Privacy statement

1. Controller

Akava serves as the controller as defined in the applicable data protection legislation. We are responsible for the processing of your personal data in accordance with this statement and applicable data protection laws.

Contact information of Controller:

Akava

Business ID: 0200918-0

Address

Rautatieläisenkatu 6, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland

Data Protection Officer concerning website issues

Ritva Siikamäki, ritva.siikamaki@akava.fi

2. Collection of personal data

Your personal data can be collected by various means. We mainly collect and process personal data that

• has been provided by you when you contact us or use our services, for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or provide feedback through the website;
• we obtain from other sources to the extent permitted by applicable laws.

We collect and process, for example, the following categories of personal data in connection with feedback, if provided by the website visitor:

• basic information, such as name and contact information (email);
• information collected with the help of cookies or similar technologies in connection with the use of our website (device identifier and type, operating system and application settings).

3. Legal basis and purpose of personal data processing

We only collect and process personal data to the extent necessary for the web analytics and development of our website and for the purpose of responding to feedback. We also process personal data to ensure the data security of the website and to improve its quality.

Transfers and disclosure of personal data

We do not disclose personal data to third parties.

4. Transfer of personal data outside the EU or EEA.

We do not transfer personal data to any party outside the EU or EEA.

5. Cookies

We use cookies and other similar technologies on the websites akava.fi and akavaworks.fi. Cookies are small text files placed on your device to collect and remember useful information for the purpose of improving the functionality and usability of our website. We may also use cookies and other similar technologies for statistical purposes, such as compiling statistics on website usage and for improving the user experience.

You can prevent the setting of cookies, restrict the use of cookies or delete cookies from your browser. Since cookies facilitate the functionality of our website, restricting the use of cookies may affect the usability of the website.

6. Storage of personal data

Personal data will only be stored for as long as it is necessary for the purposes specified in this statement. Personal data will be removed when the storage of personal data is no longer necessary for the fulfilment of the law or for the rights or obligations of either party.

7. Your rights

You have the right to inspect your personal data. You can also request the rectification, updating or erasure of your personal data at any time. Please note, however, that such personal data that is necessary in order to perform the purposes defined in this statement or required to be stored by law cannot be erased.

You have the right to object to or restrict the processing of your personal data to the extent allowed by the applicable law.

Whenever the processing of your personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. In these cases, we will not continue to process your personal data unless a legal basis for the processing exists.

You can exercise your rights by sending a request by email addressed to veikka.kuusisto@akava.fi.

If you feel that the processing of your personal data is not being handled properly, you have the right to consult the Data Protection Ombudsman. The contact details of the Data Protection Ombudsman are available on the Data Protection Ombudsman’s website athttps://tietosuoja.fi/yhteystiedot

8. Data protection

We shall perform the appropriate measures (physical, digital and administrative) in order to protect the personal data against loss, destruction, misuse and unauthorised access and disclosure. Personal data can only be accessed by persons who require the data in order to perform their work tasks.

Please note that even appropriate measures cannot prevent all possible security breaches. We will notify you of personal data breaches as prescribed by the applicable law.

9. Changes to the privacy policy statement

We reserve the right to change this statement. We will notify you of any changes on our website, which contains the latest version of this statement.

10. Contact us

You can contact us on issues regarding this statement or the processing of your personal data by sending an email to viestinta@akava.fi.