Disclaimer

Last updated: April 20, 2021

Your privacy is important to us

Thank you for your interest in My Salmiakki Life and our services. We want you to feel comfortable visiting our site regarding your privacy. Data protection is a very important concern. The observance of the relevant data protection legislation such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a matter of course.

We want you to know about the information we collect online, why we collect it and how we process it. We have implemented technical and organizational measures to ensure that data protection regulations are observed both by us and where data is passed on to external service providers.


Personal data

Personal data means any information relating to the personal or material circumstances of an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). This includes details such as your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. You are not required to disclose personal data in order to use our website. However, in certain cases, we need your name, email address and other details so that we can provide you with the requested services.

The same also applies, for example, if we are sending you information or answering individual questions. In such cases, we will specifically draw your attention to the processing of the data. In addition, we will only store and process data that has been supplied to us voluntarily or automatically.

Where you make use of our services, we will normally collect only the data we need to provide the service concerned. If we request further data from you, the information is voluntarily. We will process personal data solely in order to provide the requested service and to safeguard our own legitimate business interests.

Controller

My Salmiakki Life is the operator of this website in accordance with the existing data protection regulations; under the relevant provisions of the GDPR, we are the controller responsible for processing your personal data. You can find our contact information here: https://www.mysalmiakkilife.fi/contact/

Information on data collection, use, storage and erasure

My Salmiakki Life collects data on the basis of the information you provide to us. My Salmiakki Life regularly needs data about you for publishing your stories or subscribing the newletter. Any personal data collected, for example, your names and emails are provided on a voluntary basis. These data are processed pursuant to Art. 6(1) b GDPR to facilitate the performance of a contract, to enable us to take steps prior to entering into a contract or, to the extent permissible and desirable (assuming that consent has been given pursuant to Art. 6(1) a GDPR), for our own marketing purposes; we will not disclose them to anyone else other than for the aforementioned purposes without your express consent. Authorized third parties with whom data are shared might be affiliated companies, for example, or service providers. The provision of personal data by you is not required by law. Its provision is only contractually required if you yourself become a contracting party; however, such data are regularly needed for the performance of business operations and for contract execution purposes, to enable us to communicate with you in the framework of contract initiation or contract performance and to ensure smooth processing.

We will only store your data for as long as you require information on our products and services. The data which are stored about you (usually your name and email address) will be erased as soon as the purpose for which they have been stored no longer applies and provided its erasure does not conflict with any statutory tax, archiving or other obligations. If such legal obligations exist, the data will be erased after the retention periods have expired.

My Salmiakki Life would like to point out that no data transmission over the Internet (e.g. when communicating by e-mail), and especially unencrypted transmissions, can be guaranteed to be absolutely secure and vulnerabilities can never be ruled out entirely. While we make every effort to protect your data, complete protection against access by third parties is not possible.

Information, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and withdrawal of consent

You have the right to request information regarding personal data stored by us about you at any time and at no cost, in particular about the origin and recipients of your data as well as the purpose for which it has been processed. In addition, you also have the right to demand the rectification, erasure, restriction of processing and portability of such data to the extent permitted by law. If you have given us your consent to collect and store data about you, you have the right to withdraw your consent to the storage of such data at any time. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of collection and storage based on consent before its withdrawal. You can unsubscribe from our newsletter at any point.

Additional privacy statement for the website

Data collection and use

Certain data are automatically collected by our IT systems when you visit the website. These data are primarily technical data (such as your browser, operating system or page views). They are automatically recorded whenever you access our website. We collect the data partly to ensure the proper functionality of the website. Other data may be used to analyze how you use the website.

Analytics and third-party tools

When you visit our website, statistical analyses may be made of your surfing behaviour. This happens primarily using analytics. The analysis of your surfing behaviour is usually anonymous, in other words, we will not be able to identify you from these data except by using certain analytics tools. You can object to these analyses or prevent them by not using the tools concerned. For more information, please see our Privacy Statement on the individual analytics and plugins.

Contact form

If you send us questions or inquiries using the contact form, we will collect the data entered in the form, including any contact details provided by you, to answer your question or inquiry as well as any follow-up questions.

Any data you enter in the contact form will only be processed subject to your consent (Art. 6(1) a EU GDPR). You may withdraw your consent at any time. An informal email to this effect is sufficient. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

We will retain the data you provide in the contact form until you request its erasure or withdraw your consent to the storage, or until the purpose for which they have been stored no longer applies (for example, after we have finished processing your inquiry). Any statutory provisions, for example regarding retention periods, shall remain unaffected.

Google Analytics

This website uses functionalities of “Google Analytics”, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.

Google Analytics uses “cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) will generally be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

For more information on how Google Analytics processes user data, you can review the Google privacy policy by following this link: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en 

Google Analytics cookies are stored pursuant to Art. 6(1) f GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in analyzing how you use the website, to enable the website to be further improved and optimize advertising.

Google Analytics browser plugin

You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser; however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can prohibit Google from collecting and analyzing the data generated by cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plugin available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en 

Objection to data collection by Google Analytics

You can prohibit Google Analytics from collecting data about you by going to tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/eula.html and disabling the add-on by clicking “Accept and Install”. You can also prevent Google Analytics from collecting data by clicking the following link:Disable Google Analytics

An opt-out cookie is then placed on your computer to prevent any future collection of your data when you visit this website.

For more information on the terms of service and privacy policy, see https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/us.html and https://policies.google.com/?hl=en/. Please note that on this website Google Analytics is supplemented by “gat._anonymizeIp();” to ensure an anonymized collection of IP addresses (IP masking).

Google Analytics Demographics

This website has enabled Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting, which helps us target audiences based on the age, sex and interests of visitors to our sites. These data come from interest based advertising by Google as well as the visitor statistics of third-party providers. They cannot be associated with a specific person. You can disable this feature at any time by adjusting the ads settings in your Google account or prohibit the collection of data about you by Google Analytics as described under “Objection to data collection by Google Analytics”.

Facebook Remarketing

This site uses the Remarketing “Custom Audiences” feature of Facebook Inc. (“Facebook”). This function is used to present visitors to this website as part of a visit to the social network Facebook (“Facebook Ads”). The remarketing tag of Facebook was implemented on this website. Through this tag a direct connection to the Facebook servers is made when visiting the website. You will be directed to the Facebook server that you visited this site, and Facebook will assign this information to your personal Facebook user account. For more information on how Facebook collects, uses, and protects your privacy, see the Facebook privacy policy.

Newsletter

Should you wish to subscribe to the newsletter which is offered on this website, we will need your email address as well as information allowing us to verify that you are the holder of the address provided to us and that you have agreed to receive the newsletter (double opt-in procedure). Any other data are provided on a voluntary basis. We use these data exclusively for the purpose of sending you the requested information, or of answering your inquiry, and do not share them with third parties outside of My Salmiakki Life.

Any data which you enter in the newsletter subscription form will only be processed subject to your consent (Art. 6(1) a EU GDPR). You may withdraw your consent to the storage of your data and email address, as well as to the use of your data for the purpose of sending you the newsletter, at any time, for example by clicking the “Unsubscribe” link in the newsletter. The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

We will store the data held by us for the purpose of sending you the newsletter until such time as you unsubscribe from the newsletter and will delete this data as soon as you unsubscribe. This shall not affect data that are stored by us for any other purposes (for example, if they are required for the execution of a contract).

Children and juveniles

Persons under the age of 18 should not send us any personal data without the consent of a parent or guardian. We do not request personal data from children and juveniles, nor do we collect such information or share it with third parties.

Disclaimer for the content of linked third-party sites

This Privacy Statement does not extend to the use of any external links which may be included on our websites. If we include links, we make every effort to ensure that they also comply with our data protection and security principles. However, we have no control over the compliance of other website operators with data protection and security provisions. We therefore ask you to refer to the websites of the operators concerned for information on their respective privacy policies.

Errors and Omissions Disclaimer

The information given by the Service is for general guidance on matters of interest only. Even if the Company takes every precaution to insure that the content of the Service is both current and accurate, errors can occur. Plus, given the changing nature of laws, rules and regulations, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in the information contained on the Service.

The Company is not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of this information.

Fair Use Disclaimer

The Company may use copyrighted material which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. The Company is making such material available for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, or research.

The Company believes this constitutes a “fair use” of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the United States Copyright law.

If You wish to use copyrighted material from the Service for your own purposes that go beyond fair use, You must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

Views Expressed Disclaimer

The Service may contain views and opinions which are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other author, agency, organization, employer or company, including the Company.

Comments published by users are their sole responsibility and the users will take full responsibility, liability and blame for any libel or litigation that results from something written in or as a direct result of something written in a comment. The Company is not liable for any comment published by users and reserve the right to delete any comment for any reason whatsoever.

No Responsibility Disclaimer

The information on the Service is provided with the understanding that the Company is not herein engaged in rendering legal, accounting, tax, or other professional advice and services. As such, it should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional accounting, tax, legal or other competent advisers.

In no event shall the Company or its suppliers be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever arising out of or in connection with your access or use or inability to access or use the Service.

“Use at Your Own Risk” Disclaimer

All information in the Service is provided “as is”, with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

The Company will not be liable to You or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information given by the Service or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

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