Privacy policy
SeaPattern Sweden AB (“SeaPattern”, “we”) is the data controller for the personal data described here. This policy explains what we collect when you visit seapattern.com, why we collect it, how long we keep it and what rights you have under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. What we collect
This website has no forms. We do not run a newsletter, a contact form or a registration flow, so you cannot submit personal data to us through the site itself.
We process personal data in three situations:
- When you email us. If you write to one of the addresses published on the site, we process the content of your message and the details you choose to include, such as your name, email address and any information about your organisation.
- When you apply for a job. Our open positions are handled on careers.seapattern.com, a separate recruitment platform provided by Teamtailor. Applications are processed there under that platform’s own privacy information.
- Automatically, in server logs. Our hosting provider records standard technical data for every request — IP address, browser type, the page requested and the time of the request — so the site can be operated and protected against abuse.
2. Cookies and tracking
We set no cookies and use no analytics or tracking tools. The site contains no Google Analytics, no advertising pixels and no visitor-tracking scripts, which is why you are not asked for cookie consent.
One exception is worth knowing about: the contact page embeds a Google Maps map showing our office. When that page loads, your browser contacts Google’s servers directly, which means your IP address is transferred to Google and Google may set its own cookies in your browser. That processing is governed by Google’s privacy policy. No other page on the site loads third-party content.
3. Why we process the data, and on what legal basis
- To answer you. When you contact us we process your message in order to reply and, where relevant, to take steps before entering into an agreement. Legal basis: legitimate interest, or steps prior to a contract.
- To operate and secure the website. Server logs are used to keep the site available, diagnose faults and detect abuse. Legal basis: legitimate interest.
- To handle job applications. Legal basis: steps prior to a contract, and legitimate interest in assessing candidates.
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling, and we do not use it for marketing without your consent.
4. How long we keep it
Email correspondence is kept for as long as it is needed to handle the matter and for a reasonable period afterwards, so that we can follow up on the conversation. Server logs are kept only for a short period by our hosting provider before being deleted or aggregated. Recruitment data is retained according to the retention settings of the recruitment platform.
5. Who we share it with
We do not sell, rent or trade personal data. We do use a small number of established suppliers who process data on our behalf:
- Vercel — website hosting and content delivery.
- Microsoft 365 — email.
- Teamtailor — recruitment.
These suppliers act as processors and may only handle the data in accordance with our instructions. Data may also be disclosed if we are required to do so by law.
6. Transfers outside the EU/EEA
Some of the suppliers above are established in, or use infrastructure in, countries outside the EU/EEA. Where personal data is transferred to such a country, the transfer is made under the safeguards permitted by the GDPR, such as the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to:
- request access to the personal data we hold about you,
- have inaccurate data corrected,
- have your data erased,
- have the processing restricted,
- object to processing that is based on our legitimate interest,
- receive your data in a portable format, and
- withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at contact@seapattern.com. If you believe we are handling your personal data incorrectly, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection, IMY.
8. Security
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss and misuse. The site is served over HTTPS, and access to email and recruitment systems is restricted to the people who need it.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy, for example if we start using a new service or change how the site works. The current version is always published on this page with the date it was last updated.