About the website
Processing of personal data
The following provides information about how PTS processes personal data collected through our website at www.pts.se. Personal data includes all types of information which directly or indirectly can be associated with a living natural person. Examples of personal data include names, personal identity numbers, telephone numbers, postal addresses and e-mail addresses.
Read more about GDPR on the website of the Swedish Data Inspection Board.
Controller of personal data
PTS is the controller of personal data for the processing of personal data on the website www.pts.se.
Information submitted and public access
PTS is a government agency. As a public authority, PTS is encompassed by the right of public access to official information. This means that all documents, including personal data, submitted to PTS become public documents which may be provided to any party requesting them. In some cases, however, information may be deemed to be confidential and is consequently not provided to third parties.
Read more about the right of public access to official information and confidentiality on the website of the Swedish Government.
PTS may transfer personal information submitted via the website if the Agency is the wrong authority to receive such information, which means that it should be transferred to the correct body. In addition to this, information related to marine radio licences is provided to the Swedish Maritime Administration on a regular basis.
Transfers of personal data
Your personal data may also be provided to any party needing the information as a consequence of electronic document processing based on the fulfilment of an agreement with you, a legal obligation, a task of public interest or a task in connection with an exercise by a public authority where information processing is necessary.
Purposes when processing personal data
PTS processes personal data submitted to the website in the following cases:
- orders for information material
- subscription by e-mail
- reports of missing letters
- new licence applications for VHF transmitters on board leisure craft
IP numbers
PTS saves visitors’ IP numbers. These are used for visit statistics for the website and are also saved for security reasons.
Cookies on pts.se
We use cookies on the website.
Web analytics
We use the web analytics tool Siteimprove on pts.se. Siteimprove collects anonymized data about visitors use of the web site. This gives valuable insights on how the web site can be further developed to meet users’ needs.
The cookie from Siteimprove requires consent from the visitor. A choice to not consent to the cookie does not affect the use of the web site.
The cookie contains a randomly generated ID used to recognize the browser when a visitor visits a web page. The cookie contains no personal information and is only used for web analytics purposes.
Cookie name: nmstat
Cookie type: Third party cookie
Duration: 365 days
Cookie name: AWSELB/AWSELBCOR
Cookie type: Third-party cookie
Duration: The cookie is removed when you close the browser.
Ensures that all page views for the same visit (user session) are sent to the same endpoint. This enables us to predict the sequence of a user's page views, which is needed for functions such as behavioural tracking.
Necessary cookies
Cookie name: Accepted-cookie-web
Cookie type: First-party cookie processed only by us.
Duration: 365 days.
The cookie is necessary to keep track of whether you have consented to the statistics cookie or not.
Cookie name: .EPiForm_BID
First-party cookie processed only by us.
Duration: The cookie is automatically deleted after 90 days.
The cookie is used when filling out a form to keep track of which fields are filled in.
Cookie name: .EPiForm_VisitorIdentifier
First-party cookie processed only by us.
Duration: The cookie is automatically deleted after 90 days.
The cookie is used for the web server to keep track of which user has submitted which form.
Cookie name: EpiStateMarker
First-party cookie processed only by us.
Duration: The cookie is removed when you close the browser.
The cookie is used to keep track of your session when visiting the website.
Other In addition to cookies, a similar technique called localStorage is used on the PTS website. It is used, for example, to remember the visitor's settings in the "Customize" feature. None of this transfers any information to third parties or is used to map you.
How to avoid cookies
If you do not wish to accept cookies, your web browser can be set to automatically deny the storage of cookies or to inform you each time a website requests permission to store a cookie. Previously stored cookies can also be deleted via the web browser. Visit the web browser’s help pages for more information.
Nor does the function to adjust the website for better readability work without cookies.
If you want information from PTS without using the website please contact us:
pts@pts.se or tel. 08-678 55 00.