Cookie statement

General

At Hotel Valaskjálf, we place great emphasis on privacy and take the utmost care when handling all personal information. We operate as either a controller or a processor under the Personal Data Protection Act (90/2018). We are committed to providing transparent and fair processing of information. In this privacy statement, we will inform you about us, why and how we use personal information, and about your rights regarding your personal information in our custody.

Who are we?

We are 701Hotels ehf and are registered at 700 Egilsstaðir. You can reach us by sending us an email at 701@701.is

You can send a written inquiry to the company regarding the processing of personal data to the email address 701@701.is.

What is personal information?

General personal information is all information that can be traced to individuals, such as name, social security number, address, email address and telephone number.

Sensitive personal data is specifically mentioned in the law, and it includes information about race, ethnic origin, political opinions, religion, life views and trade union membership. It also includes health data, information about sexual behaviour, genetic data and biometric data.

How we use your information

The company undertakes to process personal data lawfully and that personal data is not processed in a manner incompatible with the original purpose of the processing. The purpose of the processing may change, in which case the data subjects will be notified.

Personal information is collected only for clear purposes. The company will not collect more information about individuals than is necessary.

Information may be shared with processors, i.e. service providers, agents and/or developers, but this will only be done to provide services and/or deliver products that you have requested and approved.

Valaskjálf undertakes to take appropriate technical and organizational measures for information security when personal information is shared with the aforementioned parties.

Information processing refers to the use or handling of personal information, for example to provide a service. Valaskjálf reserves the right to hand over all data requested by the police if there is suspicion of illegal activity or business practices by a party on the company's website.

What information do we collect?

Valaskjálf strives to collect only the information the company needs to provide specific services.

In general, your personal information is only stored if you provide it to us on your own initiative, but the information is stored in order to provide the requested service, fulfill contracts, safeguard the legitimate interests of the company, or comply with a legal obligation.

Our website automatically collects IP addresses and basic information about your browser, but additional information may be recorded on the server that hosts the website. The collection is automatic, but the data is only used for the legitimate interests of Valaskjálf, for example, for cyber attacks on the website.

Information retention period

Personal information that comes into our possession will only be stored until it is no longer necessary to keep it or for the duration of a retention period. Retention periods may change due to customer requests or legitimate interests, for example to ensure data security or criminal prosecution.

Your right

You have the right to contact us and receive information about your data at the email address 701@701.is

Your right is this:

• Right to receive information about the processing of information

• Right to restrict the processing of information

• The right to have information about you transferred to another controller

• The right to receive a copy of your personal information

• Right to object to processing

• The right to have information about you deleted

• The right to have incorrect or inaccurate information corrected

• Right to withdraw consent and stop processing of information

• Right to file a complaint with the Data Protection Authority

In some cases, it is impossible for the company to comply with a request, for example, if the company is required by law to retain information. In cases where the company is unable to comply with your request, it will be denied. However, this may also be done on the basis of intellectual property rights or the rights of third parties, for example, due to privacy.