Insolvency proceedings
Insolvency proceedings were opened on 1 September 2024 for the assets of FTI Touristik GmbH, BigXtra Touristik GmbH and some of its subsidiaries.
All further information and an overview of the insolvent companies can be found on the website https://fti-inso.de
Our data protection information on filing claims in insolvency proceedings (proceedings portal) can be found here.
In the following, we - as the data controller - inform you about which data is collected by us and how we process this data.
(updated: July 2024)
The following data protection information provides you with an overview of the collection and processing of your personal data in connection with the provisional insolvency proceedings, the insolvency insurance of tour operators (travel protection fund, German: "Reisesicherungsfonds") and your rights as a data subject.
This privacy notice applies to the following companies:
Please also note our separate data protection notices, which provide you with more detailed information about other data processing carried out by the companies: www.fti-group.com/en/privacy.
When "we" or "us" is used in this data protection notice, the respective controller is referred to in section 2.
The controller of your personal data is the company with which you have a business, contract or contractual relationship:
You can reach our data protection officer of above companies at dataprotectionofficer@fti.de.
In accordance with the statutory provisions, we only collect and process personal data from you that are necessary in connection with the insolvency proceedings, in particular for the fulfilment of the obligations arising from the Insolvency Code ("InsO") and for the fulfilment of the obligations arising from the insolvency insurance for tour operators ("Reisesicherungsfonds").
Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
Categories
The categories of data processed include, in particular, pre-existing data, such as contact details, booking information including bank details, payment and contract data, claim data, birth and civil status data and insurance data.
In connection with the processing of package travel contracts via Deutsche Reisesicherungsfonds GmbH ("DRSF"), we may process the following categories of data in particular, which must be provided by FTI Touristik GmbH and BigXtra Touristik GmbH: title, first and last name, date of birth, number of children and adults booked, first and last name and date of birth of fellow travellers; residential address with street, postcode and country of residence; Contact details such as mobile phone number and email address; Payment data such as full bank details; Booking data for the trip, such as the start and duration of the trip, the location of the trip and the individual travel services booked; Details of advance payments and other fees already paid. Further details can be found in the DRSF's privacy policy at: https://drsf.reise/datenschutz/.
Provision of personal data
In connection with the insolvency proceedings , debtors are legally obliged to provide personal data: Debtors are obliged to provide information and cooperation to the court, a court-appointed expert and the (provisional) insolvency administrator from the insolvency application procedure onwards (§§ 4, 5 InsO in conjunction with § 404a ZPO, §§ 22 para. 3, 97 para. 1 InsO). If the debtor does not comply with this, the court can enforce this by means of coercive measures (§§ 22 para. 3, 98 InsO).
Legal bases
In the context of insolvency proceedings, the main legal bases are processing on the basis of legal requirements (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR) or in the public interest (Art. 6 para. 1 lit. e) GDPR) in conjunction with the provisions of the Insolvency Code (InsO).
Insofar as the processing of your data is carried out in connection with the insolvency insurance of tour operators (travel protection fund), Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR serves as the legal basis, in particular in conjunction with §§ 651r et seq. of the German Civil Code ("BGB"), the Travel Security Fund Act ("RSG") and the Travel Security Fund Ordinance ("RSFV").
Insofar as the processing of your data is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. c) GDPR serves as the legal basis.
If the processing of your data is in connection with the performance of a contract to which you are a party, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. b) GDPR serves as the legal basis. This also includes the implementation of pre-contractual measures at the request of you as the data subject.
Insofar as we obtain your consent for processing operations, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. a) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing of personal data.
If the processing is necessary to safeguard a legitimate interest of our company or a third party and the interests, fundamental rights and freedoms of you as a data subject do not outweigh the first-mentioned interest, Art. 6 para. 1 lit. f) GDPR serves as the legal basis for the processing.
Duration of personal data retention
We process and store your personal data only for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected. After that, we delete or anonymise your personal data, with the exception of data that we must continue to store in order to comply with legal obligations (e.g. we are obliged to retain documents such as business letters, contracts and invoices for a certain period of time due to retention periods under tax and commercial law) or to store them within the framework of the statutory statute of limitations for the assertion, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Within our company, your data will only by accessed by those departments or individuals who need it to perform their respective tasks in connection with the processing activities referred to in this privacy notice.
Depending on the individual case, external recipients may use third parties commissioned to process your data (e.g. service providers for the technical infrastructure and maintenance of our communication systems), public bodies (such as courts, financial or law enforcement authorities) or private bodies (such as credit agencies) as well as group companies of the FTI GROUP.
In connection with the insolvency proceedings, the (provisional) insolvency administrator, the insolvency court, consulting firms or law firms, tax consultants, auditors or comparable consulting service providers as well as supporting service providers are possible recipients.
The following was appointed as provisional insolvency administrator for the companies FTI Touristik GmbH, BigXtra Touristik GmBH, FTI Flight Trading GmbH, LMM Last Mile Media GmbH & Co. KG, LMM Last Mile Media Beteiligungs GmbH, LMM Last Mile Media Verwaltungs GmbH and sonnenklar Reisebüro GmbH:
The following was appointed as provisional insolvency administrator for the companies Meeting Point Hotelmanagement Holding GmbH and Meeting Point International GmbH:
The following was appointed as provisional insolvency administrator for Kairaba Lounge GmbH:
In order to process the legal obligations arising from the insolvency insurance of tour operators (travel protection fund), data transfer will take place to:
The DRSF is obliged to keep the confidential information provided to it confidential and to protect it from access by third parties.
Automated decision-making (including profiling) does not take place.
As a data subject, you have various rights under the GDPR, which result in particular from Art. 15 to 18 and 21 GDPR. Please note that we must verify your identity before we can comply with your request to exercise your data protection rights. This practice allows us to protect our customers' personal information from fraudulent requests.
Exercising your rights
To revoke your consent to the use of data, to assert a right to information or the correction, blocking or deletion of your data, or to exercise the other rights of the data subject mentioned above, please contact the respective companies listed in section 2. Please send your written enquiry to the respective postal address with the addition ‘Attn: Data Protection’.
Of course, you are entitled to your data protection rights free of charge, without incurring higher transmission costs than for the basic rates for submitting your request.
Right to lodge a complaint
If you believe that we have not complied with data protection regulations when processing your data, you can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. As a rule, you can contact the supervisory authority of your usual place of residence or place of work or our company headquarters. The supervisory authority responsible for us is the Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA), Promenade 18, 91522 Ansbach, Germany.
This document is subject to regular amendment or supplementation.