Meriturva - Maritime Safety Training Centre

Updated: 22.2.2026

1. The controller

Meriturva - Maritime Safety Training Centre
Rajapartiokaari 6
08100 Lohja
Email: info@meriturva.fi
Business ID: 1110826-0

Meriturva is a state educational institution under the authority of the Finnish National Board of Education.

2. Purpose of processing personal data

The personal data processed are:

  • To reply to your enquiries

  • To deal with enquiries about training

  • To ensure the functionality, security and availability of the online service

  • To analyse and develop the use of the online service

  • To meet legal obligations

3. Legal basis for processing

The processing of personal data is based on:

  • Consent of the data subject (contact form, analytics)

  • For the statutory task of the controller (state educational institution)

  • The legitimate interest of the controller in developing the online service and ensuring data security

4. Personal data processed

Contact form

  • Name

  • E-mail address

  • Phone number (if provided)

  • Organisation (if given)

  • Message content

  • IP address and timestamp (technical log information)

The data will only be used to process your contact.

Use of the web service and analytics

The online service uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) -service.

Analytical data may include:

  • IP address (anonymised)

  • Browser type and device information

  • Operating system

  • Date of the visit

  • Guest pages

  • Time spent on the website

  • Source of traffic

Information is collected using cookies and similar technologies.

5. Regular sources of information

  • Information provided by the data subject

  • Cookies and analytics services

  • Server technical logs

6. Recipients of personal data

Personal data are processed by:

  • Meriturva staff according to their duties

  • Analytics provider Google LLC as processor of personal data

The information will not be disclosed to other parties without a legitimate basis.

7. Transfer of data outside the EU/EEA

In the context of the Analytics Service (GA4), data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA to the United States.

Transfers are based on the data protection legislation in force and appropriate safeguards, such as:

  • EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

  • European Commission model contract clauses

8. Data retention period

  • The contact details will be kept for as long as the case requires.

  • The retention period of analytics data is determined by the settings of the analytics service.

  • Technical logs are kept for a period specified by the service provider.

The data will not be kept longer than the purpose of the processing or the law requires.

9. Rights of the data subject

The data subject has the right to:

  • Be informed about the processing of their personal data

  • Check information about yourself

  • Request a correction of information

  • Request the deletion of your data (to the extent permitted by law)

  • Limit processing

  • Object to processing

  • Withdraw consent at any time (to the extent that processing is based on consent)

Requests to exercise rights must be submitted:
info@meriturva.fi

The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

Supervisory authority:
Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
www.tietosuoja.fi

10. Information security

Personal data are protected by appropriate technical and organisational measures. Access to the data is limited to those persons who are entitled to it on the basis of their duties.

Communications are secure and systems are kept up to date.

11. Updating the privacy statement

The Privacy Policy will be updated as necessary to reflect changes in legislation or operations. An up-to-date version is available online.

Meriturva - Maritime Safety Training Centre

Updated: 22.2.2026

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user's terminal device (e.g. computer, phone, tablet) when the online service is used.

Cookies are used to ensure the technical functionality of the online service, to improve the user experience and to collect information about the use of the service.

2. Purposes of cookies

Meriturva's online service uses cookies for the following purposes:

2.1 Necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the technical functioning of the web service. For example, they allow you to:

  • Basic site functions

  • Information security

  • Operation of the forms

Necessary cookies do not require the user's consent.


2.2 Analytical cookies

The online service uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4) -analytics service.

Analytical cookies are used to collect information on, for example:

  • Number of pages visited on the site

  • Duration of the visit

  • About the devices and browsers used

  • Sources of traffic

The data will be processed in a statistical format in order to develop the online service.

The IP address is anonymised before being stored in the analytics system.

Analytics cookies are only set with the user's consent.

3. Third party cookies

Google Analytics 4 is provided by Google LLC and may process data outside the EU/EEA in the United States.

Data transfers are based on the applicable data protection legislation and appropriate safeguards, such as:

  • EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

  • European Commission model contract clauses

Learn more about Google's privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy

4. Cookie retention period

Cookies can be:

  • Sessions, which will delete them after closing the browser

  • Permanent, which means that they are stored on the user's device for a specified period of time

The retention period of analytics data is determined by the settings of the analytics service.

5. Consent and cookie management

The use of analytics cookies is based on the user's consent.

The user can:

  • Give or withdraw your consent via the cookie banner

  • Delete cookies from your browser settings

  • Block the use of cookies in your browser settings

Blocking cookies may affect the functionality of the online service.

6. Contact information

For questions about cookies and the processing of personal data, please contact:

Meriturva - Maritime Safety Training Centre
info@meriturva.fi

7. Cookies used on the website

The cookies used by the web service and their purpose are specified below.

Accessibility feedback

You can use this form to give feedback on the accessibility of the online service.

Be as specific as possible in your feedback. This will speed up the processing of your feedback and help us to correct the issue.

  • Describe the problem and explain how it affects the use of the site.
  • If you are requesting material, please provide the name of the file.
  • Enter the address of the website where you found the problem or where the material is located.

If you find that the material you need is produced by another operator, you can request it directly from them in an accessible format.

Remember to leave your contact details if you would like a response to your feedback.

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