Cookie policy

The website www.greatnorthern.dk uses cookies – text files that are stored on your computer, mobile phone or similar for the purpose of recognizing it, remembering settings, performing statistics and targeting ads. Cookies do not contain harmful code such as viruses.

It is possible to delete or block cookies. See instructions: http://minecookies.org/cookiehandtering

If you delete or block cookies, ads will become less relevant to you and will appear more frequently. You also run the risk that the website will not function optimally and that there will be content you cannot access.
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What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user’s experience more efficient.

The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary to ensure the provision of the service you have explicitly requested to use. For all other types of cookies, we must obtain your consent.

This website uses different types of cookies. Some cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages.
The first time you visit the Great Northern website, you will automatically receive one or more cookies. You will also receive cookies when you perform searches or visit sub-pages on our site.

A cookie is a text file stored in your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera etc.) that registers you as a unique user. Cookies make your internet use more efficient because your actions are remembered and you do not have to start over every time you use the internet.

In other words, the website uses cookies to remember information about your preferences. This is, for example, a cookie that saves you from having to log in to a site every time you visit it.

When you visit our website, our cookies collect information about you. This information is then used to customize and improve our content and to increase the value of the ads displayed on the site. If you do not want information to be collected, you should delete your cookies(see instructions) and refrain from further use of the website. Below we have elaborated on what information is collected, its purpose and which third parties have access to it.

We use cookies to personalize our content and ads, to show you social media features and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our website with our social media partners, advertising partners and analytics partners. Our partners may combine this data with other information you have provided to them or that they have collected from your use of their services.

Categories of cookies
Necessary – Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Preferences – Preference cookies allow a website to remember information that changes the way the website looks or behaves. For example, your preferred language or the region you are in.

Statistics – Statistical cookies help website owners understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Marketing – Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to serve ads that are relevant and engaging to the individual user, and thus more valuable to publishers and third-party advertisers.

Unclassified – Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying together with the providers of the individual cookies.

Third parties with access to cookies:
Morningtrain
Morningtrain ApS is a third-party digital agency affiliated with Great Northern.
Morningtrain only has access through an encrypted portal called LastPass.
LastPass is highly encrypted with algorithms that ensure complete security in the cloud.
Data is encrypted at the device level and is kept secret from LastPass itself. Only Morningtrain employees have access to this data. With two-step verification, this service is made even more secure. When employment with Morningtrain ends, the former employee is removed from all access in LastPass.
Morningtrain has access to data from Google Analytics. These are used solely for statistics and reporting.
You can read about how Morningtrain processes data here.
The site is hosted by Hetzner, which is located in Germany.

Personal data is
Personal data is any kind of information that can be attributed to you to one extent or another. When you use our website, we collect and process such information. This happens, for example, when you access content, sign up for newsletters, participate in competitions or surveys, register as a user or subscriber, make purchases via the website or otherwise use the website’s services.

We typically collect and process the following types of information: A unique ID and technical information about your computer, tablet or mobile phone, your IP number, geographical location and which pages you click on (i.e. your interests). To the extent that you explicitly consent to this and enter the information yourself, the following will also be processed Name, phone number, e-mail, address and payment information. This will typically be in connection with the creation of a login or purchase.

Security measures
We have taken technical and organizational measures to prevent your data from being accidentally or illegally deleted, published, lost, impaired or disclosed to unauthorized persons, misused or otherwise processed in violation of the law.

Purpose of use
The data is used to identify you as a user, show you the ads that are most likely to be relevant to you, register your purchases and payments, provide the services you have requested, such as sending a newsletter, and to optimize our services and content.

GREAT NOTHERN PRIVACY POLICY
At Great Northern A/S (“Great Northern” or “we”) we prioritize data security and confidentiality. This privacy policy sets out clear guidelines on how Great Northern A/S processes your personal data when you visit our website and we aim to make you feel comfortable with our processing of your personal data. We process personal data about you in accordance with this privacy policy and applicable legislation.

1 – When do we collect and when do we use your personal data?
We collect information about you in the following cases:

When you want to use our services or facilities

When you otherwise contact us by phone or email

When you navigate around our website

We only process your personal data if you have provided it voluntarily, for example when filling out a registration form, participating in an event or creating an agreement related to our golf club.

We use GolfBox
Please note that booking of golf time, green fees, training etc. is done through various modules in the GolfBox application (owned by GolfBox A/S).

In connection with the use of GolfBox, we only collect necessary information about you, such as name, address, date of birth, telephone number, e-mail address, current golf handicap, membership number with the Danish Golf Union and your previous/current golf club.
Through the use of GolfBox, we are part of a larger network of members, clubs/organizations and the Danish Golf Union (DGU).

Users of GolfBox (members, clubs/organizations, teaching pros, tour operators and DGU) can search for other members via GolfBox, and these users can add members to golf times, tournaments, lessons and courses.

Personal information (member number, name, gender, handicap and age) is visible to all users of GolfBox, as well as information about booked golf times in your own club, but also in other clubs.

If you register for a tournament, the above personal data is also visible to other users of GolfBox. In addition, the club/organization responsible for the tournament can see your contact information for use, for example, for cancellation or changes to the event.

