{"id":8333,"date":"2025-11-26T11:07:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T11:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefirma.fi\/?page_id=8333"},"modified":"2026-04-25T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:03:30","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thefirma.fi\/?page_id=8333","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8333\" class=\"elementor elementor-8333\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7642900c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7642900c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f7960e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15f7960e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy Policy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708a1879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"708a1879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is theFIRMA&#8217;s privacy policy and data register statement in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Prepared on November 24, 2025. Last updated on November 24, 2025.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26400860 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26400860\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Name of the Register\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b4a919b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b4a919b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This privacy policy applies to the company&#8217;s customer and contact register.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac9070c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac9070c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Controller\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea92b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ea92b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Data Controller<\/strong><br \/>theFIRMA<br \/>Joukahaisenkatu 3, Turku University of Applied Sciences, ICT-City<br \/>20520 Turku<\/p><p><strong>Person Responsible for the Register<\/strong><br \/>Roope Lehtinen<br \/><a title=\"\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"vscode-file:\/\/vscode-app\/c:\/Users\/neeah\/AppData\/Local\/Programs\/Microsoft%20VS%20Code\/resources\/app\/out\/vs\/code\/electron-browser\/workbench\/workbench.html\" data-href=\"mailto:roope.lehtinen@turkuamk.fi\">roope.lehtinen@turkuamk.fi<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e379666 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e379666\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Information We Collect\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320e55e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320e55e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>theFIRMA collects only necessary personal data for processing contact requests:<\/p><ul><li>Name<\/li><li>Email<\/li><li>Phone number<\/li><li>Message and its content (contact form)<\/li><li>Server technical log data<\/li><\/ul><p>theFIRMA does not collect analytics data, marketing profiles, or tracking data collected through cookies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e19250f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e19250f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources of Information\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dbaa90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58dbaa90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Information provided by the user (contact form)<\/li><li>Technically collected information (security and error logs)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfcf2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edfcf2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Purposes for Which Information Is Used\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51009f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51009f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Processing and responding to contact requests<\/li><li>Legal obligations<\/li><li>Ensuring service operation and data security<\/li><\/ul><p>theFIRMA does not use information for marketing or automated decision-making.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b438e91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b438e91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Legal Basis for Data Processing\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39599f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39599f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Consent: the user provides their information voluntarily through the contact form<\/li><li>Legitimate interest: processing of server technical log data to ensure service security<\/li><li>Legal obligations: accounting and regulatory requirements when dealing with invoiced customers<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b9ffaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50b9ffaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Whom Information Is Disclosed\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34d0fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34d0fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personal data is processed only by theFIRMA and its service providers:<\/p><ul><li>Web hosting service<\/li><li>Email service<\/li><li>Accounting (only for paying customers)<\/li><\/ul><p>Processors handle information only to the extent necessary to perform their duties. Information is not sold to third parties.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ce0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f6ce0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Transfer Outside the EU or EEA\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e02cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2e02cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>theFIRMA does not transfer personal data outside the EU\/EEA.<\/p><p>The website uses an embedded Google Maps feature, which may transfer the user&#8217;s IP address to Google. Google processes data according to its own terms.<\/p><p>Google may transfer data outside the EU\/EEA, and such transfers are based on safeguards approved by the EU (such as standard contractual clauses).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbbf69f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dbbf69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Retention Period\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d727319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d727319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data is retained only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:<\/p><ul><li>Contact form data: 12 months<\/li><li>Customer data: duration of the customer relationship<\/li><li>Invoicing data: 6 years<\/li><li>Server log data: 1-12 months<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b7320b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45b7320b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Data Protection\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69b8426e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69b8426e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personal data is processed in secure systems accessible only to those employees and partners who have the right to access it due to their duties. Data transmission is protected with SSL\/TLS encryption.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c89d2eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c89d2eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rights of the Data Subject\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-409620c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"409620c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>right to access data<\/li><li>right to rectification<\/li><li>right to erasure<\/li><li>right to restriction of processing<\/li><li>right to data portability<\/li><li>right to withdraw consent<\/li><li>right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority<\/li><\/ul><p>Requests can be sent to:\u00a0<a title=\"\" draggable=\"false\" href=\"vscode-file:\/\/vscode-app\/c:\/Users\/neeah\/AppData\/Local\/Programs\/Microsoft%20VS%20Code\/resources\/app\/out\/vs\/code\/electron-browser\/workbench\/workbench.html\" data-href=\"mailto:roope.lehtinen@turkuamk.fi\">roope.lehtinen@turkuamk.fi<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privacy Policy This is theFIRMA&#8217;s privacy policy and data register statement in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Prepared on November 24, 2025. Last updated on November 24, 2025. Name of the Register This privacy policy applies to the company&#8217;s customer and contact register. 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