At Fritz Hansen (”we”, ”us” or” our”) confidentiality and data protection is a high priority. This privacy policy sets out our guidelines for processing of your personal data and provides you with the information you have the right to receive according to applicable data protection law.
You must read the privacy policy before submitting your personal data to Fritz Hansen.
Fritz Hansen A/S
Allerød 8
DK-3450 Allerød
Company registration no.: 14 12 02 11
Email: salessupport@fritzhansen.com
Telephone: +45 48172300
Fritz Hansen uses cookies on our website and in this connection processes your personal data. Fritz Hansen may collect the following personal data about you, when you visit our website:
We use cookies to collect the above-mentioned personal data. You can read more about the use of cookies in our cookie policy, which you can find via the cookie pop-up.
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Fritz Hansen processes your personal data on the following basis:
When you visit our website, we ask for your informed consent to place cookies that are not necessary cookies according to the cookie regulations. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about how you change your cookie settings in our cookie policy, which is available in the cookie pop-up.
When you have accepted our use of marketing cookies, we share the personal data collected through the cookies with our business partners within analytics and social media. You can see who in the cookie banner which is accessible through the small cookie icon in the bottom left corner of the website. We do this on the basis of our legitimate interests in directing our marketing material towards you.
You can always change your cookie settings by clicking on the small cookie icon in the bottom left corner of the website.
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
A list of the cookies we use is available in our cookie banner.
Recipients who are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen. Please also refer to section 9 below.
Types of personal data When you contact customer service or otherwise communicate with Fritz Hansen, we collect and process your personal data. Fritz Hansen collects, processes, and stores the following types of personal data about you:
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Fritz Hansen will mainly process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
When you contact us or otherwise communicate with us, we may share your personal data with processors who provide IT systems to support our communication. Such processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen. Please also refer to section 9 below.
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Fritz Hansen processes your personal data on the following basis:
Such processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
Please also refer to section 9 below.
Types of personal data
When you us our webshop, we collect, process, and store the following personal data about you:
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
When you use our webshop, we may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
Recipients which are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
Please also refer to section 9 below.
Data controller and contact information
The data controller for your personal data is:
Fritz Hansen A/S
Allerød 8
DK-3450 Allerød
Company registration no.: 14 12 02 11
Email: salessupport@fritzhansen.com
Telephone: +45 48172300
When you subscribe to our newsletter or other marketing material, Fritz Hansen collects, processes and stores the following personal data about you:
Fritz Hansen will process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
When you register for our newsletter, we may share your personal data with the following categories of processors:
Recipients which are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we share your contact information with LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and Pinterest Europe Limited to enable them to direct our marketing material towards you when you use their platforms. We do this on the basis of our legitimate interests in directing our marketing towards you as best possible. You may object to our processing in this regard by contacting us as stated in section 1.1.
Data controller and contact information
The data controller for your personal data is:
Fritz Hansen A/S
Allerød 8
DK-3450 Allerød
Company registration no.: 14 12 02 11
Email: salessupport@fritzhansen.com
Telephone: +45 48172300
We may process the following personal data of the person for whom a report has been issued if the data is provided in connection with the report. In addition, a report may contain information about third parties:
When a report is made, we will process personal data of the data subjects who are part of the report (i.e., the sender of the report, the person reported and other third parties involved) for the purpose of handling and investigating the report.
If you report a suspected breach, such report will remain confidential and, at your choice, anonymous. However, you should in any event provide an e-mail address at which you can be contacted, as we may need to obtain further information about the breach to handle the case properly.
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Fritz Hansen processes the personal data based on the following legal bases:
When you use our whistleblower scheme, we may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
Recipients which are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
Please also refer to section 9 below.
When you apply for a job at Fritz Hansen, we process your personal data in the recruitment process. We recommend that your application does not contain a social security number or sensitive personal information, such as information revealing racial or ethnic background, religion, trade union membership, sexuality, or health information.
The data controller for your personal data is the Fritz Hansen entity with which you seek employment. Information of which entity you seek employment with appears from the job posting. If you are in doubt, you are welcome to contact Fritz Hansen A/S at salessupport@fritzhansen.com.
Fritz Hansen may collect, process, and store the following personal data, to the extent relevant for the job position applied for:
Your personal data will be processed for the purpose of assessing whether we can offer you a position.
