Effective date: May 29, 2026
This Privacy Policy for Haraldsplass Guesthouse (“we,” “us,” or “our”) explains how we may collect, use, and share your information when you visit our website, gjestehuset.no.
We appreciate that you have chosen to use our website, gjestehuset.no, and that you have placed your trust in us by sharing your personal information with us. In this document, we aim to explain our privacy practices as clearly as possible. We strongly recommend that you read this document, as well as any related documents, carefully before using the website. If there are any terms or conditions in this document that you do not accept, we ask that you refrain from using the website. If you are already using the website, we ask that you cease use immediately. By using the website, you acknowledge and consent to the practices described in this privacy policy.
What information do we collect about you?
When we collect information, we do so to ensure that you have a seamless experience with our service. For this purpose, we collect the following information. Some of this is personal data, and some may be sensitive personal data.
The personal information we collect about you is as follows:
- Name
- Email address
How do we collect this information?
We may use the following three methods to collect information about you:
- Information you provide to us
- Information we automatically collect from you
- Information we collect from third parties
Before we go into more detail about why we collect the information we do, we would like to explain what the three terms above mean.
A. Information you provide to us
When you create an account to use our service/product, we will ask you a few questions, such as your name or email address. This is information that you provide to us. This is not necessarily limited to what we have mentioned here and may vary depending on the type of service/product we offer.
B. Information we automatically collect from you
When you use our service from a device, we may automatically collect information from your device, for example through the use of cookies. You can read more about the automatic collection of personal data in the next section.
C. Information We Collect from Third Parties
These third parties may include data aggregators, online directories, data marketplaces or exchanges, and similar entities from which we may collect information about you.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies are small data files stored on your device that allow us to retrieve information about you, such as your login details, the choices you have made on our website, and other information.
For more information about cookies and similar technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.
"Do Not Track" requests
We respond to “Do Not Track” requests as follows:
Third-party analytics do not track user behavior or collect data.
Why do we collect information about you?
We collect information about you for several reasons. Among other things, this helps us provide you with better service. Below is a description of how we use the information we collect about you:
- To provide and maintain the service
- To contact the user
- To evaluate and improve our products and services
- To examine usage trends
How long do we retain your information?
We retain your personal data for **12 months**, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law, for example for tax, accounting, or other legal reasons. None of the purposes set forth in this statement require us to retain your personal data for longer than the period during which users have an account with us.
When we no longer have an ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal data, we will either delete or anonymize such information. If this is not possible—for example, because your personal data is stored in backups—we will store your personal data securely and isolate it from further processing until deletion is possible.
Do we share your information?
We may share your information with third parties in the following ways:
Sharing with your consent: When you give your consent, we may share your information with third parties for the purposes stated in the consent notice.
Legal obligations: We may disclose information if we are legally required to do so to comply with applicable laws, government requests, legal proceedings, court orders, or legal processes, for example, in response to a court order or subpoena, including in response to government authorities to meet requirements related to national security or law enforcement.
Business Transfers: We may share your personal information in connection with, or during negotiations regarding, a merger, sale of our business assets, financing, or the acquisition of all or part of our business by another entity.
Sale/Sharing of Information
We do not sell or share the information we collect from our users.
GDPR Information
Automated data processing
We do not use automated processing of the personal data we collect.
Legal basis for data collection
The General Data Protection Regulation requires us to identify and describe the legal basis—that is, the legal justification—for processing your personal data. The following is the legal basis on which we process your personal data:
Consent: We may process your personal data for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy based on your consent.
Your rights
In accordance with Articles 12 through 23 of the General Data Protection Regulation, the data subject—that is, you—has the following rights:
- The right to object to the processing of personal data under certain circumstances. Click here for details.
- The right to request access to the information we have collected about you and to receive a copy of it in an accessible format.
- The right to restrict the processing of your personal data for a limited period of time, under certain circumstances. Click here for details.
- The right to correct or change personal data that you believe is outdated, incomplete, or inaccurate.
- The right to object to the automated processing of your personal data.
- The right to have your personal data erased, also known as the right to be forgotten.
To exercise any of the rights mentioned above, you can use the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy.
Consequences of a lack of consent
We require your consent to collect information so that we can provide our services to you seamlessly. However, you may choose not to give your consent. Please note that failure to provide consent may result in certain consequences, including limited access to our services and reduced functionality on the website.
Privacy Policy for Children
We do not intentionally offer our services to children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with information without your consent, please contact us. Once we have confirmed that we have collected such information without parental consent, we will remove the information from our database.
Security of Your Personal Information
We take reasonable measures to ensure that the information we collect from you is stored securely and protected to the greatest extent possible. However, no method of transmission over the internet or digital storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Although we use commercially reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect your information, we cannot promise that it will be 100% secure.
Links to other websites or apps
Our website may contain links to external websites, apps, or services. These are not operated by us and are therefore not covered by our privacy policy or our practices. We strongly recommend that you read the privacy policies of such websites or services before using them, so that you do not share personal information you do not wish to share.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the law or our privacy practices. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy regularly to ensure that it continues to meet your expectations.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date it is published on this page.
Contact us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us using the following information:
Data Protection Officer: Luis Brunet
Email: lubr@diakonova.no
Address:
Haraldsplass Guesthouse
Ulriksdal 8
5009 Bergen
NORWAY
Email address:
gaba@diakonova.no
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