“Vichotel.no” or the “Company” is obliged to protect your personal data and privacy. This privacy policy describes the information practices of Vichotel.no.

1. Websites covered by the privacy statement

This privacy statement describes the information practices of websites that link to the statement: https://www.vichotel.no (further referred to as “Vichotel.no’s websites” or “the Company’s websites”).

Applications may be posted by Vichotel.no or third parties. When applications are posted by Vichotel.no, this privacy policy applies. When applications are posted by a third party, this privacy policy does not apply, but the third party’s own privacy policy.

Vichotel.no’s websites may contain links to other websites, and Vichotel.no is not responsible for information practices or content on such other websites. The Company encourages you to review the privacy statements of other websites to understand their information practices.

2. Personal data

Collectively, Vichotel.no offers a range of services which are collectively referred to as the “Service”. Vichotel.no collects information from individuals who visit the Company’s website (“Visitors”) and individuals who register to use the Service (“Customers”).

When you express an interest in receiving further information about the Service or register to use the Service, Vichotel.no requires you to provide contact information to the Company. This may include, for example, your name, company name, address, phone number and email address (“Required Contact Information”). Vichotel.no may also ask you to provide additional information, such as the company’s annual income, number of employees or industry (“Optional information”). Required contact information, billing details and optional information are further collectively referred to as “Data about Vichotel.no customers.”

Vichotel.no can also collect information through common information collection tools while you navigate the Company’s website. This can be, for example, cookies and beacons, further referred to as “Web page navigation information”. Website Navigation Information includes standard information about your browser (such as browser type and browser language), your IP address (“IP”), and your actions on the Company’s websites (such as web pages viewed and links clicked).

3. Use of Collected Information
The company uses collected Data about Vichotel.no customers to perform the requested services. For example, if you complete a “contact me” web form, the Company will use the information provided to contact you regarding your interest in the Service.

The company may also use collected Data about Vichotel.no customers for marketing purposes. Among other things, the company may use information you provide to be able to contact you to discuss your interest in Vichotel.no and the Service, as well as send you information about the Company and its partners. This may be information about promotions and events.

Vichotel.no uses the Website’s navigation information to operate and improve the Company’s websites. The Company can also use the Website’s navigation information in combination with collected Data about Vichotel.no customers in order to offer personalized information about the Company.

4. Website navigation information
Vichotel.no uses common tools for collecting information, such as cookies and web servers, while you navigate the Company’s websites (“Website navigation information”). This section of the Privacy Policy describes the types of navigational information the Company may collect and how the Company may use this information.

Cookies

Vichotel.no uses cookies to make the interaction between the Company’s websites simple and meaningful. When you visit one of the Company’s websites, Vichotel.no’s servers send a cookie to your computer. Cookies alone cannot identify you, they only recognize your browser. Unless you choose to identify yourself to Vichotel.no, either by responding to an offer, opening a user account or filling out a web form (for example a “contact me” form), you remain anonymous to the Company.

There are two types of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session dependent cookies only exist for a session or session. They disappear when you close your browser or turn off your computer. Permanent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser or turn off your computer.
If you have chosen to identify yourself to Vichotel.no, the Company uses session-dependent cookies that contain encrypted information. In that way, the Company can make a unique identification of you. Each time you log into the Service, a session cookie is stored in your browser and contains an encrypted, unique identifier associated with your account. These session-dependent cookies allow the Company to identify you when you are logged into the Service and to process your online transactions and requests. Session-dependent cookies are required to use the Service.

Vichotel.no uses permanent cookies to identify browsers that have previously visited the Company’s website, and these can only be read and used by the Company. When you purchase the Service or provide the Company with your personal information, you are assigned a unique identifier. This unique identifier is linked to a permanent cookie that the Company stores in your browser. The Company is particularly careful about the security and confidentiality of the information stored in persistent cookies, and the Company does not, for example, store passwords in persistent cookies. If you disable your browser’s ability to accept cookies, you will be able to navigate the Company’s website but not use the Service.

Vichotel.no may use information from session-dependent and permanent cookies in combination with Data about Vichotel.no customers to share information about the Company and the Service with you.

