Privacy Policy of the Cultural History Association for Southern Sweden

1. Introduction

You should always feel safe when you leave your personal information with us. We want with this privacy policy to show how we ensure that your personal data is processed in accordance with Swedish personal data legislation.

2. Data Controller

The Cultural Historical Association for Southern Sweden (hereinafter referred to as Kulturen), organization number 845000–0842, Box 1095, 221 04 Lund, is responsible for the processing of your personal data on this website and in our services. Information on how to contact us can be found under section 13.

3. When do we collect your personal data?

When you give a gift to Kulturen, or become a member of the association.– When you want to subscribe to our newsletter.

4. What data do we collect?

The personal data that we may primarily process is information about names, personal numbers, and contact details such as addresses and email addresses. When you make a donation, or become a member, we may also process your phone number and transaction information (amount, time, type of transaction and any merchandise). Account numbers are only stored for those who wish to pay by direct debit. We keep the data as long as necessary to perform a service that you have requested or for which you have given us your consent. We may be required by law to retain the data longer.

5. What do we use the data for?

When you make a donation or order our newsletter via our website, or contact us via phone and email, we will register your personal data in our database. The personal data you provide is used to administer ordered services and products and to maintain our own statistics. The data may also be used for information and marketing purposes, follow-up, and development of Kulturen's activities, as well as, regarding transactions, to analyze the purchases you make and the gifts you give for marketing purposes.

6. To whom do we disclose the data?

Kulturen will not sell, rent, or lease the personal data collected. Kulturen may disclose personal data to companies that process personal data on behalf of Kulturen, such as IT providers and partners. However, it is always Kulturen that is responsible for the processing. Kulturen always strives to store personal data within the EU/EEA, but personal data may be transferred to and processed in a country outside the EU/EEA by a supplier or subcontractor. Kulturen takes organizational and technical security measures to ensure that personal data is handled securely and with an adequate level of protection comparable to and at the same level as the protection offered within the EU/EEA.

7. Children’s personal data

We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 18. Kulturen recommends parents and guardians to always participate actively in the children's activities and interests online.

8. Links to external websites

Kulturen's website may contain links to websites operated or owned by someone other than Kulturen. Kulturen is not responsible for the processing of your personal data that occurs on these websites.

9. Changes to the privacy policy

If this privacy policy changes, Kulturen will publish the revised privacy policy on kulturen.com with information on when the changes take effect. If Kulturen makes any significant changes to the privacy policy, Kulturen may also choose to inform you in other ways, such as via email or by posting a notice on kulturen.com.

10. Legal basis, storage and deletion of personal data

By providing data to Kulturen, you give permission for Kulturen to register and store information about which service you have purchased, and to process the specified personal data for the stated purposes. As a legal basis for processing, Kulturen will refer to the fulfillment of contracts, legal obligations, legitimate interests, or consent. If Kulturen uses legitimate interest as a basis, it will only be done for the purposes stated above. Note that you can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us, for contact details see section 13 Contact Information to Kulturen.

Processing is carried out in accordance with applicable legislation and means that personal data is not retained for longer than necessary with regard to the purposes of the processing. Kulturen will store your personal data as long as you are a customer with us. For marketing purposes, information older than three years is not used. This means practically that data is deleted when it is no longer current or necessary for analyzes or direct marketing for the purposes for which it was collected. Certain information may be retained longer as required by other legal requirements, such as accounting laws. However, all handling of personal data is always observed with high security and confidentiality.

11. Your rights and choices

You have rights regarding your personal data and you have the opportunity to influence your information and what is stored. Kulturen will on its own or the customer's initiative correct information that is found to be incorrect. You can also request at any time that your information be deleted or its use restricted by contacting us (for contact routes see section 13 Contact Information to Kulturen). If you believe that your rights are not being respected by us, please contact Kulturen, or you can contact the data inspection authority. You can at any time opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by clicking “unsubscribe” in the email and SMS communication we send you. You are always welcome to contact us for help to decline our communication.

12. Right to request information and corrections

You have the right once a year to request free of charge information about what personal data Kulturen has about you and for what purpose (so-called register extract). You also have the right to have data corrected, anonymized or deleted. Contact us at one of the addresses under section 13 if you want to know more about how Kulturen processes your personal data.

13. Contact Information to Kulturen

If you have questions about Kulturen's processing of personal data or wish to request a register extract, contact us in one of the following ways:

• Kulturen, Att. Givarservice, Box 1095,

  221 04 Lund

• givarservice@kulturen.com

14. Security

Kulturen has taken the necessary technical security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, and deletion.

15. Use of cookies

In order to improve our website, Kulturen uses cookies that collect information about how the website is used. More information about how Kulturen uses cookies and similar can be found published on kulturen.com/om-cookies/.

10 September 2024