Privacy Policy

This is the Privacy Policy of Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd (“FPP”) in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Originally drafted on 3 October 2022. Last updated on 16 September 2025.

Who processes your personal data?

Finnish Packaging Producers Ltd – Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy (Business ID: 3230700-7)
Address: Pasilankatu 2, 00240 HELSINKI, Finland
Email: info@suomenpakkaustuottajat.fi

Who can you contact regarding data protection matters?

You can contact us by email: info@suomenpakkaustuottajat.fi

What personal data do we process?

We process the following information necessary for managing contractual relationships if you are our contracting partner, or a representative or contact person of our contracting partner:

  • Name
  • Position in the contracting company
  • Contact details (email address, phone number, work address)

If you visit our website, we also process data collected through cookies. More information on cookies is provided below under “Cookies.”

For what purposes and on what grounds do we process your personal data?

The purposes of processing personal data are managing contractual relationships, developing our operations, and communication and information sharing via email, for example through newsletters.

The legal basis for processing personal data is the preparation or performance of a contract, or our legitimate interest based on an actual or potential contractual relationship.

Where do we obtain your personal data?

We primarily collect personal data directly from you. If you represent our contracting partner, we may also obtain your data from our contracting partner.

To whom do we disclose your personal data?

We do not disclose personal data to third parties without your consent. However, we may disclose personal data to authorities if required by law.

We have outsourced the processing of personal data to IT system providers, communication service providers, and website administrators.

Do we transfer your personal data outside the EU/EEA?

We do not transfer personal data outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).

How long do we retain your personal data?

We retain personal data as long as necessary for the purposes of processing or for complying with statutory obligations. We regularly assess the necessity of retention and delete data when it is no longer needed for the purposes for which it was collected.

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored on your computer or device when browsing our website. They enable, for example, measurement of visitor numbers. If you wish, you can restrict or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect cookie data, for example to measure visitor numbers and to further develop our website. GA4 uses cookies and similar technologies, which means that data generated about the use of the website is transmitted to and stored on Google’s servers. Google acts as a controller of this data.

Cookies and similar technologies may collect the following information:

  • Time of visit, pages visited, and time spent on each page
  • Referring website
  • Device type (mobile, tablet, computer)
  • Browser type
  • Operating system
  • Approximate location and IP address

For more information on GA4 cookies and retention periods, please see Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

You can manage your cookie preferences in your browser settings or use Google’s opt-out tools.

What rights do you have?

To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@suomenpakkaustuottajat.fi

Your rights include:

  • Right of access: You have the right to know whether we process your personal data and to access such data.
  • Right to rectification: You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Right to erasure: You may request deletion of your personal data in cases defined in the GDPR (e.g., data no longer needed, withdrawal of consent, unlawful processing).
  • Right to restriction of processing: You may request limitation of processing in certain situations (e.g., contested accuracy of data, unlawful processing, or pending objections).
  • Right to data portability: You have the right to receive personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller under the conditions set by GDPR.
  • Right to object: You may object to processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation, and at any time object to processing for direct marketing purposes.
  • Right to lodge a complaint: You may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority if you consider that your rights under GDPR have been infringed. In Finland, the supervisory authority is the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (www.tietosuoja.fi).

How do we ensure data security in processing personal data?

We store personal data in systems protected by firewalls, passwords, and other generally accepted technical and organizational measures in the industry.

Manually maintained materials are kept in premises with restricted access.

Only individuals who need to process personal data in the performance of their duties have access to such data.