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Privacy Policy

DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security processes personal data about you as a customer or visitor to our website in a secure and transparent manner.

1. Data Responsibility

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security, as a leading technological service company, offers various services in many different areas and processes personal data in this context. In this privacy policy, you can read about how we handle your personal data when you are a customer, participate in events, visit our website, or contact us for other reasons.

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security is responsible for processing your personal data.
Our legal information is as follows:

DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security

Jernholmen 12

2650 Hvidovre

Denmark

Phone: +45 36 34 90 00

e-mail: dbi@dbigroup.dk

VAT: 65 19 68 16

2. Processing of Your Personal Data

2.1 Personal Data and Purpose

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security processes personal data only for specific and legitimate purposes. The type and amount of personal data will vary depending on the purpose. Please note that if we do not receive the desired information, there are certain services we cannot provide, as our delivery of, for example, education depends on receiving the necessary and sufficient information from you.

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security does not use your personal data for actual profiling or automated decisions.

Below are the purposes for which we collect and process personal data through our website:

MARKETING AND NEWSLETTERS

If you register on our website and consent to receive our newsletters and marketing, we process your name, place of employment, title, address, phone numbers, email addresses, your social media, professional and interest areas, participation in events, and any visits to our website and other digital platforms we collaborate with. The purpose is to send you targeted and relevant information and marketing via email, Google, and your social media based on your interests. Our legal basis for this is the legitimate interest of the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security in sending you marketing. You can withdraw your consent to receive direct marketing from us at any time either directly by clicking 'unsubscribe' within a newsletter og by sending a request to dbimarketing@dbigroup.dk.

EVENTS, NETWORK GROUPS, CLUBS, ETC.

When you register and participate, the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security processes information about your name, place of employment, title, address, phone number, email addresses, date of birth, etc. The purpose is to facilitate your participation. The legal basis is the fulfillment of our agreement with you regarding your participation in our events, etc.

COURSES AND EDUCATION

If you participate in courses or training programs at the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security, we process information about your name, place of employment, title, address, phone number, email addresses, date of birth (if relevant to your course). We also process information about previous education and your education course if relevant. With your consent, we also process photos of you. The legal basis for our collection and processing is the fulfillment of our agreement with you regarding participation in courses and training programs.

To facilitate your participation and possibly issue a certificate or similar proof, we sometimes process your social security number and health information, as it is legally required for certain courses. Here, our legal basis is the fulfillment of legal requirements.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

For the establishment of customer and supplier relationships and delivery of agreed services, as well as subsequent customer satisfaction surveys, we process information about your name, address, title, place of employment, phone number, email addresses, and if relevant, your skills, education, etc. The legal basis for this is either the fulfillment of agreements with you and your company or our legitimate interest in establishing and maintaining customer and supplier relationships.

VISITORS

As a visitor to a DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security location, you will be registered with your name, place of employment, email address, and phone number upon arrival at the reception.

This collection of personal data is for security reasons.

Parts of our locations are under video surveillance, as indicated by our signage.

The legal basis for this is the legitimate interest of the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security in maintaining a high level of security at our locations.

JOB APPLICANTS

If you apply for a job at the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security, we may process information about your name, address, phone, email address, date of birth, your photo, education, and other information included in your application and information we subsequently collect from publicly available sources. The purpose of the processing is to assess and select applicants for employment with us. The legal basis for this is the fulfillment of the agreement with you to process your application for potential employment with us.

OTHER MATTERS

In cases where the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security offers hotel and flight bookings, car rentals, etc., we may process information about your name, address, date of birth, nationality, etc., required for the reservation. The purpose of the processing is to make the agreed reservation. The legal basis for this is the fulfillment of the agreement with you.

WEBSITES

When you visit our websites, we collect your IP address, information about the operating system, language settings, browser type, device type, behavior on our websites, etc. The purpose is to provide you with the best possible experience on the website. The legal basis for this is the legitimate interest of the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security in improving our user experience. The processing of some of the aforementioned information only occurs if you consent to it. You can see the details regarding our collection of information at brandogsikring.dk/en/cookie-policy/. Here you also have the option to opt-out of cookies.

2.3 Correction

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security regularly updates your personal data if we become aware of changes. Therefore, please inform us of any changes to your personal data. This can be done on our website brandogsikring.dk, directly to your contact person at the DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security, or by email to dbi@dbigroup.dk.

2.4 Disclosure within the EU/EEA

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security only discloses your personal data if necessary to deliver the agreed service or meet any regulatory requirements. Such disclosure may be to affiliated companies, partners, educational institutions, or relevant authorities.

When participating in events, courses, and training programs, your name and place of employment may also appear on the participant list distributed to other participants and any partners for the respective event.

2.5 Transfer to Third Countries

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security may disclose your personal data to recipients outside the EU/EEA. This is to the same extent and on the same basis as mentioned in section 2.4. The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security will ensure that there is an adequate level of protection when transferring to a third country in accordance with Articles 45-49 of the GDPR.

2.6 Storage and Deletion

The DBI - The Danish Institute of Fire and Security stores your personal data for the period necessary for the purpose.

This period varies depending on the purpose. All our storage periods are described in internal procedures and guidelines that ensure that all personal data is deleted when the purpose of their collection has been exhausted. Therefore, you may find that we collect information about you again, even if you have previously provided us with the exact same information.

We store some information for longer periods to meet legal requirements, including requirements for documentation of paid or completed education. Job applications are stored until the position is filled.

3. Your Rights

You can always find out if we process personal data about you. If we do, you can request access to the information we process about you.

You can request access at dbi@dbigroup.dk, after which, according to the rules on the right of access, we will provide a copy of the personal data we process about you.

You can always request correction of your personal data if there are factual errors in your information.

You also have the right to object to our processing or request the restriction of the processing of your personal data if we process them in violation of the rules in the data protection regulations or use your data for targeted marketing based on our legitimate interest.

If parts of the processing of your personal data are based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent. Your withdrawal does not affect the legality of the processing carried out before you withdrew your consent. Please contact dbi@dbigroup.dk if you are unsure whether you have given consent to the processing of your personal data or if you wish to withdraw your consent.

4. Opportunity to Complain

If you disagree with the way we process your personal data, you have the right to file a complaint with:

The Data Inspectorate

Carl Jacobsens Vej 35

2500 Valby, Denmark

Phone 3319 3200

E-mail: dt@datatilsynet.dk

You can read more about your rights at www.datatilsynet.dk.

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