This personal data processing notice (hereinafter also the “Notice”) serves to inform you as a natural person (hereinafter also “You”) about the reasons, manner, scope and purpose of the processing of your personal data by the Laichter House Foundation Fund in connection with your activities related to the foundation fund or Laichter House located at Chopinova 1543/4, Vinohrady, 120 00 Prague 2 (hereinafter also the “House”) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (hereinafter also the “GDPR”).
1.1. The controller of personal data within the scope of this Notice is Nadační fond Laichterův dům (Laichter House Foundation Fund), with its registered office at Chopinova 1543/4, Vinohrady, 120 00 Prague 2, ID No.: 19969171, registered in the foundation register maintained by the Municipal Court in Prague under file no. N 2395 (hereinafter also the “Controller”).
1.2. If you have any questions related to the protection of your personal data and its processing, you may contact the Controller’s responsible person, Štěpán Lars Laichter, phone: +420 776 318 136, e-mail: lars@laichter.house.
2.1. This Notice applies to You if You:
(i) access or otherwise use the website available at https://laichter.house/, which is operated by the Controller (hereinafter also the “Website”), or use the Controller’s contact form on the Website,
(ii) enter into a contractual relationship with the Controller in connection with Your participation in an event organized by the Controller (hereinafter also the “Event”), and subsequently attend such Event as a visitor,
(iii) create a user account on the Website or have one created for You when Your membership in the Club pursuant to point (v) below is established (hereinafter also the “User Account”),
(iv) provide the Controller with a monetary or non-monetary gift or performance of a similar nature (hereinafter also the “Gift”),
(v) become a member of the literary club organized by the Foundation Fund, also referred to as “Lit klub” (hereinafter also the “Club”),
(vi) are permitted by the Controller, as part of its activities, to use common areas in the House other than as a visitor to an Event (hereinafter also the “Use of Premises”),
(vii) become part of materials used to promote the Controller or the House or other marketing, promotional or presentation activities of the Controller, or become a recipient of information, news or other commercial communications sent by the Controller (hereinafter also the “Promotional Activities”).
3.1. Your personal data is processed:
(i) in connection with Your access to and use of the Website for the purpose of ensuring the proper functioning and security of the Website, adapting its content and functionalities to Your preferences, analyzing the manner in which it is used, evaluating visitor traffic and user behavior trends, improving its content and functionalities, and protecting against fraudulent, abusive or unlawful conduct,
(ii) if You provide Your personal data to the Controller through a contact form located on the Website, for example for the purpose of inquiring about the possibility of a tour of the House or the use of the House premises for private purposes, for the purpose of handling Your request, contacting You and subsequently communicating with You,
(iii) if You purchase a ticket or otherwise enter into a contractual relationship in connection with Your participation in an Event, for the purpose of concluding, administering and performing the relevant contractual relationship, ensuring Your participation in the Event and exercising all related rights and obligations, including communicating with You, organizing and administering the Event, verifying Your entitlement to participate in the Event, ensuring the safety of persons and property, and fulfilling the Controller’s related statutory obligations,
(iv) if You create a User Account through the Website, or a User Account is created for You when Your membership in the Club is established, for the purposes of creating and managing the User Account so created, including access to the account,
(v) if a Gift is provided, for the purposes of accepting and administering the Gift and the Controller’s related steps and concluding and performing the relevant agreement,
(vi) if Your membership in the Club is established, for the purposes of establishing, maintaining and managing Your membership and related matters and administrative acts and providing any benefits arising from Your membership in the Club,
(vii) for the purpose of establishing, commencing and administering Your Use of Premises and ensuring related acts, including, inter alia, establishing and administering Your authorization to access the premises and Your User Account within the Use of Premises (e.g. for logging into wifi or other systems),
(viii) in connection with Promotional Activities, in particular:
(a) by taking and subsequently processing photographs and video recordings from Events or other activities held in the House by the Controller or a third party, if such taking or use of photographs or video recordings constitutes the processing of personal data within the meaning of the GDPR, particularly in the case of the targeted capture, labeling or other systematic processing of the likeness of specific persons, for the purpose of using them in promotional, informational or presentation materials, publishing them on the websites and social networks of the Controller or the House, or making them available to third parties if necessary to obtain or draw down a subsidy, grant or other similar support or to demonstrate compliance with its conditions,
(b) by including Your contact details in databases maintained by the Controller for the purpose of business, marketing and promotional communication and subsequently sending newsletters, invitations to Events, information about the Controller’s activities, news and other commercial communications,
(c) by carrying out other marketing, promotional, presentation or communication activities related to the activities of the Controller or the House.
