This is the Finnish Hydrogen Valley Association's register and privacy policy in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Prepared 14.8.2023
1. The controller
Hydrogen Valley of Finland
Villimiehenkatu 1
53100 Lappeenranta
office@vetylaakso.fi
2. Contact person responsible for the register
Antti Laaksonen
antti.laaksonen@vetylaakso.fi
3. Name of the register
Suone Vetylaakso Ry website user data register.
4. Purpose of processing personal data
The legal basis for processing personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation is the consent of the individual and the legitimate interest of the controller. The data subject will be asked for consent to the processing of the data.
The purpose of processing personal data is to contact customers, maintain customer relations and marketing.
The data will not be used for automated decision-making or profiling.
5. Data content of the register
The information stored in the register includes: contact details, name, company, website addresses, IP address of the network connection, information about the services ordered and other information affecting the customer relationship.
The IP addresses of visitors to the website and the cookies necessary for the functioning of the service are processed for legitimate interests, such as ensuring data security and collecting statistics on visitors to the website in cases where they can be considered as personal data. Third party cookies are subject to separate consent where necessary.
6. Regular sources of information
The information stored in the register is obtained from the customer through, for example, messages sent via web forms, email, telephone, social media services, contracts, customer meetings and other situations where the customer discloses their information.
Information on contact persons of businesses and other organisations may also be collected from public sources such as websites, directory services and other businesses.
7. Regular disclosures and transfers of data outside the EU or EEA
Data is not regularly disclosed to other parties. Data may be published to the extent agreed with the customer.
8. Principles of register protection
The register is processed with due care and the data processed by the information systems are adequately protected. Where the data are stored on Internet servers, the physical and digital security of the hardware is adequately ensured. The controller shall ensure that stored data, as well as access rights to servers and other information critical to the security of personal data, are treated confidentially and only by employees whose job description includes this.
9. Right of inspection and right to request correction of information
Every person in the register has the right to check the information stored in the register and to request that any inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected or completed. If a person wishes to check or request a correction of the data stored about him or her, the request must be sent in writing to the controller. The controller may, if necessary, ask the applicant to prove his or her identity. The controller will reply to the customer within the time limits set by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (as a general rule, within one month).
10. Other rights relating to the processing of personal data
A person in the register has the right to request the erasure of personal data concerning him or her from the register ("right to be forgotten"). Data subjects also have other rights to other rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation such as the restriction of the processing of personal data in certain circumstances. Requests should be sent in writing to the controller. The controller may, if necessary, ask the applicant to prove his or her identity. The controller will respond to the customer within the time limits set by the EU GDPR (as a general rule, within one month).
11. Cookie policy and cookies on our website
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user's computer when someone visits a website. Cookies do not contain any personal data and cannot be used, for example, to run programs.
We use cookies for a variety of purposes related to the functionality, analysis and marketing of the site.
Our website is created using the WordPress content management system, which does not collect cookies from visitors. Only information is collected from logged-in users to facilitate content editing, for example, the time zone of the logged-in user is recorded.
We use Google Analytics to monitor the website. The purpose of the tracking is to collect statistics such as the number of visitors to the site and the most popular content.
For more information about Google cookies, please read from this link. Cookie information helps us to improve the functionality and usability of our website.
Disabling cookies in your browser
We do not recommend this, but if you want to block cookies, change your browser's cookie settings. Disabling cookies may degrade your experience and some website functions may no longer work at all.
If you block the use of cookies in your browser software, your device will not be tracked when you visit the site. However, please note that by blocking cookies, you may also be blocking some features of the site.
