{"id":664,"date":"2026-03-17T11:08:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/?page_id=664"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:40:23","slug":"privacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/privacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"664\" class=\"elementor elementor-664\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186d8c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"186d8c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc40330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc40330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0b6205 elementor-widget__width-initial privacy elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0b6205\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Last updated: December 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f8be9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03f8be9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2543b1 elementor-widget__width-initial privacy elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2543b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>1. Who are we?<\/h2><p>Hotel Essenza, located at Essendries 2, 2870 Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgium, is responsible for the processing of personal data as reflected in this privacy policy.<\/p><p><strong>Contact details:<\/strong><br \/>Hotel Essenza<br \/>Essendries 2<br \/>2870 Puurs-Sint-Amands<br \/>Belgium<br \/>Telephone: +32 3 288 33 33<br \/>E-mail: info@hotelessenza.be<\/p><h2>2. What personal data do we process?<\/h2><p>We process the following categories of personal data:<\/p><ul><li>Name and first name<\/li><li>Address details<\/li><li>Email address<\/li><li>Phone number<\/li><li>Date of birth (if required for booking)<\/li><li>Payment details<\/li><li>IP address and surfing behaviour on our website<\/li><li>Preferences and special requests (e.g. dietary requirements)<\/li><\/ul><h2>3. What do we use your data for?<\/h2><p>We process your personal data for the following purposes:<\/p><ul><li>Processing reservations and bookings<\/li><li>Delivering our hotel services<\/li><li>Sending confirmations and communication about your stay<\/li><li>Handling payments<\/li><li>Answering questions and requests<\/li><li>Improving our services<\/li><li>Meeting legal obligations<\/li><li>Sending newsletters (only with your consent)<\/li><\/ul><h2>4. Legal grounds<\/h2><p>We process your data on the basis of:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Execution of an agreement:<\/strong>\u00a0for processing reservations and providing our services<\/li><li><strong>Legal obligation:<\/strong>\u00a0for keeping a guest register and tax obligations<\/li><li><strong>Legitimate interest:<\/strong>\u00a0for improving our services and securing our website<\/li><li><strong>Consent:<\/strong>\u00a0for sending marketing communications<\/li><\/ul><h2>5. Retention periods<\/h2><p>We do not keep your personal data longer than strictly necessary. We retain reservation data for 7 years after your stay in connection with tax obligations. We delete marketing data within 30 days of withdrawing your consent.<\/p><h2>6. Sharing with third parties<\/h2><p>We share your data with third parties only when necessary:<\/p><ul><li>Payment processors for handling transactions<\/li><li>Booking platforms you booked with<\/li><li>IT service providers for hosting and maintenance<\/li><li>Government agencies when required by law<\/li><\/ul><p>We never sell your data to third parties for commercial purposes.<\/p><h2>7. Cookies<\/h2><p>Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Necessary cookies:<\/strong>\u00a0for the functioning of the website<\/li><li><strong>Analytical cookies:<\/strong>\u00a0to gain insight into website usage (anonymised)<\/li><li><strong>Marketing cookies:<\/strong>\u00a0only with your permission<\/li><\/ul><p>You can manage cookies through your browser settings.<\/p><h2>8. Your rights<\/h2><p>You have the following rights in relation to your personal data:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Right of access:<\/strong>\u00a0you may request what data we hold on you<\/li><li><strong>Right of rectification:<\/strong>\u00a0you may have incorrect data corrected<\/li><li><strong>Right of deletion:<\/strong>\u00a0you may request deletion in certain cases<\/li><li><strong>Right to restriction:<\/strong>\u00a0you may have the processing stopped temporarily<\/li><li><strong>Right to transferability:<\/strong>\u00a0you may receive your data in a transferable format<\/li><li><strong>Right to object:<\/strong>\u00a0you may object to certain processing operations<\/li><\/ul><p>To exercise your rights, contact us at info@hotelessenza.be. We will respond within 30 days.<\/p><h2>9. Security<\/h2><p>We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss or theft. Our website uses a secure SSL connection.<\/p><h2>10. Complaints<\/h2><p>Do you have a complaint about the processing of your personal data? If so, please contact us first. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority (GBA):<\/p><p>Data protection authority<br \/>Printing Press Street 35<br \/>1000 Brussels<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit.be<\/a><\/p><h2>11. Changes<\/h2><p>We may change this privacy policy from time to time. You will always find the most recent version on our website. We will inform you of any important changes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacybeleid Laatst bijgewerkt: december 2025 1. Wie zijn wij? Hotel Essenza, gevestigd te Essendries 2, 2870 Puurs-Sint-Amands, Belgi\u00eb, is verantwoordelijk voor de verwerking van persoonsgegevens zoals weergegeven in dit privacybeleid. Contactgegevens:Hotel EssenzaEssendries 22870 Puurs-Sint-AmandsBelgi\u00ebTelefoon: +32 3 288 33 33E-mail: info@hotelessenza.be 2. Welke persoonsgegevens verwerken wij? Wij verwerken de volgende categorie\u00ebn persoonsgegevens: Naam en voornaam Adresgegevens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"yes","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-664","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=664"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1992,"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/664\/revisions\/1992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hotelessenza.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}