Visit Arctic Coast

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Privacy and cookie policy

Visit Arctic Coast collects, stores, and uses your personal information as a data controller in connection with and in order to provide and develop services according to this privacy and cookie policy and The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).  

DATA CONTROLLER

Visit Arctic Coast (Auxiliary trade name of Kalajoen Hiekkasärkät Oy, Business ID: 0365397-1)
85100 Kalajoki

CONTACT PERSON IN MATTERS CONCERNING THE REGISTER

Jaana Sirkiä
jaana.sirkia@visitarcticcoast.fi

REGISTER NAME

Visit Arctic Coast visitor data register

The legal basis for the processing is your consent.

When you visit our website, some personal data is collected. We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy – here’s a description about what information we may collect about you and how we will use that information.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED

When you visit our website, we automatically and anonymously collect personal data. The data processed includes the following information retrieved directly from you or through the use of our services:

  • IP address, operating system name and the browser name
  • Name, email address, telephone number (work), address position and title in company, if marketing is directed at the company you work for or if you represent a company
  • Your marketing consents and prohibitions
  • Data on your participation in our services

This data is used by our marketing tools Facebook and Google to ensure the best experience for you on our website.

WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA USED FOR?

We process personal data for the following purposes: in connection with and in order to provide and develop services, to fulfill legal obligations and for the planning, targeting, sending, developing and planning of marketing.

For our business to function properly, it is necessary for us to handle some personal data.

TO TARGET MARKETING

We use different kinds of personal data to personalize our marketing efforts. We communicate with you via our website, Google, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and other websites and email. We also gather anonymized personal information for statistical purposes. We always anonymize as much data as possible.

TO FULFILL LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

We treat personal data to fulfill our legal obligations in Finland where our business is located.

HOW IS THE DATA COLLECTED?

Visit Arctic Coast collects the name, company name, phone number and email address of website visitors filling in the Contact form. We also use cookies (read more in section 6, “Cookies”).

We gather personal data via cookies in Google analytics, LinkedIn analytics, Instagram analytics and Facebook analytics.

All data is stored encrypted according to applicable rules and regulations. We store personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill our commitments and legal obligations. We regularly review the necessity of keeping the data and delete data when they no longer are necessary for the purpose they were collected.

WHO IS YOUR DATA SHARED WITH?

We will disclose your personal data to the extent permitted and required under applicable legislation. Your data is shared within our organization to fulfill our commitments, and with our partners, such as regional, destination or travel company partners of Visit Arctic Coast marketing co-operation, or consultants for marketing and production partners. Our partners handle personal information with care, according to our instructions and in compliance with rules and regulations.

Do we transfer your personal data to a third country?

Transfers of data to third countries always take place using the bases for transfer pursuant to the GDPR.

YOUR RIGHTS

  • Right of access
  • Right of rectification
  • Right to erasure – the right to be “forgotten”
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing of personal data
  • Right to withdraw consent
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

If you wish to enforce your rights, please contact us at jaana.sirkia@visitarcticcoast.fi You will get a response within 14 days.

Right of access

You have the right to obtain from us a confirmation as to whether we process personal data concerning you. You also have the right to access personal data concerning you as well as information on the processing of your personal data as set out in the GDPR.

If you exercise your right to access the information, we will provide you with a copy of the personal data we process. If you request multiple copies, we may charge a reasonable fee for them based on administrative costs.

Right to rectification

You have the right to request us to rectify any incorrect data without undue delay. You also have the right to have incomplete personal data completed by providing a supplementary statement.

Right to erasure

You have the right to obtain from us the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay if:

  • your personal data are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed;
  • you withdraw consent on which the processing is based and there are no other legal grounds for the processing of such data;
  • you object to the processing of your personal data on ground relating to your particular situation and there are no legitimate grounds for processing, or you oppose the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes;
  • we have processed personal data unlawfully; or
  • personal data have to be erased for compliance with a legal obligation we are subject to.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to obtain from us restriction of processing so that your personal data may, with the exception of storage, be processed only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or to protect the rights of another person if:

  • you contest the accuracy of your personal data, in which case we will restrict processing for a period enabling us to verify the accuracy of your personal data;
  • we process your personal data unlawfully and you oppose the erasure of the personal data and request the restriction of their use instead;
  • we no longer need your personal data for the purposes of the processing, but you require them for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims; or
  • you have objected to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation and you wait for the verification whether our legitimate grounds override the grounds of your objection.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data provided to us by you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit those data to another controller if:

  • our processing is carried out by automated means; and
  • the processing is based on your consent or is necessary for the performance of our agreement or for the implementation of pre-contractual measures upon your request.

The right to data portability is limited to conduct which does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others.

Right to object to processing of personal data

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation if there are no legitimate grounds for the processing.

Further, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing purposes.

Right to withdraw consent

To the extent that the processing of personal data is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the processing of personal data at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing we have carried out prior to withdrawal.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Ombudsman if you think that your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation have been infringed in the processing of the personal data. The supervising authority in Finland is Data Protection Ombudsman (www.tietosuoja.fi).

COOKIES

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file stored on your own computer device when you visit our website. Cookies are used for some functions to work properly, enhance the experience for the visitor on the website or to provide statistics. We do not gather information connected to you as a person. Information about the visitor cannot be tracked via cookies. A cookie cannot start a program.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES

Our website uses three different kinds of cookies. The first one stores permanent files on the visiting computer assisting the website in functioning at better speed, for example, remembering choices made or gathering the updated versions of the website.

The second type is called a session cookie. It stores temporary settings and choices made during your visit on the website and is deleted as soon as the browser is closed.

The third type gathers statistics on the usage of the website. All statistics are anonymized and cannot be tied to you as a person. This type is also used for customizing marketing material based on the use of our website.

ALLOW OR DENY COOKIES

You can choose to allow or deny cookies. If you want to deny cookies you can do it in your browser settings. Most browsers accept all cookies as a standard setting.

DENY ALL COOKIES

Most browsers allow you to deny all cookies. More information about how to change settings regarding cookies can be found in the Help menu of your browser. If you deny cookies, our website may not function properly.