Privacy protection

In the Register, we process the following kinds of personal data concerning the data subjects:

• First and last name
• Personal identity code (only for private individuals applying for a grant or in other instances of processing where it is required by law)
• Address and telephone number
• Email address
• Bank account number
• The organisation you represent and your position in the organisation
• IP address

For grant applications, the legal basis for processing your personal data is our legitimate interests that are based on the purposes stated below.

We must process the personal data of private individuals and representatives of organisations that are applying for grants in order to be able to receive and process applications and report on awarded grants.

The processing of private individuals’ personal identity codes is required by law. The Finnish Forest Foundation has a legal obligation to relay information concerning the awarding of grants to pension insurance companies (e.g. the Farmers' Social Insurance Institution Mela) and the Finnish Tax Administration.

For the Finnish Forest Foundation’s elected officials, the legal basis for processing personal data consists of the Finnish Forest Foundation’s legitimate interests and the obligations imposed by the Foundations Act. The processing of elected officials’ personal data is legitimate when it is performed for the purpose of carrying out the foundation’s operations and complying with the obligations imposed by the Foundations Act.

The IP addresses collected by the Finnish Forest Foundation are processed on the basis of the Finnish Forest Foundation’s legitimate interests because the processing of IP addresses is essential for maintaining the Finnish Forest Foundation’s website. IP addresses are not processed more extensively than what is required by the technical maintenance of the website.

The processing of the personal data disclosed to the Finnish Forest Foundation by its backers and founders for the purpose of sending the foundation’s newsletter is carried out on the basis of the Finnish Forest Foundation’s legitimate interests. The personal data disclosed by the backers and founders of the Finnish Forest Foundation will only be used for the purpose of sending the foundation’s newsletter.

The personal data submitted while subscribing to the newsletter via the Finnish Forest Foundation’s website will be processed on the basis of the subscriber’s consent and will only be used for sending the newsletter.

The processing of your personal data will not affect you in any other way. We will not process your personal data for purposes other than those stated in this privacy policy.

In accordance with the applicable data protection legislation, you have the right, at any time, to:

• be informed about the processing of your personal data,
• access your personal data and check the personal data concerning yourself that we have processed,
• request the rectification or completion of inaccurate or incomplete personal data,
• request the erasure of your personal data,
• object to the processing of personal data concerning yourself based on your particular circumstances if the processing is carried out on the basis of our legitimate interests,
• receive your personal data in machine-readable format and transfer the data to another controller, provided that the data in question has been submitted by you and that we are processing the data based on an agreement and the processing is automated; and
• request the restriction of the processing of your personal data.

You must submit your request to exercise the rights stated above to us as instructed in the “Contact us” section of this privacy policy. We may ask you to specify your request in writing and verify your identity before we process the request. We may also refuse to grant your request based on a legal obligation.

In addition, you also always have the right to lodge a complaint with the Finnish supervisory authority, or the supervisory authority of the EU member state where you work or live, if you feel that we have not complied with the applicable data protection legislation when processing your personal data.

“Cookies” are commonly used small text files that your web browser stores on your computer or other device when you visit a website. The browser sends information about your visit back to the website when you visit it again. All modern websites use cookies to offer you a more personalised browsing experience.

Each cookie has been separately set on each of your devices, and cookies can only be read by the server that set the cookie. Because cookies are tied to the browser and cannot be shared between different browsers or devices (unless separately enabled by a particular browser, extension or other application), your cookie management settings will only apply to the browser in question. Cookies cannot run software and they cannot be used to spread viruses or other harmful codes or to harm your device or files. Individual users cannot be identified purely based on the use of cookies or similar technologies.