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Who we are
The website address is: https://europeanhighlander.eu.
The website is operated and administrated by Haikku ry, a registered association in Finland (ID 3436394-2).
You can reach the administration via the contact form.
In the event of a data breach affecting personal data, we will follow GDPR requirements by notifying the relevant supervisory authority and, where required, affected users within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach.
What data we store
- Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data in the form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help with spam detection.
- Contact Form: Data sent through the contact form is stored on our email server for up to 36 months. Users may request the deletion of their contact form submissions at any time.
- Visitor Statistics: Anonymous technical visitor statistics (like country and technical session data) are collected. Visitor statistics are anonymized and cannot be linked to individual users.
We process personal data on the following legal bases under GDPR:
- Consent: When you voluntarily submit data via the comment form or contact form.
- Legitimate Interest: For spam detection (comment metadata, IP, and browser info) and to analyze anonymous visitor statistics for technical optimization and site security.
Cookies
This website does not use any tracking cookies or third-party analytics. The only cookies set are functional cookies that store your chosen username when you comment on a post. This optional, user-initiated cookie lasts for one year and is used solely to streamline the comment process. No personal information, such as IP addresses or email addresses, is stored in these cookies.
If any tracking, analytics, or advertising cookies are added in the future, users will be notified and required to provide consent before such cookies are set.
Embedded content from other websites
This website does not currently use embedded content from third-party providers. However, in the future, we may include embedded YouTube videos to enhance the user experience. Embedded YouTube videos behave as if you visited YouTube directly.
If YouTube embeds are added, YouTube may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interactions with the video, even if you do not interact with it. We do not control YouTube’s data collection practices, and any personal data processing they perform will be subject to YouTube’s privacy policy, which you can review here:
If YouTube embeds are added in the future, this privacy policy will be updated accordingly.
Who we share your data with
We do not share your data with third parties except as necessary for website security and spam detection (via Akismet).
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
If you wish for your comments to be deleted, you may request this via the contact form.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments on this site, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To request access, export, or deletion of your personal data, please use the contact form.
Where we send your data
To protect the integrity of the website’s comment system, visitor comments are sent to Akismet, a third-party spam detection service, for analysis. The legal basis for this processing is our legitimate interest in ensuring website security and preventing spam.
For more information on how Akismet processes your data, please see their privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy-notice/.