Privacy Policy

VÉL ehf. takes privacy seriously and respects your right to privacy.

1. General

This privacy policy explains how VÉL ehf. collects, uses and protects your personal information when you visit our website or use our earthwork services.

We comply with Icelandic privacy laws and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when processing personal information.

2. What information do we collect?

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Name and contact information (email, phone number, address)
  • Information about your company if applicable
  • Information about earthwork projects and services you are interested in
  • Project locations and soil information
  • Technical information about website usage (IP address, browser, etc.)
  • Cookies and similar technologies

3. How do we use the information?

We use your personal information to:

  • Provide you with earthwork services and respond to your inquiries
  • Prepare quotes for earthwork projects
  • Send you information about our services and projects
  • Improve our website and services
  • Fulfill legal obligations and security requirements
  • Protect our rights and security needs

4. Do we share information?

We do not share your personal information with third parties except when:

  • You have given clear consent
  • It is necessary to provide services
  • Required by law
  • To protect our rights or those of others

5. How long do we keep information?

We do not keep your personal information longer than necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected.

Generally, we keep contact information for up to 3 years after last contact, unless laws require a longer retention period.

6. Your rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right of access - to get information about what data we have about you
  • Right to rectification - to have incorrect information corrected
  • Right to erasure - to have your data deleted under certain circumstances
  • Right to restrict processing - to limit how we process the data
  • Right to data portability - to get your data in a structured format
  • Right to object - to object to certain data processing

7. Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

Although we do our best to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information transmitted over the internet.

8. Changes to the policy

We reserve the right to update this privacy policy. Changes take effect when published on the website. We recommend that you review the policy regularly.

9. Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to exercise your rights, please contact us through the contact information on the website.

Last updated: 9/30/2025