All components of this website, insofar as they may be the subject of industrial property rights, are protected in favor of the Tourismusverband Franken e.V. as the rights holder. Any use and/or adoption and/or linking or other use, in whole or in part, against payment or free of charge, private or commercial, is only permitted with the express prior written consent of the Tourism Association. Violations of the law will be prosecuted by the tourism association under civil and criminal law.
Please note that only in the case of contracts for package offers (package travel contracts), but not for pure accommodation bookings, there is a general, statutory right of withdrawal of the guest/traveler in accordance with § 651 i BGB.
In particular, it is pointed out that although contracts concluded via the Internet or by e-mail are contracts in so-called distance selling, there is no right of withdrawal of the guest according to the statutory provisions (§ 312 b Distance Selling Contracts, para. (3) item 6) if the subject of the contract is the provision of services in the areas of accommodation, transportation, delivery of food and beverages and leisure activities and these contractual services are to be provided by the provider at a specific time or within a precisely specified period.
When booking accommodation, there is no free right of withdrawal of the guest after binding conclusion of the contract, which can also be made orally or by telephone! The accommodation provider can demand cancellation fees according to the legal regulations even if this is not explicitly regulated in the corresponding terms and conditions!
Accommodation offers, packages and events, which are determined on the basis of certain search parameters, are listed randomly or in alphabetical order. The listing displayed to the customer does not constitute a recommendation by the Franconia Tourist Board or Franconia Tourism Marketing GmbH regarding the quality of the service to be provided by the supplier.
Information on dispute resolution procedures before a consumer arbitration board:
We are not obligated or willing to participate in a dispute resolution procedure before a consumer arbitration board for the settlement of disputes with consumers.
The external links to third-party offers within the scope of the above-mentioned domain lead to contents of the respective providers and are not those of the responsible persons of the above-mentioned domain. These corresponding references are recognizable as such from the context or are marked separately. We have no influence whatsoever on the content provided there and do not adopt it as our own through the links. In particular, we expressly distance ourselves from the statements that can be called up there. A responsibility can only be established if we have knowledge of legal violations and it is technically possible and reasonable for us to prevent their use (§ 5 paragraph 2 TDG / MDStV). We have checked the external content for possible legal infringements to an extent that is reasonable for us. Infringements of copyrights, trademark rights or personal rights or violations of competition law on the websites of the third-party providers were not apparent and are not known to us, nor are any criminal offences being committed there.
In this privacy policy, we inform you about the processing of personal data when using our website.
Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable person. This primarily includes information that allows conclusions to be drawn about your identity, for example your name, telephone number, address or e-mail address. Statistical data that we collect, for example, when you visit our website and that cannot be linked to your person do not fall under the concept of personal data.
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Contact
The contact person and so-called controller for the processing of your personal data when visiting this website within the meaning of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the Tourismusverband Franken e.V., Pretzfelder Straße 15, 90425 Nuremberg, Germany, phone: +49 (0) 911 94151 - 0, e-mail: info@frankentourismus.de.
Each time you use our website, we collect the access data that your browser automatically transmits to enable you to visit the website. The access data includes in particular:
The data processing of these access data is necessary to enable the visit of the website and to ensure the permanent functionality and security of our systems. The access data is also temporarily stored in internal log files for the purposes described above, in order to compile statistical information about the use of our website, to further develop our website with regard to the usage habits of our visitors (e.g., if the proportion of mobile devices used to access the pages increases) and to generally maintain our website administratively. The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
The information stored in the log files does not allow any direct conclusions to be drawn about your person; in particular, we only store the IP addresses in shortened, anonymized form. The log files are stored for 30 days and archived after subsequent anonymization.
In the case of an order process (e.g. when ordering brochures), we collect mandatory data necessary for the processing of the contract:
Optionally, information such as e-mail address or telephone number are possible, so that we can contact you in case of queries also on these ways. The legal basis for the processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO.
