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Privacy Notice

Last update: March 10, 2022

With this Privacy Notice we provide you information on why and how we process your personal data in the course of our business operations. We process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Customer relationships
  • Strategic analysis of customer data to develop services and fulfill customer needs
  • Marketing
  • Business partner relationships
  • Recruiting
  • Communications

1. WHAT TERMS ARE USED IN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE?

  • "Privacy Notice" means a data protection document that has been drafted according to Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, and with which the controller may inform its data subjects of the ways their personal data is processed.
  • "Controller" means the party that is in charge of the personal data processing activities.
  • "Data subject" is a term for a human being in accordance with data protection laws.
  • "Personal data" means any data concerning a data subject or data with which a data subject can be identified with.
  • "Processor" means the party that processes your personal data on behalf of the controller.
  • "Purpose for processing" means the reason why the controller processes personal data of a data subject.
  • "Legal basis for processing" means the legal basis with which the controller processes personal data of a data subject. Please see Article 6 of the GDPR for more information.

2. WHO IS THE CONTROLLER OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

NerdCloud Ltd (FI-32648178) acts as a controller for all personal data referred to in this Privacy Notice. We are located at PL 178, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.

3. WHO IS THE PROCESSOR OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We also act as a processor for the personal data that our customers disclose to us when they use our Ottia service. Our customers are controllers for all such personal data, and they shall inform their data subjects separately about the ways with which their personal data is processed.

When we process personal data on behalf of our customers, we comply with the provisions of the Data Processing Agreement (DPA) concluded between us. You can find more information about the DPA from Section 7 of our Service Agreement.

4. WHY DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We process your personal data for the below mentioned purposes. Beneath each purpose for processing, you will also find information on what personal data we process and what are the legal basis for our processing activities.

Customer relationships

We process personal data of our customers for the purposes of customer relationships. For these purposes we process contact details and other data disclosed to us. The legal basis for processing is the performance of our contractual obligations.

Strategic analysis of customer data to develop services and fulfill customer needs

We process the personal data of all our customers to develop our services and better fulfill customer needs. For these purposes we process contact details and data related to the use of Ottia service. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interests, according to which we develop our services and better fulfill customer needs. NB! You have a right to object data processing for these purposes (see section concerning your rights).

Marketing

We process the personal data of our customers and leads for the purposes of marketing our services. For these purposes we process contact details and other data disclosed to us. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interests, according to which we execute, establish and develop our customer relationships and business operations. NB! You have a right to object data processing for these purposes (see section concerning your rights).

Business partner relationships

We process the personal data of our business partners for the purposes of business partner relationships. For these purposes we process contact details and other data disclosed to us. The legal basis for processing is the performance of our contractual obligations.

Recruiting

We process the personal data of job applicants for recruiting purposes. For these purposes we process contact details and other data disclosed to us, such as CVs, relevant job history and expertise. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interests, according to which we govern our recruiting practices. NB! You have a right to object data processing for these purposes (see section concerning your rights).

Communications

We process the personal data of people who contact us for communications purposes. For these purposes we process contact details and other data disclosed to us. The legal basis for processing is our legitimate interests, according to which we govern our communications. NB! You have a right to object data processing for these purposes (see section concerning your rights).

5. FROM WHERE DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We collect personal data from data subjects themselves.

6. DO WE TRANSFER YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We may transfer your personal data to third parties, as it is a normal course of doing business in a digitalized world. When personal data is transferred to third parties, we ensure that we conclude adequate personal data processing agreements and safeguards in relation to the data transfers.

Your personal data may be transferred to data storage service providers and communications services providers.

We may transfer personal data outside the EU and the EEA. When doing so, we ensure adequate safeguards for the data transfer, such as standard contractual clauses and Privacy Shield arrangements.

7. HOW LONG DO WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

The retention period of your personal data depends on the purposes for which we process your personal data. We inspect the necessity of the personal data stored regularly and keep records of the inspections.

8. WHAT DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE?

You may have the right to use the below listed data protection rights. The contacts concerning the rights shall be submitted to the controller's contact person. Your rights can be put into action only when you have been satisfactorily identified.

You may also have a right to lodge a complaint with Data Protection Ombudsman (Tietosuojavaltuutettu), if you think that the processing of your personal data infringes data protection laws.

9. WHERE CAN YOU MAKE REQUESTS OR INQUIRIES RELATED TO YOUR DATA AND THIS PRIVACY NOTICE?

You can make all requests and inquiries related to your data and this Privacy Notice to our contact person Samuli Argillander, CEO, samuli@ottia.com.

10. CAN THIS PRIVACY NOTICE BE AMENDED?

We have a unilateral right to modify this Privacy Notice. The modifications take effect immediately when we post the up to date version of our Privacy Notice to our website.

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