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Updated on: 10-September-2025

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 9 September 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how EBS Sweden AB, “EBS Sweden”, “we”, “us”, or “our” collect, use, share, and protect personal data when you use ebssweden.com (the “Website”), interact with us, or receive our services. We process personal data as a controller under the EU/EEA General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Swedish law.

Quick summary: We only collect what we need to run our Website and business, we never sell personal data, and you can exercise your privacy rights at any time.


1. Who is responsible and how to contact us

If you have questions about this Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us using the details above.


2. Scope

This Policy applies to the Website, related subdomains, and any services that link to it. It does not apply to third‑party sites or services we do not control.


3. Personal data we collect

We collect the following categories of personal data:

3.1 Data you provide directly

3.2 Data collected automatically

3.3 Data from third parties (where lawful)


4. Purposes and legal bases

We process personal data only when we have a lawful basis under GDPR. The table below summarises purposes, typical data, and legal bases.

Purpose

What we do

Typical data

Legal basis

Provide and operate the Website and services

Host content, enable features, fulfil your requests

Technical/Usage data, Contact data

Legitimate interests (to run our Website) and/or Contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) where we provide requested services

Communicate with you

Respond to enquiries, send service messages

Contact data, enquiry details

Legitimate interests or Contract

Marketing communications (optional)

Newsletters, product updates, event invites

Contact data, preferences

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)); you may withdraw at any time

Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

Measure and understand the use of our Website, improve content and performance

Technical/Usage data, pseudonymous IDs, approximate location

Consent (for non‑essential cookies/SDKs)

Advertising & retargeting (Meta Pixel)

Measure conversions, build audiences, and show relevant ads

Technical/Usage data, pseudonymous IDs, events (e.g., page view, add to cart)

Consent (for non‑essential cookies/trackers)

Security and fraud prevention

Detect, investigate, and prevent abuse

Technical data, logs, IP address

Legitimate interests

Compliance and legal claims

Keep records to comply with the law, defend legal rights

Identity, transaction, and log data

Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) and Legitimate interests

Recruitment (if applicable)

Evaluate applications and manage hiring

CV, cover letter, interview notes

Legitimate interests and Pre‑contractual steps

Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time (see Section 10).

5. Sharing your personal data

We do not sell your personal data. We share it only with:

Key processors we use for this Website:

A current list of processors is available upon request.

6. International data transfers

We primarily process data within the EU/EEA. If we transfer personal data outside the EEA (e.g., to the United States):

Vendors we use (such as Google and Meta) may process data in multiple regions. We take steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place before any transfer.

7. Data retention

We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes set out above, and to comply with legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Typical periods are:

Category

Retention period

Enquiry and support records

Up to 24 months after the last interaction

Marketing contacts

Until you withdraw consent or we note inactivity (e.g., 24 months)

Contract and billing records

7 years to comply with Swedish accounting rules (or longer if required to resolve disputes)

Security logs

12 months unless needed longer for investigations

Recruitment data

Normally, 12 months after the hiring process ends (unless you consent to a longer talent‑pool retention)

We may anonymise data so it is no longer associated with you; we may retain anonymised data indefinitely.


8. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to run the Website and (if you allow) to measure and improve performance and advertising. We categorise cookies as:

You can manage your preferences at any time via [Cookie Settings] on the Website or your browser settings. Refusing optional cookies may affect some features.

8.1 Our analytics and ads vendors

Google Analytics 4 (GA4). We use GA4 to understand how visitors use our Website. GA4 collects pseudonymous data, including page views, events (e.g., clicks), device/browser information, and approximate location. GA4 uses first‑party cookies like _ga _ga_*. We have configured data retention within Google’s available settings. You can refuse analytics via our cookie banner, install Google's Analytics Opt‑out Add‑on, and manage personalised ads in Google Ads Settings.

Meta Pixel. We use the Meta Pixel to measure conversions and build audiences for advertising on Meta technologies (Facebook, Instagram). The Pixel sets cookies _fbp and sends events like PageView from our pages. We only load the Pixel after you've given consent via our cookie banner. You can manage your ad preferences in your Meta account and at YourOnlineChoices.eu. [If we enable Advanced Matching or use Conversions API, we will update this policy to describe the additional data processed (e.g., hashed contact fields).]

8.2 Cookie details (illustrative)

Actual cookies and durations may vary by browser and vendor updates.

Cookie

Provider

Purpose

Expiry

_ga

Google Analytics

Distinguish users

2 years

_ga_*

Google Analytics

Persist session state

2 years

_gid

Google Analytics

Distinguish users per day

24 hours

_fbp

Meta

Store and track visits for ads

3 months

fr

Meta (facebook.com)

Ad delivery and retargeting

3 months

8.3 Managing your choices

Note: Blocking cookies may impact some Website features.


9. Security

We apply technical and organisational measures appropriate to the risk, including encryption in transit (TLS), access controls, least‑privilege and need‑to‑know principles, logging, and regular backups. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure; we continually improve our safeguards.


10. Your rights (EEA/UK)

Subject to conditions and exceptions in the GDPR, you have the right to:

To exercise your rights, contact us at [info@ebssweden.com]. We may need to verify your identity. We aim to respond within one month (extendable by two months for complex requests).

You also have the right to complain to the Swedish supervisory authority Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY) if you believe your data has been processed unlawfully. See www.imy.se for contact details.


11. Children's privacy

Our Website and services are not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you are in the EEA, we do not knowingly collect data from children under the age required by local law for consent to information society services. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us to request deletion.


12. Third‑party links and integrations

The Website may contain links to third‑party sites, plug‑ins, or integrations (e.g., maps, video embeds, social media widgets). Those third parties may collect data about you, subject to their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their practices.


13. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version on this page and update the “Last updated” date. For material changes, we will take additional steps to inform you where required by law.


14. How to contact us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this Policy or your personal data, please contact:

EBS Sweden (Controller)

Email: info@ebssweden.com

Address: EBS Sweden AB, Grindstuvägen 44-46, 167 33 Bromma, Sweden