Privacy

When you, as a user, visit our websites, you leave electronic traces. These traces are generated because your browser automatically sends a range of information to our servers every time you request to view a page. We also collect information from social media to display relevant activity there. None of this information will be used to identify individuals.

Submission of data via the forms on ekh.no is secured through encryption. Please also remember that email is sent over the Internet. This means that the information may fall into the wrong hands. Information received from submitted forms is used so that we can process your request. This implies that emails and forms may therefore become accessible to other relevant parties.

This website is operated and owned by

Vega World Heritage Centre
Org. no.: 917 314 144
Ærfuglveien 18984, Vega Norway
Tel.: +47 458 72 872
Email: kyrre@verdensarvvega.no
The data controller for personal data at Vega World Heritage Centre is the board.

SSL and TLS encryption

For security reasons and to protect the transfer of sensitive data from you as a user to our servers, the website uses SSL or TLS encryption. This means that all data sent via the website is not readable by others. You can identify that the connection is encrypted by the address bar starting with https:// and the padlock icon being displayed (browser dependent).

About cookies

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your PC. The website it came from uses the cookie to recognize you and see what you do while visiting the site. It is also common to store choices and settings you have made on the website in a cookie.

The website's use of cookies

Cookies are necessary for the website to function. Cookies also help us get an overview of your visit to the website, so that we can continuously optimize and tailor the website to your needs and interests. For example, cookies remember what you have placed in a potential shopping cart, if you have previously visited the site, if you are logged in, and which language and currency you would like to see on the website. We also use cookies to target our ads to you on other websites. Overall, cookies are used as part of our solution to display content that is as relevant as possible to you.

Rejecting cookies

You can always reject cookies on your PC by changing the settings in your browser. Where you find these settings depends on which browser you are using. However, you should be aware that if you do this, there will be many functions and services you cannot use, because these functions and services require the website to remember the choices you make.

Deleting cookies

Cookies that you have previously accepted can easily be deleted later. If you use a PC with a newer browser, you can delete your cookies by using the shortcut keys: CTRL + SHIFT + Delete. If these do not work, and/or you are using a MAC, you must first identify which browser you are using and then click on the relevant link below:

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Opera
• Safari
• Flash cookies (all browsers)
• iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices
• Phones with Android operating system
• Phones with Windows 7‍

Remember: If you use multiple browsers, you must delete cookies in all of them.