transfers are subject to the additional conditions laid down in Chapter V GDPR where GDPR applies. Some of our service providers and technical infrastructure are located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including in countries such as the United States. Where personal data is transferred to recipients in countries for which the European Commission has not issued an adequacy decision, we ensure an appropriate level of protection by using suitable safeguards, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses and, where applicable, certification mechanisms recognized under data protection law. You can obtain more information about these safeguards and a copy of the relevant contractual protections by contacting us using the details in this Privacy Policy.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, BT seeks to rely on one or more of the following transfer mechanisms, as appropriate:
BT keeps personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including to provide services, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements and protect BT's legitimate interests.
Retention periods vary depending on the type of data and the reason it was collected.
Where the GDPR or similar laws apply, users may have the right, subject to applicable conditions and limitations, to:
BT may request information necessary to verify identity before responding to a rights request. This is intended to protect personal data against unauthorized disclosure.
The Platform is not intended for children below the age at which they can validly use the service under applicable law without parental involvement. BT does not knowingly collect personal data from children where prohibited by law. If BT becomes aware that personal data has been collected from a child in breach of applicable law, BT will take appropriate steps to delete that data or otherwise handle it in accordance with legal requirements.
BT uses technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to, personal data. Such measures may include access controls, encryption where appropriate, logging, role-based permissions, backup procedures and vendor management controls. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.
If users submit recommendations, profile photos, comments or other content to public or community-facing areas of the Platform, that information may be visible to other users and may be indexed, copied or further shared by others depending on the nature of the service. Users should avoid posting personal or sensitive information they do not want to make public.
The Platform may contain links to or integrations with third-party websites, booking engines, social media platforms and external services. BT is not responsible for the privacy practices of those third parties. Users should review the privacy notices of those third-party services separately.
BT may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, the Platform or BT's business.
Questions, requests or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or BT's processing of personal data may be directed to:
BOUTIQUETRAVELLERS GmbH
Managing Director: Mag. Carolin Zrinyi
Julius Tandler Platz 3, 1090 Vienna
Email: welcome@boutiquetravellers.com