Operator
The operator of the Alpine Club website Alpenverein (www.alpenverein-slovensko.sk) is Horský klub, s.r.o., Pobrežná 477, 031 04 Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovak Republic, Company ID 47494794, registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court Žilina 60580/L (hereinafter referred to as the “operator”).
Responsible Person
The responsible person of the operator is the director of Horský klub s.r.o.; the mailing address is identical to the operator’s registered address, and the electronic address is info@alpenverein-slovensko.sk.
Purpose and Legal Basis
The purpose and legal basis for processing personal data is membership in the Alpine Club Alpenverein. Membership includes insurance concluded under framework agreements between the Austrian Alpine Club Österreichischer Alpenverein (“ÖAV”) and the insurer Generali Versicherung AG represented by KNOX Versicherungsmanagement GmbH. Austrian law (including Austrian international reference standards) governs these contracts. Supplying personal data is necessary for arranging and concluding an insurance contract for an Alpenverein member; without such data membership cannot be established. The operator sends important notices and alerts concerning membership validity to the member’s e‑mail address.
Data Subject and Processed Personal Data
The data subject is the club member. The personal data processed for the data subject include: first name, last name, permanent or temporary residence, date of birth, nationality, title, gender, telephone number, and e‑mail address. If additional personal data are processed for example, health‑related informationsuch data are handled only to the extent necessary for providing the service in the event of a claim.
Recipients of Personal Data
Personal data may be disclosed primarily to:
- Österreichischer Alpenverein (“ÖAV”), Vienna, Austria
- KNOX Versicherungsmanagement GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria (insurance intermediary)
- Generali Versicherung AG, Landskrongasse 1‑3, 1010 Vienna, Austria (insurer)
During the membership period the insurer may change; the current insurer is indicated on the website www.alpenverein-slovensko.sk under the “Insurance” section. The data may also be shared with companies acting on behalf of the member for the exercise of rights related to assistance services and insurance benefits within the Alpine Club membership.
Retention Period
The operator will retain the member’s personal data for the duration of the Alpine Club membership and, after termination of membership, for at least 15 years from the end of the contractual relationship with the data subject.
Rights of the Data Subject
The data subject has the following rights with respect to the processing of his/her personal data:
- Right of Confirmation & Access – to obtain confirmation whether personal data concerning him/her are being processed and, if so, to receive a copy of those data together with the information set out in this notice.
- Right to Rectification – to have inaccurate personal data corrected and incomplete data completed.
- Right to Erasure (“right to be forgotten”) – to have personal data deleted when they are no longer necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed.
- Right to Restriction of Processing – to limit processing when:
- the data subject contests the accuracy of the data during the verification period;
- processing is unlawful and the data subject opposes erasure but requests restriction instead; or
- the data are no longer needed for the original purpose but the data subject requires them to assert, exercise, or defend a claim.
- Right to Data Portability – to receive the personal data provided by him/her in a structured, commonly used, machine‑readable format and to transmit those data to another controller.
- Right to Object – to object to processing of his/her personal data by the insurer.
- Right to Lodge a Complaint – with the Slovak Office for Personal Data Protection if the data subject believes that processing by the operator violates applicable data‑protection legislation.
- Right to Human Review – if a decision affecting the data subject is based solely on automated processing, the data subject may request that the operator review the decision by a human. The operator must comply, with its employees conducting the review, and must inform the data subject of the review method and outcome within 30 days of receiving the request.
- Right to Verification of Identity – to request proof of identity of the person authorized to obtain the data.
- Right to Source Information – if the data were not obtained directly from the data subject, the data subject may request information about the source of the data, including whether they originated from publicly accessible sources.
- Right to Exercise All Rights in Writing – at the insurer’s registered address or via e‑mail info@alpenverein-slovensko.sk.
The personal data will not be published.
Transfer of Personal Data
The operator expects to transfer the personal data to the recipients listed above within the European Union, to EEA‑contracting states, and to Switzerland (recipients identified in point 6 of this notice). Transfers to third‑country jurisdictions will occur only if the European Commission has decided that the country ensures an adequate level of protection, or, lacking such a decision, only if the operator or intermediary provides appropriate safeguards and the data subject retains enforceable rights and effective legal remedies.