If you register for one of our events, we will process the information you provide in the input fields solely for the purpose of running the event (e.g. to enable your participation and to create lists of participants or name badges). The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO and Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO to protect our legitimate interests in conducting the event accordingly.
It may happen that we take photos and videos at an event in order to document the event and use them for promotional external presentation (e.g. at events, in info materials, on websites or social media fan pages). If you do not wish to appear in the recordings, you can inform us of this at any time. The legal basis for this data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) DSGVO, insofar as the processing is based on your consent, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) DSGVO, insofar as the processing is necessary for the performance of contracts and the exercise of rights, as well as Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) DSGVO for the protection of our legitimate interests to create and use the photos and videos.
You have the option to order our newsletters (e.g. press service), in which we will inform you regularly about innovations to our products and promotions.
For ordering our newsletters we use the so-called double opt-in procedure, i.e. we will only send you newsletters by e-mail if you confirm in our notification e-mail by clicking on a link or by replying to the e-mail that you are the owner of the e-mail address provided.
If you confirm your e-mail address, we will store your e-mail address, the time of registration and the IP address used for registration until you unsubscribe from the newsletter. The storage serves the sole purpose of sending you the newsletter and to be able to prove your registration. You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. A corresponding unsubscribe link can be found in every newsletter. A message to the contact details provided above or in the newsletter (e.g. by e-mail or letter) is of course also sufficient for this purpose. The legal basis for the processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. a DSGVO.
We use standard market technologies in our newsletters to measure interactions with the newsletters (e.g. opening of the email, links clicked). We use this data in pseudonymous form for general statistical evaluations and for the optimization and further development of our content and customer communication. This is done with the help of small graphics embedded in the newsletters (so-called pixels). The data is collected exclusively pseudonymously and is also not linked to your other personal data. The legal basis for this is our aforementioned legitimate interest pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
We want to share content that is as relevant as possible for our customers via our newsletter and better understand what readers are actually interested in. If you do not want the analysis of usage behavior, you can unsubscribe from the newsletters or disable graphics by default in your email program. The data on interaction with our newsletters is stored pseudonymously for 30 days and then completely anonymized.
For some of our services, it is necessary that we use so-called cookies. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your device by the browser. Cookies are not used to run programs or download viruses onto your computer. The main purpose of our own cookies is rather to provide an offer tailored specifically to you and to make the use of our services as time-saving as possible.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can adjust your browser settings so that cookies are rejected or stored only after prior consent. If you reject cookies, not all of our offers can work for you without problems.
We use our own cookies in order to provide you with a more comfortable and individualized use of our website. These services are based on our aforementioned legitimate interests, legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO.
In addition, we also use cookies and comparable technologies (e.g. web beacons) from partners for analysis and marketing purposes. This is described in more detail in the following sections.
In order to improve our website, we use cookies and comparable technologies (e.g. web beacons) for statistical collection and analysis of general usage behavior based on access data. We also use analytics services to evaluate the use of our various marketing channels.
The legal basis for the data processing described in the following section is Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, based on our legitimate interest in the needs-based design and continuous optimization of our website.
In the following listing of the technologies we use, you will also find information in each case on the options for objecting with regard to our analysis measures by means of a so-called opt-out cookie. Please note that after deleting all cookies in your browser or the subsequent use of another browser and/or profile, an opt-out cookie must be set again.
The data collected by us will only be passed on if:
Part of the data processing may be carried out by our service providers. In addition to the service providers mentioned in this privacy policy, this may include, in particular, data centers that store our website and databases, IT service providers that maintain our systems, and platforms for online booking of accommodation businesses or mailing providers. If we pass on data to our service providers, they may only use the data to perform their tasks. The service providers have been carefully selected and commissioned by us. They are contractually bound to our instructions, have appropriate technical and organizational measures in place to protect the rights of the data subjects, and are regularly monitored by us.
