Data protection

The Financial Stability Authority (FFSA) processes personal data carefully and in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation. The principles governing the processing of personal data within the Authority are legality, reasonableness and transparency. For a general description of data protection, see the website of the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman.

Privacy statement

The privacy statement provides information on the processing of personal data in various situations. Personal data consists of any information enabling the identification of a person. Personal data includes contact information and portraits, for example.

Controller

Financial Stability Authority
Työpajankatu 13, PO Box 70, FI-00581 Helsinki
rahoitusvakausvirasto(at)rvv.fi

As regards personal data in the Valtiolle.fi service, the controller is:

Government Shared Services Centre for Finance and HR.
Kauppakatu 40
80100 Joensuu
Switchboard +358 295 562 000.

The service centre is responsible for the technical performance of the Valtiolle.fi service and related issues, including usability, data integrity, protection and retention. The Financial Stability Authority is responsible for other duties of the controller, and it acts as the contact point for inquiries.

Data protection officer

Further information the processing of personal data by the Financial Stability Authority is provided by the Authority's data protection officer, Tanja Jyrkönen, tel. + 358 295 253 513, tanja.jyrkonen(at)rvv.fi.

Privacy policy

Rights of the data subject

A request related to the rights of a data subject may be filed with the FFSA’s data protection officer (contact details at the beginning of the statement).

Cookies on the website

The website uses cookies to ensure the technical functionality of the website, improve user experience and collect statistics on visitors on the website. The purpose of user tracking is to improve the quality and content of the site in a user-driven manner. User data will not be used for marketing or disclosed to anyone outside the Financial Stability Authority.

A cookie is a small text file placed and retained on the user's computer. Cookies do not damage the users’ hardware or files. The website uses both session-specific and tracking cookies. Session-specific cookies are stored in memory only as long as the browser is open. Only tracking cookies used to identify new and returning visitors will be retained.

We will ask for your consent for the use of cookies when you visit the rvv.fi site for the first time. You may allow or block optional cookies at any time in the cookie settings at the bottom of the page.

Necessary cookies

Some cookies are necessary for the performance of the website. Necessary cookies may be utilised for example in functionalities involving choices made by the visitor on the site. Necessary cookies are saved automatically in your browser when you use the rvv site.

AWSALB

A server environment cookie that improves the user experience by balancing server loads and ensuring that the user’s session can continue. The cookie is valid for a week.

AWSALBCORS

A server environment cookie that improves the user experience by balancing server loads and ensuring that the user’s session can continue. The cookie is valid for a week.

yja_cookie_acceptance

A website cookie that stores information about the acceptance of cookies and the extent of acceptance if the user has responded to a cookie acceptance message. The cookie is valid for one year.

COOKIE_SUPPORT

A publishing system cookie that stores information on whether or not users have enabled cookies in their browser settings. Valid for one year.

GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID

A publishing system cookie that stores information on users’ language preferences and preserves it for their next visit to the website. Valid for one year.

JSESSIONID

A content management cookie used for linking users to their sessions. The cookie expires when the session ends.

LFR_SESSION_STATE_<10161>

A publishing system cookie that stores a timestamp for the user’s visit and ensures that their session can continue. The cookie expires when the session ends.

__cf_bm, _cfuvid, cf_clearance

Server environment cookies used for detecting and preventing bot and malware traffic and attacks. The cookie expires when the session ends.

jsV, mtv1ConfSum, mtv1Pulse

Cookies used by the service to block spam, allowing the service to determine whether the user is a bot. The cookie is used when sending forms. Expires when the browsing session ends.

ID

The cookie used to identify the logged-in user. The cookie is valid for the duration of the session.

COMPANY_ID

A cookie used to track the logged-in user's login. The cookie is valid for the duration of the session.

Optional cookies

We will ask for your consent for the use of optional cookies when you visit the rvv.fi site for the first time. You can later allow or block optional cookies in the cookie settings at the bottom of the page.

Statistical cookies, or visitor and analytical cookies, collect data on the use of our online service. These cookies can be used to analyse the use of the website of the Financial Stability Authority and, based on this information, to improve the functionalities, content and structure of the website.

The website uses a third-party provider's Snoobi Analytics software. It works using a snippet installed on the website, which is run by the website visitor's terminal. Data related to the visit are recorded by the snippet in the analytics service.

The visitor's personal data are not recorded in the analytics service. Cookies will not be used in the Snoobi Analytics service for any other purposes than the collection of data for the Snoobi service and may not be used by other tools or the administrator of the website.

SnoobiID

General identifier (ID) for Snoobi Analytics. The cookie is valid for two years.

Snoobisession_rvv_fi

User tracking cookie to maintain a session. The cookie is valid for one session.

Snoobi30minute_rvv_fi

This user tracking cookie combines the data from visits where the user navigates to another tab or returns to the site within 30 minutes of exiting it. The cookie is valid for 30 minutes.

Cookies are used by the analytics service to collect for example the following data:

  • session ID
  • user ID (random figure)
  • start and duration of the visit
  • whether cookies are allowed
  • default browser language
  • pages that were visited
  • landing page
  • technical device data.