Privacy notice

Last updated 21 October 2026

Who is responsible

Norwegian Bulk Carriers AS (org. nr. 938 443 009), Strandveien 50, 1366 Lysaker, Norway, is responsible for the personal data processed through this website. Questions about this notice or your data can be sent to chartering@norwegianbulk.com.

What we collect

• Server logs. When you visit the site, our hosting provider records technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested and the time. This is used to run the site and keep it secure, and is kept by the hosting provider for a limited period.
• Visitor statistics, only if you accept. See “Visitor statistics” below.
• Contact details on request. Direct numbers are shown when you select “Show”. To stop automated collection, the site counts these requests per visitor using a coded (hashed) form of the IP address. The count is deleted after one hour.
• Email and phone. If you contact us, we use the details you give us to answer and to handle any business that follows. We keep them as long as needed for that purpose and as required by law, for example under bookkeeping rules.

Visitor statistics

When you first visit, a bar at the bottom of the page asks whether we may collect visitor statistics. If you select “Accept”, we use WordPress.com Stats, provided by Automattic, to count visits and see which pages are read. A script from Automattic then runs in your browser, may store information on your device, and sends Automattic data such as your IP address, browser type, the page you visit, the page you came from and the time. We see only summary figures, such as the number of visits, the pages read and the countries visits come from. We cannot identify individual visitors.

If you select “Decline” or make no choice, no statistics are collected. Your choice is saved in your browser for twelve months so that we do not ask on every page. You can change it at any time with “Statistics” at the bottom of the front page, or here: change your statistics choice.

Cookies and tracking

This website sets no cookies of its own and uses no advertising tools. Fonts, scripts and images are served from our own site. The only exceptions are the visitor statistics described above and the interactive map described below, and both are used only if you choose them.

Map

The map under “Head office” is a picture stored on our own site, made from OpenStreetMap data. Showing it sends nothing to anyone else. The interactive map is provided by Google and is not loaded until you select “Show interactive map”. When you do, Google receives your IP address and may set cookies, under Google’s own privacy policy. The links “Open in Google Maps” and “Directions” take you to Google’s website.

Legal basis

We process this data based on our legitimate interest in running a secure website and answering enquiries (GDPR article 6(1)(f)), to take steps before or under a contract (article 6(1)(b)), and to meet legal obligations (article 6(1)(c)). Visitor statistics are collected only with your consent (article 6(1)(a) and section 3-15 of the Norwegian Electronic Communications Act). You can withdraw your consent at any time in the same way as you gave it, as described under “Visitor statistics”; this does not affect statistics collected before you withdrew it. The interactive map is loaded only with your consent, given when you select “Show interactive map” (article 6(1)(a)). That choice is not stored: the map is hidden again the next time you open the page.

Who processes the data

The website is hosted by WordPress.com, operated by Automattic, which processes data on our behalf under a data processing agreement. If you accept visitor statistics, Automattic also provides them. Our IT and email providers also process data on our behalf. Google processes data for the interactive map as described above. Automattic and Google may process data in the United States. These transfers are covered by the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or the EU standard contractual clauses. We do not sell personal data.

Your rights

You can ask for access to, correction or deletion of your personal data, object to or restrict our processing of it, and ask for a copy in a portable format. Contact us at the address above. You can also complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet), datatilsynet.no.