In principle, we store personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill contractual or legal obligations for which we collected the data. Thereafter, we delete the data immediately, unless we still need the data until the expiry of the statutory limitation period for evidence purposes for claims under civil law or due to statutory retention obligations.
For evidentiary purposes, we must retain contractual data for three years from the end of the year in which the business relationship with you ends. Any claims become statute-barred at this point at the earliest in accordance with the standard statutory limitation period.
Even after this, we still have to store some of your data for accounting reasons. We are obliged to do so because of legal documentation obligations that may arise from the German Commercial Code, the German Fiscal Code, the German Banking Act, the German Money Laundering Act and the German Securities Trading Act. The periods specified there for the retention of documents are two to ten years.
You have the right to request information about the processing of your personal data by us at any time. When providing information, we will explain the data processing to you and provide you with an overview of the data stored about your person.
If any data stored by us is incorrect or no longer up to date, you have the right to have this data corrected. You can also request the deletion of your data. If deletion is exceptionally not possible due to other legal provisions, the data will be blocked so that it is only available for this legal purpose.
You can also have the processing of your data restricted, for example, if you believe that the data we have stored is incorrect.
You also have the right to data portability, which means that we will provide you with a digital copy of the personal data you have provided to us upon request.
To exercise your rights described here, you can contact us at any time using the contact details above. This also applies if you wish to receive copies of guarantees demonstrating an adequate level of data protection.
In addition, you have the right to object to data processing based on Art. 6(1)(e) or (f) DSGVO. Finally, you have the right to complain to the data protection supervisory authority responsible for us. You can assert this right at a supervisory authority in the member state of your residence, your workplace or the location of the alleged infringement. In Nuremberg, our headquarters, the competent supervisory authority is: Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision, postal address: P.O. Box 606, 91511 Ansbach.
In accordance with Article 7 (2) DSGVO, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This has the consequence that we no longer continue the data processing based on this consent for the future. The revocation of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent until the revocation.
Insofar as we process your data on the basis of legitimate interests pursuant to Art. 6(1)(f) DSGVO, you have the right to object to the processing of your data pursuant to Art. 21 DSGVO and to provide us with reasons that arise from your particular situation and which, in your opinion, argue for an overriding of your interests worthy of protection. If it concerns an objection to data processing for direct marketing purposes, you have a general right of objection, which will also be implemented by us without giving reasons.
If you wish to exercise your right of revocation or objection, it is sufficient to send an informal message to the contact details above.
We maintain current technical measures to ensure data security, in particular to protect your personal data from risks during data transmissions and from third parties gaining knowledge. These are adapted to the current state of the art in each case. To secure the personal data you provide on our website, we use Transport Layer Security (TLS), which encrypts the information you enter.
We occasionally update this privacy policy, for example, when we adapt our website or when legal or regulatory requirements change.
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You have various options for contacting us. This includes the contact form. In this context, we process data exclusively for the purpose of communicating with you.
The legal basis is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO, insofar as your information is required to answer your inquiry or to initiate or execute a contract, and otherwise Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO due to our legitimate interest that you contact us and we can answer your inquiry.
The data we collect when you use the contact form will be automatically deleted after we have fully processed your request, unless we still need your request to fulfill contractual or legal obligations (see section "Duration of Storage").
We use the tool of KIProtect GmbH, Bismarckstr. 10-12, 10625 Berlin ("Klaro") to obtain and manage your consent. This generates a banner which informs you about the data processing on our website and gives you the option to consent to all, individual or no data processing through optional tools.
This banner appears the first time you visit our website and when you revisit your choice of settings to change them or withdraw consent. The banner will also appear on subsequent visits to our website if you have deactivated the storage of cookies or if the cookies or information in the local storage have been deleted or have expired.
Klaro does not collect or store any personal information from website visitors. When a visitor provides consent, only an anonymous record of consent is stored on the server, which enables the requirements for documenting consent under the GDPR to be met. More information on this can be found in Klaro's privacy policy.
