Privacy Policy for Epilog AS


Last updated: 11.09.2025

 Privacy Policy


1     Introduction.

2     Personal data we collect about you

3     How we process your personal data

4     Who we share your personal data with.

5     Transfer of personal data outside the EEA.

6     How long we store your personal data.

7     Your privacy rights

8     The user's responsibility to forward this privacy policy.

9     Changes to the privacy policy.


1 Introduction

Epilog AS (org. no. 935609070) ("Epilog") is committed to your privacy and undertakes to process personal data in accordance with applicable privacy legislation.

Epilog processes personal data about individuals who use our websites and our software, individuals about whom the users of our software solution enter information or intend to enter into an agreement with, contact persons of our service providers and business partners, potential job candidates, and others who contact us.

This privacy policy provides you with information about Epilog's processing of personal data, including what personal data we collect, why we process your personal data, and what rights you have in connection with the processing of the personal data. 

Epilog is the data controller for the processing of personal data described in this privacy policy.

If you have any questions about our processing of personal data or in connection with this privacy policy, you can contact Inger Sophie Haukeland (CEO) via email at inger@epilog.no.  

2 Personal data we collect about you

The table below shows what personal data Epilog collects about you, and the typical sources of this personal data.

Category of personal data

Description 

Source

Basic data

Name, email address, and phone number

From you, the user of our software, or your employer

Login data

Username, password, and IP address

From you or our software.

Estate division information

Family relationship to the deceased and other heirs, what you are bequeathed in any will from the deceased, inheritance from the deceased, the content of and potentially your signature on the inheritance agreement.

From you, the user of our software, or from our own software

Information on agreement and business relations

Employer, title, personal data in agreements and commercial documents, ongoing commercial correspondence, invoices, and meeting minutes

From you, your employer, or our employees

Applicant data

CV, application, references, diplomas/transcripts, contact information for references, interview and reference notes, and internal assessments

From you, references, and public sources

Access and entry data

Information about access, including time and place of access

From you and Epilog's IT systems

Interaction data from social media

Username, likes, and comments

From you


3 How we process your personal data

Epilog will only process personal data about you when we have at least one of the following legal bases:

i)        You have given your consent to the processing, cf. GDPR Article 6 (1)(a).

ii)       The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party, or to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract, cf. GDPR Article 6 (1)(b).

iii)      The processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which Epilog is subject, cf. GDPR Article 6 (1)(c).

iv)      The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Epilog or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms which require protection of personal data, cf. GDPR Article 6 (1)(f).

The table below specifies the purpose of Epilog's processing of your personal data, the categories of personal data that Epilog processes for each purpose, and the legal bases for the processing.

Purpose

Categories of personal data

Legal basis

Retention period

To deliver our software in line with the agreement with users

Basic data and estate division information

ii) The processing of the user's personal data is necessary to fulfill the agreement on the delivery of software with the user.

iv) The processing of other heirs' personal data is necessary to fulfill Epilog's legitimate interest in delivering a good and complete solution in line with the agreement with the user

As long as we have rights or obligations in the relevant contractual relationship, and until the limitation period for such rights and obligations has expired

To enter into agreements with our users and provide users with access to our software

Basic data and login data

ii) The processing is necessary to enter into and fulfill the agreement on the delivery of the software with the user

As long as we have rights or obligations in the relevant contractual relationship, and until the limitation period for such rights and obligations has expired

To comply with Epilog's legal obligation to keep archives

Basic data and estate division information

iii) The processing is necessary to fulfill Epilog's legal obligation under the Advocates Act

As long as required by the Advocates Act, which is at least ten years and longer if the nature of the assignment or the content of the documents dictates it

To safeguard the security of our premises

Basic data and access and entry data

iv) Epilog's legitimate interest in safeguarding the security of our premises

Within 90 days of the access

To manage our business and safeguard our contractual rights and obligations

Basic data and data on contractual and business relationships

iv) Epilog's legitimate interest in managing our business and safeguarding our contractual rights and obligations

As long as we have rights or obligations in the relevant contractual relation, and until the limitation period for such rights and obligations has expired

Marketing and promotion of Epilog

Basic data

i) Your consent to digital marketing

iv) Epilog's legitimate interest in marketing our company via telephone and SMS/email to existing customers to increase sales

Until you withdraw your consent

Until you are no longer a customer of ours

For invoicing and bookkeeping purposes

Basic data

iii) The processing is necessary to fulfill Epilog's legal obligations under the Bookkeeping Act

iv) Epilog's legitimate interest in receiving payment for its services and products

As long as required by law, including the Bookkeeping Act – usually 5 or 3.5 years depending on the type of personal data.

