Privacy Policy
Last updated: 21 May 2026 | Nordic Gulf Advisory | Stavanger, Norway
This Privacy Policy explains how Nordic Gulf Advisory collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website or use our services. We are committed to handling your data responsibly and in full compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Norwegian Personopplysningsloven.
1. Who We Are
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
- Company legal name: IFFHAM NORDIC GULF ADVISORY ENK
- Trading / Marketing name: Nordic Gulf Advisory
- Organisation number: 937 727 070
- Registered address: 4083 Hundvåg, Stavanger, Norway
- Contact email: info@nordicgulfadvisory.com
- Website: nordicgulfadvisory.com
2. What Personal Data We Collect
We may collect personal data in the following ways:
- Contact forms
Name, email address, phone number, country, area of interest, and any message you voluntarily submit. - Booking tool
If we use an online booking tool, we may receive your name, email address, and any details you provide when scheduling a call. - Website analytics
If analytics are enabled, we may collect website usage and technical analytics data, such as pages visited, general device and browser information, approximate geographic region, and interaction data. This is collected only after you give consent through our cookie banner. - Email correspondence
Any information contained in emails you send us. - WhatsApp messages
If you contact us via WhatsApp, we receive your phone number and the content of your message.
Please do not submit sensitive personal data through our website forms, ordinary email, or WhatsApp unless we have specifically asked for it.
3. Why We Collect Personal Data and Legal Basis
We process personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to your enquiry
Legal basis: Legitimate interests, or pre-contractual steps where your enquiry relates to a potential service engagement. - To schedule and conduct advisory calls
Legal basis: Performance of a contract or steps taken at your request before entering into a contract. - To send follow-up information you have requested
Legal basis: Consent. You may withdraw your consent at any time. - To analyse website traffic and improve our website and services
Legal basis: Consent. Analytics cookies are only activated after you accept them through our cookie banner.
4. How Long We Keep Your Data
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
- Contact form enquiries
Retained for up to 12 months from the last meaningful contact, unless the enquiry develops into an active business relationship or a longer retention period is reasonably required. - Email correspondence
Retained for up to 3 years where relevant for business follow-up, service documentation, or dispute handling. - Booking records
Retained for up to 12 months after the scheduled call date. - Website analytics data
Retained according to the analytics data retention settings configured in our analytics account.
When the applicable retention period expires, personal data is deleted, anonymised, or reviewed for continued necessity.
Who We Share Personal Data With
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data with trusted service providers where necessary to operate our website and communications, including:
- Website hosting and technical service providers
- Form handling or email delivery providers
- Online booking providers, if used
- Website analytics providers, if analytics are enabled
- Communication platforms such as WhatsApp, where you choose to contact us through those channels
We may also disclose personal data to competent public authorities where required by law.
Some service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where relevant, such transfers will be handled using appropriate legal safeguards, such as an adequacy decision or Standard Contractual Clauses.
6. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the following rights under applicable data protection law:
- Right of access
You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you. - Right to rectification
You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data. - Right to erasure
You may request deletion of your personal data where applicable. - Right to restriction
You may ask us to limit the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances. - Right to data portability
You may request your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format where applicable. - Right to object
You may object to processing based on our legitimate interests. - Right to withdraw consent
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at:
info@nordicgulfadvisory.com
We will respond without undue delay and normally within one month.
7. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies on this website.
- Necessary cookies
These are required for the website to function properly and are always active where applicable. - Analytics cookies
If analytics are enabled, they are used to understand how visitors use our website and to improve performance. Analytics cookies are activated only after you give consent through the cookie banner.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time through the “Cookie settings” link in the website footer, where available, or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the website.
8. Contact & Complaints
For questions about this Privacy Policy or to exercise your data protection rights, contact us at:
- IFFHAM NORDIC GULF ADVISORY
- Stavanger, Norway
- Email: info@nordicgulfadvisory.com
If you believe we have handled your personal data incorrectly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with Datatilsynet, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.
We encourage you to contact us first so we can try to resolve the matter directly.
9. Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page.