Privacy Policy for Glava Energy Center

Glava Energy Center values your personal privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and use personal data from visitors to our website.

1. Who is responsible for processing your data?

The data controller is:

Glava Energy Center Economic Association, Box 913, 671 29 Arvika, Sweden

Organisation number: 769620–9506

For questions regarding personal data, please contact:
Communications Manager, Helena Edström.

You also have the right to contact the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) if you wish to lodge a complaint about how we process personal data.

2. What is personal data?

Personal data refers to any information that can directly or indirectly identify a living individual — for example, a name, email address, telephone number, IP address, or other electronic identifiers (such as cookies).

3. When do we collect data?

We collect personal data when you:

• visit our website (for example, via cookies or analytics tools),
• contact us or register via web forms for events, training sessions, newsletters, or membership inquiries.

4. What data do we collect?

We typically collect your name, email address, phone number, organisation, and professional role.

We only collect the information necessary to provide our services and respond to your request.

5. Why do we collect data and on what legal basis?

We process personal data for the following purposes related to the operation of our website:

6. Recipients and third parties

We do not share personal data with unauthorised parties.
When necessary, we engage trusted data processors for services such as website hosting, email distribution, or analytics.

When you choose to view embedded videos from YouTube, certain information may be processed by Google, which acts as an independent data controller. Such processing only occurs after you have given your consent through the cookie settings.

7. Transfers outside the EU/EEA

If you consent to third-party cookies (e.g. YouTube), your personal data may be transferred to countries outside the EU/EEA.
In such cases, providers use approved safeguards, such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).

8. How long do we keep your data?

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected.

• Newsletters and mailings: until you withdraw your consent.
• Event registrations: until the event and any related follow-up are completed.
• Technical log data: up to 12 months.

9. Security

We protect personal data through technical and organisational measures, including SSL encryption, restricted access, access logging, and regular updates to maintain security and integrity.

10. Your rights

You have the right to request access to, correction, deletion, or restriction of your personal data. You may also object to processing or withdraw your consent at any time.

Requests should be sent to Glava Energy Center using the contact details above. If you believe that we process your personal data incorrectly, you may file a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY).

11. Cookies

We use cookies to ensure our website functions properly and to improve the user experience.

Essential cookies are activated automatically, while other types (such as analytics, functional, or marketing cookies) are used only after you have given your consent via our cookie management tool CookieYes.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the “Cookies” link in the footer. Read more in our full Cookie Policy.

12. Changes to this policy

We update this policy when necessary. Any significant changes will be clearly communicated on our website.

This version replaces all previous versions.