Terms and conditions for read-only access to specific harmonized European standards

This page contains the applicable terms and conditions for read-only access to national adoptions of specific harmonized European standards for European public access.

The purpose of the Digital Reading Room for Standards is to make the content of specific harmonized European standards (national adoption) available for European public access. The present access to the standards is granted under applicable legal frameworks. Please note that these frameworks can change and may impact your access. 

Terms and Conditions for Use of Digital Reading Room for Standards

  1. 1. General


  2. These terms and conditions for use apply to the Digital Reading Room for Standards, a portal for read-only access to national adoptions of specific harmonized European standards for European public access.
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  4. The terms apply between you who use the portal and Standard Online AS (supplier). By registering and reading standards through this portal, users agree to comply with these terms regarding handling, usage limitations, and copyright of the content.
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2. The parties

Supplier:

Standard Online AS, business address: Lilleakerveien 2A, 0283 Oslo, postal address: P.O. Box 252, 1326 Lysaker, Norway, registered in the Brønnøysund register (www.brreg.no) under org.no.: 983 615 031, telephone: +47 67 83 87 00, e-mail: salg@standard.no, and referred to in the following as “we”, “us” or “supplier”. 

User:

The person registered for access to the Digital Reading Room for Standards and referred to in the following as “user” or “you”.

3. Responsibility for errors in standards

All of our deliveries are based on a digital original, displayed as html or in PDF format. All efforts have been made to ensure that the PDF files are in accordance with Adobe’s specifications. We cannot assume responsibility if they do not display on the user's equipment. We provide products produced by others and assumes no responsibility for the content of the standards. Nor are we responsible for deficiencies and costs that may arise as a result of using the standards.

4. Personal Data 

In principle, only necessary information related to granting reading access to the standards in this portal is processed to fulfil our obligations to the user. Personal data may be used to send you information relevant to your use of the portal or the standards you access. Personal information is kept confidential and never shared with third parties. Individuals whose personal data is processed may request access, correction, or deletion of information by contacting salg@standard.no.

5. Copyright

CEN and CENELEC Standards documents, their national adoptions and other technical related deliverables and publications available on this portal are covered and protected by copyright. 

The present access to national adoptions of harmonized European standards is granted for direct information of the registered user only and under read-only format, without any right to especially download, print, commercialize, reproduce, make available or distribute the documents in any way whatsoever, except if authorised by law (e.g. via a copyright exception). We reserve all rights concerning text and data mining.

Such access is granted without prejudice to any existing rights of the rightsholders of these documents which are hereby withheld, and to any rules on copyright which may limit a third party's right to reproduce or exploit the standards.

6. Disputes 

The parties will endeavour to resolve disputes amicably. If a resolution cannot be reached, Oslo District Court shall be the legal venue.

Privacy statement and cookie information 

This privacy statement explains how this portal, "Digital reading room for standards", collects and uses personal data. When you use this portal, we will process personal data about you. Here you will find information about the personal data we collect, why we do this and your rights related to the processing of the personal data. 

The responsible party for the personal data we process is the Managing Director of Standard Online AS. 

Why do we collect personal data? 

We collect and use your personal data in order to give you access to the standards in this portal and to improve the portal's performance. Personal data is used on the basis of a balance of interests. We deem the use of personal data to be necessary to provide you with the best possible experience in a practical, efficient manner. 

This is an overview of what information we can process about you: 

  • First name 
  • Last name 
  • E-mail address 

The personal data is used in the following contexts: 

  • Give you access to standards through a created user account. 
  • Personal data may be used to send you information relevant to your use of the portal or the standards you access. 
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Your rights in our handling of your personal data 

You have the right to request access to, or to correct or delete, the personal data we process about you. You also have the right to request limited use, to object to use of your personal data and to claim the right to data portability (i.e. you may receive the personal data about yourself and reuse it as you wish across different systems and services). You can read more about the content of these rights on the Norwegian Data Protection Authority website: www.datatilsynet.no. 

To exercise your rights, you must contact Standard Online. We will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible, and within no more than 30 days. 

We will ask you to confirm your identity or provide further information before we allow you to exercise your rights in regard to us. We do this to ensure that we only grant access to your personal data to you, and not someone who is pretending to be you. 

You may withdraw your consent for the handling of personal data by us at any time. The easiest way to do this is to contact us. 

Complaints 

If you believe that our personal data handling does not comply with the above or that we are violating privacy laws in some other way, you can complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. For information on how to contact the Data Protection Authority, go to www.datatilsynet.no. 

Changes 

Should there be a change to our services or changes to the regulations on the processing of personal data, this may result in changes to the information in this text. If we have your contact details, we will make you aware of these changes. 

Cookies 

Standard.no uses so-called "cookies". A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your hard drive by the website you visit. The file contains information and is used, among other things, to support you as a user and for statistics (see above). 

The cookies on this portal is responsible for establishing the session and manage authentication session related data: 

  • options.ExpireTimeSpan 
  • options.SlidingExpiration 
  • options.Cookie.Name 
  • options.Cookie.SameSite 
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Contact 

If you have any questions about the way we use your personal data, please contact us. 

Standard Online AS 
PO BOX 252 
1326 Lysaker 
Norway 

+ 47 67 83 87 00 
e-mail: salg@standard.no 

VAT registration number: 983 615 031 

Visiting address: 
Lilleakerveien 2a 
0283 Oslo 
Norway 

Informasjonsikon

Standards are protected by copyright

CEN and CENELEC Standards documents, their national adoptions and other technical related deliverables and publications are covered and protected by copyright. 

The present access to national adoptions of harmonized European standards is granted for direct information of the registered user only and under read-only format, without any right to especially download, print, commercialize, reproduce, make available or distribute the documents in any way whatsoever, except if authorised by law (e.g. via a copyright exception). We reserve all rights concerning text and data mining. 

Such access is granted without prejudice to any existing rights of the rightsholders of these documents which are hereby withheld, and to any rules on copyright which may limit a third party's right to reproduce or exploit the standards.

By using the portal you are confirming to have read the above.

Read more about copyright from CEN and CENELEC

Read more about copyright, use, copying and reproduction of content from Standards Norway

What is a harmonized European standard?

A harmonized European standard is a European standard developed by a recognized European Standards Organization, and is created following a request from the European Commission for the implementation of the application of European Union harmonization legislation.

Read more about harmonized standards from CEN and CENELEC