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Privacy Policy for Wilhelmsen House

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy statement for Wilhelmsen House AS describes the processing of personal data related to our users on the website. Wilhelmsen House collects personal data in order to provide its services. This statement provides you with information about when your personal data is collected and how it is processed. The statement covers all personal data that you provide, or that is collected as part of our services. Wilhelmsen House is subject to Norwegian law and processes your information in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

1. Data controller of your personal data

The data controller determines the purpose and how personal data is processed. For the purposes of this statement, Wilhelmsen House is the data controller for the personal data you provide when registering as a stakeholder on the Website (The website) or as a customer.

Contact information for the data controller:
Wilhelmsen House AS
Halfdan Wilhelmsens Allé 22
3116 Tonsberg
Tel.: 97 13 50 00
Email: post@wh.no

2. About the information Wilhelmsen House collects from you

When you register as a customer or interested party, or visit the Website, we will collect and process certain types of information about you. This information is divided into the following categories:

i) Personal information

Information that can be used to identify an individual, such as first name, last name, age, gender, date of birth, title/position, credit card information or other financial information, home address, email address, telephone number, and other contact information, activity log, and advertising.

ii) Information collected through your use of the Website

For example, information collected via cookies and analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics). This may include browser type, third-party referrers, search terms, pages visited and duration of visit.

iii) IP address and other computer information

We may store your IP address and other information about your computer for system administration. The IP address is only stored while you visit the Website and is then deleted or anonymized.

3. Cookies

Wilhelmsen House may use cookies and other methods to collect information to improve the user experience and optimize the Website. As a visitor, you remain largely anonymous, but authentication and storage of location data may occur to optimize the experience.

You can configure your browser to delete or block cookies. Please refer to your browser's help function for instructions on how to do this. Please note that disabling cookies may limit the functionality of the Website.

Links for managing cookies:

If you choose not to accept cookies, your user experience may be impaired.

4. Where is your personal data collected?

The information is collected through your use of the Website, from forms you fill out, or other information you provide to us in connection with our services.

5. How Wilhelmsen House uses your personal information

We use your information, among other things, to:

  • Complete agreements with you (e.g., contacting you after registering interest).
  • Enable submission of contact forms via the Website.
  • Improve our services and the content of the Website by analyzing user data.
  • Respond to your questions and requests.
  • Provide you with information about new services.
  • Inform you about changes to this statement.
  • Prevent fraud, criminal activity and other threats.
  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations.
  • Other purposes as disclosed at the time of collection or with your consent.

6. Consent and other legal basis for processing personal data

We process your personal data based on your consent or other legal grounds. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us. Other legal grounds may be necessary to comply with legal requirements, for example under accounting legislation.

Your information is only stored for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described here.

7. Disclosure to third parties

We may share your information with suppliers and subcontractors who help us provide our services (e.g. web hosting, email, payment systems). These parties only use the information for the purposes for which it was collected, and any transfer is subject to a data processing agreement.

We will not transfer information that can identify you without your consent, unless required by law.

8. Protection of your information

Wilhelmsen House takes privacy seriously and has implemented physical, technical and organizational measures to protect your information against loss, unauthorized alteration, theft and access.

9. Links to third-party websites

The website may contain links to third-party websites that have their own privacy policies. If you provide personal information to such websites, their policies apply. We are not responsible for the third-party processing of your information. We recommend that you read their privacy policies before using such websites.

10. Your rights

You have the right to:

  • Get information about what personal data we have about you.
  • Change or update your information and correct any errors.
  • Require that unnecessary data be deleted.
  • Stop receiving emails from us, such as newsletters.
  • Withdraw consent to the processing or transfer of your information.
  • Get information about the right to data portability (to access, reuse and transfer your information to another system).

To exercise your rights, contact us via the information in section 1. If you believe that the processing of your information violates the privacy rules, you can complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will always be available on the Website. Changes that require your consent will be communicated to you. By using our services, you accept this Policy and any updates.

Cookies

Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can change your browser settings to delete or block cookies. Please note that this may cause some features of our website to not function optimally.

Here are some links for how to manage cookies in different browsers:

If you do not accept cookies, your user experience may be reduced.

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