Privacy statement

This privacy statement informs about how NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS collects, uses and processes personal information. NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS is subject to Norwegian law, and will comply with the applicable personal data and processing rules at all times. It is voluntary for those who visit the web site to provide personal information regarding services such as receiving newsletters.

The treatment basis is the consent of the individual, unless otherwise specified. Information collected in connection with site operation is stored on own servers operated by the provider. It is only NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS and subcontractors who has access to the information collected.

You will find more information about privacy and privacy issues on the data protection websites Datatilsynet.

About cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed in your computer when you download a webpage. Cookies are related to your IP address and are not related to other personal information.

NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS does not use cookies to generate statistics, and thus we cannot track your use of the site back to you as an individual. The storage of information and processing of this information is not permitted unless both have been informed and consented of the handling.

The user should know and approve which information is being processed, what the purpose of the handling is and who processes the information. Learn more about managing and cookies on allaboutcookies.org

  • Required Cookies: We use cookies to remember the choices you have made on the website and to enhance user-friendliness. These cookies are not deleted after your visit concludes. This ensures that future visits to the website will be faster and more tailored to the visitor. Without these, we cannot guarantee that all functionality on the website will work as intended.
  • Session-dependent cookies: These are used, among other things, to register that a visitor is on the website. They are deleted after your visit ends.

Insight, changing and deleting of information

You have the right to be informed about what personal information NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS has registered about you. If they are incorrect, incomplete or irrelevant, you may require that the information to be corrected or deleted in accordance with applicable law.

Online Statistics

NTNU Samfunnsforskning AS collects anonymized information about visitors to samforsk.no. The tool we use to gather such statistics is Matomo. The purpose of this is to understand how visitors use our services, and how we can use this information to improve the user experience and further develop the information offerings on the website. Examples of what the statistics reveal include how many people visit the website, which pages are visited, the duration of the visit, which websites users come from, and which web browsers are used.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, contact us at personvern@samforsk.no