Privacy Policy

  1. Data Controller

Nordic Nonsensism (trading name VALOVOLT) Business ID: 3549800-5 Espoo, Finland Email: info@valovolt.fi Website: www.valovolt.fi

  1. What Personal Data We Collect

We collect personal data primarily in the context of business contacts, partnership enquiries, contact requests and business communications. We collect the following data:

  • Contact details: name, title, company name, email address, phone number

  • Contact form data: messages you send, enquiries and project descriptions

  • Business information: the organisation you represent, industry and information related to cooperation

  • Technical data: IP address, browser type, device information, visit sequences and pages visited

  • Cookie data: data related to the use of the website (see section 6)

We do not collect data from consumer customers or data belonging to special categories of personal data.

  1. Purposes of Processing Personal Data

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

  • Responding to business enquiries and partnership requests

  • Managing technology cooperation and projects

  • Maintaining client relationships in the energy and clean technology sector

  • Improving the user experience and functionality of the website

  • Fulfilling statutory obligations

  1. Legal Basis for Processing

Purpose — Legal Basis

Responding to enquiries and contact requests — Legitimate interest / consent Performance of a business contract — Performance of a contract Website analytics and development — Legitimate interest / consent Statutory accounting and reporting obligations — Legal obligation

The legitimate interest referred to here is VALOVOLT's business interest in maintaining appropriate B2B connections with energy sector operators in Northern Europe and the Baltics.

  1. Retention of Data

  • Contact and enquiry data: no longer than 3 years from the last contact

  • Data of contract clients: for the duration of the contractual relationship and the statutory retention period (generally 6–10 years in accordance with the Accounting Act)

  • Technical logs and analytics data: no longer than 13 months

  • Data collected via cookies: in accordance with cookie type (see section 6)

Upon expiry of the retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymised.

  1. Cookies and Analytics

Our website may use cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit the website.

We use the following cookie categories:

  • Essential cookies: required for the basic functionality of the website, always active

  • Analytics cookies: for monitoring and developing the use of the website; require your consent

  • Functional cookies: for improving the user experience; require your consent

You can manage your cookie settings in your browser settings or via the cookie banner displayed on our website.

  1. Disclosure of Data to Third Parties

We do not sell personal data to third parties. We may share data in the following situations:

  • Technical service providers: web hosting, email and analytics service providers who act as data processors and are bound by data protection requirements

  • Technology partners: data may be shared with international intermediary partners only to the extent necessary for carrying out a joint project or partnership, and only with the appropriate person's consent or on a contractual basis

  • Authorities: data is disclosed to authorities only when required by law

  1. Transfers of Data Outside the EU/EEA

VALOVOLT operates as a bridge between global clean technology pre-markets and European energy markets. For this reason, personal data may be transferred outside the EU/EEA, for example to Asia or other locations in connection with cooperation with manufacturing partners.

In all such transfers, we ensure compliance with GDPR requirements by using Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) approved by the European Commission or other appropriate safeguards.

  1. Rights of the Data Subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right of access – you may request copies of data held about you

  • Right to rectification – you may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

  • Right to erasure – you may request deletion of your data if there is no longer a basis for processing

  • Right to restriction of processing – you may request restriction of processing in certain situations

  • Right to data portability – you may receive your data in a machine-readable format for transfer to another service provider

  • Right to object to processing – you may withdraw consent based on legitimate interest

  • Right to withdraw consent – you may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

Requests will be responded to within one month.

  1. Right to Lodge a Complaint with a Supervisory Authority

Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto) P.O. Box 800, 00531 Helsinki, Finland tietosuoja@om.fi www.tietosuoja.fi

  1. Data Security

We protect your personal data with appropriate technical and organisational measures. We use SSL/TLS encryption to secure data transmission and restrict access to personal data to only those persons who require it.

  1. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as legislation changes or our operations develop. The updated policy will be published on this page with a date stamp.

  1. Contact Information

Nordic Nonsensism (trading name VALOVOLT) Business ID: 3549800-5 Email: info@valovolt.fi Website: www.valovolt.fi