Privacy policy

The Norwegian Retailers' Environment Fund, represented by its CEO, is the data controller for the organisation’s processing of personal data.

We mainly process information that you have provided to us for the following reasons:

• You have sent us an email.
• You have contacted us via the contact form on our website.
• You have subscribed to our newsletter.
• You have completed a survey from us.
• You have called us.
• You have sent us a job application.

We may also receive information indirectly if:

• Your employer is applying for membership or is already a member, and you are designated as the contact person.
• Information about you is stored in connection with a project application.
• A job applicant has listed you as a reference.

For enquiries regarding privacy, please send an email to stian@handelensmiljofond.no or contact the CEO.

You can request a copy of all the personal data we process about you. Read more about the right of access at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.

You may ask us to correct or supplement information that is incorrect or misleading. Read more about the right to correct or supplement information on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s website.

In certain situations, you may ask us to delete your personal data. Read more about the right to erasure at the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.

In certain situations, you may also ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data. Read more about the right to restriction on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s website.

If we process personal data about you on the basis of our tasks or on the basis of a balancing of interests, you have the right to object to our processing of personal data about you. Read more about the right to object on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s website.

You can ask us to transfer information about you to yourself or to another data controller. Read more about the right to data portability on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s website.

We hope you will let us know if you believe we are not complying with the rules of the Personal Data Act. You can do so by contacting us at stian@handelensmiljofond.no

If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from us, you may also lodge a complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. Read about how to lodge a complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority’s website.

To improve our website, we use Plausible to analyse how the website is used. When you visit handelensmiljofond.no, anonymised statistics are collected about how you use the site. Plausible does not use cookies and stores all data within the EU. It is not possible for us to identify you through the information collected — the data is used only in aggregated form.

A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded and stored on the user’s computer when the user opens a website. The cookie is used, for example, to store login details or to record where the user moves around on the website.

When you visit the website handelensmiljofond.no, we record some information about your visit using cookies. We use cookies to record how you use the website and how you found your way to it. This information helps us improve the website and make it easier to use.

Data from cookies will not be used to collect personal information about you. The information is processed in anonymised and aggregated form. Anonymised means that we cannot trace the information we collect back to the individual user.

In your browser settings, you can both disable and delete cookies. Users will be given the option to accept or reject cookies when they visit the website.

Here is an overview of the cookies we use:

Cookiebot We use Cookiebot to manage your consent to cookies. Cookiebot records the choices you have made so that we can respect your preferences on future visits. Read more about Cookiebot and privacy on the provider’s website.

Google Tag Manager This is a tool that manages other tags and scripts on the website. The information stored cannot be traced back to you and is used for ongoing adjustments and adaptations to ensure the best possible experience on handelensmiljofond.no.

Google Ads Using Google Ads cookies, we measure whether people who click on our adverts complete desired actions, such as signing up to our newsletter. This helps us tailor our advertising.

If you send us an email or use the contact form on our website, your email address will be stored in our email system together with the message you sent. Further correspondence will be stored and linked to the same email address.

We do not use your contact details for any purpose other than corresponding with you.

We use TLS encryption to secure our email communication, and if your email provider also supports this, the email will be encrypted end-to-end. All incoming and outgoing email is checked for viruses and malware.

Our legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest in responding to enquiries.

The Norwegian Retailers' Environment Fund sends newsletters to those who wish to receive them. The newsletter contains news, announcements, calls for applications and similar information. We use Make AS to manage and distribute the newsletter.

We do not use your contact information for anything other than sending you newsletters.

You can unsubscribe from the list by clicking the “unsubscribe from the newsletter” link at the bottom of the newsletter or by sending us an email to stian@handelensmiljofond.no

By registering for our newsletter mailing list, you consent to us processing your contact details and sending you newsletters.