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Since some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties, the above limitation may not apply to you. The links included within this web site may let you access other web sites through the Norway Connect web site (“linked sites”).
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Last updated: 4 July 2023
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You. We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy has been created with the help of the Privacy Policy Generator.
The words of which the initial letter is capitalised have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data. We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
The Company allows You to create an account and log in to use the Service through the following Third-party Social Media Services:
If You decide to register through or otherwise grant us access to a Third-Party Social Media Service, We may collect Personal data that is already associated with Your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account, such as Your name, Your email address, Your activities or Your contact list associated with that account. You may also have the option of sharing additional information with the Company through Your Third-Party Social Media Service’s account. If You choose to provide such information and Personal Data, during registration or otherwise, You are giving the Company permission to use, share, and store it in a manner consistent with this Privacy Policy.
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. Persistent Cookies remain on Your personal computer or mobile device when You go offline, while Session Cookies are deleted as soon as You close Your web browser. Learn more about cookies on the Privacy Policies website article.
We use both Session and Persistent Cookies for the purposes set out below:
For more information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy or the Cookies section of our Privacy Policy.
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
We may share Your personal information in the following situations:
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies. The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.
Your information, including Personal Data, is processed at the Company’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. It means that this information may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of Your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from Your jurisdiction. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by Your submission of such information represents Your agreement to that transfer. The Company will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that Your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of Your Personal Data will take place to an organisation or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of Your data and other personal information.
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You. Our Service may give You the ability to delete certain information about You from within the Service. You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account, if you have one, and visiting the account settings section that allows you to manage Your personal information. You may also contact Us to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that You have provided to Us. Please note, however, that We may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.
If the Company is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, Your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before Your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
The Company may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers. If We need to rely on consent as a legal basis for processing Your information and Your country requires consent from a parent, We may require Your parent’s consent before We collect and use that information.
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. We will let You know via email and/or a prominent notice on Our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us by email: [email protected]
Norway Connect has adopted a Code of Ethics to establish the highest principles and standards. These Principles are general statements expressing ethical and professional ideals partners and their employees are expected to display in their professional activities. As such, the Principles are aspirational in character and provide a source of guidance for partners and their employees.
The Principles form the basis of Norway Connect’s Rules of Conduct and Disciplinary Rules, and these documents together reflect Norway Connect’s recognition of partners and their employees’ responsibilities to the public, clients, colleagues and employers.
Principle 1 Corporate Responsibility |
Norway Connect partners and their employees adhere to UN’s Global Compact principles. This means operating in ways that, at a minimum, meet fundamental responsibilities in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Responsible businesses enact the same values and principles wherever they have a presence, and know that good practices in one area do not offset harm in another. By incorporating the Global Compact principles into strategies, policies and procedures, and establishing a culture of integrity, companies are not only upholding their basic responsibilities to people and planet, but also setting the stage for long-term success. |
Principle 2 Integrity |
Norway Connect partners shall provide professional services with integrity. Integrity demands honesty and candour, which must not be subordinated to personal gain and advantage. Partners and their employees are placed in positions of trust by clients, and the ultimate source of that trust is the partners and their employees’ personal integrity. Allowance can be made for innocent error and legitimate differences of opinion, but integrity cannot co-exist with deceit or subordination of one’s principles. |
Principle 3 Objectivity |
Norway Connect partners shall provide professional services objectively. Objectivity requires intellectual honesty and impartiality. Regardless of the particular service rendered or the capacity in which partners and their employees function, they should protect the integrity of their work, maintain objectivity and avoid subordination of their judgment. |
Principle 4 Competence |
Norway Connect partners shall maintain the knowledge and skill necessary to provide professional services competently. Competence means attaining and maintaining an adequate level of knowledge and skill, and application of that knowledge and skill in providing services to clients. Competence also includes the wisdom to recognise the limitations of that knowledge and when consultation with other professionals is appropriate or referral to other professionals necessary. Partners and their employees make a continuing commitment to learning and professional improvement. |
Principle 5 Fairness |
Norway Connect partners shall be fair and reasonable in all professional relationships. Disclose conflicts of interest. Fairness requires impartiality, intellectual honesty and disclosure of material conflicts of interest. It involves a subordination of one’s own feelings, prejudices and desires so as to achieve a proper balance of conflicting interests. Fairness is treating others in the same fashion that you would want to be treated. |
Principle 6 Confidentiality |
Norway Connect partners shall protect the confidentiality of all client information. Confidentiality means ensuring that information is accessible only to those authorised to have access. A relationship of trust and confidence with the client can only be built upon the understanding that the client’s information will remain confidential. |
Principle 7 Professionalism |
Norway Connect partners shall act in a manner that demonstrates exemplary professional conduct. Professionalism requires behaving with dignity and courtesy to clients, fellow professionals, and others in business-related activities. Partners and their employees cooperate to enhance and maintain the profession’s public image and improve the quality of services. |
Principle 8 Diligence |
Norway Connect partners shall provide professional services diligently. Diligence is the provision of services in a reasonably prompt and thorough manner, including the proper planning for, and supervision of, the rendering of professional services. |
These Standard Terms and Conditions (hereafter ”Terms and Conditions”) shall apply to all advisory services provided by Norway Connect and their partners.
