Privacy policy
We protect and process personal information with great care and in situations where we process personal data, we always comply with applicable rules, including GDPR, the new EU rules that came into force in Sweden in 2018. This replaces the previous Personal Data Act (PUL).
1. General information
1.1 Definitions
The following definitions will help you understand our Privacy Policy. When we mention we/us/our, we refer to the company Backmans Sliperi AB, with the address Nystrandsgatan 9 in Eskilstuna, registered with company number 556213-9419. When we talk about users, we refer to a person employed by Backmans Sliperi AB and/or a sister organization. A client or a partner is a person or organisation with whom we have had some form of business relationship.
We collect certain information on our website that may include personal information. Personal information is any information that can be used to identify you: your first and last name, date of birth, telephone number or email address.
Our privacy policy applies to our entire website www.backmanssliperi.se. By website, we mean the website itself, subpages, interactive features, applications, widgets, blogs, social media and other content that links to our policy. All online content can be viewed on a computer, smartphone or other device capable of displaying web content. In offering our products and services, we may collect personal information about website visitors, clients and users.
1.2 Changes
We reserve the right to adjust or change the content of our privacy policy at any time. The latest version is always specified with the revision number and date at the bottom of the document. Any changes and updates will take effect immediately. The current version can always be found on our website.
We recommend that you always keep yourself up to date and informed about what is going on in our privacy policy, as any changes may be relevant to you. Our electronically stored copy of this policy is always the active and relevant version in effect on the date we collected the information about you.
This Privacy Policy takes precedence and applies to – and respects – all information we have collected or are collecting from you. If applicable, we use separate terms of use for which we will always ask for separate permission definitions.
1.3 Explanations regarding termination
If you have any questions, comments and/or complaints, or if you would like to update, amend or delete the information we hold about you, please contact us. The same applies if you have a concern about how we handle the information mentioned in our privacy policy. Email us at info@backmanssliperi.se or send a letter to:
Backmans Sliperi AB
Nystrandsgatan 9
633 46 Eskilstuna
1.4 Responsible for protection
Backmans Sliperi has a designated Data Protection Officer who can be reached by email (info@backmanssliperi.se). This person can be contacted in case of questions regarding our policy and in case you wish to express your rights under the GDPR.
2. The information we collect
2.1.1 Information that you voluntarily provide to us
When you use our website to contact us, send email, comment on a blog post, chat or otherwise communicate with us, you are voluntarily providing us with information that we then collect.
Depending on where and for what reason you provide the information, it may include: your name, address, personal information, general information about your organization or location, user data, payment information, and information regarding your interests, lifestyle, etc. By sharing that information with us, you authorise us to collect, use and store that information for the purposes of the matter in question.
2.1.2 Information we collect automatically
If you visit our website, we collect information about you. Depending on how you contact us, that information may include your IP address, operating system, browser ID, browser activity or other information related to your visit to our site. We collect this information as part of our log files, but also through the use of so-called cookies or other tracking technologies. For more detailed information, please see our cookie policy below (chapter 5).
2.1.3 Personal information we receive in order to send you information
When a visitor uses a social media link or uses information sharing features, we allow the visitor to share our email address and/or website content with the person whose personal information the visitor provided. We only use this information once to send them the requested information.
2.1.4 Information from other sources
We may receive information about you such as your name, email address, geographical information, IP addresses and your use of social media platforms, by performing an internet search performed by other (third party) technologies or tools.
3. The information we collect
We process personal information for the following reasons specified below. We will never store or retain this for longer than necessary. If you would like to know more about the choices we make when processing personal information, please contact us at info@backmanssliperi.se
3.1 Legal obligations
We do a small part of our processing because we are legally obliged to do so. This is mainly personal information that may be needed to meet our obligations to the Tax Agency. We may also process personal data because we are legally obliged to do so.
3.2 Implementation of agreements with our customers
We may record which organisations contact us together with their relevant personal contacts. We process the personal data of these contacts in order to fulfil our contractual obligations.
