TGS Website Privacy Statement

This Personal Data Privacy Statement explains what Personal Data TGS ASA and its subsidiaries (“TGS” or the "TGS Group") collect from you, how we use the data, and how you may exercise your rights. TGS processes Personal Data from external individuals, such as representatives of our customers, suppliers and business partners, and other persons who contact us, for example by participating at our events or by newsletter signup.

Personal Data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("Data Subject").

This Privacy Statement explains which Personal Data TGS collects from you, how we use the data, and how you may exercise your rights pursuant to applicable data protection legislation.

If you have any questions or concerns about our collection of and processing of your Personal Data, please do not hesitate to contact TGS ASA, Lilleakerveien 4C, 0283 Oslo, attn. Lars Mysen or send an email to gdpr@tgs.com.

TGS ASA is to be regarded as the Controller for the use of the data mentioned in this Privacy Statement.

TGS collects data to operate effectively, optimize your experience of our products, prepare, and deliver our services to our customers, receive services from our suppliers, collaborate with our business partners, and share information about our work and participation in events.

Personal Data we collect may be combined with data obtained from other services of TGS and other companies. Subject to the section below on “Reasons We Share Personal Data”, access to your Personal Data is strictly limited to TGS employees who have appropriate authorization and a clear business need for that data.

The legal basis for our collection and processing of Personal Data is the EU Regulation 2016/679 ("GDPR"). More specifically, we base our processing on Article 6.1

(a) Consent,
(b) necessary for the performance of a contract, and
(c) necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by us, which are not overridden by the interests of you as a Data Subject.

This Privacy Statement tells you how TGS uses different methods to collect your Personal Data and how TGS uses your Personal Data.

1. Visitors to our Website

When someone visits, www.tgs.com we collect standard website traffic information and details of visitor behavior patterns. Visitors to www.tgs.com who seek information about our products or services, or submit other information to us, may be asked to provide Personal Data, typically an email address, postal address, name, and how an email received from TGS is used. Further, the Personal Data we collect may also include company name, phone number, title, and department name.

2. Automated technologies or interactions

As you interact with the TGS website, TGS will automatically collect technological data about your equipment, browsing actions and patterns. We collect this personal data by using cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.

3. Customers

To provide our customers with the services they require from us, TGS collects and stores business-to-business contact information, such as name, company name, phone number, fax number, title, and department name. We also store exchanged communication, preferences, or feedback that is important to fulfill your order.

4. Subscribers to Newsletters

When we distribute newsletters, we gather statistics using industry-standard technologies to help us monitor and improve the user experience. You can unsubscribe from any of our newsletters if you no longer wish to receive them.

5. Suppliers and Business Partners

TGS stores business contact information, such as name, address, telephone, and email, necessary to process invoices, payments, or other commitments with suppliers, agents, or other business partners. In connection with the selection process, we collect due diligence information, which may include company structure, credit checks, references, interviews, and other background checks. We also conduct integrity due diligence checks to comply with applicable anti-bribery and corruption legislation. This process will in some instances include collecting and processing Personal Data of directors, officers, and contact persons such as name, nationality, residence, existing position, former positions, ownership participation, appointments, status as a public official, and CVs.

6. Recipients and Providers of Gifts and Entertainment
 
To abide by anti-corruption laws and regulations, TGS will collect the names of company representatives that have provided, or received gifts and entertainment from TGS.

7. Applicants for Sponsorships

When individuals apply for sponsorship they submit their information on an application form, provide details of their proposal and an outline of the potential cost. Those who are awarded grants are asked to provide progress reports and expenses. Any Personal Data provided in the application and during sponsorship are used only to review the sponsorship and the ongoing administration and management of any sponsorship awarded. We may also publish information about projects on our own website, including the amounts of the sponsorship awarded and the recipient of the grant.

8. Reporters of Compliance Hotline Cases

Individuals contacting via the TGS hotline may choose to do it anonymously. If you wish to be identified, we will store your contact information together with the hotline report.

9. People who Email Us

We use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt and protect our office email traffic. If your email service does not support TLS, you should be aware that any emails we send or receive may not be protected in transit.

We also monitor any emails sent to us, including file attachments, for viruses or malicious software. Please be aware that you have a responsibility to ensure that any email you send is within the bounds of the law.

10. Visitors to our Offices

Visitors to TGS are required to log their presence for security and administration reasons. We collect your name, company name, telephone number, and, when a parking permit is needed, your vehicle registration number. For those offices where an online system is in place, this information is anonymized after your visit unless you have requested that the system store your details.
 
11. Visitors to our Vessels

Visitors to TGS vessels must log their presence for security and administration reasons, and we collect name, ID, company name, contact information, and the reason for the visit.

12. Candidates for Recruitment

We collect data necessary to assess the suitability of candidates for employment at TGS, such as personal contact details and ID, previous experience, education, and references. If you are shortlisted, we may further collect interviews, tests, and results of background checks. If TGS makes a final offer, we will also ask for other details needed to administer your employment with us such as bank details and emergency contact details.

13. Potential Divestitures or Acquisitions

TGS may share information as necessary if TGS agrees or negotiates any of the following: (1) the sale or merger of TGS or its assets or (2) the sale of one of our businesses or its assets. TGS may share information with the acquirer and its representatives after the transaction closes or as part of negotiations, due diligence and implementation prior to closing.

