Privacy Policy

This document provides a description of the privacy policy of SeaDrive AS with its registered office at Bjellandveien 13, N-3172 Vear, hereinafter SeaDrive. The Privacy Policy of SeaDrive (the Policy) defines the principles and method of processing and use of data and information from clients and users of all websites belonging to SeaDrive: i.e. www.SeaDrive.no and all websites in sub-domains of SeaDrive.com.
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Please read this Policy carefully. By accessing or using any websites belonging to SeaDrive, sending us any personal information or reading the contents of this Policy, the User accepts its terms and confirms that he/she is familiar with its content.

SeaDrive AS ("SeaDrive", "we", or "us") recognizes the importance of privacy. We want you to feel confident using our websites, and this privacy policy ("Policy") is to help you understand how we collect, use, and disclose information that we obtain about users of our website.

Information We Collect

We collect information about you directly from you and automatically through your use of our website. We may combine information automatically collected with other information that we have collected about you or was provided to us by you directly. In order to help you protect yourself and your information, we encourage you to provide only the information that is necessary for using our website. If you or any other user of the website sends an email or provides an email address to SeaDrive for any reason, we reserve the right to retain that email address to send future notifications in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

By providing his/her Personal Data to www.SeaDrive.no and other websites belonging to SeaDrive, you confirm that you have the necessary permissions to disclose Personal Data to be used by SeaDrive in the manner described in this Policy.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer’s hard drive to identify your computer to our servers. If your browser is configured to accept cookies, we will use them to recognize your computer when you visit the website, to customize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our trusted social media and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services. If you wish, you can configure your browser to block cookies.

Personal Data Controller and the Use of Your Information

The Controller of Users' Personal Data transmitted in connection with the use of the SeaDrive website, in particular in conducting recruitment processes, conducting training sessions, sending marketing information such as newsletters, accepting subscriptions for conferences or events, or use of other services available via the website, is SeaDrive AS, Bjellandveien 13, N-3172 Vear, tel. +47 47 51 19 00.

We may use information that we collect about you, including personal information, to:

Understand and improve our products. We will perform research and analysis about your use of, or interest in, our products, services, or content, or products, services or content offered by others. We do this to help make our products better and to develop new products.

Communicate with you

Promotional. If you decide to sign up for our newsletter, we will send you emails about the topics we think would be relevant to you. You may opt out of these at any time.

Responding to your requests. We will also use the information you provide through the contact or sign-up forms to respond to your questions or comments.

Administrative. If you leave your email address, we may contact you to inform you about changes in our services, our service offering and other important service related notices, such as changes to the Policy or about security or fraud notices.

Advertising. We may develop and display content and advertising tailored to you.

Protecting Rights and Interests. We will use your information to protect our rights and interests as well as the rights and interests of our users and any other person, as well as to enforce this Policy.

Legal Compliance. We may use your information to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations, including informal requests from law enforcement or other governmental authorities.

Other. We may also use your information to manage our business or perform functions as otherwise described to you at the time of collection of the information.

Sharing and Disclosure

We do not share your personal information with others except as indicated within this Policy or when we inform you and give you an opportunity to opt out of having your personal information shared. We will share information we collect about you, including personal information, in the following ways:

With third party service providers, agents or contractors. We will never sell your data to third parties. However, we use other companies, agents or contractors ("Service Providers") to perform services on our behalf or to assist us with providing services to you. For example, we may engage Service Providers to provide services such as marketing, advertising, communications, infrastructure and IT services, to provide customer service, to collect debts, and to analyze and enhance data (including data about users' interactions with our website). These Service Providers may have access to your Personal Data or other information in order to provide these functions. In addition, some of the information we request may be collected by third party providers on our behalf. We require our Service Providers to agree to take reasonable steps to keep the personal information that we provide to them secure. We do not authorize them to use or disclose your personal information except in connection with providing their services.

Affiliates. We may disclose your information to current or future affiliates or subsidiaries for research, marketing, and other purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.

To comply with legal processes or to protect SeaDrive and our users and members. If we believe that disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal or governmental request; to respond to a subpoena, court order, warrant, or other legal process; to enforce applicable terms of use or this Policy, including investigation of potential violations thereof; to protect the safety, rights, or property of the public, any person, or SeaDrive; to detect, prevent, or otherwise address, security, or technical issues or illegal or suspected illegal activities (including fraud); or as evidence in litigation in which we are involved, as part of a judicial or regulatory proceeding.