3.3 Sales and marketing reasons
As an organisation, we naturally want to acquire new customers while retaining existing ones. Backmans Slipery therefore uses personal information to send email and/or text messages or to contact them by phone. We do not transfer personal information to third parties, unless you unambiguously give us permission to do so. However, we may use your information to find similar people. We sometimes personalize email messages and other communications to make them more relevant to the recipient.
3.4 Improving our services
We are constantly working on improvements in order to offer our customers/clients/visitors and users optimal user-friendliness and the highest possible quality of service.
4. Rights of the person concerned
Under the GDPR, every person whose information is processed has a number of rights. We always do our utmost to meet these requirements. If you have any concerns, please let us know. To assert your rights, please contact us via info@backmanssliperi.se or 016 – 51 59 11.
Information and insight. Of course, you can get insight into what personal information we process.
Rectification. If you believe that the information we hold about you is incorrect, please let us know so that we can update it.
Right to be deleted: You can ask us to either temporarily or permanently delete the personal information we hold about you at any time. However, we may still need your information for other purposes such as administrative or legal matters.
Restriction: if you believe that we are unlawfully or improperly processing your personal information, you may restrict our processing of it.
Objections: you may object in writing (by e-mail or regular mail) to the way we process your personal information. We will handle your request carefully and get back to you as soon as possible.
Transmission. This is a new right under the GDPR, which you can exercise if you wish to transfer your personal data. Although this will (probably) not be relevant to us, we would be happy to answer any questions you have about this.
Privacy Authority (formerly the Data Protection Authority). We would be happy to assist you if you have any complaints regarding your personal information. Security legislation gives you the right to lodge your complaint with the Data Protection Authority.
5. Tracking data and cookies
Backmanssliperi.se cookie policy
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies, such as tracking and conversion pixels, to improve our services and optimize the performance of our website.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or smartphone when you visit a website. The use of cookies is completely secure and cookies are never used to store personal information such as passwords.
What are the different types of cookies?
There are four different types of cookies used on backmanssliperi.se.
Basic: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They allow you to navigate our site and make use of the various features offered here. These cookies do not identify users as individuals. Not accepting these cookies may seriously affect the performance of (all or part of) the website.
Functional: These cookies allow our website to remember the choices you make during your visit (e.g. your username or language settings, etc.). This is to provide you with a more personalised experience. They may also allow you to view videos, play games and use social tools such as blogs, chat features etc. The information collected by these cookies may include any information you have provided which may identify you as an individual, such as your username. We will always be transparent about the type of information we collect, what we do with it and who we share it with (if necessary). Not accepting these cookies may seriously affect the performance and functionality of our website. In turn, it may also limit your access to the content on the website.
Performance: these cookies help us gain insight into how visitors use our website, by providing information about the sections visited, the amount of time spent on our website and any problems encountered, such as page or feature errors. This helps us to improve the performance of our website. These cookies do not identify you as an individual. All data collected is anonymised and aggregated.
Targeting/advertising: these cookies track you for longer periods of time during visits to several different websites and can build a profile. This can be used to segment you based on your specific interests. These cookies are often used to send more personalised emails and display more relevant ads online. An ad network places one or more cookies on your computer or other visitors to the website via a third party website. The network may access these cookies when you visit websites that are part of this advertising network. Most of these cookies can track consumers by their IP address, so they can collect information that can identify you as an individual.
These different types of cookies may include both “session cookies” and “persistent cookies.” Session cookies are temporary cookies that are stored on your computer/device until you leave the Backmans Sliperi website. A persistent cookie is stored on your device for a much longer period of time or until it is manually deleted (the length of time this cookie is stored on your device depends on the “lifetime” of the specific cookie in question and your browser’s settings.
Deleting cookies
The easiest way to delete your cookies is via your browser settings. If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising, please visit http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/. Please note that you may still receive generic ads. If you use multiple devices to visit the Backmans Sliperi website (e.g. your computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.), you must ensure that each device’s browser settings are adjusted to match your preferences.
Changes to the policy
Backmans Sliperi AB reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy. Any changes will be announced on this page.
Backmans Sliperi – Privacy Policy ver 1.0 last updated on 22 November 2021.