Web servers (beacons)

Vichotel.no uses web servers alone or in combination with cookies. These are used to compile information about the use of the Company’s websites and interaction with e-mails from the Company to Customers and Visitors. Web servers are distinct electronic images that can recognize certain types of information on your computer, such as cookies, when you visit a particular Web site that is either linked to the Web server or describes a Web page that is linked to the Web server. For example, Vichotel.no can place web servers in marketing e-mail messages. These will be able to inform the Company when you click on a link in the e-mail message which then directs you to one of the Company’s websites. Vichotel.no uses web servers to operate and improve the Company’s websites and e-mail communications. Vichotel.no can use information from servers in combination with Data about Vichotel.no customers to share information about the Company and the Service with you.

IP addresses

When you visit the websites of Vichotel.no, the Company collects your IP address (“IP”) to track and aggregate identifiable non-personal information. For example, Vichotel.no uses IP addresses to monitor the regions where Customers and Visitors navigate the Company’s websites from.

Vichotel.no also collects IP addresses from Customers when they log into the Service, which is part of the Company’s security functions “Identity Confirmation” and “IP Range Restrictions”.

Third party cookies

From time to time, Vichotel.no engages third parties to track and analyze identifiable non-personal usage and volume statistics information from individuals visiting the Company’s websites. Vichotel.no may also use other third-party cookies to track the results of the Company’s advertisements. The information provided to a third party does not contain personal information, but is of such a nature that it can be associated with personal information after the Company receives it. This privacy policy does not cover the use of cookies from third parties.

5. Open forums, refer a friend and customer reviews
Vichotel.no can offer forums, blogs or chat rooms on the Company’s website. Any personally identifiable information you choose to provide on such sites may be read, collected and/or used by others visiting those websites and may also be used to send you unsolicited messages. Vichotel.no is not responsible for the identifiable personal information you choose to share on such websites.

Customers and Visitors may choose to use the Company’s referral service to inform friends about the Company’s websites. When you use the referral service, the Company asks for your friend’s name and email address. Vichotel.no then sends out a one-off email inviting him or her to visit the Company’s website. Vichotel.no does not store this information.

6. Sharing of Information
Vichotel.no can share Data about Vichotel.no customers with the Company’s sales agents so that, on behalf of the Company, they can get in touch with Customers and Visitors who have provided their contact information. Vichotel.no may also share Data about Vichotel.no customers with the Company’s sales agents to ensure the quality of the information provided. Identifiable personal information will never be shared, sold, rented out or used for trade for sales promotion purposes by Vichotel.no with third parties.

Vichotel.no reserves the right to publish identifiable personal information about the Company’s Customers or Visitors if required by law or if the Company reasonably believes that disclosure is necessary to protect the Company’s rights and/or to comply with a legal proceeding, court order or legal process.

7. Communication Preferences
Vichotel.no offers Customers and Visitors who provide their contact information the opportunity to choose how the Company uses the information obtained. You can send a request specifying your communication preferences to booking@vichotel.no. Customers cannot opt out of receiving transaction-related e-mails linked to their own account at Vichotel.no or the Service.

8. Changes and Updates
Your information customers can update or change their registration information by editing their user or organization listings. There is a possibility that Vichotel.no can offer a solution where you can update a user profile. To update an organization’s information, please log in to http://www.vichotel.no with your vichotel.no username and password and click on “settings.”

9. Customer Data
Customers of Vichotel.no who use the Service to host/host data and information (“Customer Data”). Vichotel.no will never have its Customer Data reviewed, shared, distributed or referred to, with the exception of what is required by law. Individual entries of Customer Data may only be displayed or accessed for the purpose of resolving a problem, providing user support for issues, or in the event of suspected illegal activity. Customers are responsible for maintaining the security and confidentiality of their Vichotel.no usernames and passwords.

10. Security
Vichotel.no uses robust security measures to protect Customer Data against unauthorized access, maintain the data’s accuracy and help ensure the correct use of Customer Data. When the Service is used, Secure Socket Layer (“SSL”) will protect Customer Data using both server authentication and data encryption. These technologies ensure that the Customer Data is safe, secure and accessible only to the Customer to whom the information belongs and those to whom the Customer has provided information access. Vichotel.no hosts its websites on secure servers that use firewalls and other advanced technology to prevent interference or access by unauthorized persons.

As the Company uses the Service to maintain Data about Vichotel.no customers, this information is secured in the same way as described above for Customer Data.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy
Vichotel.no reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy. Vichotel.no will notify of significant changes to this privacy policy via the Company’s website at least thirty (30) working days before the changes take effect.

12. Contact us
Questions regarding this privacy policy or the information practices on the Company’s website can be addressed to;