Privacy policy

This privacy policy discloses the privacy practices for ffi.no. This privacy policy applies solely to information collected by this website. It will notify you of the following:

20. August 2019

Web statistics

FFI uses Siteimprove to collect anonymized information about visitors to ffi.no. None of the information can be traced back to the individual visitor.

The information collected includes statistics on which pages are visited, how long the visit lasts and which browser the visitor uses.

The purpose of collecting these statistics is to improve the website to provide you as visitor a good experience and to make sure you find the information you are looking for. Examples of this may be to make a well-visited page more easily accessible.

The statistics are also used for annual reporting.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded on your computer when you visit a website. FFI uses such cookies to investigate whether a user has been on the website before, to distinguish between humans and robots, to generate statistics, to analyse web traffic, and to optimize the functionality of the website and user experience.

In most browsers, automatic download of cookies is something that is turned on by default. The settings for, and the administration of cookies, are in your browser and are not controlled by FFI - this means you have control over which cookies you allow and which ones you do not want. You can change these settings yourself in your browser. ffi.no only use cookies if you have approved it in your browser. We only use cookies on ffi.no if you have accepted this in your selected browser. 

Because cookies are located on the user's own computer, you also need to delete cookies that have already been downloaded.  

If you choose not to download cookies from ffi.no, the functionality and experience of the website may be limited.

These cookies are used at ffi.no:

  • io.selbekk.Cookieline-Cookies-Accepted – are used to keep track of whether users have accepted the use of cookies.
  • _cfduid – is used to distinguish individual users with the same IP address from each other.
  • nmstat – is a cookie from Siteimprove used for analyzing content and traffic and for performance measurements.
  • rc::b – is a cookie from Google used to distinguish humans from robots when submitting a form, protecting ffi.no from spam. 
  • rc::[x2] – is a cookie from Google used to distinguish humans from robots when submitting a form, protecting ffi.no from spam. 
  • rc::d-# – is a cookie from Google used to distinguish humans from robots when submitting a form, protecting ffi.no from spam. 
  • session – is a cookie from Mailmojo. It temporarily stores information when you sign up for the newsletter. Information is stored on the ,mailmojo.no domain. 

Newsletters and sign ups to FFI-forums

You can subscribe to newsletters from FFI. The company Mailmojo delivers the solution for newsletters and is the data processor for the newsletters. In order to send e-mails to the right recipient, we need to store your name and email address.

We also collect information regarding user activity in relation to the newsletter  – if it is opened or not, as well as clicks  – as well as your visit to ffi.no. This tracking starts automatically when you visit ffi.no, unless you have turned of cookies in your web browser. We store this information in a separate database located in the EU/EEA area. You can ask us to delete the information connected to your profile at any time, without cancelling your subscription.

We do not share your information with others and delete it when you cancel your subscription. Your information will only be used to manage sending newsletters and invitations to events. You can unsubscribe at any time by following a link from the newsletter.

We use CheckIn for event management. At events we need to have the name and email of the participants. The purpose of this is to manage registration and to know how many people we will receive and serve at the event. In addition, you can choose to register the name of your employer.

After the event, enrollment data is used for statistics and sometimes to send surveys to evaluate the events. All registration data is then deleted.

Contact form

The submitter of the contact form must provide contact information so that we can follow up the inquiry. They will not be used for other purposes and will not be shared with others. We store the information in a separate database within the EEA.

Surveys

FFI uses SurveyMonkey or Confirmit to conduct surveys and other data collection from our users. Participating in such a survey is voluntary and relies on consent in each case. In order to send electronic surveys to the right recipient, we need to store your name and email address.

FFI has routines for deleting all data after the events are completed, the survey is performed and the correct statistics have been removed.

Videos on ffi.no

All videos on ffi.no are embedded from Vimeo. Click here for Vimeo's own privacy policy.

Podcast on ffi.no

All podcasts on ffi.no are embedded from SoundCloud. Click here for SoundCloud's own privacy policy.

Social media

ffi.no contains services that allow you to share content on social media. These services are located with a third party and are not controlled by FFI.

Your use of such services is governed by the privacy statement of the company that provides them. You can read more about privacy on Facebook and Twitter's websites.

External links

Links on ffi.no may send you to websites that are outside the control of FFI. Please note that these websites may operate with their own privacy and security practices.

3rd party connections

At ffi.no there may be links to third party providers. Such links may be services and features that the system ffi.no runs on are dependent on.

FFI does not share any information or data about its users to third party providers.

Updates and changes to the privacy policy

If we make changes to this privacy policy, or make any changes to how we use your personal information, we will revise this privacy policy. We will also revise the effective date at the bottom of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to keep you informed about how we use and protect your personal information. 

Data controller

The data controller at FFI is the data protection officer, which can be contacted at personvern@ffi.no

Effective from: 23.08.2019