Cookie policy

This cookie notice was last updated on 29 March 2023

We attach great importance to the security and confidentiality of your personal data we collect and use. This cookie notice informs you about the use of cookies and similar technologies on our website (www.agrarsense.eu).

By continuing to use this website after you have been informed of our use of cookies and similar technologies and have been given the opportunity to change your cookie settings. You agree that you have read all information about such use and unambiguously consent to that use of the selected cookies as set out in this cookie notice below.

If you would like more (general) information about how we process your personal data, other than through cookies and similar technologies, e.g., with regard to your communication with us via e-mail, telephone, fax and social media, we kindly refer you to our privacy notice.

1. Who are we?

We”, “us”, “our” in this privacy notice refers to Komatsu Forest AB:

 Name: Komatsu Forest AB

Address: PO Box 7124, SE-907 04 Umeå

Company number: SE556079594901

E-mail: gdpr@komatsuforest.com

We are responsible for the collection and use of your personal data in the manner explained in this privacy notice. If you have any questions about this, please contact us by e-mail via gdpr@komatsuforest.com.

In certain circumstances, third parties may (also) be responsible for the processing of your personal data. We have no control over the data social media providers collect about you. In that case, we recommend that you consult the privacy policies of these third parties. See in particular third-party cookies as explained further down.

2. What are cookies, social media plugins and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device and contain certain information or personal data. For more information about cookies, please refer to www.allaboutcookies.org.

Similar technologies are small pieces of software or invisible images (such as a pixel) that have been developed by different service providers and which are provided by them, allowing us, for example, to track conversions or better target our marketing campaigns.

3. What types of cookies do we distinguish?

We classify cookies according to their origin, purpose and lifespan. Below we explain what this means.

  • Origin: we distinguish cookies depending on who places cookies.

    • First party cookies are placed and managed by us; and

    • Third party cookies are placed and managed by a third party.

  • Purpose: we distinguish different cookies according to their purpose.

    • Strictly necessary cookies are essential in order to use our website;

    • Functional cookies collect information about your preferences to improve the functioning of our website to you;

    • Analytical cookies collect information about the use of our website to improve our website to the benefit of all visitors; and

    • Marketing cookies collect information about your browsing behaviour to make content and advertising more relevant to you.

  • Lifespan: we differentiate cookies according to how long they are stored.

    • Session cookies are stored in your browser during the session and are deleted when closing your browser; and

    • Persistent cookies are stored longer than the session and are not deleted until they have reached their expiry date, a new version of the cookie is placed, or the cookie is deleted manually.

4. Which cookies, social media plugins and similar technologies do we use?

When you visit our website, cookies are placed on your device and similar technologies are used. Except for strictly necessary cookies, we will always ask your consent before cookies are placed by us or similar technologies are used by us. On your first visit of our website, you can give your consent or change your preferences. If you don't withdraw your consent earlier, we will remember your choice for one (1) year. If you then visit our website again, we will ask your consent again. If you wish to withdraw your consent earlier, please refer to Article 8, below.

Cookies and similar technologies generally allow us or third parties to identify you. In particular, we use this information to understand how our website is used, to improve its operation and content, and to ensure that our website is secure.

Please note that some cookies and similar technologies used by us are provided by third parties. We make use of the following third-party services to provide us with cookies and similar technologies:


  • Squarespace: is used to provide you with the website. Squarespace also offers the ability to place cookies on websites developed on its platform. These cookies provide us with analytics and relevant information on your usage of our website. For more information on Squarespace, please refer to: https://www.squarespace.com/privacy

Below we give you an overview of the cookies and similar technologies that we place or use.

origin - Squarespace, domain - www.agrarsense.eu:

  • crumb - Prevents cross-site request forgery (CSRF) - lifespan: Session

  • Locked - Prevents the password-protected screen from displaying if a visitor enters the correct site-wide password. - lifespan: Session

  • ss_cvr - Identifies unique visitors and tracks a visitor’s sessions on a site - lifespan: 2 years

5. With whom do we share your personal data?

In principle, we do not share your personal data with anyone other than the persons who work for us, consortium partners, as well as with the suppliers who help us process your personal data. Anyone who has access to your personal data will always be bound by strict legal or contractual obligations to keep your personal data safe and confidential. This means that only the following categories of recipients will receive your personal data:

  • You;

  • Your employer or business partners, but only when this is necessary for the purposes mentioned above (e.g. when your employer is our supplier or customer);

  • Our employees and suppliers;

  • Government or judicial authorities to the extent that we are obliged to share your personal data with them (e.g. tax authorities, police or judicial authorities); and

  • Squarespace, being the subcontractor allowing us to provide you with access to our website.