If you book training, your personal data is visible to the Pro/trainer/club/organization providing the training, but not to other members.

If you do not want your personal information to be visible to others when you use GolfBox, you can choose to be anonymous in your user settings when you are logged into GolfBox.

If you have any questions about using Golfbox, you are always welcome to contact us.
Great Northern Golf Club

Personal data that you provide voluntarily and which is otherwise processed by Great Northern Golf Club in connection with the administration of your membership is not subject to this privacy policy.

We use social media
We regularly take photos and/or video recordings in order to share our guests’ experiences on the golf course or in our other facilities. This is done in accordance with applicable legislation, including obtaining your consent if required.

Logging internet and telephony usage

We are obliged to register the use of internet and internet telephony by our guests when they use our wifi. In this regard, we log the following information: i) the assigned user identity; ii) the user identity and telephone number assigned to communications that are part of a public electronic communications network; iii) the name and address of the subscriber or registered user to whom an Internet protocol address, user identity or telephone number was assigned at the time of communication; and iv) the start and end time of the communication.

In addition, we are also obliged to record and store information about telecommunications traffic generated or processed via our network.

2 – How do we use your personal data?
Personal data is collected and used to respond to your inquiry or perform other services you have ordered, including booking green fees, golf training, joining Great Northern Golf Club, booking in our restaurant, booking a room, etc.

Please note that your personal data will only be used to send you marketing material if you have given your explicit consent beforehand, unless the law allows us to contact you without your prior consent.

Images are shared on our website and/or our Facebook page or Instagram in order to share our guests’ experiences, promote Great Northern as a golf club and course and present our facilities to existing and potential members of the golf club and other guests.

Great Northern A/S keeps statistics on which areas of the website our users visit. This data does not contain personal data.

With the help of the collected data, knowledge of the users’ use of the website is obtained. This information is used to improve the website. We cannot see where you come from or surf the Internet when you leave our site.

3 – When do we transfer your personal data?
We may in certain cases transfer the personal data that we process about you. For example, your personal data may be transferred to: (i) suppliers we work with to provide services to you in connection with your visit to Great Northern A/S and/or your membership and/or use of our golf club, Great Northern Golf Club; (ii) other third parties in connection with the administration of your membership and/or use of our golf club, including GolfBox A/S (owner of the GolfBox application), the Trackman application (owned by Trackman A/S) and Dansk Golf Union; or (iii) if required by law, a court order or applicable legislation. For example, information may be disclosed to the police in case of suspected credit card fraud.

The disclosure will only be made to the extent and to those necessary to perform the service you request, for example, in connection with the creation or booking of a golf time, uploading training videos in the Trackman application (owned by Trackman A/S) or in connection with the creation of a membership at our golf club.

Trackman
When using Trackman, personal data is processed in accordance with the conditions applicable to Trackman at any time, including processing in third countries. You can read more about Trackman’s processing of personal data at https://mytrackman.com/system/privacy-policy. We only upload training videos to Trackman if you have given your consent.

Social media
If we share images on social media, this will be done in accordance with the terms and conditions of the social media in question.

4 – How do we protect your personal data?
We make every effort to protect the quality and integrity of your personal information.

We have implemented reasonable technical and organizational measures to ensure that your information is not accidentally or illegally deleted, published, lost, impaired or disclosed to unauthorized persons, misused or otherwise processed in violation of the law.

In practice, it is not possible to establish 100% security and therefore we cannot guarantee that the information is completely protected against anyone who intentionally tries to circumvent our security measures to gain access to the information. You provide your personal data at your own risk.

5 – What rights do you have?
If you wish to access the information we process about you at Great Northern A/S, please contact us at info@greatnorthern.dk or phone +45 3333 7711.

You have the right to know what personal data we process about you. If it turns out that this information is incorrect or misleading, you have the right to request us to correct, block or delete this information. In addition, you can at any time object to your data being subject to further processing.

You also have the option to complain to the Danish Data Protection Agency, Borgergade 28, 5., 1300 Copenhagen K, which can be contacted via dt@datatilsynet.dk. You can find more information on the Danish Data Protection Agency’s website here link.

6 – How long do we store your personal data?
At Great Northern, we will only retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to provide the services and benefits you have requested or for as long as required by law. We therefore delete your personal data on an ongoing basis as the purposes for which it is processed come to an end.

7 – What happens when we change this privacy policy?
We continuously update this privacy policy to ensure that we present you with the most accurate information possible and to ensure that we comply with applicable legislation. This means that we will continuously update and change this privacy policy. The current version of this privacy policy can be found by following this link: link

8 – Links to other websites etc.
Our website may contain links to other websites or to integrated websites. We are not responsible for the content of other companies’ websites or their privacy practices. When you visit other websites, you are encouraged to read the privacy policy of the owner and other relevant policies.

9 – Changes to information, questions, etc.
If you want us to update, change or delete personal information that we have registered about you, want access to the personal data processed about you, or if you have questions about our personal data policy, you can contact us at the address/phone/email below:

Great Northern A/S
Great Northern Avenue 1
DK-5300 Kerteminde
Tel. +45 3333 7711
Mail: info@greatnorthern.dk

This privacy policy was last revised on June 30, 2018