At Studio Pietra Element/Viken Bærekraftig Utvikling AS (VBKU AS), we are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (2016/679) of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).
This Privacy Policy explains when and why we collect personal data, how we use it, the circumstances under which we may disclose it to others, and how we keep it secure.
This Privacy Policy applies to activities related to sales, marketing, and the fulfillment of customer agreements. It also applies to individuals applying for jobs at VBKU AS.

When Do We Collect Personal Data about You?

• When you interact with us in person, through correspondence, or by phone.
• We may collect personal data if it is considered to be of legitimate interest, and if this interest is not overridden by your data protection interests. Before collecting the data, we conduct an assessment to ensure that a mutual interest has been established between you and VBKU AS.

Why Do We Collect and Use Personal Data?
We primarily collect and use personal data to conduct direct sales, direct marketing, and customer service. We also collect information about suppliers, partners, and individuals applying for jobs or working in our company.
We may use the data for the following purposes:

• To send you marketing communications that you have requested. This may include information about our products and services, events, activities, and product campaigns from associated partners.
• To send you information about products you have purchased from us.
• To carry out direct sales activities in cases where a legitimate and mutual interest has been established.
• To follow up on incoming inquiries (customer support, email, or phone calls).
• To fulfill contractual obligations such as order confirmation, invoicing, reminders, and similar.

Collection of personal data based on contracts
We use personal data to fulfill obligations related to contracts and agreements with customers, partners, and suppliers.

What Types of Personal Data are Collected?
We collect name, phone number, street address, and email. We may also collect feedback, comments, and questions we have received from you in service-related communications and activities, such as meetings, phone calls, documents, and emails. If you apply for a job at VBKU AS, we collect the information you provide during the application process. VBKU AS does not collect or process special categories of personal data, such as unique identifiers and sensitive personal data.

How Long Do We Keep the Data?
We store collected personal data for as long as we deem it necessary to fulfill the purpose of the collection. At the same time, we consider the need to respond to inquiries from you or resolve potential issues, comply with legal requirements under applicable law, and handle legal claims/complaints. In addition, we take protection purposes into account. This means that we may retain your personal data for a reasonable period after your last interaction with us. When the personal data we have collected is no longer necessary, we delete it securely. We may process the data for statistical purposes, but in such cases, the data will be anonymized.

Rights to your personal data
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to request a copy of the personal data VBKU AS holds about you.
• The right to request VBKU AS to correct personal data if it is inaccurate or outdated.
• The right to request that personal data be deleted when it is no longer necessary for VBKU AS to retain such data.
• The right to withdraw consent for us to process your personal data at any time. For example, if you have consented to receive digital marketing communications.
• The right to request that VBKU AS provide you with your personal data and, if possible, directly transmit this data (in a portable format) to another data controller when the processing is based on consent or contract.
• The right to request that further data processing be restricted if a dispute has arisen regarding the accuracy or processing of your personal data.
• The right to object to the processing of personal data if the data processing is based on legitimate interest and/or direct marketing.

Do We Share your Data with Anyone?
We do not share, sell, rent, or exchange your data with third parties.

Third-party suppliers working on our behalf:
We may pass on your information to our distributors and subcontractors for the purpose of providing services to you on our behalf.

If required by law:
We disclose your personal data if required by law, or if we as a company reasonably believe that such disclosure is necessary to protect the company’s rights and/or to comply with requirements in connection with legal proceedings or a court order. However, we will do our utmost to ensure that privacy rights remain protected.

Changes to this privacy policy
VBKU AS reserves the right to amend this privacy policy at any time. The current version will always be available on our website. We encourage you to check the privacy policy from time to time to ensure that you are satisfied with any changes.
If we make changes that significantly alter our privacy practices, we will notify you by email or by posting a notice on our website before the change takes effect.

The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
If you are dissatisfied with the way your personal data has been processed, you may initially contact post.studio@vbku.no.
If you remain dissatisfied, you have the right to contact the national supervisory authorities directly to obtain a ruling. The supervisory authority can be contacted at:

Datatilsynet
http://www.datatilsynet.no/