Privacy Policy for brkarlsen.com

Last updated: 1st of June 2025

At brkarlsen.com, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. It also outlines your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Norwegian implementation of the ePrivacy Directive.

1. Who We Are

This website is operated by Br. Karlsen AS, a seafood company based in Norway. For any questions regarding this policy or your personal data, you can contact us at:

Email: mail@brkarlsen.no
Phone: (+47) 77851300
Address: 9389 Husøy i Senja

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

• Technical data: including IP address, browser type, operating system, and referring URLs.
• Usage data: information about how you use our website, including pages visited and time spent.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We collect data in the following ways:

• Automatically through cookies and similar technologies (see our https://brkarlsen.com/cookie-policy).

4. Why We Collect Your Data

We use your data to:

• Provide and maintain our website.
• Respond to inquiries and provide customer support.
• Analyze website usage to improve performance and user experience.
• Comply with legal obligations.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on:

• Consent: for optional cookies and marketing communications.
• Legitimate interest: to improve our services and ensure website security.
• Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

6. Sharing Your Data

We do not sell your personal data. We may share it with:

• Service providers who help us operate the website (e.g., hosting, analytics).
• Authorities if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

8. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data.
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Request deletion of your data.
• Object to or restrict processing.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Lodge a complaint with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet).

9. Data Security and consent

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/.

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

10. International Transfers

Your data may be processed outside the EEA. In such cases, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on our website.