1. Who we are
Drainingregen is a small independent studio based at Eurantie 8, 00550 Helsinki, Finland. We publish editorial guidance about choosing ergonomic habits at the desk, present a small set of recommended picks, and reply to messages sent through the contact form on our website. In this policy, "we", "us" and "our" refer to Drainingregen as the data controller for the personal information described below.
We have written this policy in plain English so that you can understand, in practical terms, what happens to the information you share with us when you read our pages, browse our picks, or get in touch through the contact form. If anything here is unclear, you are welcome to write to us using the details on our contacts page.
2. Scope of this policy
This policy applies to the website published at the domain associated with Drainingregen and to any information you provide voluntarily through that website. It does not apply to third-party websites that we may link to, even when they are referenced from our pages. Once you follow an outbound link, the privacy practices of the destination apply.
3. Information we collect
We try to collect as little personal information as is needed to provide a calm and functional website. In practice, this means we work with two categories of information:
- Information you give us directly. When you complete the contact form, you share your name, email address, the content of your message and the fact that you have ticked the consent checkbox.
- Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our hosting environment may record limited technical information when pages are requested — for example, the type of browser used, the operating system, the approximate region of the request and the time it was made. This information is used for security, stability and to keep the site running smoothly.
4. Why we use your information
We process the information described above only for clear, defined reasons:
- To respond to the message you send through the contact form.
- To keep records of correspondence, in case follow-up questions arise later.
- To monitor the basic security and performance of the website.
- To comply with any legal obligations that apply to us as a publisher operating from Finland.
We do not use your information for profiling, automated decision-making or behavioural advertising. We do not sell or rent your information to third parties.
5. Legal basis for processing
Under the General Data Protection Regulation, we rely on the following legal bases. For messages you send through the contact form, our legal basis is your explicit consent, which you give by ticking the consent box and sending the form. For limited technical information collected by our hosting environment, our legal basis is our legitimate interest in operating a secure and stable website.
6. How long we keep your information
We keep contact form messages for as long as we reasonably need them to respond and follow up, and then for a short additional period to maintain a clear record of correspondence. After that, the messages are deleted or anonymised. Technical logs are kept for a short period in line with normal operational practice and then rotated out automatically.
7. Sharing your information
We do not share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. We may rely on a small number of trusted service providers — for example, the company that hosts our website or the email service we use to read and reply to your messages. These providers act on our instructions and are bound by appropriate confidentiality and data protection commitments.
8. International transfers
Our service providers may be based in the European Economic Area or in countries that the European Commission has recognised as providing an adequate level of data protection. Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.
9. Your rights
You have the right to ask us what information we hold about you, to ask for a copy, to ask for corrections, to ask for deletion, to ask for restriction of processing, to object to processing and to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing already carried out. To exercise any of these rights, please write to us through the contacts page. We will respond as soon as we reasonably can.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman if you believe that the way we have handled your personal information falls short of what the law requires.
10. Cookies and similar technologies
We use only essential cookies and local storage to keep the website working — for example, to remember that you have dismissed the privacy notice. We do not use advertising or third-party tracking cookies. You can find more detail in our cookies policy.
11. Children
Our website is written for adult desk workers. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 16. If you believe that we have inadvertently received information from a child, please write to us and we will delete it.
12. Changes to this policy
From time to time we may update this policy to reflect changes in our practices, our service providers or applicable law. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this page. For any material change, we will also draw attention to the update on the contacts page for a reasonable period.
13. How to contact us
If you have any questions about this policy or about how we handle your information, please get in touch through our contacts page. We read every message in person.