We may share your personal data with partners located outside the European Economic Area (EEA) (the European Economic Area consists of the EU, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Iceland), specifically Turkey. The personal data concerned, is the personal data referred under purposes 3.1 and 3.3. We will take adequate safeguards to protect your personal data when we transfer your personal data, such as standard data protection clauses adopted by the European Commission.

6. How long do we keep your personal data?

Your personal data will only be processed for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described above or, when we have asked you for your consent, until you withdraw your consent. As a general rule, session cookies are deleted when closing your browser and persistent cookies are only deleted when they have reached their expiry date, a new version of the cookie is placed, or if the cookie is manually deleted.

7.  How do we keep your personal data secure?

The security and confidentiality of the personal data we process is very important to us. That is why we have taken measures to ensure that all personal data processed is kept secure. These measures include technical and organizational measures to protect our infrastructure, systems, applications, and processes. We've also taken other measures, such as taking internal notice measures, limiting the processing to the personal data necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes, minimizing the processing of personal data, the pseudonymization of personal data as soon as possible, transparency with regard to the functions and processing of personal data, enabling the data subject to exercise control over the processing of information, enabling the controller to create and improve security features, securing access to our offices, sites or facilities, restricting access to personal data based on roles, taking backups of personal data and periodically evaluating our security measures.

8. What if you don't want cookies?

Browser settings: you can adjust your browser settings to prevent cookies from being placed on your device. How you adjust these settings and your consent to use the cookies or similar technologies depends on the browser you are using. Click on the browser you use below to learn more about how you should adjust the cookie settings.

Google Chrome Browser settings

Mozilla Firefox Browser settings

Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser settings

Microsoft Edge Browser settings

Apple Safari (iOS) Browser settings

Apple Safari (MacOS) Browser settings

Private browsing: you can use the private browsing mode of the browser that you are using. If you are browsing in private browsing mode, the cookies placed will be deleted when you close the browser. In most browsers you can start a private browsing session by using a certain keyboard shortcut.

Google Chrome

  • Control+Shift+N (Windows)

  • Command+Shift+N (Mac)

Mozilla Firefox

  • Control+Shift+N (Windows)

  • Command+Shift+N (Mac)

Microsoft Internet Explorer

  • Control+Shift+P (Windows)

Microsoft Edge

  • Control+Shift+P (Windows)

Apple Safari (iOS)

  • Shift+Command+N (Mac)

Delete: you can manually delete placed cookies from your device. To do so, go to your browser settings.

Advertising preferences: you can enable or disable your preferences regarding certain individual companies via Your Online Choices. If you have a Google Account, you can enable or disable advertising personalization in your Google Ads Preferences Manager. Here you can also control which Google ads you see on the Internet, find out how ads are selected for you and block specific advertisers.

Caution: please note that changing the browser settings or deleting cookies may result in certain parts of our website no longer working properly. Please also note that you may need to change the browser settings of multiple browsers if you use different browsers.

9. Your rights regarding your personal data

You have certain rights related to the processing of your personal data: the right of access, rectification, erasure, and data portability as well as the right to object to or limit the processing of your personal data and to withdraw your consent. To withdraw your consent to the placement of cookies, please refer to Article 8. To exercise one of your rights, you can submit a written request to gdpr@komatsuforest.com stating the right to which your request relates. If you are still dissatisfied, you have the right to contact the competent data protection authority, i.e., the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection via the following website address: https://www.imy.se/en/.

10. Changes to this cookie notice

We can change this cookie notice on our own initiative at any time. If material changes to this cookie notice may affect the processing of your personal data or your previously given consent, we will ask your consent again when you visit our website, and we will communicate these changes to you.

We invite you to read the latest version of this cookie notice on our website (www.agrarsense.eu). Our cookie notice states the date our cookie notice was last changed.

11. Do you have any questions?

Should you have any further questions about the processing of your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact our privacy officer. You can contact our privacy officer by e-mail: gdpr@komatsuforest.com.