Fritz Hansen will mainly process your personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
Consent: If the position you have applied for exceptionally requires special health conditions, we will - after specific assessment - ask for your explicit consent prior to processing such personal data (Article 9 (2) (a) and article 6 (1) (a) of the GDPR).
When you apply for a job at Fritz Hansen, we may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
Recipients which are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
Please also refer to section 9 below.
This section sets out the policy for Fritz Hansen’s processing of personal data collected from owners of sole proprietorships or contact persons at suppliers and other business partners who collaborate with Fritz Hansen.
The data controller for your personal data is the Fritz Hansen entity with which you cooperate. If you are in doubt, you are welcome to contact Fritz Hansen A/S at salessupport@fritzhansen.com.
Fritz Hansen may collect, process and store personal data about you in the following instances:
We may receive such information directly from you (primarily through e-mails and other correspondence with you) or from a third party such as your employer.
Such information may be provided directly by you (primarily via emails and other correspondence) or by a third party such as your employer.
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Fritz Hansen will mainly process your personal data based on the following legal bases:
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
Recipients which are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
Please also refer to section 9 below.
The data controller for your personal data is the Fritz Hansen entity which you visit. If you are in doubt, you are welcome to contact Fritz Hansen A/S at salessupport@fritzhansen.com.
When you visit our office facilities and other premises or purchase something in our store, Fritz Hansen processes your personal data via video surveillance and, where applicable, access control. Fritz Hansen may collect, process, and store the following types of personal data about you:
Your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:
Fritz Hansen will mainly process your personal data based on the following legal bases:
We may share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
Recipients which are processors will only process your personal data in accordance with documented instructions from Fritz Hansen.
Please also refer to section 9 below.
This section sets out the policy for Fritz Hansen’s processing of personal data collected via Fritz Hansen’s profiles or fan pages on social media.
Fritz Hansen A/S and the providers of social media are joint data controllers for the processing of your personal data collected when you visit Fritz Hansen’s profile or fan pages on social media. Fritz Hansen complies with the guidelines of the European supervisory authorities concerning joint data controllership and, using the applicable tools the best way possible, Fritz Hansen attempts to ensure that you receive information on the processing of your personal data when you visit Fritz Hansen’s profiles or fan pages on social media.
Fritz Hansen has profiles or fan pages on the following social media:
For LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, Fritz Hansen together with the social media providers are joint data controllers for the processing of personal data collected in connection with your interactions with the profiles, including the profiles' postings.
Fritz Hansen and the providers of LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest have entered into an agreement on the allocation of the data protection tasks. According to these agreements, Fritz Hansen and social media providers are each responsible for the tasks associated with the processing we each undertake. However, it has been agreed between Fritz Hansen and the provider of Facebook and Instagram that the provider is responsible for enabling you to exercise your rights as described in the 'Your rights' section below in relation to the use of Facebook and Instagram, and that it is Fritz Hansen that is responsible for providing you with the information described below. In addition, it is agreed between Fritz Hansen and LinkedIn that LinkedIn is responsible for responding to requests from you regarding the rights described in the 'Your Rights' section below.
Fritz Hansen also uses the provider of YouTube as a data processor in connection with these entities' use of YouTube and in this connection also shares certain information about your interactions, interests, etc. with YouTube. This sharing takes place on the basis of our and Google’s legitimate interest in optimising marketing and the service, including our videos, on YouTube (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).
Depending on your conduct on the social media, Fritz Hansen and the provider of the social media in question may collect, process, and store the following types the following personal data about you:
Fritz Hansen may process your personal data for the following purposes:
The social media providers process your personal data for the following purposes, among others:
Please see the privacy policy of each social media provider for information on how long they keep your personal data.
Fritz Hansen will mainly process your personal data based on the following legal bases:
The providers of social media may, among other things, share your personal data with the following categories of recipients:
For more information on the parties with whom the providers of social media share your personal data, we refer to the providers’ general privacy policies.
Your personal data may be transferred by the providers of social media to recipients outside the EU/EEA in accordance with the European data protection standards applicable from time to time. You may read more in the providers of social media’s general privacy policies.
For information of who Fritz Hansen shares your personal with, please refer to section 10 below.
Your personal data will be deleted when we no longer need to process it for one or more of the above purposes. However, the data may be processed and stored longer in anonymised form or if we are required to do so by law.
Personal data that is necessary to document our customer relationship is stored for as long as the customer relationship exists and for as long as the data is required thereafter to document Fritz Hansen's legal position, for example in connection with a dispute or the collection of overdue payments.
