Tietosuojaseloste

Data Controller

Raikas EKO Oy

Business ID: 3482317-9

Address: Pääskyntie 32 A 2, 85200 Alavieska, Finland

Email: heikki.hintsala@raikaseko.fi

Telephone: +358 40 028 0715

Website: https://www.raikaseko.fi


Purpose of Processing Personal Data

We collect and process personal data for the following purposes:

  • Managing customer relationships and communication

  • Providing website functionality, such as comments and forms

  • Improving the user experience and analysing website usage

  • Fulfilling statutory obligations


What Information Do We Collect?

Comments

When you leave a comment on the website, we collect the information entered in the form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent information to help detect spam.

An anonymised string, also known as a hash, created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

When uploading images to the website, you should avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data, such as EXIF GPS data. Visitors to the website may be able to download images and extract location information from them.

Cookies

  • When you leave a comment, you may save your name, email address and website in a cookie. The cookie is retained for one year.

  • When you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie that is deleted when you close your browser.

  • When you log in, we set cookies to save your login details and display preferences.

  • When you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles may include embedded content, such as videos, images or articles. Embedded content behaves in the same way as it would if you visited the third-party provider’s website directly. These services may collect information, use cookies and monitor your interaction with the content.


Retention of Personal Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely so that follow-up comments can be recognised automatically.

  • The personal data of registered users, where this functionality is enabled, is stored in the user profile. Users may edit or delete their information at any time.

  • Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the stated purposes or comply with statutory obligations.


Recipients of Personal Data

  • We do not disclose personal data to third parties for marketing purposes.

  • Information may be disclosed to public authorities where required by law.

  • We use service providers, such as hosting, analytics and spam detection providers, that process data on our behalf in accordance with contractual obligations and EU data protection legislation.


Transfer of Data Outside the EU/EEA

In some cases, such as when using analytics services or Gravatar, personal data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA. In such cases, we ensure that the transfer is carried out in accordance with applicable legislation.


Rights of the Data Subject

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access: You may request a copy of the personal data we have collected about you.

  • Right to rectification: You may request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.

  • Right to erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data if its processing is no longer necessary.

  • Right to restriction of processing: You may request that the processing of your personal data be restricted in certain circumstances.

  • Right to data portability: You may request that your personal data be transferred from one system to another.

  • Right to object: You may object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing or on other applicable legal grounds.

You may exercise your rights by contacting the data controller using the contact details provided above.


Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that your personal data has been processed in violation of data protection regulations, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. In Finland, the supervisory authority is the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman: https://tietosuoja.fi.


Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked using an automated spam detection service.