From time to time, TGS enters into agreements with other companies to perform services to us, such as for operation and provision of systems, provision of customer support, hosting of websites, processing transactions, or performing statistical analysis of our services. In these cases, we deem it necessary to share information. To the extent Personal Data is transferred to such external companies (acting as data processors), we will implement necessary security measures in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, e.g., by entering into data processor agreements.

Such service providers will only be permitted to obtain Personal Data to the extent necessary to provide their services to TGS. We will not disclose your Personal Data to any third party for the purpose of allowing them to market their products or services to you, and neither they nor we will sell or pass them to anyone other than TGS without your prior written permission.

Please note that our website may contain links to other, non-TGS websites. TGS is not responsible for the content of or the privacy practices of such other sites.

TGS will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless TGS reasonably considers that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If you wish to get an explanation as to how the processing for the new purpose is compatible with the original purpose, please contact TGS.

If TGS needs to use your Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, TGS will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.

Please note that we may process your Personal Data without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.

TGS uses cookies (small text files placed on your device) on our website www.tgs.com to help collect data. Cookies allow us, among other things, to store your preferences and settings; and analyze how our website is performing. TGS also uses cookies to ensure you get the best user experience. TGS gives an explicit notice when entering the website www.tgs.com that we use cookies. You can view all cookies used on our website and what they do by clicking on this icon on the bottom right of the www.tgs.com page: This Cookie Information Section provides you with full visibility and control on all cookies used on our website. However, by disabling cookies some of our website features may not function as a result. Emails sent to you may also attach cookies, these are used to see how TGS can best optimize its service offering to you.

We will process your Personal Data in accordance with the requirements set forth in the applicable data privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation 2018 (“GDPR”). Such processing will be done securely, and we will apply and maintain appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your Personal Data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure, or access, in particular where the processing involves the transmission of data over a network, and against all other unlawful forms of processing.

Personal Data is never retained for a longer period than is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. We will either permanently anonymize it or in a secure manner delete Personal Data that we no longer need or are under an obligation to retain.

All Data Subjects in the EU/EEA whose Personal Data is processed by TGS within the scope of the GDPR and transferred to a TGS group company outside of the EU/EEA have the following rights:

1. Withdraw consent: you have the right at any time to stop us from contacting you for marketing purposes. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please contact us via e-mail at gdpr@tgs.com. If TGS’ processing is based on your consent, you are entitled to at any time withdraw this consent. However, please note that if we are not provided with your consent to process your Personal Data, we may not be able to deliver our services to you or receive services from you.
2. Access and information: to be granted access to your Personal Data and without undue delay receive (and as a rule no later than one (1) month from TGS’ receipt of the request) in writing any information relating to your Personal Data in a concise, transparent, intelligible, and easily accessible manner
3. Rectification and restriction: to require without undue delay the rectification of any inaccurate Personal Data or complete incomplete Personal Data and
   restrict such data’s usage
4. Erasure: to require erasure without undue delay of Personal Data that is no longer necessary to process in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or processed or where the consent is withdrawn
5. Portability: to receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have the right to transfer this to another controller without hindrance from TGS
6. Object: to processing of your Personal Data where TGS is relying on a legitimate interest (or those of a third party) and there is something about your situation which makes you want to object to processing on this ground as feel it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms.
7. Complain: to lodge a complaint with a competent supervisory authority (in Norway: Datatilsynet)

To help us keep your Personal Data updated, we advise you to inform us of any changes or discrepancies. To view and/or edit your Personal Data, or if you want information on how long we intend to retain your Personal Data or have any other questions about your right of access and how to use it, please contact TGS ASA, Lilleakerveien 4C, 0283 Oslo, Norway, attn: Lars Mysen or email gdpr@tgs.com.

In order for TGS to be able to transfer Personal Data outside of the EU/EEA-area, TGS has entered into an intercompany agreement and applied for a set of Binding Corporate Rules (“BCR”) as incorporated in the TGS Data Protection Policy. The BCR and the TGS Data Protection Policy include a set Processing rules which when approved will be grant rights to certain Data Subjects.

The BCR and the intercompany agreement comprise our mechanism to protect the privacy of Data Subjects, while at the same time facilitating international global transfers of Personal Data to the TGS entities outside of the EU/EEA area. Additional information on the BCR and the TGS Data Protection Policy can be found at www.tgs.com.

Whenever TGS transfers Personal Data outside of the EU/EEA, TGS ensures a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented:

• TGS will only transfer your personal data to countries deemed to provide adequate protection for them.
• Where TGS uses service providers outside of the EU/EEA, situated in countries that have not received an adequacy decision, TGS will use the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, which give Personal Data the same protection it has in the EU.

TGS utilizes the YouTube API to display YouTube videos on our website. For more information see the YouTube Terms of Service and Google Privacy Policy. YouTube collects IPS and system settings of users accessing those videos. However, if a person decides to log in to YouTube, then Google processes data connected with their user profile.

Any dispute arising from your use of this website and/or our processing of your Personal Data shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Norway, and with the exclusive jurisdiction of the Oslo District Court.

This Privacy Statement was last updated on 28 November 2024. We reserve the right to modify the Privacy Statement from time to time and encourage you to familiarize yourself with the content of the Privacy Statement on a regular basis.