Privacy Policy – Green Soft Skills ePlatform
1. Data Controller
Turku University of Applied Sciences
Joukahaisenkatu 3, 20520 Turku, Finland
Business ID: 2432532-3
Contact person for matters related to this register:
Lasse Lehtonen
Email: lasse.ar.lehtonen@turkuamk.fi
2. Data Subjects
Users who visit the Green Soft Skills ePlatform website or participate in its public discussion forum.
3. Data Collected
During your visit, we may collect and store the following information:
- An anonymized IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1 → 192.168.1.0)
- A hashed string created from your IP address
- Browser user agent (e.g., type of browser and version)
- Pages viewed during your session
- Forum username (chosen by the user)
- Professional field (if voluntarily provided via the Self Evaluation Map)
4. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
Collected data is used for the following purposes:
- Website usage analytics (e.g., page views, browser distribution)
- Service improvement and development
- Forum participation using a public username
- Self-assessment mapping (professional field)
Data processed via WP Statistics is fully anonymized or pseudonymized (hashed or masked IP address), and it is not used for identifying individual users.
The legal basis for processing is:
- Legitimate interest (service monitoring and development)
- User consent (forum participation and use of the self-evaluation tool)
5. Cookies
No tracking cookies are used. Only essential session cookies related to WordPress login may be set, but these do not affect regular visitors who do not log in.
6. Data Retention
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary for the operation and improvement of the service, and at most for the duration of the SOFTEN project.
7. Data Disclosure
Data may be shared with the SOFTEN project team, which participates in the evaluation and development of the platform. No data is transferred outside the EU or used for commercial purposes.
8. Rights of the Data Subject
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Request rectification or erasure of your data
- Object to or restrict data processing
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman)
9. Contact
For any questions regarding this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact:
Lasse Lehtonen
Email: lasse.ar.lehtonen@turkuamk.fi