Business letters and accounting material, including personal data, which we are obliged to keep under the national bookkeeping legislation, will be deleted no earlier than 5 years after the end of the financial year to which the data relates.
Cookies are deleted in accordance with our cookie policy, which is available in the cookie pop-up. Personal data collected through the use of cookies is kept for up to 26 months after which it is deleted.
However, the information may be stored for a longer period in anonymised form.
Your personal data will generally be stored until you terminate your membership. You may opt out here.
We will generally keep your personal data for 2 years from your last purchase. If you have purchased products covered by a warranty, we will delete your personal data at the earliest at the end of the warranty period.
Your personal data will be stored as long as your consent to receive newsletters is active.
You can always withdraw your consent by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email or by contacting us as described below. However, withdrawal of your consent will not affect the lawfulness of the processing that preceded the withdrawal.
We will keep evidence of your marketing consent for two years from the date you withdrew your consent to receive direct marketing material. The retention period is determined on the basis of our legitimate interest in being able to demonstrate that direct marketing has been carried out in accordance with the applicable law (Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR).
Fritz Hansen will retain personal data for as long as necessary to deal with specific reports.
If you are offered a position with Fritz Hansen, your application and additional relevant personal information collected in connection with the recruitment process will be kept in your personnel file with us and for as long as necessary in connection with your employment.
If you are not offered a position, we will retain your application and any additional personal data collected in connection with the recruitment process for a period of 6 months following our refusal, unless you have consented to a longer retention of such personal data.
You may withdraw any consent you may have given as part of our recruitment process at any time. Withdrawal of your consent will affect the future processing of your personal data but will not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on the consent prior to the withdrawal. If you wish to withdraw your consent, please contact us as indicated below.
Recordings from video surveillance made for crime prevention purposes are deleted or anonymised within 30 days of the recording, unless it is necessary for Fritz Hansen to retain the recordings for the purpose of handling a specific dispute, e.g., in connection with solving a criminal offence. In Germany, recordings are deleted no later than after 72 hours.
We keep your enquiries, which are not publicly posted, for up to 1 year. However, the information can be stored for a longer period in anonymised form.
We encourage you to delete comments, likes, and other interactions you have left on our profile yourself if you no longer want them shown on our pages. Fritz Hansen does not delete such publicly available interactions.
Please see the privacy policy of each social media provider for information on how long they store your personal data.
In each section above you may find information on the categories of recipients who may receive of your personal data. The below applies in addition to the recipients we have listed in each section above. In connection with Fritz Hansen’s development, the company structure may change, e.g., through a full or partial sale of Fritz Hansen. In case of a partial hand over of assets containing personal data, the legal basis for the related disclosure of personal data is, as a general rule, Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR, as Fritz Hansen has a legitimate interest in handing over part of its assets as well as making commercial changes.
Aside from above, it is a general rule that your personal data is not disclosed to a third party without your permission. However, under certain circumstances and in accordance with applicable law, we may need to disclose your personal data to
If your personal data is transferred to data processors or data controllers established in countries outside the EU/EEA which does not have an adequate level of protection, such transfer will be based on the EU Commission’s standard contracts and/or EU-US Data Privacy Framework. If you have any questions about the basis for transfers to countries outside the EU/EEA please contact us at salessupport@fritzhansen.com
You may exercise your rights free of charge by contacting us as stated in section 11 below.
If you have any questions in relation to this privacy policy or if you wish to make a complaint in connection to our processing of your personal data, please contact us:
Fritz Hansen A/S
Allerød 8
DK-3450 Allerød
Email: salessupport@fritzhansen.com
Telephone: +45 48 17 23 00
If your complaint is not resolved by us and you wish to proceed with the case, you can send your compliant to the supervisory authority in your country. A list of European supervisory authorities is available here.
If you apply for a job at Fritz Hansen in Korea, cooperate with or visit Fritz Hansen in Korea, Fritz Hansen A/S Branch Korea is the data controller for the processing of your personal data.
In addition to section 1.2, you may refuse to store cookies by setting options in the Tool Menu on the upper part of your web browser -> Internet option -> and personal data menu. If you refuse to store cookies, you may experience difficulties in using customized services.
In Korea, the legal bases provided in sections 1 to 7 are subject to applicable privacy laws of Korea. Further, in addition to the legal bases provided in section 1 to 7, Fritz Hansen will process your personal data based on your consent.
