Last updated: 14 August 2026

The Nordic Ocean Cluster Accelerator (NOCA) partner group respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be collected when you visit the NOCA website, how this information is used, and what rights you have regarding your personal data.

1. About NOCA

The Nordic Ocean Cluster Accelerator (NOCA) is a Nordic collaboration project funded by Nordic Innovation. The project brings together Nordic ocean clusters and organisations to support the growth, internationalisation and investment readiness of companies working in the blue economy.

The NOCA website is hosted and operated using the Squarespace platform.

2. Information collected when you visit the website

When you visit the NOCA website, certain information is automatically collected by the website hosting platform.

This may include:

• information about your browser, network and device;

• your IP address;

• the web pages you visit;

• the web pages you visited before arriving at this website; and

• information about your interaction with the website, such as pages viewed and other usage information.

This information is used to operate, secure and improve the website and its services.

Because the website is hosted by Squarespace, Squarespace may process visitor information as part of providing its website hosting and related services. You can learn more about how Squarespace processes visitor information in its own [Privacy Policy].

3. Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others may be used for analytics and performance purposes.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will only be used after you have provided your consent through the website's cookie settings or cookie banner.

You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings.

Please note that third-party services integrated into the website may use their own cookies or similar technologies. Their use of data is governed by the privacy policies of the respective third parties.

4. Analytics

We may use website analytics to understand how visitors use the NOCA website and to improve its content, usability and performance.

Depending on the analytics tools enabled on the website, information may include:

• browser, network and device information;

• IP address;

• pages visited;

• links and buttons clicked;

• scrolling and other interactions;

• timestamps; and

• information about how you arrived at the website.

Analytics information is used in an aggregated or otherwise appropriate manner to understand website traffic and improve the NOCA website.

5. Information submitted through forms

If you submit information to us through a contact form, application form, registration form or other web form, we collect the information requested in that form.

This may include:

• name;

• email address;

• organisation;

• job title or role;

• country;

• telephone number; and

• any other information you choose to provide.

We use this information to respond to your enquiry, process your application or registration, administer NOCA activities, and communicate with you regarding the relevant activity.

Information submitted through forms may be processed and stored using Squarespace and/or other digital services used by the NOCA project for managing submissions and communications.

6. Communications and newsletters

If you choose to subscribe to NOCA communications, we may use your name, email address and organisation details to send you information about NOCA activities, events, opportunities, programme updates and other relevant project communications.

You can unsubscribe from marketing or newsletter communications at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the relevant email or by contacting the NOCA project team.

7. How we use personal information

We may use personal information to:

• operate and maintain the NOCA website;

• respond to enquiries;

• process applications and registrations;

• organise and administer NOCA events, programmes and activities;

• communicate with participants, applicants, partners and other stakeholders;

• facilitate connections between companies, investors, industry partners and other ecosystem actors;

• understand and improve the use of the NOCA website;

• monitor and report on project activities and impact;

• comply with applicable legal, contractual and funding requirements; and

• protect the security and integrity of our website and services.

We only collect and process personal information that is relevant to these purposes.

8. Legal basis for processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies, personal data may be processed on the following legal bases:

• Consent, where you have given consent to a specific use of your personal data;

• Legitimate interests, where processing is necessary for the operation, administration and development of the NOCA project and does not override your rights and freedoms;

• Contract or pre-contractual measures, where processing is necessary to provide a service or manage your participation in a NOCA activity; and

• Legal obligations, where processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws or project funding and reporting requirements.

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

9. Sharing of personal information

NOCA may share personal information with project partners and service providers where this is necessary to deliver the project and its activities.

Depending on the activity, information may be shared with:

• NOCA project partners;

• Nordic Innovation, where required for project administration, monitoring or reporting;

• website, hosting, registration, communication and other digital service providers;

• event and programme delivery partners; and

• other relevant organisations where this is necessary to deliver a NOCA activity or where you have been informed of and, where required, consented to the sharing.

We do not sell your personal information.

10. Third-party services and links

The NOCA website may contain links, embedded content or other integrations provided by third parties.

These services may collect information about visitors when they interact with them. Examples may include video, mapping, social media, analytics or other external services.

Third-party services have their own privacy policies and terms of use. NOCA is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or services.

11. International data transfers

NOCA works across the Nordic countries and with international organisations and companies.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), appropriate safeguards will be applied in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

12. Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law, contractual obligations or project funding and reporting requirements.

The retention period may therefore vary depending on the type of information and the purpose for which it is processed.

13. Your rights

Where applicable under the GDPR, you have the right to:

• request access to your personal data;

• request correction of inaccurate information;

• request deletion of your personal data;

• request restriction of processing;

• object to certain processing activities;

• request data portability where applicable; and

• withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights or ask questions about the processing of your personal data in connection with NOCA, please contact the NOCA project team.

14. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is processed in connection with the NOCA project, please contact:

Nordic Ocean Cluster Accelerator (NOCA)

Project owner: ÅKP, Norway

Contact: Wenche Uksnøy <wenche.uksnoy@legasea.no>

15. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the NOCA project, the website, the services we use or applicable data protection requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this website, together with the date of the latest update.