Data protection and cookies
The National Audit Office of Finland processes the personal data that you have disclosed with due care, in accordance with the law and ensuring the protection of privacy.
Privacy statements
The privacy statements describe the data contained in the personal data files maintained by the National Audit Office of Finland as well as the intended uses, lawful disclosure, and the protection principles concerning such data. The privacy statements also contain information about the rights of the data subjects as well as the controller’s contact details.
A personal data file is a set of personal data in which the personal data is used for a specific purpose. A privacy statement is required under the General Data Protection Regulation of the EU.
PDF 339 KB Privacy statement on the case and document management system (PDF)
PDF 660 KB Privacy statement on the personnel register (PDF)
PDF 211 KB
Staff contact details may not be used for commercial purposes such as direct marketing.
Controller
National Audit Office of Finland (NAOF)
Porkkalankatu 1, FI-00101 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 9 4321, kirjaamo@vtv.fi
Data protection officer
You can contact the National Audit Office’s data protection officer at tietosuojavastaava@vtv.fi.
Information security
VTV.fi is always accessed through a secure connection (https). Please report any vulnerabilities or deficiencies on the website to the NAOF registry at kirjaamo@vtv.fi using the secure messaging service. Using the secure messaging service requires registration. Follow the instructions available on the website.
Cookie policies
VTV.fi uses cookies. Cookies are small data files that are transferred to your computer when you access a website. Cookies are stored in the files used by your browser. Some of the cookies are used for the duration of your browser session, others for longer periods.
Cookies can be divided into four categories: necessary, functional, analytical and marketing cookies. Some of the cookies are necessary for the technical functioning of the website. Necessary cookies do not collect any information about the user that could be utilised in marketing or analytics.
Functional cookies improve the functioning of the website. Analytical cookies collect anonymous data for statistics and website development. Marketing cookies can, for example, be used to produce advertising specifically targeting the website user.
The analytical cookies used on VTV.fi are connected to the Piwik PRO and Siteimprove service. Piwik PRO collects anonymised information about site navigation, which can be used to develop the website. Siteimprove collects anonymous data on visitor traffic and the usability of the content and structure of the website. Read more about Piwik PRO cookie policies and Siteimprove cookie policies.
Piwik PRO
- _pk_id., 13 months
- _pk_ses., 30 min
The website also uses Piwik PRO analytics in a mode where the visitor has not given cookie consent. In this mode, the service only collects anonymised information about the website use without cookies or other identifiers. The visitor’s IP address is masked and individual users cannot be identified. The information is only used to develop the technical functioning and usability of the website.
Site Improve
- nmstat, 1,000 days
The marketing cookies on the website are connected to YouTube and Vimeo. You can only view videos on the website if you have given consent to marketing cookies. Marketing cookies may impact the content and advertising that you see in Google services. Read more about the cookie policies of YouTube and Google. Read more about Vimeo’s cookie policies.
YouTube
- VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, 6 months
- VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA, 6 months
- YSC, for the duration of the session
- __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN, 2 years
Vimeo videos on the website are embedded using the Do Not Track (DNT) setting, in which Vimeo uses only technical cookies that are necessary. They allow video playback but do not collect any analytics or marketing information about the user.
Cookie consent
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