In addition to section 8, we will destroy personal data without delay when either the purpose of processing has been achieved or the period of processing and retention has expired:
In addition to section 10, you have the right to exercise your rights herein through a legal representative. In such case, we reserve the right to verify whether the person exercising such rights on your behalf has the legal authority to do so.
We implement a variety of physical, administrative and electronic security measures to ensure the reasonable security of your personal data on our systems, including the following:
If you apply for a job at Fritz Hansen in China, cooperate with or visit Fritz Hansen in China, Fritz Hansen Trading Co. Ltd. is the data controller for the processing of your personal data.
In China, the legal bases provided in sections 1 to 7 are subject to applicable privacy laws of China, in particular the Personal Information Protection Law (“PIPL”). In accordance with the PIPL, Fritz Hansen will process your personal data as set out in section 1 to 7 data based on your consent (cf. Article 13 (1) of the PIPL) and/or contractual obligations (cf. Article 13 (3) of the PIPL).
If you visit our profiles or fan page on social media, we may also, within a reasonable scope, process your personal data that is disclosed by yourself or other personal data that has been legally publicized, unless you expressly refuse such processing (Article 27 of the PIPL).
Disclosure to other data controllers and sharing with data processors
In addition to the disclosure and sharing of your personal data described in section 9, you will be notified of the name and contact information of the recipient if we disclose your personal data in relation to a full or partial sale of Fritz Hansen and Fritz Hansen’s assets. The recipient will continue to fulfill its obligations as a data controller. Where the recipient changes the original purpose and method of processing, it will obtain your consent anew in accordance with applicable laws (Article 22 of the PIPL).
If your personal data is transferred to data processors or data controllers established in countries/regions outside China, such transfer will be based on the standard contract issued by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), if applicable, or other conditions for cross-border data transfer, for example, security assessment by the CAC or personal information protection certification (Article 38 of the PIPL). Meanwhile, we will inform you of such matters as the name of the overseas recipient, contact information, purpose and method of processing, type of personal data and the method and procedure for you to exercise your rights against the overseas recipient, and shall obtain your separate consent (Article 39 of the PIPL).
If you apply for a job at Fritz Hansen in Japan, cooperate with or visit Fritz Hansen in Japan, Fritz Hansen A/S Branch Japan is the data controller for the processing of your personal data.
In Japan, the legal bases provided in sections 1 to 7 are subject to applicable privacy laws of Japan, in particular the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (“APPI”). In accordance with the APPI, Fritz Hansen will not handle your personal data beyond the necessary scope to achieve purposes of processing specified in section 1 to 7, without obtaining your consent in advance (Article 6 18 (1) (f)and (2) of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information in Japan (“APPI”).
However, we are permitted to handle your personal data beyond the scope to achieve the purposes of processing without your consent in the following cases (collectively referred to as “exceptions”):
(i) cases based on laws and regulations;
(ii) cases in which there is a need to protect a human life, body or fortune, and when it is difficult to obtain a principal's consent;
(iii) cases in which there is a special need to enhance public hygiene or promote fostering healthy children, and when it is difficult to obtain a principal's consent;
(iv) cases in which there is a need to cooperate in regard to a central government organization or a local government, or a person entrusted by them performing affairs prescribed by laws and regulations, and when there is a possibility that obtaining a principal's consent would interfere with the performance of the said affairs; and
(v) cases when the third party is an academic research institution, etc. and it is necessary for the third party to handle the personal data for the purpose of academic research (including cases where part of the purpose of handling the personal data is for academic research purposes, but excluding cases where there is a risk of unfairly infringing the rights and interests of individuals) (Article 6 18 (12) (b) of the APPI).
How long do we store your data?
Your personal data will be deleted in accordance with the description in section 8 above. However, accounting material, including personal data, which we are obliged to keep under the Corporation Tax Act in Japan, will be deleted no earlier than 7 years (10 years for the business year in which loss occurs) after the end of the financial year to which the data relates.
Aside from the disclosure and sharings described in section 9, you AGREE that we may need to disclose your personal data to
If your personal data is transferred to data processors or data controllers established in countries outside Japan which does not have an adequate level of protection, such transfer will be based on the Article 28 of APPI.
Fritz Hansen has implemented organizational, personnel, physical and technical security management measures to prevent leakage, loss or damages etc. of customers’ personal data. When customers’ personal information is handled in a foreign country, Fritz Hansen takes appropriate action by acquiring information on personal information protection system of such foreign country.