Privacy Policy

Data Controller

Raikas EKO Oy

Business ID: 3482317-9

Address: Pääskyntie 32 A 2, 85200 Alavieska

Email: heikki.hintsala@raikaseko.fi

Phone: +358 40 028 0715

Website: https://raikaseko.fi


Purpose of Processing Personal Data

We collect and process personal data for the following purposes:

  • Managing customer relationships and communication

  • Enabling website functionalities (e.g., comments, forms)

  • Improving user experience and website analytics

  • Fulfilling legal obligations


What Data We Collect

Comments

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

An anonymized string (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

If you upload images to the site, avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site can download and extract location data from images.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you can opt-in to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These will last for one year.

  • If you visit the login page, we set a temporary cookie, which is removed when you close your browser.

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

  • If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved in your browser, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. These services may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with the embedded content.


Storage of Personal Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

  • For registered users (if available), personal data is stored in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time.

  • Data is stored only as long as necessary to fulfill the intended purposes or legal obligations.


Recipients of Personal Data

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

  • Data may be shared with authorities if required by law.

  • We use service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics, spam detection) who process data on our behalf under a contract and in compliance with EU data protection legislation.


Data Transfer Outside the EU/EEA

In some cases (e.g., analytics services, Gravatar), data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA. In such cases, we ensure that transfers comply with applicable legislation.


Data Subject Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

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

  • Right to rectification: You may request correction of incorrect or incomplete data.

  • Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your data when it is no longer needed.

  • Right to restrict processing: You may request restriction of processing in certain situations.

  • Right to data portability: You may request transfer of your data to another system.

  • Right to object: You may object to processing of your data for direct marketing or other legitimate grounds.

To exercise your rights, please contact the data controller (contact details above).


Right to Lodge a Complaint

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


Where Your Data is Sent

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