Svensk Handel’s Cookie Policy

This cookie policy contains information about cookies used by Svensk Handel on its websites and digital services.

Svensk Handel may update this cookie policy. You can always find the latest version at www.svenskhandel.se.

What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files that are sent to and stored on your device (e.g. mobile, computer or tablet). Some are necessary for you to fully use the website's functionality, while others are used to improve your user experience and facilitate navigation on the website.

How do we use cookies?

When you visit our website, necessary cookies will be used to make our website and the services you request work. In addition to necessary cookies, we use a number of additional categories of cookies for the purposes described below. For the use of such cookies, we will collect your consent, as these categories of cookies are not strictly necessary for the basic functions of the website or the services you request. 

What cookies do we use and for what purposes?

We use four different categories of cookies. You can read more about which cookies fall into each category, their duration, issuers and what they are used for in our consent tool. You can find our consent tool at the bottom left of the page. 

Each category of cookies is used for the purposes we have specified below. You can find more information on the categories of cookies used for each purpose, the legal basis for our subsequent processing of personal data and your rights in our privacy policy.

Necessary cookies (always active)

These are necessary for the technical functioning of our website, but also required from a performance and security perspective. Necessary cookies are also used to provide basic services such as being able to log in to and use the membership pages, to register participation to an event, network or education when we use forms or to deliver other features that you explicitly request. If you choose to disable these cookies, you will not be able to use the services available on these pages.

Necessary cookies are used for the following purposes specified in our privacy policy.

·      Administration of membership and collective bargaining agreements (section 1)

·      Events, networking and education (section 5)

·      Competitions (section 8)

·      Varningslistan (section 9)

·      Security work and to prevent abuse or prevent and investigate crimes and accidents (section 12)

·      Providing services in digital channels (section 13)

Personalization cookies

These cookies are used to provide better functionality and personalization of the website based on your user behaviour. This is to make it easy for you when you revisit our website. They may be used by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our website.

Personalization cookies are used for the following purposes specified in our privacy policy.

·      Provide a personalized experience in our digital services (section 4)

Statistics and analytics cookies

Cookies used for statistics and analytics allow us to produce statistics and reports on how our website is used. Based on this information, we are able to optimize the features offered on our website and improve the user experience. This can include understanding which pages are most and least popular or seeing how visitors move around the site.

Statistics and analytics cookies are used for the following purposes as specified in our privacy policy.

·      Development, improvement and evaluation of our business (section 10)

Marketing cookies

Cookies used for marketing in other channels allow us to communicate with you and show you the most relevant advertisements possible after your visit to our website or digital services. They are used to create a profile based on your use of our website so that we can later show relevant ads to you on other websites and social media that you visit. These cookies are not set by Svensk Handel but by partners. Who these are can be found in our consent tool.

Marketing cookies are used for the following purposes as specified in the privacy policy.

·      Marketing (section 3)

Specifically on the disclosure of personal data to third parties

Website data may be disclosed for third party purposes. You have the possibility to customise which third parties can access the data. In our consent tool there is a tab called "Services". Under this section you will find which providers can access the information collected and stored using cookies. Under this heading you can choose which providers can access your information.

More information about our partners and how they use cookies can be found in our consent tool on svenskhandel.se under "Services".

Refuse or authorise the use of cookies

When you visit our website for the first time, you will be given the opportunity to choose which cookies we may use. If you choose to allow all types of cookies, you consent to our use of cookies in the manner described in this cookie policy. If you choose to "Deny all", we will block all cookies except those that are always active as they do not require consent. If you only want to consent to certain cookies, you can do this in our consent tool under "Categories". You can also make the customisations afterwards or choose to withdraw your consent. However, if you choose to switch off or prevent cookies, this may result in some of the website's features, services and interfaces not working.

By making your choices in the consent tool, you also acknowledge that you have read our privacy policy, which contains information about the processing of personal data that takes place in relation to the personal data we collect through the use of cookies.

Deleting cookies

If you want to delete already saved cookies or prevent cookies from being stored on your computer, you can switch off the function in your browser settings. There are also functions there that allow you to choose which cookies you want to switch off. You can control which cookies are placed on your computer directly through your browser. Follow the links below for instructions on how to manage cookies in the most common browsers.

Firefox
Google Chrome
Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge
Safari
Safari iOS

More information on cookies and how we process your personal data

If you want to read more about cookies, you can do so on the website of the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS). If you still have questions about how we use cookies, you are welcome to contact us by e-mail: gdpr@svenskhandel.se.

You can read more about how we process your personal data in our privacy policy.