Last Updated: January 22, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Electricity Maps ApS (a private limited company, with head office located at Njalsgade 76, København S 2300, Denmark, registered in the Danish Business Authority Register - hereinafter "We" or "Electricity Maps") processes and protects personal information that may directly or indirectly identify you (hereinafter "Personal Data" or "Data").
Electricity Maps places great importance on the protection and respect of privacy and undertakes to comply with the provisions of EU Regulation 2016/79 (hereinafter the "GDPR" or the "Applicable Regulations").
1. Information We Collect and Process
1.1 Data Collected When Browsing Our Website
Categories of Data:
IP addresses
Browser type
Referring/exit pages
Files accessed on our Website
Operating system
System date and time
Purpose and Legal Basis:
Handle your requests on our Website
Fight against fraud
Improve our Website and produce usage statistics
Legal basis: Our legitimate interest or your consent where required by Applicable Regulations
Retention Period:
Connection logs are retained between 90 days and 1 year depending on the service
1.2 Data Collected Through Direct Interaction
Categories of Data:
Name
Email
Phone number
Payment Information
Company or organization information
CV (if applicable)
Sources of Collection:
Contact forms
Registration forms
Newsletter signups
Information requests
Job applications
Purpose and Legal Basis:
Create and manage user accounts
Process payments
Provide support
Send newsletters and marketing communications
Review job applications
Legal basis: Our legitimate interest, contractual necessity, or your consent where required
Retention Period:
Job applications: 1 year following application processing
General contact requests: Up to 2 years after submission
Account data: Up to 90 days after account is deleted
1.3 Client And Prospect Data
Categories of Data:
Identification data (name, job title, company)
Contact data (address, email, phone, login details)
Bank details where necessary
Purpose and Legal Basis:
Manage client relationships
Process payments
Provide support
Send marketing communications
Manage disputes
Legal basis: Contractual relationship, legitimate interest, or consent
Retention Period:
Three (3) years after the end of the contractual relationship or last contact
2. How We Share Your Information
We share your information with:
Strictly authorized personnel within Electricity Maps
Technical service providers
Analytics providers
Advertising providers
Legal counsel when necessary
3. International Transfers
We may transfer your Data outside of the EU, subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with Article 46 of the GDPR.
4. Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures, including:
Strict administrator access control
Minimization of Internet exposed services
Firewall rules
Annual infrastructure audits
Incident record keeping
Data backup in separate locations
Systematic automated testing
5. Your Rights
You have the right to:
Access your personal data
Correct inaccurate data
Request erasure of your data
Object to processing
Withdraw consent
To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].
You have the right to submit complaints to the Danish Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) at https://www.datatilsynet.dk/.
6. Cookies and Tracking
Our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes:
First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any of your personally identifiable data
Third-party cookies are used for:
Understanding website performance
Analyzing how you interact with our website
Maintaining service security
Providing relevant advertisements
Improving user experience
Speeding up your future interactions with our website
For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy.
7. Updates to Privacy Policy
We may modify this Privacy Policy at any time. The revised Policy will be effective 180 days from when the revised Policy is posted. We recommend periodically reviewing this page.
8. Contact Information
Electricity Maps ApS
Njalsgade 76 København S 2300 Denmark Email: [email protected]
For privacy-related queries or to exercise your rights, please email [email protected].