Can the hotel see the marital status?

A: Hotels can't directly see or get personal marital status information.

I. Service scope and authority of the hotel

As a part of the service industry, hotels mainly provide room reservation, accommodation services, catering services and other related businesses. When a customer checks into a hotel, the hotel will ask the customer to provide some basic information, such as name, ID number and so on. , in order to make an appointment and register. This information is mainly used for the hotel's internal management, customer service and compliance with relevant laws and regulations.

However, the hotel has no right to view or obtain the marital status information of customers. Marital status belongs to the category of personal privacy, and only specific institutions and departments, such as civil affairs departments or relevant government agencies, have the right to verify and inquire.

Second, privacy protection and information security.

In modern society, the protection of personal privacy has been paid more and more attention. As a member of the service industry, hotels have the responsibility to protect customers' personal information from being leaked or abused. Hotels usually take a series of measures to ensure the security of customer information, such as encrypted storage and restricted access rights.

At the same time, relevant laws and regulations also clearly stipulate the protection of personal information. Hotels must abide by relevant laws and regulations, and shall not collect, use or disclose customers' personal information without authorization, including sensitive information such as marital status.

Third, customer self-disclosure and hotel responsibility.

Although the hotel can't directly obtain the marital status information of customers, customers may choose to disclose relevant information themselves when staying in the hotel. For example, when booking a room or checking in, customers may take the initiative to inform hotel employees of their marital status. In this case, the hotel staff should respect the customer's right to privacy and not disclose such information to a third party.

In addition, if the customer holds a wedding or related activities in the hotel, the hotel may provide corresponding services according to the customer's needs. However, in this process, the hotel should still abide by the principle of privacy protection and must not use the marital status information of customers for other purposes without authorization.

To sum up:

Hotels can't directly see or get personal marital status information, because it belongs to personal privacy. The service scope of the hotel is mainly limited to providing accommodation and related services, and it has no right to verify or inquire about the marital status of customers. At the same time, the hotel has the responsibility to protect the safety of customers' personal information, abide by relevant laws and regulations, and shall not collect, use or disclose customers' personal information without authorization.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 1 1 1 stipulates:

Personal information of natural persons is protected by law. Any organization or individual who needs to obtain other people's personal information shall obtain and ensure the information security according to law, and shall not illegally collect, use, process or transmit other people's personal information, or illegally buy, sell, provide or disclose other people's personal information.

people's republic of china network security law

Article 4 1 stipulates that:

When collecting and using personal information, network operators should follow the principles of legality, fairness and necessity, make public the rules of collection and use, clearly state the purpose, manner and scope of collection and use of information, and obtain the consent of the person being collected. Network operators shall not collect personal information irrelevant to the services they provide, and shall not collect and use personal information in violation of the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and the agreement between the two parties, and shall handle the personal information they save in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations and the agreement with users.