MDT Policies

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MDT’s policy for work environment, equality, and safety issues

At MDT, we have a zero tolerance for victimization, discrimination and harassment. MDT is committed to working actively, both long-term and short-term, to ensure that our workplace is equal regardless of identity, background and lived experience. MDT works actively to be a safe and equal workplace free from violations, abuse, threats and violence for everyone who operates in MDT’s premises. This applies to the board, employees and hired staff at MDT, those who work in MDT’s premises and the audience that visits MDT. We believe that this creates a stronger and more creative environment for both visitors and those who work here. Our policy aims to clarify MDT’s values and should permeate the whole organisation. The different paragraphs of this policy document should work together.

1. Development and continued equality work. Equality is an unfinished process and a daily matter. MDT strives to develop the skills of its staff to meet a changing art field and world through providing access to training and other resources.

2. Working environment. MDT strives for a good work environment, both physically and psycho socially. As an employer, MDT is responsible for preventing, and following up on, ill health and deficiencies in the work environment. The employer should collaborate with its staff in a good working environment.

3. Safe environment. MDT strives to create a safe environment – for employees, for artists who work with us and for the audience that visits us. We believe that safer spaces create good conditions for high quality work and a place where both practitioners and visitors want to return.

4. Equal terms. At MDT, everyone should have equal opportunities, rights and obligations regardless of identity or background. We strive for an active and intersectional perspective concerning norms about race, culture, cultural background, language, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, family, body, disability and ability variation, religion or other belief, age, class, and class background. Note: In terms of discrimination cases we consider the law’s protected grounds for discrimination (sex, transgender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion or other belief, disability, sexual orientation and age).

5. Representation. MDT is concerned that the workforce – both in the workplace and in our program – has a broad representation regarding identity and background. We believe that this is both a quality issue and a justice issue.

6. Investigative measures. MDT takes responsibility by investigating what has happened if a person feels violated at MDT, and addressing and remedying the situation (see reaction plan).


Find MDT's Safer Space Policy here.

MDT's Environment Policy

MDT's operations have a burden on the environment. We strive to minimize our impact and work to constantly improve. In addition to the below, we strive to give environmentally oriented guidance towards all the freelance choreographers, dancers and groups who work with us when they bring in, for example, scenography and props. We strive to stay up-to-date in the field, in order to give good, environmentally friendly advice.

The biggest environmental impact comes from the trips the organisation makes and the electricity consumed by our stage technology. In order to minimize our burden on the climate and environment, we have determined the following:

• Travel by air should be avoided as far as possible. Within Sweden and to nearby cities, eg Oslo and Copenhagen, we travel by train or bus as far as possible. We also try to strive to recommend and/or order the most environmentally friendly options for touring artists and groups. Since a large number of air journeys are still made every year, we strive to climate compensate for these.

• We strive to reduce energy consumption by using more energy-efficient equipment. We cannot currently influence the electricity contract.

• Purchases of, for example, technical equipment or furniture should only be made when repair is no longer an option.

• The purchase of consumables such as paper, coffee, cleaning products etc. must be done in the following order. Primarily organic, secondarily other ecolabelling, thirdly locally produced. Consumption of paper and other office materials must be kept as low as possible.

• We recycle and sort rubbish when possible and try to use as few chemicals and other environmentally hazardous substances in the business as possible. We employ approved transporters in cases of environmentally hazardous waste (this is not something that happens regularly in the business and mainly concerns paint cans etc). Electronic waste is sorted in the property and we use almost exclusively rechargeable batteries.

• We strive to reduce transport and use bicycle couriers as far as possible.

• We work with fire safety routines that everyone in the staff can take part in, to minimize the risk of fire and to minimize damage in the event of a fire.

This environmental plan has been drawn up and approved by the board on 22-08-2016, reviewed and revised on 11-12-2017.

MDT Privacy Data Policy (GDPR and cookies)


From 25th May 2018, a new EU regulation for data protection replaced Personuppgiftslagen (PUL). The new regulations are called GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). GDPR implies greater rights for you to determine how your personal information is handled. Among other things, it means that we need your consent to process your personal data.

DATA RESPONSIBILITY

At MDT, we value your privacy and strive to provide a transparent experience regarding how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.

COOKIES

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our site. They help us enhance your browsing experience by analysing how, and from where you interact with our content.

Types of Cookies We Use:

Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas.

Analytics Cookies: We use Fathom Analytics to gather insights into how our site is used. This information helps us improve our services and content. Fathom respects your privacy by not tracking personal data or creating user profiles. Read more about Fathom Analytics here

Marketing Cookies: We utilise Meta Pixel to better understand our audience and tailor our marketing efforts. This allows us to deliver relevant content to our audience. 

Managing Your Cookies: You can control the use of cookies by clicking “accept all cookies” or “accept only essential cookies” when using our website. 

Your Consent: By consenting to our cookie policy and continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as outlined in this policy. If you have any questions or concerns about our cookie practices, please feel free to contact us at info@mdtsthlm.se.

TICKET PURCHASES, NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTIONS, ETC

Personal details (name, email address and phone number) provided in connection with booking and ticket purchases are only saved as long as required for the administration of the purchase, ie, management of tickets, performance information, possible evaluation and after-work. Possible invoicing information is saved in accordance with the current accounting rules.

Personal details (name and email address) provided in connection with subscription to our newsletter are only saved as long as you are a subscriber. When you unsubscribe, we will remove your personal information.

Personal data provided in connection with interest requests regarding things such as job applications are stored and deleted in accordance with the regulations of the archive act.

PURPOSE FOR PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

When you order tickets or a subscription to our newsletter, you become our customer. The personal data you provide is registered with us and used to administer your order. The information you provide when subscribing to our newsletter may also be used for marketing purposes.

RIGHT TO REQUEST INFORMATION

You are entitled to receive information about your personal data handled by MDT, free of charge once per year. Send a request by e-mail to us at info@mdtsthlm.se. You have the right to have your personal information corrected and deleted.

Updated 4.11.2024