Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Hrísnes ehf (“Fox Hostel,” “we,” “us”) is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website (foxhostel.is).

2. Data We Collect

Information you provide

Contact form submissions (name, email, message)
Booking inquiries via third-party booking platforms

Information collected automatically

Analytics data (with your consent): pages visited, session duration, referral source, device type — via Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager
Advertising data (with your consent): conversion tracking for Google Ads campaigns
Anonymous usage data (no consent required): Vercel Analytics collects cookieless, aggregated page view data with no personally identifiable information

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Consent — for analytics and advertising cookies (you can accept or reject via our cookie banner)
Legitimate interest — for essential website functionality (e.g., remembering UI preferences)
Contract performance — for processing booking inquiries

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

Google Tag Manager & Google Analytics — website analytics (requires consent)
Google Ads — conversion tracking for advertising campaigns (requires consent)
Vercel Analytics — anonymous, cookieless page view analytics
Google Maps — embedded map on the contact section

These services may process data outside the EEA. Where applicable, transfers are protected by Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions.

5. Cookies

For detailed information about the cookies we use and how to manage them, please see our Cookie Policy.

6. Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for up to 14 months in Google Analytics. Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry. You can request deletion at any time.

7. Your Rights

Under the GDPR and Icelandic data protection law, you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Rectify inaccurate data
Request erasure of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Data portability
Withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal)

To exercise these rights, contact us at info@hrifunesnaturepark.is.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Icelandic Data Protection Authority (Persónuvernd).

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.