The data processing by Klaro is necessary to provide you with the legally required consent management and to comply with our documentation obligations. The legal basis for the use of Klaro is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, justified by our interest in fulfilling the legal requirements for consent management. The access to and storage of information in the terminal device is absolutely necessary in these cases and takes place on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to § 25 para. 2 TTDSG.
Our website uses the Google Analytics 4 service ("Google Analytics"), which is provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland for persons from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together "Google") for all other persons.
Google Analytics uses JavaScript and pixels to read information on your terminal device and cookies to store information on your terminal device. This is used to analyze your usage behavior and improve our website. We will process the information obtained to evaluate your use of the website and to compile reports on website activities for the website operators. The data generated in this context may be transferred by Google to a server in the USA for evaluation and stored there.
As part of the evaluation, Google Analytics 4 also uses artificial intelligence such as machine learning for automated analysis and enrichment of the data. This is done in particular for forecast metrics on the future behavior of visitors based on structured event data, such as the predicted turnover, the probability of purchase and the probability of churn. The forecast metrics can also be used for forecast target groups. To learn more, visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9846734. In addition, Google Analytics 4 models conversions where insufficient data is available to optimize analysis and reports. Find out more at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/10710245. Data evaluations are automated using artificial intelligence or based on specific individually defined criteria. You can find out more about this at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9443595.
We have made the following data protection settings for Google Analytics:
The following data is processed by Google Analytics:
Events/ optimised analyses:
We have activated the optimised analyses in Google Analytics. This means that in addition to the automatically recorded events (page views, start of page view, duration of use, first call to the website) and website-specific events, additional events and interactions of the visitors are also recorded and evaluated with regard to various parameters. You can find more information on this at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9216061?hl=en&sjid=16584354431768947839-EU
Advertising function/ personalised ads:
"As part of Google Analytics, we also use the advertising function for personalised ads. This allows us to personalise our advertisements in Google Ads according to your usage behaviour and interests. These personalised ads are only created and played in German-speaking countries (DACH). You can find more information on this at: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/9626162
Google Analytics sets the following cookies for the specified purpose with the respective storage period:
For more information about Google Analytics 4 cookies, please visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/11397207?hl=en&sjid=16584354431768947839-EU.
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 Para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Access to and storage of information in the end device is then based on the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to Section 25 (1) TTDSG.
The data generated in this context may be transferred by Google Ireland Limited to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC has undergone the certification procedure in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and can thus invoke the new adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 GDPR) for the USA:
https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
For more information, please see Google's privacy policy: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
We use Plausible Analytics, a web analytics tool provided to us by Plausible Insights OÜ, Västriku tn 2, 50403, Tartu, Estonia.
Plausible Analytics is self-hosted by us, so all data collected is processed exclusively on our own servers. No data is passed on or transferred to third parties.
With Plausible Analytics, no cookies are set and no information is stored in the user's browser. Plausible Analytics only uses a script to collect usage data for statistical purposes. We use the insights gained to optimise our content and services accordingly.
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. The access to and storage of information in the terminal device is then carried out on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.
For more information, please see the privacy policy of Plausible Analytics: https://plausible.io/privacy.
Our website uses Google Tag Manager, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland for persons from the European Economic Area and Switzerland and by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together "Google") for all other persons.
The Google Tag Manager is used exclusively to manage website tools by integrating so-called website tags. A tag is an element that is stored in the source code of our website in order to execute a tool, for example through scripts. If these are optional tools, they will only be integrated by the Google Tag Manager with your consent. The Google Tag Manager uses JavaScript and does not use cookies.
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 S. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Access to and storage of information in the terminal device is then carried out on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.
For the purposes of ensuring stability and functionality, Google collects information on which tags are integrated by our website within the scope of using the Google Tag Manager. However, the Google Tag Manager does not store any personal data beyond the mere establishment of the connection, in particular no data on user behaviour or the pages visited.