3.2. For Your information, photographs and video recordings taken by the Controller on a one-off basis for the purpose of capturing the course and atmosphere of individual events held in the House in order to provide information about these events and the Controller’s activities, which are not primarily intended to capture or identify individual persons but to capture the House and its premises, are not primarily taken by the Controller for the purpose of systematically monitoring persons; in such cases, the Controller does not carry out automated or partially automated processing of personal data, nor are such data included or organized in a filing system concerning persons. Such activities therefore do not constitute the processing of personal data within the meaning of Article 2 GDPR.
3.3. In connection with access to the Website and Promotional Activities conducted online, the Controller also processes Your personal data in the form of cookies, to the extent of the preferences selected by You, with the exception of functional cookies, which are necessary for the operation of the Website and are always processed by the Controller.
4.1. In connection with fulfilling the purpose of personal data processing by the Controller as defined in this Notice, personal data that You provide to the Controller for any of the purposes stated in Section 3.1 of this Notice will be processed.
4.2. In the case of Your access to and use of the Website or the provision of data through a contact form on the Website, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, or other identifiers of a personal nature contained in Your e-mail address if provided to the Controller through the contact form on the Website),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address and phone number if provided to the Controller through the contact form on the Website),
(iii) location, technical and time data (including the IP address and time of the visit to the Website, browser type, device information and Your activity on the Website),
(iv) cookies.
4.3. If a contractual relationship is entered into between You and the Controller in connection with Your participation in an Event and You subsequently participate in that Event, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, or other identifiers of a personal nature contained in Your e-mail address),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address and phone number),
(iii) data related to Your registration for and participation in the Event (data concerning the ticket purchased, the date and time of its purchase, participation in the Event and related communications, and, where applicable, data concerning the payment made, including data concerning the payment instrument used),
(iv) location, technical and time data (including the IP address and time of ticket purchase),
(v) cookies.
4.4. If Your User Account is created through the Website or as part of establishing Your membership in the Club, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, or other identifiers of a personal nature contained in Your e-mail address),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address and phone number),
(iii) location, technical and time data (including the IP address and time of visiting the User Account, browser type, device information and Your activity within the User Account) and security data (e.g. the password to the User Account),
(iv) cookies.
4.5. If a Gift is provided to the Controller, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, and possibly date of birth and place of residence),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address, phone number, home address),
(iii) data related to the Gift provided (e.g. the amount and nature of the Gift; in the case of a monetary Gift provided by electronic means of payment, the number and other identifiers of Your bank account, payment card or other payment instrument).
4.6. In the case of the establishment and duration of Your membership in the Club, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, and possibly date of birth and place of residence),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address, phone number, home address).
4.7. In the case of the establishment and duration of Your Use of Premises, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, and possibly date of birth and place of residence),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address, phone number, home address),
(iii) security data (e.g. password) for the purposes of establishing and managing authorization to enter the premises,
(iv) video recordings made by a security camera system,
(v) data on entry into the House and premises using an access chip.
4.8. In the case of Promotional Activities, the following personal data will be processed in particular:
(i) identification data (name and surname, or other identifiers of a personal nature if provided to the Controller),
(ii) contact data (e-mail address, or Your home address for the purposes of Your identification if provided to the Controller),
(iii) a photograph or video recording within the meaning of Section 3.1 point (viii) letter (a) of this Notice taken at a meeting, event or other marketing activity,
(iv) cookies (if an online contact form located on the Website is completed for the purposes of receiving newsletters or other commercial communications).
4.9. More detailed information about the Cookies processed by the Controller can be found in the Cookie Processing Policy.
4.10. As part of the processing, You will not state or otherwise provide any personal data falling within the category of special data pursuant to Article 9 GPDR.
