Privacy and cookies

Who is responsible?

West Norway Brussels Office is the data controller for personal data processed through the website and in connection with our services.

West Norway Brussels Office | West Norway Office
Rue Archimede 17
B-1000 Brussels
Email: post@west-norway.no
Phone: +32 (0)2 285 0000

If you have any questions about how we process personal data, you can contact us by email.

What information do we collect?

We process personal data when necessary to communicate with you, manage registrations and newsletters, or operate and develop our website.

This may include:

• name and contact information you provide to us

• email address if you sign up for the newsletter

• information you submit through the form on the website

• technical information and visitor data if you consent to analysis and other optional cookies

What information is collected depends on how you use the website and what you have consented to.

Contact form and other forms

When you submit a form on our website, we process the information you provide to be able to follow up on your request or registration.

We ask that you do not submit sensitive or other confidential personal information through forms on the website unless expressly requested.

Newsletter

If you sign up for our newsletter, we process your email address and any other information you provide when you sign up. The information is used to send you news and information from West Norway Brussels Office .

We use Squarespace Email Campaigns for sign-up and newsletter sending. Squarespace processes personal data on our behalf in connection with this service.

You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in the newsletter. When you unsubscribe, we will stop using your email address to send newsletters.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files that are stored on your device when you visit a website.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Others may be used for analysis, statistics and possible marketing.

Necessary cookies may be used without consent when they are necessary to provide the functionality of the website. Other cookies are only used if you have given consent.

When you visit the website, you can choose which types of cookies you want to accept. You can later change or withdraw your consent through the cookie settings on the website.

Analysis and third-party services

We use external services for the operation, analysis and functionality of the website. Such providers may process technical information and other personal data on our behalf or, in some cases, as independent data controllers.

We use Squarespace as a platform for our website and for sending newsletters through Squarespace Email Campaigns.

We may also use analytics tools such as Google Analytics to gain insight into traffic and how the website is used. Analytics tools that require consent will only be activated if you have accepted the relevant cookies.

The website may also contain content or functionality from external services, such as video, maps or other integrations. Such services may process technical information about you when you use the functionality.

Some of our suppliers may process personal data outside the EU/EEA. When this happens, the transfer shall be in accordance with applicable data protection regulations and with necessary safeguards for the protection of personal data.

Social media

West Norway Brussels Office is present in social media, and our website may contain links to our profiles on external platforms, such as LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

When you visit or communicate with us on social media, the relevant platform may collect and process personal data about you. How the data is processed is also governed by the privacy terms of the individual platform.

If you contact us through social media, we may process the information you provide to respond to your request. We encourage you not to share sensitive or other confidential personal information through social media.

If we use social media technology for tracking or marketing on our website, this will be reflected in your cookie settings and will require consent where required.

How long do we store the information?

We do not store personal data for longer than is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

How long the information is stored will vary depending on the type of information and why we process it. Information may also be stored longer if we are required to do so by applicable regulations.

When the information is no longer necessary, it is deleted or anonymized.

Your rights

When we process personal data about you, you have a number of rights under the data protection regulations. Depending on the basis for the processing, you may have the right to:

• to receive information about how we process your personal data

• access to the personal information we have about you

• to have incorrect or incomplete information corrected

• to have personal data deleted

• to request a limitation of treatment

• to protest against treatment

• data portability where the conditions for this are met

• to withdraw consent you have previously given

If the processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time. This will not affect the lawfulness of processing that has already taken place.

Please contact us at post@west-norway.no if you wish to exercise your rights or have questions about the processing of your personal data.

If you believe that your personal data is not being processed in accordance with data protection regulations, you also have the right to complain to the relevant data protection authority.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy if we change how we process personal data, implement new services, or if the regulations change.

The date at the top of the page shows when the statement was last updated.