Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for MattiLehtinen.com

Introduction

At MattiLehtinen.com, we respect the privacy of our users and are committed to protecting their personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information when you use our website.

Data Controller

Matti Lehtinen is the data controller of the personal data we collect from you.

Data Collection and Processing

We collect and process personal data about you when you voluntarily submit it to us. The personal data we collect includes your email address when you sign up to receive our newsletter through Sendinblue. We use this information solely for the purpose of sending you our newsletter and do not share it with any third parties.

We also collect non-personal information through Matomo, an analytics platform. This information includes your IP address, the type of browser you are using, and the pages you visit on our website. This information is used to help us understand how our website is being used and to improve our content. We use Matomo in a privacy-friendly way, without collecting any personal data about you.

Legal Basis for Data Processing

We process your personal data based on your consent, as you have voluntarily provided us with your email address when signing up for our newsletter. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can do so by clicking the unsubscribe link in our newsletter or by contacting us at [email protected].

We process non-personal data through Matomo based on our legitimate interest in improving our website and the user experience.

Data Sharing

We do not share your personal data with any third parties, except for the subprocessors we use to process your data on our behalf. We ensure that our subprocessors are GDPR compliant and have appropriate safeguards in place to protect your personal data.

Subprocessors:

We use the following subprocessors to process personal information on our behalf:

Sendinblue - we use Sendinblue to collect and process email addresses when you sign up for our newsletter. Sendinblue acts as our data processor and is responsible for the security and processing of the data they collect on our behalf. You can find their privacy policy here: https://www.sendinblue.com/legal/privacypolicy/

Matomo - we use Matomo to collect analytics data on our website. Matomo acts as our data processor and is responsible for the security and processing of the data they collect on our behalf. You can find their privacy policy here: https://matomo.org/privacy-policy/ We may engage additional subprocessors in the future, but we will update this Privacy Policy accordingly if we do so.

Data Retention

We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide you with our newsletter or as required by applicable law. We will delete your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we are required by law to keep it for a longer period.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, rectify, and erase your personal data, as well as to restrict or object to its processing. You also have the right to data portability and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

If you would like to exercise any of your rights or have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our practices, please contact us at [email protected].

Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes. Your continued use of our website after any changes to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such changes. We will inform our newsletter subscribers of any significant changes to the Privacy Policy via email.