As long as you or the business you represent have outstanding payments, and until the limitation period for our payment claim has expired.

 

Manage and respond to inquiries

Basic data and other personal data included in the inquiry

iv) Epilog's legitimate interest in providing good support and clarifying questions by answering and handling inquiries and other communication

Up to six months from when your inquiry was answered

To recruit employees

Basic data and applicant data

ii) The processing is necessary to enter into an employment contract with you (if relevant)

iv) Epilog's legitimate interest in finding a qualified person for the position

Up to six months from when the position was filled, unless you have consented to your applicant data being stored longer or it is necessary to store the applicant data to defend or assert legal claims


Epilog may also collect or receive other types of personal data if necessary to fulfill the purposes listed above.

In some cases, Epilog may also use your personal data for certain purposes that are not incompatible with the purpose for which the data was originally collected or received, such as auditing, analysis, reporting, innovation, dispute resolution, and mergers and acquisitions.

Please note that Epilog may not be able to fulfill the relevant agreement, assess your application, or fulfill Epilog's or your legal rights and obligations if you object to Epilog's processing where ii) and iii) are the legal basis for the processing.

4               Who we share your personal data with

Epilog may disclose your personal data to the following categories of recipients, to the extent necessary for the purposes mentioned above:

v)       To Epilog's suppliers (e.g. IT suppliers) acting as data processors for the purposes mentioned above. Epilog will enter into data processor agreements with relevant suppliers to ensure that they do not process the data for purposes other than those described in this privacy policy.

vi)      To public authorities and third parties if required by law, such as financial institutions or the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway; or

vii)     To Epilog's advisers, owners, and other business partners to the extent necessary to run Epilog's business in a manner customary in our industry, which may also include third parties in connection with potential mergers or acquisitions of Epilog's business.

When you "like" or become a member of our Facebook page or other social media, this will be shared with the relevant platform. The same applies to all activity on our social media, such as content you post or posts you like. The relevant social media platform has its own privacy policies, where you can find more information about the processing of personal data in relation to such social media platforms.

5 Transfer of personal data outside the EEA

Epilog may transfer personal data to some of Epilog's suppliers and business partners located in countries outside the EEA. Epilog will ensure that your privacy is protected by implementing appropriate safeguards, so-called transfer mechanisms, to protect your privacy (for example, the EU's Standard Contractual Clauses). You can contact us in accordance with section 1 of this privacy policy if you want more information about such international transfers or a copy of the transfer mechanism.

6 How long we store your personal data

Epilog stores your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes of the processing as defined above. The specific retention period or the criteria used to determine this period are specified for each individual processing operation in the table above.

7 Your privacy rights

You have several rights in connection with Epilog's processing of your personal data. Such rights include:

Right

Description

Information

To obtain more information about how Epilog processes your personal data.

Access

To receive a copy of the personal data Epilog processes about you.

Rectification 

To request rectification and completion of the personal data Epilog holds about you.

Erasure 

To request the erasure of personal data, unless there is a legal basis for us to retain it.

Restriction

To request that Epilog restricts the processing of your personal data.

Data portability

To request that your personal data is transferred to you in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transfer said data to another data controller without hindrance from us.

Objection

To object to Epilog's processing of your personal data. You also have the right to object to being subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (if relevant).

Withdraw your consent

If the processing of your personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.


Please note that these rights are subject to conditions and limitations under the Personal Data Act, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you wish to exercise your rights or want more information about the conditions/limitations, you can contact us via the contact details provided in section 1 above.

If you believe that Epilog processes your personal data in violation of applicable privacy legislation, you can complain to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet). Epilog encourages you to contact us before submitting such a complaint, so that we can evaluate your objection and clarify any misunderstandings.

8 The user's responsibility to forward this privacy policy

As a user of our software, we ask you to forward this privacy policy to other heirs about whom you provide information in connection with the use of the software.

9 Changes to the privacy policy

Epilog may change this privacy policy from time to time, when deemed necessary or appropriate to ensure that Epilog complies with applicable privacy legislation. Epilog will notify you of such changes where required under applicable privacy legislation.