Privacy Protection and Terms of Use
The Finnish Commerce Federation is committed to ensuring a high level of privacy protection in its processing operations. We strive to ensure effective protection of the rights of individuals in all processing of personal data done by the Finnish Commerce Federation.
On this page, you will always find our up-to-date privacy policy and the terms of use for our website. The terms of use apply to the websites kauppa.fi and the jasen.kauppa.fi as well as to their language versions maintained by the Finnish Commerce Federation, and to the material presented on the websites.
We encourage you to periodically check the privacy policies and the terms of use to review any changes.
We also collect personal information for Finnish Commerce Federation registers through the forms on the website. Each form on the website includes a reference to the privacy policy as well as information on how the information collected through the form is used.
Descriptions of the registers created through the website can be found from these websites:
Membership register privacy policy
News and event letter register privacy policy
Event register privacy policy
Press release distribution privacy policy
Stakeholder register privacy policy
Processing of jobseekers’ personal data
If you have any questions about the processing of personal data, please contact the Finnish Commerce Federation:
Finnish Commerce Federation
Eteläranta 10, PL 340, 00131 HELSINKI, FINLAND
tietosuoja@kauppa.fi
Tel. +358 9 1728 5151
You can use this form to submit a request for information about your personal data to the Finnish Commerce Federation:
The Website’s Terms of Use
The Purpose of the Website
The purpose of the website is to provide information on the activities of the Finnish Commerce Federation and of matters in the commerce sector, and to serve the member companies. The website contains, for example, information related to the commerce sector, news, articles, blog posts and publications on the research done by the Finnish Commerce Federation.
The Right of Use
As a user of the public kauppa.fi website, you may share the content on the pages in external online communities and services in accordance with these terms of use and separate terms of use applicable to them. When using the commenting tools of other social network services, the terms of use of these services apply. If the user distributes content outside of this website, the Finnish Commerce Federation is not responsible for any processing of data subject to the terms of use of those third parties.
The content, images and logos on the website are the property of the Finnish Commerce Federation or its partners and are protected by Copyright Act, unless otherwise stated. The use of bulletins and other content intended for the public and published by the Finnish Commerce Federation for communication to the public is permitted if the source of the information is mentioned. The sale or use of all or any part of the content of the website in a manner that violates the value or purpose of the content is prohibited.
Intellectual Property Rights
The ownership rights of the material and content on the websites kauppa.fi and jasen.kauppa.fi and their language versions are the property of the Finnish Commerce Federation, except for material produced by third parties, to which the Finnish Commerce Federation only possesses the right of use. The copyright and other rights of such writings, images and other third party material published on the website are the property of the authors or the registration holders.
No part of the content or the appearance of the websites kauppa.fi and jasen.kauppa.fi may be reproduced, published, copied, transmitted, made available to the public, recreated, distributed or exploited commercially in any form or by any means without a prior written permission.
The Finnish Commerce Federation reserves all rights to exploit its intellectual property rights. The exercise of such rights always requires the prior consent of the Finnish Commerce Federation.
Disclaimer
The blog posts on the website contain the personal thoughts and opinions of the authors. They may not be official statements of the organizations represented by the authors. The authors are responsible for the content of their text themselves.
Under no circumstances will the Finnish Commerce Federation be liable for any indirect, consequential or incidental losses, or any losses in connection with the use of, or reliance on, the information and materials provided. Moreover, the Finnish Commerce Federation is not liable for any losses resulting from the interruption of use of the website or for the inability to access the website. The Finnish Commerce Federation has, at its own discretion, the right to terminate the online service completely.
In addition to the websites maintained by the Finnish Commerce Federation, the kauppa.fi and jasen.kauppa.fi websites contain links to pages owned or maintained by third parties. By accessing the linked pages, the user accepts that the pages are not under the control of the Finnish Commerce Federation, and the Finnish Commerce Federation does not have the possibility to influence the content of the material created or published on them. The linked websites may also have restrictive conditions that must be read before using the websites. The Finnish Commerce Federation is not responsible for any material contained on third party websites.
Use Of Cookies and Visitor Tracking
The Finnish Commerce Federation collects information about the users visiting its website through the Google Analytics service and through cookies. The data is collected for website development and to improve the user experience.
To implement tracking, Google Analytics uses cookies to help our website identify your computer when you return to or browse these websites. Google Analytics gathers general statistical data on website usage to develop the service. Such information includes the number of visitors, the country of use, the usage time and the browser used, as well as the content that the visitor has visited and from which page the visitor has entered the service. The data stored in Google Analytics identifies an individual user, but the data cannot be used to associate the user with a natural person.
To learn more about Google Analytics, visit https://www.google.com/analytics/.
A cookie is a small text file that is sent to a user’s browser, usually containing an anonymous identification number. The information stored in cookies is therefore anonymous and the user cannot be identified on the basis of the information. Also, the cookie does not damage the terminal device. Some cookies are related to the functionality of the website, such as selecting a graphic or text version and increasing the font size, some are related to making statistics on the use of the website. In addition to this, the social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) sharing buttons stored on the website set cookies. This is also the case with YouTube and Vimeo videos, which may be embedded on the website. You accept the use of cookies as part of these terms of use and as a user of the website. However, if you wish, you can refuse to accept cookies by changing your browser’s settings. This may impair some functionality of the website and cannot be recommended.
Cookie SettingsPossible Changes and Applicable Law
These terms of use are in force until further notice. We will always provide notification of any changes to the terms of use on this page.
Finnish law applies to these terms and conditions and to any disputes arising from the kauppa.fi and jasen.kauppa.fi pages, their content or their use.