Paragraph 1 Personnel |
If personnel designated to render the services leave Norway Connect, are on sick leave, maternity or paternity leave or similar leave, Norway Connect shall designate a suitable person to carry out the services. If, for other reasons Norway Connect wants to replace any personnel, this can only take place after consulting the Customer. The Customer cannot reject such changes in personnel unless having justifiable reasons. The Customer undertakes, to the extent it is required for the progress of the project, to keep own personnel at Norway Connect’s disposal. |
Paragraph 2 Invoicing and Payment Terms |
Norway Connect reserves the right to charge a deposit ahead of undertaking an assignment. Norway Connect will under normally invoice services rendered on a monthly basis. For current services, working hours/days shall be listed on the invoice. If a fixed price has been agreed for the services, Norway Connect may invoice up to half the amount half-way through the project and the remaining half at the fulfilment of the services. Any disbursements paid by Norway Connect may be invoiced immediately after payment. |
Paragraph 3 Intellectual Property Rights |
The Customer receives ownership of reports and other results, which the Customer specifically has ordered and paid for on full payment of the price. Until then, Norway Connect reserves the right of ownership. Norway Connect has ownership and copyright to any working methods, systems, programmes, documentation and similar, including any adaptations and changes to these during the delivery process. Norway Connect is entitled to any know-how resulting from the Services. |
Paragraph 4 Norway Connect’s Liability |
Norway Connect’s liability in damages extends only to direct economic loss caused by breach of contract. The Customer cannot claim Norway Connect or its partners for any indirect loss, including but not limited to loss of profit, business, revenue, anticipated savings, consequential loss and other subsequent loss. It shall not be considered a breach of contract if Norway Connect’s appraisals are based on false premises or if Norway Connect has been given inaccurate information, unless this is due to negligence on Norway Connect’s part. Norway Connect is not liable for any economic loss as a result of erroneous or faulty background material, services, information etc. which is procured or provided by the Customer. The aggregate liability of Norway Connect arising out of any breach of contract shall not exceed the total amount payable by the Customer to Norway Connect in accordance with the agreement. Norway Connect shall not be liable to the Customer if a claim for compensation is not made in writing without unnecessary delay and no later than three months after the breach is discovered or should have been discovered. Norway Connect’s liability for latent defects or other circumstances is in any case limited to latent defects or circumstances which are discovered and brought to Norway Connect’s attention within six months of the services being rendered. |
Paragraph 5 Force Majeur |
War, industrial action, blockade, lock-out, intervention by public body, fire, explosion or any other circumstance beyond the parties’ reasonable control, exempts the parties from fulfilling their obligations under the Agreement, to the extent it prevents the fulfilment of the Agreement or makes such fulfilment unreasonably burdening. If a completion date has been set, such date is suspended. The parties bear their own expenses resulting from the extraordinary circumstances. The party who wishes to be made exempt from liability on any such grounds as mentioned above must without delay notify the other party in writing. Either party may terminate the Agreement by written notice given to the other party if the fulfilment of the Agreement is prevented for more than three months on any such grounds. Termination under this provision means that the parties bear their own costs, and all rights and obligations under the Agreement cease. Norway Connect is, however, entitled to payment of an amount corresponding to services carried out and expenses to the extent the Customer makes use of the result of Norway Connect’s services. |
Paragraph 6 Termination |
The Customer may terminate the Agreement if Norway Connect commits a material breach of contract and Norway Connect, notwithstanding a written warning and within reasonable time, is not capable of remedy. If the Customer terminates the Agreement in accordance with this subsection, Norway Connect is entitled to payment of an amount corresponding to services rendered plus expenses, to the extent that the result of Norway Connect’s services is applied or can be applied in any meaningful way. Norway Connect may terminate the Agreement if the Customer commits a material breach of agreement or compromise Norway Connect’s standards for corporate social responsibility. In any such cases, Norway Connect is entitled to payment for services rendered, accrued/incurred costs (including for instance wages during term of notice etc.) and 30% of the remaining contract sum. Either party may terminate the Agreement if the other party becomes bankrupt, makes any composition or arrangement with its creditors, does not make payments or in any other way can be viewed as insolvent. If the Customer pays according to Agreement, Norway Connect is obliged to produce and hand over to the Customer any documents prepared during the course of the Services at the Customer’s expense. |
Paragraph 7 Jurisdiction and Governing Law |
The Agreement is subject to law of the country in which the services are delivered. Disputes in connection with the Agreement, which cannot be resolved by negotiating between the parties, shall be settled by courts in the country in which the services are delivered. |
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