At Future Then AS (“we,” “our,” or “us”), we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://future-then.com and use our industrial AI and machine vision services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of data:

• Identity and Contact Data: Name, job title, company name, email address, and phone number (primarily collected through contact forms or meeting schedules).

• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

• Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

• Industrial/Process Data: In the context of our services, we may process visual data from your production lines (images/video), though this is typically handled under specific B2B Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data for the following purposes:

• Service Delivery: To provide machine vision solutions, AI consulting, and system integration.

• Communication: To respond to your inquiries, provide technical support, and send service updates.

• System Optimization: To improve our AI models and website performance.

• Marketing: To send you information about our new solutions and case studies (only with your explicit consent).

• Connectivity: To facilitate seamless integration between our vision systems and your ERP/SCADA/MES platforms.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the lawful bases we rely on for processing this information are:

• Your consent: You are able to remove your consent at any time.

• Contractual obligation: Processing is necessary to perform a contract with you.

• Legitimate interests: To improve our technology and secure our website.

4. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information with:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who provide website hosting, data analysis, and IT infrastructure.

• Business Partners: Integrated technology partners (e.g., ERP or hardware providers) only when necessary for system deployment.

• Legal Requirements: If required by Norwegian law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

5. International Transfers

As a Norwegian company, your data is primarily stored within the EEA. If data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) are in place to maintain the same level of protection.

6. Data Security

We implement robust technical and organizational security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, altered, or disclosed in an unauthorized way. Access to industrial process data is strictly controlled via edge-based processing and encrypted transmission protocols.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request a copy of your data.

• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data.

• Erasure: Request that we delete your data (“right to be forgotten”).

• Portability: Request the transfer of your data to another service.

• Object/Restrict: Object to or restrict the processing of your data.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users and improve your experience. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, but this may affect website functionality.

9. Contact Us

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Future Then AS Email: post@futurethen.no

Website: https://future-then.com