Privacy policy

Fundamental principials 

Karljohan Auktioner AB, VAT SE559288112101, Fogsvansen 14, 247 32 Södra Sandby (herinafter "Karljohan Auktioner") is subject to the provisions of the EU's new data protection regulation, and is responsible for personal data collected and processed about you as a customer. Karljohan Auktioner undertakes to respect and protect your personal data and your personal privacy in accordance with applicable law, industry rules and other relevant standards.

Karljohan Auktioner attaches great importance to the protection of the personal integrity of submitters, bidders, buyers and other persons who visit or otherwise have contact with Karljohan Auktioner, regardless of whether this is done on the internet or during a personal visit or in another way. Personal data and other data collected are generally treated as strictly confidential in accordance with what is stated in this policy. What is prescribed in this data protection policy applies in addition to what is prescribed in Karljohan Auktioner's purchase terms and conditions of sale. These are available at karljohanauktioner.se. By visiting Karljohan Auktioner's website or showrooms or if you otherwise use Karljohan Auktioner's services, you accept what is prescribed in Karljohan Auktioner's data protection policy and Karljohan Auktioner's processing of your personal data. Karljohan Auktioner's data protection policy does not apply to other websites, even if there are links to such on Karljohan Auktioner's website. The data protection policies of such operators should therefore be checked before visiting their websites.

What is a personal information? 

Personal information is information about personal or factual circumstances that relate to or can be traced to a specific person, such as information about name, postal address, e-mail address etc.

Collection and processing of personal data

For those who visit Karljohan Auktioner's website, Karljohan Auktioner saves by default the IP address that the visitor has been assigned, from which website the visit takes place, as well as the time and duration of the visit and all information in connection with submitting bids. In addition, information is saved on how the customer electronically otherwise interacts with Karljohan Auktioner and on how Karljohan Auktioner's website is used. In addition to the individual himself, personal information regarding name, address and other contact information may be obtained from publicly available sources. Regarding the person who registers as a bidder, credit information may also be obtained in accordance with current legislation. If there are special reasons, other personal data may also be obtained from external sources.

In order for Karljohan Auktioner to be able to fulfill its legal obligation in accordance with the Act on Trade in Second-Hand Goods (1999: 271), information is collected about your social security number or date of birth, as well as verifying information (such as a copy of identity document) when you submit an item for sale.

The personal information and bank account information you provide to us in connection with the sale of goods are stored in accordance with the Accounting Act (1999: 1078), and for us to be able to make payment to your bank account after a completed sale.

Karljohan Auktioner cooperates with police authorities within Sweden and the EU, and may, if legally required by us, provide information to relevant authorities.

Use and transmission of personal data

Karljohan Auktioner uses personal data provided and otherwise collected by the individual to the extent required for technical administration and development of Karljohan Auktioner's website, administration of bidding at auctions, handling of other customer-related matters, statistics and customer analyzes and other own surveys, statutory provision of information and the performance of other tasks of general interest. For those who do not explicitly forbid this, personal and otherwise collected personal data is also used to inform about Karljohan Auktioner's services.

Cookies 

Cookies are small files that are stored on the visitor's hard drive. They facilitate navigation on Karljohan Auktioner's website and increase user-friendliness. Karljohan Auktioner uses cookies to take advantage of visitors' preferences and to design Karljohan Auktioner's website in an optimal way. Karljohan Auktioner also uses cookies to find out if the visitor has previously visited Karljohan Auktioner's website. Only the cookie that has been saved on the visitor's computer (etc.) is identified. Anyone who wishes to visit Karljohan Auktioner's website can do so even without cookies. This is done by changing the settings on the visitor's browser.

Secrecy 

Karljohan Auktioner treats submitted and collected personal data in strict confidence with the exceptions set out below. Such personal information is not provided to any authority or to any individual company or to any individual person unless it is required to fulfill Karljohan Auktioner's contractual obligations in relation to Karljohan Auktioner's customers. In other respects, only personal data is disclosed to the extent prescribed by law. Information may also, after a balance of interests in each individual case, be disclosed in order to fulfill tasks of general interest. In these cases, information is provided only to the extent required in the individual case to meet the stated purpose. In addition, Karljohan Auktioner may disclose personal data in the event that Karljohan Auktioner engages outside service providers who perform assignments on behalf of Karljohan Auktioner. A prerequisite is that these have a data protection policy that at least corresponds to this data protection policy with regard to the protection of personal data. Karljohan Auktioner never discloses any personal information to third parties for marketing, unless the individual concerned has expressly approved such disclosure. All employees at and at Karljohan Auktioner as well as the contractors that Karljohan Auktioner hires for the handling of personal data have been informed of the confidentiality and have agreed in writing to follow this.

How long is personal data stored?

Personal data is stored for as long as required to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. If the individual concerned so requests, collected personal data is destroyed immediately, unless Karljohan Auktioner must save the data in order to fulfill concluded agreements, fulfill a statutory disclosure obligation or the data must otherwise be saved by law or for Karljohan Auktioner to be able to perform a task of public interest. In such cases, the information is stored for as long as possible and to the extent required for the agreements to be fulfilled or prescribed information to be provided or the information must for other reasons be saved by law (normally this means that the data must be stored for ten years) or must be saved for that data of general interest can be fulfilled (in such cases the data can be stored for more than ten years). Information of general interest is primarily aimed at information concerning cultural-historical documentation, cultural-historical provenance information and information that may be relevant for the investigation of crime. Anyone who has provided such information to Karljohan Auktioner agrees that the information is saved for specified purposes.

Where is the personal data stored?

Personal data provided and otherwise collected is stored in Sweden and / or another country within the EU, EEA or in the United Kingdom. Names and email addresses, but no other personal information, may also be stored in the United States to the extent required for mailing newsletters and invitations. By agreement, such cases have stipulated that the same data protection shall be applied as applies in accordance with the EU Data Protection Regulation.

Right to information, complaints

Anyone who wishes to receive information about or correction of their own personal data processed by Karljohan Auktioner or that provided personal data should not be used for marketing purposes has the right to request this free of charge in writing from Karljohan Auktioner at the following address: Karljohan Auktioner AB, Fogsvansen 14, 247 32 Södra Sandby. Anyone who has questions about Karljohan Auktioner's handling of personal data or is dissatisfied with this handling can also contact Karljohan Auktioner at the address just entered. Anyone who is also subsequently dissatisfied with Karljohan Auktioner's processing of personal data can submit a complaint to Datainspektionen (www.datainspektionen.se), which is the Swedish supervisory authority regarding the EU Data Protection Regulation. Anyone who is dissatisfied can also turn to the supervisory authority in the country where he or she lives or works.