Privacy Policy

Use of this puida.com website may involve the processing of personal data. We would like to provide you with an overview of this processing by means of the following information to ensure you fully comprehend this processing. In addition, we would like to inform you regarding your rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The legal person responsible for the data processing is Puida Oy (2918901-1), Ruopankatu 2 B 5, 15100 Lahti, Finland (hereinafter referred to as “we” or “us”).

General Information

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for (www.puida.com). This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this website (Sites). It will notify you of the following:

Please note, that the person completing the registration to the Sites must be at least 18 years old and of full legal capacity. If a user gives us information on underaged individuals, they are responsible for acquiring the necessary consents from the guardian of the minor.

What personally identifiable information is collected from you through the website, how it is used and with whom it may be shared.
What choices are available to you regarding the use of your data.
The security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information.
How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information.

We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone.

We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request.

After subscribing to our newsletter, unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy.

When using our website for the purpose purely of gathering information, general information is saved automatically that your browser transmits to our servers. This includes as standard: Browser type/version, the operating system used, the page called up, the page visited previously (Referrer URL), IP address, date and time of the server request and HTTP status code. Processing is done to maintain our legitimate interests and rests on the legal basis provided by Art. 6 Par. 1 f) GDPR. This processing serves the technical administration and the security of the website. The saved data are deleted after 10 days, provided that there is no legitimate reason to suspect illegal use based on concrete indications, and additional checking and processing of the information is required for this reason.

Personal Data Collection

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual. The Personal Data that you provide directly to us through our Sites will be apparent from the context in which you provide the data. In particular:

When you fill-in our online form to contact our sales team, we collect your full name, work email, country, and anything else you tell us about your project, needs and timeline.

When you respond to Puida emails or surveys we collect your email address, name and any other information you choose to include in the body of your email or responses. If you contact us by phone, we will collect the phone number you use to call Puida. If you contact us by phone as a Puida User, we may collect additional information in order to verify your identity.

If you are a Puida User, you will provide your contact details, such as name, postal address, telephone number, and email address. As part of your business relationship with us, we may also receive financial and personal information about you, such as your date of birth and government identifiers associated with you and your organization (such as your social security number, tax number, or Employer Identification Number).

You may also choose to submit information to us via other methods, including: (i) in response to marketing or other communications, (ii) through social media or online forums, (iii) through participation in an offer, program or promotion, (iv) in connection with an actual or potential business relationship with us, or (v) by giving us your business card or contact details at trade shows or other events.

Your Access to and Control Over Information

You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website:

See what data we have about you, if any. In accordance with Art. 15 GDPR
Change/correct any data we have about you. In accordance with Art. 16 GDPR
Have us delete any data we have about you. In accordance with Art. 17 GDPR
Express any concern you have about our use of your data. In accordance with Art. 18 GDPR
Receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit these data to another responsible person. In accordance with Art. 20 GDPR

On What Grounds

We handle your Personal Data due to you being a customer of ours. Some collection and handling of Personal Data is based on your consent (such as sending you marketing communications), some is based on a contractual relationship between you and us, and some we have a legitimate interest towards. The remaining basis is our legal requirements.

When the handling of your Personal Data is based on a consent given by you, you may also remove the consent, after which we will seize using your information, in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable legislation.

When we use legitimate interest as grounds for handling your Personal Information, we always asses, whether our legitimate interest is prior to the legal rights granted to you by applicable privacy legislation. If we consider our legitimate interest prior to yours, we may be able to continue handling your Personal Data even if you wish to withdraw your consent.

For the sake of clarity, it is stated that direct marketing to individuals always requires a consent.

In the PuiDB service meant for administering your creative data we act merely as a data processor while the company using the service is the data controller.

Technical Service Providers

Insofar as nothing else ensues from the following information, the processing of your Personal Data occurs on our own servers and, if applicable, on the servers of technical service providers commissioned by us for the purpose within the European Union. These service providers process your Personal Data only following express instruction and are contractually bound to maintain adequate technical and organizational measures for data protection. In consequence, our service providers are engaged by us as so-called contracted processors in terms of Art. 28 GDPR.

Data Retention

Insofar as nothing else ensues from the following information, we save your Personal Data only for as long as is required to achieve the purpose of the processing, or for the fulfilment of our contractual or statutory obligations. Statutory storage obligations of this kind may arise in particular out of commercial or fiscal regulations. In this case, we will block the use of your Personal Data for other purposes.

Third Country Transfers

As your Personal Data may be stored on servers located in various countries around the world, your Personal Data may be transferred across international borders, including to countries outside the European Economic Area, such as the United States. In such cases, we take appropriate steps to ensure that there is a legal basis for such transfer and that adequate protection for your Personal Data is provided as required by the applicable law. By using the Sites and/or submitting any Personal Data to us you give us your express and explicit consent to the transfer of your Personal Data across international borders for the purposes of this Privacy Policy.

Security

We take precautions to protect your Personal Data. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your Personal Data is protected both online and offline.

Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a lock icon in the address bar and looking for “https” at the beginning of the address of the Web page.

While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

Emails

You will first receive a registration email in order to verify the email address, which you will have to confirm by means of a link (Double Opt-In). On registering for the newsletter, we also save the IP address, as well as the date and time of the registration. Processing these details is necessary in order to be able to prove that consent has been given. The legal basis arises from our statutory obligation to prove that you have given consent (Art. 6 Par. 1 c) in combination with Art. 7 Par. 1 GDPR).

Links

This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.

Cookies

Our Sites use cookies and other technologies to function effectively. These technologies record information about your use of our Sites, including:

Browser and device data, such as IP address, device type, operating system and Internet browser type, screen resolution, operating system name and version, device manufacturer and model, language, plug-ins, add-ons and the language version of the Sites you are visiting;
Usage data, such as time spent on the Sites, pages visited, links clicked, language preferences, and the pages that led or referred you to our Sites.

We do not collect information about your online activities on websites and connected devices over time or across third-party websites, devices, apps or other online features and services.

Analytic cookies

At the moment we do not use any third party analytic cookies.

At the moment we do not use any social media cookies.

Blocking cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie table above.

You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

If we change our Privacy Policy, we will post those changes on this page in addition to updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this webpage. If we make material changes, we will notify you more directly, for example by posting a notification or message on the Websites and/or in our Services or by emailing you prior to such changes taking effect. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay informed of the latest modifications.

Contact

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately privacy@puida.com.

Complaint to a Supervisory Authority

If you are of the opinion that any processing personal data related to you infringes the provisions of the GDPR, you have the right in accordance with Art. 77 GDPR to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.