5.1. Your personal data will be processed on the basis of:
(i) Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, i.e. on the basis of Your consent, whereby such processing concerns in particular the processing of Your personal data that You provide to the Controller:
(a) through a contact form located on the Website,
(b) for the purposes of Promotional Activities (e.g. personal data processed in connection with Your participation in marketing activities, including taking photographs and video recordings at events in which You will be captured, if these are photographs or video recordings taken and used by the Controller within the meaning of Section 3.1 point (viii) letter (a) of this Notice),
(c) as cookies in connection with Your access to and use of the Website, including the relevant contact forms, with the exception of functional cookies, which are processed on the basis stated in point (ii) or (iv) below,
(ii) Article 6(1)(b) GDPR, i.e. in connection with the conclusion and performance of an agreement between You and the Controller, whereby such processing concerns in particular cases where You provide Your personal data to the Controller in connection with:
(a) purchasing a ticket or otherwise entering into a contractual relationship concerning Your participation in an Event and ensuring Your subsequent participation in that Event,
(b) establishing and managing Your User Account or establishing and managing Your membership in the Club and Use of Premises,
(c) concluding and performing an agreement for the provision of a Gift between You and the Controller,
(d) membership in the Club or Use of Premises and entry into these premises,
(iii) Article 6(1)(c) GDPR, i.e. in connection with fulfilling a legal obligation applicable to the Controller, in particular in connection with information and other obligations under applicable legislation, and further in connection with fulfilling financial or statistical obligations,
(iv) Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e. on the basis of the Controller’s legitimate interest, particularly in cases where processing is necessary for the protection or exercise of rights and legitimate interests, the protection of property, or the security of the Controller, other persons in the House, or the House itself and its equipment, including for the purposes of:
(a) monitoring the manner in which the Website is used,
(b) monitoring and ensuring the security, integrity and proper functioning of the Website, User Accounts, information systems and the Controller’s related infrastructure, including source code,
(c) monitoring and ensuring cyber and information security,
(d) analyzing, evaluating, optimizing, developing and further improving the Website and the Controller’s related services,
(e) ensuring the safety of persons and the protection of property in the House in connection with the Use of Premises by Club members,
(f) ensuring certain Promotional Activities, in particular maintaining records of visitors to the House, managing and segmenting contacts, managing visitor relations, performing internal analyses or keeping records of communications,
(g) ensuring the protection of the Controller’s property, the protection of the life and health of persons present in the House, monitoring compliance with the rules applicable to the use of the House, and protecting the Controller’s other legitimate interests, particularly in connection with Events or other activities held in the House, including taking, retaining and further using photographs and video recordings from such Events or other activities.
5.2. If the Controller sends You any newsletters, news or other commercial communications, it does so either on the basis of Your express consent or because You provided the Controller with Your e-mail address or other electronic contact detail in connection with entering into a contractual relationship for the provision of the Controller’s services (e.g. when purchasing a ticket to an Event, creating a User Account or establishing membership in the Club), in accordance with Section 7(3) of Act No. 480/2004 Coll., on Certain Information Society Services, as amended, and Article 13(2) of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. In these cases, the specified provisions constitute the legal basis for sending commercial communications. The Controller carries out the related processing of Your personal data in accordance with the applicable legislation governing personal data protection.
6.1. The processing of Your personal data defined in this Notice will continue for as long as the purpose of processing exists within the meaning of this Notice:
(i) in the case of Your access to and use of the Website, for the duration of Your visit to the Website, and subsequently for the period necessary to achieve the relevant purpose, usually no longer than 12 months from Your last access to the given web interface,
(ii) if You provide Your data through a contact form on the Website, for the duration of the relevant communication with You,
(iii) if You purchase a ticket or otherwise enter into a contractual relationship in connection with Your participation in an Event, for the duration of the contractual relationship, further, if You subsequently attend that Event as a visitor, until the Event ends, and subsequently for the period necessary to protect the Controller’s rights and legitimate interests or fulfill its legal obligations, but usually no longer than 3 years after the Event ends,
(iv) if Your User Account is established, for the duration of the existence of that User Account, and subsequently for the period necessary to protect the Controller’s rights and legitimate interests or fulfill its legal obligations, but usually no longer than 3 years after the User Account is closed,
(v) if a Gift is provided, for the duration of performance of the agreement, and subsequently for the period necessary to protect the Controller’s rights and legitimate interests or fulfill its legal obligations, but usually no longer than 3 years after the termination or complete performance of the agreement,
(vi) in the case of the establishment and duration of Your membership in the Club, for its duration, and subsequently for the period necessary to protect the Controller’s rights and legitimate interests or fulfill its legal obligations, but usually no longer than 3 years after membership in the Club terminates,
(vii) in the case of the establishment and duration of Your Use of Premises, for the duration of such Use of Premises, and subsequently for the period necessary to protect the Controller’s rights and legitimate interests or fulfill its legal obligations, but usually no longer than 3 years after the Use of Premises ends,
(viii) in the case of Promotional Activities carried out by the Controller on the basis of its legitimate interest in accordance with Section 5.1 point (iv) of this Notice and the sending of commercial communications pursuant to Section 5.2 of this Notice, for the duration of the relevant contractual relationship, and subsequently for a further 12 months,
(ix) in the case of Your personal data processed on the basis of Your consent, for the period of validity of the consent granted by You, or until such consent is withdrawn, unless subsequent further processing of such personal data is based on another legal basis pursuant to Section 5.1 of this Notice.
