Data protection in stakeholder registers
The University's data protection and data management is governed by the Act on the Openness of Government Activities, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Finnish Data Protection Act, Act on Information Management in Public Administration, Archives Act, Administrative Procedure Act, and Universities Act.
The Act on the Openness of Government Activities (Section 4, Subsection 1) applies to the openness of the University's activities.
Since 25 May 2018, the processing of personal data has been governed by the EU General Data Protection Regulation and other national legislation. The objectives of the General Data Protection Regulation include emphasising the right of individuals to control the processing of their personal data and bringing transparency to the processing of personal data.
Most of the services provided by the University are based on the fulfilment of a legal obligation, the public interest or the exercise of public authority. In these cases, we do not need a separate consent to process personal data. However, in some of the services, the personal data is collected with the data subject’s consent, in which case we will ask for your consent to process your data. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
When you use the University's services, we process your personal data only to the extent that is necessary. Personal data are processed according to the purpose of the register and based on the services you use. Your data are well protected by the University's services and are not passed on to third parties except in accordance with legal obligations.
Data in the stakeholder registers are processed by a number of University units and services. The University units and services have registers which are used for communications and supporting the University's activities.
Data protection is everyone’s fundamental right. We will always process your data carefully and appropriately in accordance with the requirements of the law.
We would also like to remind you that we will never contact you by email, phone or social media to ask for your online banking details, credit card details or, for example, your usernames and passwords.