Privacy Policy

Effective as of August 18, 2026

Who we are

We respect your privacy, and we do our best to protect your personal data. We only collect ordinary personal data such as name, last name, and similar. We do not share your data with third parties unless you have given us permission to do so, or if we are required by law.

We will never misuse your data, and it is important for us to be open about how we use your data. This document outlines what data we collect on uxcopenhagen.com, and how we use this data.

The company that is responsible for controlling your personal data:

Company name: hellemartens.com
Address: Hyldemosen 87, 2730 Herlev
CVR-nr.: DK36248505
Website address: uxcopenhagen.com

Contact details:
Helle Martens
Phone number: +4544983398
Email: info (at) hellemartens.com

You are always welcome to contact us if you have questions to this policy, or if you are in doubt about how we collect or process your personal data.

General Terms

DISCLAIMER

We take your privacy and data protection seriously.

We do our best to make sure that your data is processed according to the data protection laws that are valid in Denmark, including the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).

“Personal data” must be understood in accordance with the definition in the Danish Data Protection Law, and is information about you, or information that can identify you.

DATA CONTROLLER

We are transparent about how we use this data. We collect and process your data for specific purpose and therefore we only collect personal data that is relevant and necessary for a specific purpose. We control and update your personal data and we delete the data when there is no reason for us to keep it. We share your personal data with our suppliers (data processors), and as a starting point we do not pass on this data. We only pass on this data if we are required by law or if we have your consent to pass on your data.When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

TRACKING, INCLUDING COOKIES

Purpose and relevance

A cookie is a small text file sent from our server to your browser and stored on your computer’s hard drive or your mobile device. Cookies mean that you can use the website more efficiently and easily.

We use cookies on the website to ensure functionality and to collect statistics about visits to the website. In addition, we also use cookies to investigate the use of the website to ensure a good experience and website improvement, as well as to make analysis for targeted marketing.

We use session cookies.

You always have the opportunity to decide whether you want to accept our cookies. You can also choose to completely turn off this feature, however, the website might not work optimally.

COMMENTS

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

SIGNING UP FOR NEWS EMAIL

You can register to our Newsletter mailing list using a simple form on the website. Here, you are asked to type your name and your email. You need to give your consent in order to register your personal data on our mailing list.

USE

We strictly use this personal data only to send you our Newsletter. If you no longer wish to receive our Newsletter, you can at any time call your consent back and we will remove you from the list.

DISCLOSURE

We do not disclose your personal data to others in connection with the processing of personal data that is used to communicate our news with you unless we are legally required to do so for the purpose of determining or complying with a legal claim.

However, we share the data with the suppliers that are necessary for us in order to run the web page, and to send the news out to you.

The data processers for UX Copenhagen are:
Web hosting Simply.com A/S Højvangen 4, DK-8660 Skanderborg, Denmark VAT no.: DK-31277477

Email marketing Intuit Mailchimp 405 N Angier Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308, USA Corp. Reg. No.: US EIN 58-2554149

HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR DATA

Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely, so we can automatically recognize and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

If you register on our website, we store the personal information in your user profile. You can view, edit, or delete this information at any time (except your username). Website administrators can also view and edit it.

YOUR RIGHTS

How we protect your data. We only collect data that’s relevant and necessary for a specific purpose, we keep it accurate and current, and we delete it when there’s no reason to retain it. We share it with our data processors where necessary, and otherwise only pass it on where required by law or with your consent.

Keeping your data safe. We’ve implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data’s security. That said, no system is ever completely secure.

Automated decisions. We do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling.

What you can request. If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an export of the personal data we hold about you, including anything you’ve provided to us. You can also request that we erase your personal data — except where we’re required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Where your data goes. Visitor comments may be checked by an automated spam-detection service.

You have the right to:

  • Access — gain insight into the personal data we process about you.
  • Rectification and erasure — have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected, or request deletion.
  • Restriction — request that we temporarily or permanently stop processing all or part of your data.
  • Data portability — receive the personal data you’ve provided to us in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Object — ask us not to process your data where the processing is based on consent or legitimate interest.
  • Withdraw consent — where processing is based on your consent, withdraw it at any time by contacting us. Giving consent is always voluntary.
  • Not be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling, where the decision would have a legal or similarly significant effect on you.

COMPLAINTS

If you’re unhappy with how we collect or process your personal data, please contact us directly. You can also lodge a complaint with the Danish Data Protection Agency (Datatilsynet):

Datatilsynet Carl Jacobsens Vej 35, 2500 Valby, Denmark Tel: +45 33 19 32 00 Email: dt@datatilsynet.dk

The GDPR grants individuals certain rights in relation to their personal data.