6.2. Even after the processing of personal data for the purposes stated in this Notice has ended, the Controller may continue to retain Your personal data in cases where applicable legislation requires or permits it to do so. In such cases, Your personal data will be retained for the prescribed period and processed only for the purposes stipulated by such legislation.
7.1. In the context of personal data processing defined in this Notice, third-party services may be used, particularly software services. Your personal data will therefore also be transferred for processing to these external service providers, who will act as processors or sub-processors of Your personal data. Currently, such external service providers are the following companies:
(i) Google Ireland Ltd. (Firebase / Google Cloud) – operation and hosting of the website, backend infrastructure, data storage, user authentication, file storage, technical logs, ensuring the security and stability of services.
(ii) Google LLC (Google Analytics) – analysis of website traffic and user behavior.
(iii) Stripe Payments Europe Ltd – processing online payments and gifts, management of payment transactions.
(iv) Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd – marketing analytics, conversion measurement and remarketing through Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram).
(v) Seznam.cz, a.s. – marketing analytics, conversion measurement and ad targeting through Seznam tools (e.g. Sklik, Seznam retargeting).
7.2. The Controller is further entitled to provide personal data to providers of external advisory services (e.g. tax, accounting or legal services).
7.3. Personal data processing will take place primarily within the European Union (EU). If Your personal data is also transferred outside the EU, such transfer will be subject to appropriate data transfer mechanisms (e.g. standard contractual clauses or the Data Privacy Framework in the case of the USA), including a prior assessment and appropriate safeguards. We will provide You with further information upon request.
8.1. The Controller is entitled to process Your personal data for the purposes, to the extent, in the manner and for the period defined in this Notice.
8.2. As a data subject, You have the following rights:
(i) Right of access to processed personal data - You may request a copy of Your personal data processed by the relevant Controller. If the relevant record contains personal data of another natural person, such data will be redacted in order to protect the privacy rights of third parties. If Your request cannot be granted for other reasons provided for by legislation, You will be informed thereof by the relevant Controller.
(ii) Right to information – You may inquire how the Controllers process Your personal data.
(iii) Right to rectification – You may request the rectification or supplementation of personal data processed about You by the relevant Controller if You consider it inaccurate or incomplete.
(iv) Right to erasure – You may request the erasure of Your personal data processed by the relevant Controller if it is no longer necessary for the purpose of its processing or retention.
(v) Right to restriction of processing – under certain circumstances, You may request the relevant Controller to restrict the processing of Your personal data.
(vi) Right to data portability – You have the right to request the relevant Controller to transfer to You or a third party designated by You the personal data provided by You and processed by the relevant Controller on the basis of this Consent, in a machine-readable format.
(vii) Right to withdraw consent – You have the right to withdraw this Consent at any time; however, this does not affect the lawfulness of personal data processing carried out before such withdrawal.
8.3. More details about Your rights can also be found on the website of the Office for Personal Data Protection at https://uoou.gov.cz/verejnost/zakladni-prirucka-k-ochrane-udaju.
8.4. If You wish to exercise any of Your rights defined in Section 8.2 of this Notice, please contact the contact person specified in Section 1.2 of this Notice.
8.5. You may lodge a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection – address: Pplk. Sochora 27, 170 00 Prague 7; phone number: +420 234 665 800; e-mail: posta@uoou.gov.cz; data box: qkbaa2n.
8.6. You may also assert Your rights before the competent court.
This version of the Privacy Policy is effective from 1 January 2026. The Controller reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time at its own discretion.