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Privacy Policy for SlovakUnity Apartment

Last Updated: October 2026

At SlovakUnity Apartment (operated by Unity Group s.r.o.), located in Košice, Slovakia, protecting your privacy and personal data is a top priority. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, process, store, and safeguard your personal data when you visit slovakunity.com, make a reservation directly or through booking platforms (such as Booking.com or Airbnb), or use our online check-in forms.

This policy complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (General Data Protection Regulation / GDPR) and applicable Slovak laws, including Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on Personal Data Protection and Act No. 452/2021 Coll. on Electronic Communications.

1. Data Controller Details

The legal entity and Data Controller responsible for processing your personal data is:

  • Company Name: Unity Group s.r.o.
  • Property Name: SlovakUnity Apartment
  • Registered Address: Slovenskej jednoty 1110/2, 040 01 Košice - mestská časť Staré Mesto, Slovakia
  • Business ID (IČO): 57754152
  • Tax ID (DIČ): 2122987009
  • Contact Email: [email protected]
  • Website: https://slovakunity.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect

When you visit our website, make a reservation, or check into SlovakUnity Apartment, we collect the following types of personal data:

  1. Identification Data: Full name, date of birth, nationality, type and number of identity document (passport or national ID card).
  2. Contact Details: Email address, residential/home address.
  3. Stay & Booking Details: Reservation dates, check-in/check-out times, guest count, payment confirmations, and booking platform reference numbers.
  4. Foreign Guest Reporting Details: For non-Slovak citizens, legal details required for mandatory state registry filings (e.g., visa details, permanent address abroad).
  5. Website & Technical Data: Information collected automatically when you browse slovakunity.com, including your IP address, browser type, device information, operating system, and data collected via cookies and similar technologies.

3. Legal Basis and Purpose of Data Processing

We process your data strictly under the following GDPR legal bases:

  • Performance of a Contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): Managing your direct reservation on slovakunity.com, handling self check-in, providing customer support, processing payments, and managing your stay.
  • Compliance with Legal Obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): Maintaining the compulsory Guest Book (Domová kniha) and reporting foreign visitors to the Bureau of Border and Foreign Police pursuant to Act No. 404/2011 Coll. on the Residence of Foreigners, as well as maintaining financial/accounting records under Slovak tax legislation.
  • Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): Protecting property safety, handling legal claims, preventing fraudulent transactions, securing our website infrastructure, and communicating essential pre-arrival and check-in instructions.
  • Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Placing non-essential tracking/analytics cookies on your device or sending optional marketing communications (only when you have explicitly opted in).

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website (slovakunity.com) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to ensure functional operations, maintain session integrity, analyze visitor traffic, and enhance your user experience.

  • Strictly Necessary / Functional Cookies: These are required for the website and booking engine to function correctly (e.g., managing your currency selection, search dates, and security sessions). They do not require your consent and are active by default (Legal Basis: Legitimate Interests / Technical Necessity).
  • Analytics and Performance Cookies (e.g., Google Analytics): With your explicit consent, our website provider utilizes analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with slovakunity.com so we can improve site performance and functionality (Legal Basis: Consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR and Slovak Electronic Communications Act).

Managing Your Cookie Preferences: You can change, review, or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by clicking on the "Cookie preferences" link located in our website footer or by adjusting your browser settings to block or delete cookies.

5. How Long We Retain Your Data

We store your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with statutory legal requirements:

  • Guest Registration & Foreign Guest Police Records: Retained for the statutory retention period required by Slovak law (typically 5 years).
  • Booking & Financial/Accounting Records: Retained for up to 10 years as required by Slovak tax legislation.
  • Website Analytics Data: Retained according to standard analytics retention cycles (typically between 14 to 26 months unless deleted earlier via cookie settings).
  • General Inquiries & Correspondence: Retained for up to 1 year after check-out.

6. Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Data

We do not sell or rent your personal data. We only share data with third parties when required by law or necessary to operate our accommodation service:

  1. Public Authorities: Bureau of Border and Foreign Police (Cudzinecká polícia), local tax offices, or municipal authorities where mandated by Slovak law.
  2. Platform & Technical Service Providers: Our website infrastructure and booking management platform provider (Lodgify), secure online check-in form providers, payment gateways, and cloud hosting providers acting as data processors under strict data processing agreements.
  3. Third-Party Booking Channels: If you booked via Booking.com, Airbnb, or similar channels, necessary booking confirmation details are exchanged to manage your reservation.

7. Automated Decision-Making and Profiling

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling techniques (as defined in Article 22 of the GDPR) that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

8. International Data Transfers

Your personal data is primarily stored and processed within the European Economic Area (EEA). If any of our technical service providers or booking platforms (such as Lodgify, cloud infrastructure providers, or payment gateways) transfer personal data outside the EEA, such transfers are strictly safeguarded using recognized legal transfer mechanisms, including European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or adequacy decisions (such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework).

9. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under EU Data Protection Law, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of Access (Art. 15): Request a copy of the personal data Unity Group s.r.o. holds about you.
  • Right to Rectification (Art. 16): Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Right to Erasure / "Right to be Forgotten" (Art. 17): Request deletion of your data, provided statutory retention periods (such as police registration laws or tax laws) do not apply.
  • Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18): Request restriction of processing under specific circumstances.
  • Right to Data Portability (Art. 20): Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Right to Object (Art. 21): Object to data processing based on legitimate interests.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with the Slovak supervisory authority:

Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov Slovenskej republiky (Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic) Hraničná 12, 820 07 Bratislava 27, Slovak Republic Website: https://dataprotection.gov.sk

10. How to Contact Us

If you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, withdraw cookie consent, or ask questions about this Privacy Policy, you can reach Unity Group s.r.o. at: