Privacy policy and use of cookies

The following privacy policy applies to the website www.stord-hotell.no and to Stord Hotell’s newsletter.

What type of personal data do we collect?

Newsletter:

E-mail address (only with an active newsletter registration).
Information about your preferences for the newsletter.

The website:

Information about how you use the website, more specifically which sub-pages are visited, your browser settings and IP address.
If you use the forms in www.stord-hotell.no to contact us, the personal data you provide through the form is stored locally in our website editor.

How do we use your personal data?

Newsletter: The contact information collected for our newsletter is used to distribute newsletters with offers, updates, and news about Stord Hotel. The information about how you interact with the newsletter is used to improve the next send-out based on our receivers opening rate, clicks, and number of subscribers who opt out.

Website: The information collected through our website is used to optimise the website’s user experience and functionalities based on user patterns, popular content, and customer needs. Our goal is to ensure our pages are inspiring and intuitive, and that it’s easy for our visitors to find what they are looking for.

In addition, Facebook and Google will collect and process information about your use of the website to ensure that advertisements are targeted according to your interests. You will most likely see more adverts from us after visiting our website.

How personal data is collected

We collect data through the following forms and channels:

Newsletter: To sign up to our newsletter we require a manual completion and consent to the digital subscription form for our newsletter.

The website: Your website user behaviour is automatically collected by the cookies on our website. Read more about our cookie policy further down this page. When you submit a form to get in touch with us, the personal data you provide is stored locally in our website editor.

How personal data is stored

Newsletter: Your contact information for the newsletter subscription is stored in our account on Simp. The account is secured with a password and is only available to qualified employees at Stord Hotel.

Website: The website user behaviour information is linked to anonymous identifiers from various cookies and stored by the suppliers we use for analysis and advertising. See the description of all our cookies further down this page.

Voluntary consent

Newsletter: Providing personal data such as contact information is voluntary. We are obliged to ask for your consent to distribute the newsletter. You will only receive information from us if you have given us your consent. By subscribing to our newsletter, you consent to your name and e-mail address being stored in our newsletter program.

You can withdraw your consent at any time. When you do so, your personal data will be deleted from our newsletter program. You also have the right to correct or delete incorrect or incomplete information. Please contact us if you need to correct your personal data or delete your consent. Get in touch here.

Stord Hotel complies with Norwegian law for handling of personal data (personopplysningsloven). Read more about this on lovdata.no

Website: Most browsers are set to accept cookies. If you prefer, you can set your browser to reject cookies or to reject third-party cookies only.

Be aware that if you choose to reject cookies, you risk losing access to certain features that rely on cookies to function properly, such as online shops and areas that require login. You can opt-out of the use of Google Analytics. Read how here.

If you want to check the personal data Facebook and Google use for targeted advertising, you can adjust your settings in Google and Facebook.

What are cookies

Stord-hotell.no uses cookies. A cookie is a small data file that is placed in your browser in order to keep track of what happens during your visit to the website and to recognise your computer. It cannot be used to identify you. A cookie is not a software, and it does not contain viruses.

The following cookies are used at stord-hotell.no

Google Analytics: Stord Hotell uses the Google Analytics analysis tool to analyse user patterns and traffic on its website. The data collected is used to optimise the user experience and the content. In accordance with Google’s guidelines for the use of Google Analytics, no personal information about the user is collected. The data collected is stored on Google’s servers and deleted after 24 months if you have not returned to the site during this period.

Google Ads/Double click: We use tracking technology from Google’s advertising tools. This enables us to receive detailed reports of our own advertising campaigns, because we can monitor which advertising campaign you have seen and clicked on, to get on our site. The tool also links your visit to the website to your general Google behavioural profile. Google uses this information to give you more targeted and relevant advertisements and we get more data about our visitors through the Google behaviour profile.

Facebook Pixels: We use Facebook Pixles to register your visit to stord-hotell.no so that we can reach you with our advertisements on Facebook. Many websites use this cookie today. This way, Facebook can show you advertisements and content that are relevant to you and in line with your previous search history. Facebook can also de-prioritise advertisements and information that is less relevant or interesting to you. This will improve your overall user experience on Facebook.

We do not collect any personal information through Facebook Pixles. Only the user history collected by the cookie and stored locally on your computer.