Privacy statement
Request of access to register data
Please fill in the form and send it to the address: Metsähallitus / Kirjaamo, PL 80, 00521 Helsinki
Metsähallitus’s Metsa.fi webpage is open to all and provides information on Metsähallitus’s organisation, activities and current issues.
Data collection
Metsa.fi does not collect information on users other than through feedback forms; the user may, if they wish, leave their contact details if a response to the feedback is desired. The following personal data can be provided on the feedback form: name, location, e-mail address, telephone number.
Data processing and disclosure
The data collected on the feedback form is transferred to the feedback database in Metsähallitus’ environmental and quality system. Personal data is not disclosed to parties outside Metsähallitus, and the data is only processed inside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Data storage
The personal data provided in conjunction with feedback is stored for as long as necessary for the purpose of feedback processing at Metsähallitus.
Data protection
The protection of the Metsa.fi webpages complies with best practices in data protection, current legislation and regulations, and supplementary instructions issued by Metsähallitus. Access rights are used to restrict use of the system to only those individuals that require the data for their work.
Use of cookies
Metsa.fi web service uses cookies and other equivalent technologies, such as browser local storage. Cookies are small text files used for communication between the terminal’s browser and the server. Cookies and other identifiers have a set period of validity, after which the browser removes the identifier. We use these technologies for carrying out our activities.
If desired, the user may prevent the creation of cookies or to delete the cookies saved in the browser. This may, however, inhibit the functioning of the webpages.
The online service contains embedded windows on third-party online services which may install cookies onto your browser:
- Juicer to embed social media feeds the into the website: https://www.juicer.io/privacy
- ShareThis service for sharing webpages on social media, further information: http://www.sharethis.com/legal/privacy/
- Facebook embedded content for displaying the news feed from Metsähallitus’s Facebook page. Further information: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/update
- X embedded content for displaying tweets from Metsähallitus’s X account. Further information: https://support.twitter.com/articles/20170514
- Youtube embedded content for showing videos. Further information: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en
You can see and edit the cookie settings you have entered by clicking this link:
Monitoring the use of the web service
Data on the use of the Metsa.fi web service is collected without cookies using the Snoobi Analytics service. No personal data which could be used to identify individual visitors is collected about the users of online services. The information is used in the development of the web service. The collected data is stored in the Snoobi Analytics tool. Snoobi manages this information in accordance with its privacy policy. You can find further information on the Snoobi Analytics website (snoobi.com)
Rights of the data subject
The data subject has the right to access the data held by the controller concerning him or her, the right to request the rectification of imprecise and incorrect data, and the right to restrict processing of this data for the period when its veracity is being confirmed. The data subject also has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority regarding actions carried out in the processing of his or her personal data.
Contact details of controller
On matters relating to data protection, we request that you make contact in writing directly to the controller: Metsähallitus/Registry, PO Box 80, 00521 Helsinki, Finland or by email: tietosuoja@metsa.fi.