Who we are
The Website https://opensimulationplatform.com is operated by the Norwegian registered company DNV GL AS (“DNV GL” Veritasveien 1, 1363 Høvik, Norway, registration number 945 748 931).
Introduction
This privacy statement applies to any processing of personal data on https://opensimulationplatform.com
Personal data in this regard shall mean any information relating to an individual who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that individual.
Processing shall mean any operation which is performed on personal data, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Personal data automatically collected when you browse the Website
When you visit the website for informational reasons, i.e. we will automatically gather and store certain information (e.g. device type, the browser used, the date and time of visit, pages visited).
We use such data anonymised, and only to assist us in providing an effective service (e.g., to adapt our website to the needs of your end user device). The personal data collected is necessary to provide you with the website. The legal basis for this processing activity is Article 6 (1) 1 lit. f of the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
Personal data collected when accessing the Partner login
When you click on Partner login, you will be directed to our veracity.com website, where our Privacy Statement as applicable for veracity.com applies accordingly.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Cookies
How we use cookies
The Website uses cookies. A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that we put on your computer. These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of the Website which helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our Website, and to improve our Website.
A cookie can be classified by its lifespan and the domain to which it belongs. By lifespan, a cookie is either a:
- session cookie which is erased when the user closes the browser or
- persistent cookie which remains on the user’s computer/device for a pre-defined period of time.
As for the domain to which it belongs, there are either:
- first-party cookies which are set by the web server of the visited page and share the same domain
- third-party cookies are stored by a different domain to the visited page’s domain. This can happen when the webpage references a file, such as JavaScript, located outside its domain.
The cookies we use allow us to see:
- The Internet domain and Internet Protocol (IP) address from which you access our Website;
- The type of Internet browser and the operating system of the computer you use to access our Website;
- The date and time you visit our Website;
- The pages you visit on our Website;
- The pages you shared on social media and to which social media network;
- If you linked to our Website from another website, the address of that website; and
If you were referred to our Website from a search engine, the address of that website and the search term you used to find us. Any data processing that occur while using cookies used for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication and/or strictly necessary to perform the services you required is based on Article 6 (1) lit. b GDPR.
In case personal data is processed in the course of using cookies and/or similar technologies that are used for other purposes, e.g. improving our website, the processing is based on Article 6 (1) lit. f GDPR.
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish – for details, see www.allaboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit the Website and some services and functionalities may not work.
Analytics
Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
The Website uses Google Analytic’s IP anonymisation function. Google will truncate/anonymise the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases, the full IP address is sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On our behalf, Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on Website activity and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage to us. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Website.
Furthermore, you can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. An opt-out cookie will be set to prevent the future collection of your information when you visit this Website.
Further information can be found under https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
Who we share your data with
The only collectors of data on this site is Google. For the purposes named earlier.
Any questions?
Send us a mail at contact@opensimulationplatform.com