Business Transfers. We may engage in a merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, dissolution, reorganization, or similar transaction or proceeding that involves the transfer of the information described in this Policy. In such transitions, customer information is typically one of the business assets that is transferred or acquired by a third party. If we are acquired by or merged with another company, if we sell or transfer a business unit or assets to another company, in the unlikely event of a bankruptcy proceeding, or as part of any other similar business transfer, you acknowledge that such transfers may occur.

Aggregate or De-identified Information. We may disclose aggregate, anonymous, or de-identified information about users for marketing, advertising, research, compliance, or other purposes.

Choice

Email. If you do not wish to receive promotional emails from us, you may opt out at any time by following the opt-out link contained in the email itself. Please note that it may take up to ten (10) business days to process your request.

Cookies. Your browser’s help function should contain instructions on how to set your computer to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued, or to not receive cookies at any time.

Security

SeaDrive uses robust security measures to protect Data from unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and help ensure the appropriate use of Data. When the Services are accessed using the Internet, Transport Layer Security (TLS) technology protects Customer Data using both server authentication and data encryption. These technologies help ensure that Customer Data is safe, secure, and only available to the Customer to whom the information belongs and those to whom the Customer has granted access. SeaDrive also implements other advanced technology measures to prevent interference or access from outside intruders. SeaDrive offers enhanced security features within the Services that permit Clients to configure security settings to the level they deem necessary, such as forced password changes and IP-restrictions.

Rights to Access and Control Your Personal Data

For Personal Data that we have about you:

1. Delete Data: You can ask us to erase or delete all or some of your Personal Data.

2. Change or Correct Data: You can edit your Personal Data. You can also ask us to change, update or fix your data in certain cases, particularly if it’s inaccurate.

3. Object to, or Limit or Restrict, Use of Data: You can ask us to stop using all or some of your Personal Data.

4. Right to Access and/or Take Your Data: You can ask us for a copy of your Personal Data and can ask for a copy of Personal Data you provided in machine readable form.

We retain your Personal Data while your account is in existence or as needed to provide you Newsletter. This includes data you or others provided to us and data generated or inferred from your use of our website. In some cases we choose to retain certain information in a depersonalized or aggregated form.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites and applications. Any access to and use of such linked websites and applications is not governed by this Policy but instead is governed by the privacy policies of those third parties. We are not responsible for the information practices of such third-party websites or applications.

Lawful Bases for Processing

We will only collect and process Personal Data about you where we have lawful bases. Lawful bases include consent (where you have given a consent), contract (where processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you and legitimate interests). Where we rely on your consent to process Personal Data, you have the right to withdraw or decline your consent at any time and where we rely on legitimate interests, you have the right to object. If you have any questions about the lawful bases upon which we collect and use your Personal Data, please contact our Data Protection Officer. You have also the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.

Processing of Personal Data for Recruitment Purposes and Within the Candidate Recommendation System

SeaDrive conducts recruitment for its own needs and for its clients to whom, among others, SeaDrive provides access to job candidates. Therefore we advise that your Personal Data may also be processed by clients of SeaDrive, which is indicated in job advertisements that specify that the recruitment process is conducted on behalf of the client. Please also note that consenting to a recruitment process means recruiting for the specific position contained in the advertisement as well as to the future recruitment. This means that we will store Personal Data in our database in order to send information on positions tailored to the profile and professional experience required.

In accordance with this Policy, you may withdraw consent to the further processing of Personal Data, provided that the withdrawal of consent does not affect the legal use of Personal Data in the activities conducted basing on consent before the withdrawal thereof.

Personal Data may also be processed if you have been recommended by another person. In this situation, the recommending person enters his/her data and the data of the person recommended and attaches a CV under the form with the recommended person’s data. SeaDrive verifies the CV of the recommended person as received from the recommending person in terms of the consent of the recommended person to the processing of Personal Data meeting the requirements of the GDPR. If such consent has been granted, SeaDrive has permission to use the data for recruitment processes.

Personal Data Related Queries

For all privacy related queries please contact: post@seadrive.no

Changes to the Policy

This Policy is current as of the Effective Date set forth above. We may change this Policy from time to time, and if we do, we will post any changes, including any material changes, on this page, so please be sure to check back periodically. If you continue to use SeaDrive after those changes are in effect, you agree to the revised Policy.