Last update: 31.08.2023

Privacy policy

This privacy policy sets out how Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy uses and protects any information that you give when you use this website.

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy is committed to ensure that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you comply with the policy.

Personal data policy

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy only collects personal data in relevant cases and will only collect personal data if it is relevant for your activity at the website. What personal data we collect in which cases is stated below under What we collect.

When collecting, processing and using your personal data, we always comply with all relevant legal provisions.

We have taken technical and organizational measures against your information being accidentally or illegally deleted, published, lost, degraded or coming to the knowledge of unauthorized persons, misused or otherwise processed in violation of the law.

What we collect

We may collect the following personal data:

• Personal identification including your name and gender
• Contact information including your email address and telephone number
• Employment information including sector, place, and country of employment as well as your work title

For reimbursement and honorarium forms we also collect your social security number and banking details.

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy collects and processes your personal data when you do the following:

• Create a user account
• Register for an event
• Fill out an online reimbursement or honorarium form
• Sign up for our newsletter
• Send us questions, complaints or feedback

The data controller

The data controller for the collection, processing and use of your personal data at https://ddeacademy.dk/ is Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy, Odense University Hospital, Region of Southern Denmark, Kløvervænget 6, Entrance 93, 8th floor, DK-5000 Odense C, cvr no. 29 19 09 09.

Terms of use

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy only use your personal data in relevant cases and will only use your personal data if it is relevant for your activity at the website.

We will only keep your personal data for as long as we are under a legal obligation to do so, or as long as it is relevant to the purpose for which it was collected. We are obligated to report our activities such as events and grant allocations to the Novo Nordisk Foundation at the end of our grant agreement and will therefore keep your data for this purpose.

Your information (except your e-mail address, if you have consented to its processing for the purpose of receiving newsletters) will be deleted at the latest by 31 March 2028 (our last reporting date to the Novo Nordisk Foundation).

Newsletters

If you have given us your consent to this during the registration or submission process or on our website, we will use your e-mail address to send out a newsletter. You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. All newsletters contain a link to unsubscribe. If processing of personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to revoke consent at any time.

Other recipients of personal data

We do not sell or transfer your personal data to third parties and we do not transfer your personal data to third countries.

This website is hosted by Marginal ApS, Netkant Aps and integrated with Mailchimp, which acts as our data processors. All personal data that you provide on our website will be stored in Marginal ApS, Netkant Aps, or Mailchimp’s data centers.

We use external companies as suppliers to deliver our services in the best possible way. These external suppliers are data processors and in certain cases process personal data in connection with their provision of services to us. Our data processors only process personal data according to our instructions and in accordance with the legal requirements for data processors.

Your rights

As the registered person, you have a number of rights, which we must ensure fulfillment of at all times. You have the right to request the following from us:

• To access and correct/change your personal data
• To have personal data deleted

You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal data and you have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.

If you no longer wish for us to process your personal data or for us to limit the processing of your personal data, you can send us a request to this effect to our e-mail address ouh.ddea@rsyd.dk.

Cookie Policy

What we collect

We may collect the following information:

• name and job title
• contact information including email address
• demographic information such as postcode, preferences and interests
• other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:

• Internal record keeping
• We may use the information to improve our services
• We may periodically send emails with information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided
• We may use the information to customize the website according to your interests
• We will never sell your information

Security

We are committed to ensure that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorized access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.

Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Introduction

When you visit our website, information is collected about you, which is used to customize and improve our content and to increase the value of the advertisements displayed on the site. If you do not want information to be collected, you should delete your cookies (see instructions) and refrain from further use of the website. Below we have elaborated on which information is collected, its purpose and which third parties have access to it.

Cookies

The website uses “cookies”, which are text files that are stored on your computer, mobile phone etc. accordingly for the purpose of recognizing it, remembering settings, performing statistics and targeting ads. Cookies cannot contain harmful code such as virus.

It is possible to delete or block cookies. See instructions: http://minecookies.org/cookiehandtering

If you delete or block cookies, advertisements may become less relevant to you and appear more frequently. You may also risk that the website does not function optimally and that there is content that you cannot access.

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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.

Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

Personal information

Personal information is all kinds of information that can be attributed to you to one extent or another. When you use our website, we collect and process a number of such information. This happens e.g. by general access to content if you sign up for our newsletter, participate in competitions or surveys, register as a user or subscriber, otherwise use services or make purchases via the website.

We typically collect and process the following types of information: A unique ID and technical information about your computer, tablet or mobile phone, your IP number, geographic location, and which pages you click on (interests). To the extent that you give explicit consent to this and enter the information yourself, the following are also processed: Name, telephone number and e-mail. This will typically be in connection with creating a login.

Security

We process your personal data securely and confidentially in accordance with applicable legislation, including the Personal Data Regulation and the Data Protection Act.

Your information will only be used for the purpose for which it was collected and will be deleted when this purpose has been fulfilled or is no longer relevant.

We have taken technical and organizational measures against your information being accidentally or illegally deleted, published, lost, degraded or coming to the knowledge of unauthorized persons, misused or otherwise processed in violation of the law.

Purpose

The information is used to identify you as a user and show you the ads that are most likely to be relevant to you, to register your purchases and payments, and to be able to provide the services you have requested, such as e.g. to send a newsletter. In addition, we use the information to optimize our services and content.

Period of storage

The information is kept for the period of time permitted by law and we delete it when it is no longer necessary. The period depends on the nature of the information and the background for storage. It is therefore not possible to specify a general time frame for when information is deleted.

Disclosure of information

Data about your use of the website, which advertisements you receive and possibly clicks on, geographic location, gender and age segment, etc. disclosed to third parties to the extent that this information is known. You can see which third parties are involved in the section on “Cookies” above. The information is used for advertising targeting.

We also use a number of third parties to store and process data. These only process information on our behalf and may not use it for their own purposes.

Dissemination of personal data such as name and e-mail etc. will only happen if you consent to it. We only use data processors in the EU or in countries that can provide your information with sufficient protection.

Insights and complaints

You have the right to be informed of which personal data we process about you in a common format (data portability). You can also object to the use of information at any time. You can also revoke your consent for information about you to be processed. If the information processed about you is incorrect, you have the right to have it corrected or deleted. Inquiries about this can be made to: ouh.ddea@rsyd.dk. If you want to complain about our processing of your personal data, you also have the option of contacting the Norwegian Data Protection Authority.

If you no longer wish for us to process your personal data or for us to limit the processing of your personal data, you can also send us a request to this effect to the above-mentioned e-mail address.

Publisher

This website is owned and published by:

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy
Odense University Hospital
Kløvervænget 6
Entrance 93, 8th floor
DK-5000 Odense C
CVR: 29 19 09 09

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy is a research academy funded by a grant from the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our current grant agreement runs from 01.01.23 to 31.12.2027.

Danish Diabetes and Endocrine Academy’s host institution is OUH Odense University Hospital, Region of Southern Denmark, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Niels Nørgaard Pedersen as grant recipient.