The data generated when using the Google Tag Manager may be transferred by Google Ireland Limited to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC has undergone the certification procedure in accordance with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and can thus invoke the new adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 DSGVO) for the USA: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active.
For more information, see Google's information on the Tag Manager: https://support.google.com/tagmanager/answer/6102821.
We also use other external media, such as embedded videos.
The legal basis for this is - unless otherwise stated - your consent pursuant to Art. 6 (1) p. 1 lit. a DSGVO, which you give via the cookie banner or with the respective tool itself by individually allowing its use via a banner (overlay) placed above it. For the revocation of your consent, see section "Revoking your consent or changing your selection".
We have embedded videos in our website that are stored on YouTube and can be played from our websites. YouTube is a multimedia service of YouTube LLC, 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066, USA ("YouTube"), which is offered to persons from the European Economic Area and Switzerland by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland and to all other persons by Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (together "Google").
In doing so, YouTube may execute technologies such as JavaScript, which access information in your terminal device. We have activated YouTube's extended data protection mode. According to YouTube's own documentation, Google thus receives less usage information and also does not personalise the video recommendations and advertisements. Cookies are no longer stored.
The legal basis for this data processing is your consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. a DSGVO. Access to and storage of information in the terminal device is then carried out on the basis of the implementation laws of the ePrivacy Directive of the EU member states, in Germany according to § 25 para. 1 TTDSG.
By visiting our website, YouTube and Google receive the information that you have accessed the corresponding sub-page of our website. This occurs regardless of whether you are logged in to YouTube or Google or not. YouTube and Google also use this data for the purposes of advertising, market research and demand-oriented design of their services. If you call up YouTube on our website while you are logged into your YouTube or Google profile, YouTube and Google can also link this event to the respective profiles. If you do not want the association, it is necessary that you log out of Google before calling up our website.
In addition to withdrawing your consent, you also have the option of deactivating personalised advertising in Google's advertising settings. In this case, Google will only display non-individualised advertising: https://adssettings.google.com/notarget
The data generated when using YouTube may be transferred by Google Ireland Limited to Google LLC in the USA. Google LLC has undergone the certification procedure under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and can thus invoke the new adequacy decision of the EU Commission (Art. 45 DSGVO) for the USA: https://www.dataprivacyframework.gov/s/participant-search/participant-detail?id=a2zt000000001L5AAI&status=Active
Further information can be found in Google's privacy notices, which also apply to YouTube: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en
We maintain online presences in social networks in order to communicate there with customers and interested parties, among others, and to provide information about our services and offers.
The users' data is generally processed by the social networks concerned for market research and advertising purposes. In this way, usage profiles can be created based on the interests of the users. For this purpose, cookies and other identifiers are stored on the users' computers. Based on these usage profiles, for example, advertisements are then placed within the social networks but also on third-party websites.
As part of the operation of our online presences, it is possible that we can access information such as statistics on the use of our online presences, which are provided by the social networks. These statistics are aggregated and may include, in particular, demographic information and data on interaction with our online presences and the posts and content distributed via them. For details and links to the data of the social networks that we as operators of the online presences can access, please refer to the list below.
The legal basis for the data processing is Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. f DSGVO, based on our legitimate interest in effectively informing users and communicating with users, or Art. 6 para. 1 p. 1 lit. b DSGVO, in order to stay in contact with and inform our customers and to carry out pre-contractual measures with future customers and interested parties.
For the legal basis of the data processing carried out by the social networks on their own responsibility, please refer to the data protection notices of the respective social network. The links below also provide you with further information on the respective data processing as well as the options to object.
We would like to point out that data protection requests can be asserted most efficiently with the respective provider of the social network, as only these providers have access to the data and can take appropriate measures directly. Below is a list with information on the social networks on which we operate online presences: