Privacy Policy

Erikkila Oy cares about your privacy.

The purpose of this privacy policy is to provide information on the reasons for processing your personal data and for which purpose your personal data is processed. This privacy policy also contains information on your rights in relation to your personal data and in which manner you may use them.
In case you wish to receive further information on issues related to personal data, you may contact us in accordance with the contact details that can be found in the end of this policy.

What is meant by personal data?

Personal data refers to any information by which an individual may be identified, such as a name, email address or another similar identifier.

For what purpose do we use your personal data?

We use your personal data for providing the products and services that our company offers.

We further use your personal data for customer service purposes. The purpose of our customer service is to ensure that our customers receive the best possible service and to find out how we can improve our services in the future.

We may also use your personal data for marketing purposes in the extent allowed by applicable law. Whenever such marketing takes place, we provide you a clear and simple possibility to opt-out from further communications.

We do not use your personal data for any other purposes than those mentioned above, unless we have obtained your consent for such use.

What types of personal data do we process?

We only process personal data that is necessary for the purposes mentioned above. Usually such personal data includes the following:

1. Name;
2. Telephone number;
3. E-mail;
4. Address;
5. Preferred language.

From time to time we may use cookies on our website, in which case we also process your IP address.

How do we ensure the integrity of your personal data?

We have implemented and maintain both organizational and technical measures for ensuring the integrity of your personal data.

All devices and servers that are used for processing personal data are protected with passwords, firewalls and virus protection software.

If any personal data is in non-digital form, such data is processed and stored in a controlled environment to which third parties have restricted or no access.

Personnel with access to personal data is limited to such employees that need your personal data for providing you the products and services that you have acquired from us. All such employees have signed non-disclosure agreements and are educated in personal data processing rules.

Additionally, we process your personal data only in the extent necessary for the purpose indicated above. When we ask for your personal data, we strive to limit the scope of the personal data requested and store the personal data only for a limited time period as necessary.

In case of a personal data incident, we have the ability to notify the relevant authority of the incident, and if required, the individuals affected by the personal data incident in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.

To whom do we transfer personal data?

We may transfer your personal data to selected third parties as follows:

Prior to making any transfer of your personal data we undertake necessary and reasonable legal, technical and organizational measures to ensure that your personal data is processed safely and appropriately.

We may transfer your personal data to our service providers and subcontractors to the extent necessary for carrying out our contractual obligations towards you.

We may also transfer your personal data to personal data processors that have a legal obligation to follow our instructions on the safety, storage, removal and other processing of your personal data.

We may also transfer your personal data to the authorities, such as the police, the tax office or other authorities, if such transfer is requested and provided for by the law.

Where do we process your personal data?

We process your personal data in Finland, but may from time to time process said data on servers located elsewhere in the EU or EEA.

For how long do we keep your personal data?

We keep your personal data only for as long as it is necessary for carrying out our contractual obligations toward you.

When we keep your personal data for other purposes than fulfilling our contractual obligations toward you, such as for accounting purposes, we keep your personal data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfil our legal obligations.

Your right to access, rectification and to be forgotten

You can ask for a copy of your personal data from us, if you wish to review what personal data we keep in relation to you.

You also have a right to correct incorrect or incomplete personal data and to request us to delete your personal data once the data is no longer necessary for the original purpose of processing.

You may further restrict our right to process your personal data for the time during which you review the personal data or if you consider that the processing of the personal data has not fulfilled legal requirement or if the personal data is required for submission of a legal demand.

What is meant by your right to data portability?

Your right to portability means that you are entitled to ask for a copy of your personal data from us in order to transfer it to a third party.

Do we use cookies?

Cookies are small text files consisting of letters and numbers that are saved on devices visiting a website.

We may use cookies from time to time in order to gather information on our website activity. The purpose of this is to improve our website’s user experience. With the help of cookies, we essentially follow the interaction that takes place on our website and do not monitor how individual visitors use our website. Internet browsers usually allow users to prohibit cookies or to change applicable cookie settings.

Our contact details

Controller: Erikkila Oy
Address: Masalantie 225, 02430 Masala, Finland

Telephone: +358 9 2219 530
E-mail: privacy@erikkila.com

Supervisory authority: Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
Contact details: https://tietosuoja.fi/en/home

Published: 7.2.2019