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Here we explain how the Norwegian Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes (Forsøksdyrkomitéen) processes personal data when you visit forsoksdyrkomiteen.no or contact us.
Who we are and how to contact us
The committee is an independent advisory body appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority provides the secretariat for the committee. If you have questions about privacy, you can send an email to [email protected]. You can find more contact information on Contact.
The data controller for personal data that the committee receives or publishes is the chair of the committee.
What is personal data?
Personal data is any information that can be linked to you as an individual. Typical examples are name, address, telephone number and email address.
What personal data do we process, and why?
You can use the website without providing information about yourself. The website has no login, no forms and no feedback function.
If you send an email to the committee, we process the information you provide yourself, such as name, email address and the content of the message. We use it to reply to your inquiry and for the work of the committee. We only collect information we need for these tasks, and we do not use it for other purposes.
The website publishes the name, role and presentation of the committee members, and a photo of each member. The photos are used with the members’ consent. Meeting minutes and annual reports published as PDF files may contain the names of people who have taken part in the meetings.
Legal basis
The committee must have a legal basis to use personal data. The basis is either authority in law or regulation, or a voluntary, explicit and informed consent from the individual.
Where we get the information from
The information we receive comes from inquiries you send us yourself, for example by email. We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised usage statistics, such as page views. The data is sent through Cloudflare Zaraz, and the IP address is shortened.
How we keep the information
Personal data shall not be stored longer than necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Email correspondence is stored in accordance with the Archives Act and deleted when the archiving obligation expires. Information that is not to be kept under the Archives Act or other legislation is deleted after use. The information is processed in IT systems with strict requirements for information security.
Who has access to the information, and to whom is it disclosed?
The members of the committee and the secretariat at the Norwegian Food Safety Authority have access to information in inquiries to the committee, to the extent they need it to carry out their tasks. We do not disclose personal data without authority in law or a court order. Anonymised statistics may be processed by Google in accordance with Google’s privacy practices, see https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Cookies and statistics
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your device when you open a website. Forsøksdyrkomiteen.no does not use cookies for tracking or marketing. The statistics are collected on the server side and sent to Google through Cloudflare Zaraz, without cookies in your browser. We also use Google Search Console to see how the website appears in search results. Because no cookies are used in your browser, we do not ask for consent.
The website is delivered by Cloudflare. To deliver the pages and protect them against misuse, Cloudflare processes technical information about your visit, for example your IP address.
Your rights
You have the right to general information about how the committee processes personal data. You have the right to know what information is registered about you, and to require that incorrect information is corrected or deleted. You can also ask for the processing to be restricted, or object to it. Requests are answered free of charge and no later than within 30 days.
Right to complain
If you believe that the committee processes personal data in violation of the privacy regulations, you can complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet). Contact information can be found at www.datatilsynet.no/en.
Last updated
This text was last updated on 6 November 2026.