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Legal notice

Last updated 8 October 2026

Information about the owner of this website. This notice gives the identification details required for information society services directed at users in the European Union, including Spain.

1. Website owner

2. What this site is for

Pharos Hotel Journal is a free editorial publication about hotels and travel. It offers articles, hotel profiles, original illustrations and planning tools. It does not sell goods or services, take reservations or process payments, and it does not offer or promote gambling.

3. Using the site

By browsing the site you accept this notice and our terms of use. Please use the site lawfully and don't try to disrupt it, access it by unauthorized means or copy it automatically on a large scale.

4. Intellectual property

The texts, illustrations, maps, design, code and the Pharos name and logo are owned by Torstein Rafgård or used under license, and are protected by the applicable national and international intellectual property laws. You may link to our pages and quote short extracts with credit to Pharos Hotel Journal. Any other reproduction, distribution, public communication or transformation needs our prior written permission. Hotel names, brands and awards mentioned on the site belong to their respective owners and are used only to identify the subject of our reporting.

5. Liability

We take care to keep our content accurate and up to date, but travel details change and our information is general and approximate. We cannot guarantee that it is complete or current and are not responsible for decisions taken solely on the basis of it. We also cannot guarantee uninterrupted availability of the site, although we work to keep it secure and free of harmful code. Nothing in this notice excludes liability that cannot be excluded by law.

6. Links to other websites

Links to third-party sites are provided for convenience. We don't control those sites and are not responsible for their content or practices. If we learn that a linked page is unlawful, we will remove the link promptly. Please tell us at [email protected] if you find one.

7. Data protection and cookies

How we handle personal data and cookies is explained in our privacy policy and cookie policy.

8. Applicable law and jurisdiction

This notice and use of the site are governed by the laws of Norway. Any dispute will be heard by the courts that have jurisdiction under the applicable rules. If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of your country of residence and may bring proceedings in the courts of the place where you live.