Cookie and data protection policy

A cookie is a small piece of text that is stored on your computer, phone or whatever you use to surf the internet and is intended to allow the website to recognize your computer the next time you visit the site. Cookies have many uses, but are basically used to store information about you on your computer, perform statistics and target ads. Data from cookies cannot be used to collect personal information about you. Cookies cannot contain viruses or similar programs either.

Read more about cookies on the Danish Business Authority's website.

When you use and visit our website, you accept the use of cookies and statistics as they help us improve the user experience for you.

In order to further develop and improve our website, we keep statistics on how you as a user use the website. Among other things, we keep statistics on how you move around the website and what words you search for in the search field. The statistics are used exclusively to improve the user experience. In order for us to keep statistics, we place a cookie on your PC.

No cookies are forwarded or sold to third parties.

If you do not want information to be collected, should you remove your cookiesIf you delete or block cookies, you may risk that the website will not function optimally and that there is content that you cannot access.

You can revoke your cookie consent on this website by clicking on the small black link icon at the bottom left and selecting 'Withdraw your consent'.

Personal data is all kinds of information that can be attributed to you to some extent. When you use our website, we collect and process a number of such information. This happens, for example, when accessing content in general, if you sign up for our newsletter, participate in our network, etc.

We typically collect and process the following types of information: a unique ID and technical information about your computer, tablet or mobile phone, your IP number, geographical location, and which pages you click on (interests). To the extent that you give explicit consent to this and enter the information yourself, the following information is also processed: name, email, nationality, etc. This will typically be in connection with newsletter registration or event registration.

Sensitive personal information registered on the website in connection with visits can generally only be disclosed with your consent. However, sensitive personal information can be disclosed if the information is necessary for the exercise of authority at Sonderborg Municipality. The information will not be disclosed for either commercial or non-commercial purposes. The information submitted will be used for the purpose stated. The information is stored for the period permitted by law, and we delete it when it is no longer necessary. The period depends on the nature of the information and the background for storage. It is therefore not possible to specify a general time frame for when information is deleted.

We have implemented a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information and we do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal identifiable information to outside parties or use your data in any way that may be in violation of the law.

As a user of our website, you always have the right to access, object to and delete the information we may have about you. The information will not be stored longer than is necessary to perform the task for which the information was submitted.

Persons under the age of 18 may not provide us with personal data without the permission of their parents or guardians. We do not solicit personal data from children and young people. We do not knowingly collect such data or pass it on to third parties.

If you would like more information about our privacy and cookie policy or if you wish to withdraw any consent, you can always contact the data protection officer at Sonderborg Municipality.

If you would like to complain about our processing of your personal information, you also have the opportunity to contact Inspectorate.