Privacy Policy regarding usage of the website

Introduction

With this Privacy Policy, we want to provide you with clear and complete information on who we are, how we collect, store, and use your data, and your rights in this regard.

Data Controller

Sp/f Hiking
Hoyvíksvegur 54
100 Tórshavn 

Phone: (+298) 22 21 17
Email: hiking@hiking.fo

Purpose of and authorization to process personal data

When you send a trip inquiry form on our website, we collect data about you. The purpose of processing your data is to reply to your request.

The legal authority to process your data is granted pursuant to Section 8, 1 number 6 of the Data Protection Act.

Types of personal data

We process the following types of personal data about you:

  • Full name
  • Email
  • Phone

Sharing personal data

We share your personal data with our data processors, who help us process your data properly and safely. All of the processing performed by our data processors of your personal data is carried out according to a data processing agreement between us and the data processors.

Will the data be transferred abroad or to third parties?

When you submit an inquiry via the website, the message will be sent through Mandrill. Mandrill retains a copy of the message for a period of up to 90 days. Mandrill is a service provided by Mailchimp and is located in the United States. You can access Mailchimp's Privacy Policy for further information: https://mailchimp.com/legal/ privacy.

Once the message is sent through Mandrill, it will be stored on our email service hosted by Google. Google operates data centers in both the European Union and the United States. You can refer to Google's Privacy Policy for more details: https://policies.google.com/ privacy?hl=en-US.

For how long do we keep your data?

The data we collect from the form on our website will be saved for up to 1 year.

Your rights

Pursuant to the Data Protection Act, you have certain rights with respect to the processing of your personal data. You are, for example, entitled to know which personal data we have about you, and to have the data deleted, provided certain conditions are met.

If you wish to exercise one of your rights, please inform us via the following email hiking@hiking.fo. We will then contact you regarding the right(s) you wish to exercise as well as to confirm your identity.

The right to information

You have the right to request information regarding the personal data that we collect about you. This means, that you may inquire about which personal data we process, and for what purpose, etc.

The right to object

You have the right to object if you disagree with the legitimacy of a process. This means, that we may continue to use your personal data for any other legitimate purposes.

The right to correction

You have the right to request a correction of your personal data if they are incorrect.

The right to erasure

You have the right to request an erasure of personal data, which you deem inappropriate for our registration. This right is not absolute. The data will not be erased if covered by other legislation, or if agreement and purpose provide us with the right to store your personal data.

The right to restrict processing

You have the right to request a restriction on the processing of your personal data. This does not mean, that your personal data will be deleted, but they will be classified as restricted from processing, and access to them will be limited.

The right to data portability

Under certain circumstances, you have the right to obtain the personal data, which you have provided us with yourself, in an organized, commonly used, digital format.

The right not to be subjected to profiling

You have the right not to be subjected to profiling unless it is necessary for the completion of an agreement.

The right to withdraw consent

If the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

If you choose to withdraw your consent, it will not affect the legitimacy of our process prior to your withdrawal. If you withdraw your consent, the withdrawal only applies to future processing.

The right to complaint

If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, you are welcome to contact us at hiking@hiking.fo.

If you disagree with our processing of your personal data, you may file a complaint to or contact The Data Protection Authority. The Data Protection Authority’s contact information is available here: https://dat.fo.