Privacy statement

This privacy statement describes what personal data we can collect about you when using our services. We will also describe how we may use the data.

By using this site, you consent to the processing of your data in accordance with this privacy statement. We can change the privacy statement by publishing the new version online. The continued use of the website and associated services after the publication of the new version is considered to be an approval of the modified terms.

The Ministry of Finance processes personal data from this website in the same way as data collected on the users of the vm.fi website. Read more about the processing of personal data and data protection:

Data protection (vm.fi)

Contact information of the controller:

Ministry of Finance

Government Administration Development Department, governance Policy Unit

PO BOX 28

FI-00023 Government

E-mail: avoinhallinto (at) gov.fi

Our website is built to be secure. We use secure SSL connections, firewalls, and logging in to the site is behind passwords and user IDs. Regular updates will be made to the site to enhance the security of the site. Only those who have the right to do so for their work can access the register. The information system is appropriately protected by technical means.

Our website has cookies that collect information about the users of our website and how they move on the website. Cookies are small text files that are saved on your device when accessing the Avoinhallinto.fi website. Every subsequent visit they are sent back to our website or another website that identifies the cookie.

Customer rights

Data protection legislation guarantees you certain rights to ensure the realisation of the fundamental right to privacy. If you wish to exercise your right, please contact the email provided in the section above. You have the:

• Right to inspect personal data
• Right to withdraw consent
• Right to rectification of data
• Right to erasure of personal data
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to object to the processing of personal data
• Right to refer a matter to the supervisory authority

Processing of personal data

The Ministry of Finance is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of visitors to the website in accordance with the personal data Act. We do not collect data from which an individual visitor could be identified.

General statistical data are collected on the use of the websites, which are used to develop online services. These data include

• downloaded pages
• time
• IP address
• Web browser and operating system.

We store only contact and other information provided separately by the user so we can u respond to the user’s requests for contact, questions or other feedback.

Social extensions

The website has links to third-party websites and so-called social extensions (e.g. social plug-ins on Twitter). The plug-ins maintained by a third party on the website are downloaded from the servers of the services in question. The website does not send information on its visitors through social extensions.

Third-party services or third-party applications on the website shall be subject to third-party access and other conditions.

If you want more information on the Avoinhallinto.fi website, please send an email to the open Government mailbox: avoinhallinto (at) gov.fi.

Cookies

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