document: title: privacy statement
text: Tieto is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This privacy statement ("Privacy Statement") explains how Tieto Corporation and its authorized partners and affiliates ("Tieto") process personal data in connection with Tieto.com and other Tieto Corporation web sites ("Website").

As used in this Privacy Statement, the term "personal data” means any information about you which is personally identifiable like your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address or any other personal information that may be supplied by you.

Please read this Privacy Statement carefully prior to accessing the Website. If you do not agree with this Privacy Statement, we expect you to leave this Website.

## Personal data

Tieto processes your personal data in accordance with EC Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and national personal data legislation implementing the directive.

Tieto may collect personal information that you voluntarily submit while using the Website. By using this Website or by submitting your personal data you agree to Tieto’s processing of personal data as further described herein.

Tieto always provides you with notification when it is collecting personal data through the Website.

Personal data which is collected through the site consists of general contact and personal information, such as name, address, email, phone, organization of the subscriber, information about the persons' contact requests, information required for recruitment and HR-purposes as well as other information required to manage the Website and to provide the services therein.

## Purpose of processing

Personal data collected through the Website is processed for the purpose of

  * customer, investor and media relationship management and communication,

  * handling contact requests and course subscriptions,

  * providing marketing information

  * recruitment and HR-purposes, and

  * handling other matters related to the management and development of the Website and the services provided therein.




We will not hold it for any longer than is legally permissible necessary for these purposes.

## Transfers of personal data

Personal data may be transferred within the Tieto group of companies. Authorized third party service providers may be used to process personal data on behalf of Tieto group companies regarding Tieto´s business needs.

Personal data may be transferred to countries outside the EU or the EEA. Such transfers are conducted in accordance with the EC Data Protection Directive and national personal data legislation implementing the directive. Basis for the transfer are the EC Commission approved model clauses.

By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. Tieto will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.  Tieto reserves the right to transfer personal data when required by mandatory law or authorities. Tieto may provide aggregate statistics about its customers, sales, traffic patterns, and other related Website information to repupolicy_texts third parties, but these statistics will include no personal data.

## Your rights

You have the right to know what personal data we hold about you. You may contact Tieto in order to review the accuracy of the personal data related to you. Upon your request Tieto will rectify or erase any incomplete, inaccurate or outdated personal data.

You may withdraw you consent for processing of your personal data. As processing of your personal data is necessary for us to be able to provide you with our services, revoking your consent may lead to a situation where we cannot provide you with some or all of the services.

## IP addresses, cookies and other tools

Tieto may collect information about your computer, including where available your IP address, operating system and browser type and for system administration This is statistical data about Tieto’s users' browsing actions and patterns, and does not identify any individual.

For the same reason, Tieto may obtain information about your Tieto Website usage by using a cookie file which is stored on the hard drive of your computer. Cookies contain information that is transferred to your computer's hard drive. They help us to improve our site and to deliver a better and more personalized service. They enable us:

  * To estimate our audience size and usage pattern.

  * To store information about your preferences, and so allow us to customize our site according to your individual interests.

  * To speed up your searches.

  * To recognise you when you return to our site.




You may refuse to accept cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of cookies. However, if you select this setting you may be unable to access certain parts of the Website. Unless you have adjusted your browser setting so that it will refuse cookies, Tieto’s system will issue cookies when you log on to our site.

## Google Analytics

This Website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. ("Google"). The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for Website operators and providing other services relating to Website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

## File descriptions and contacting Tieto

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Statement or if you are concerned about how your personal data is processed by Tieto, please send an e-mail to info@tieto.com or contact Nina Suominen.

File description related to the processing of personal data under this Website for marketing and communication purposes is available in the right field of this page.

File description related to processing of personal data under this Website for recruitment and HR purposes is available in the right field of this page.

## Changes to the Privacy Statement

Tieto reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time and the linked File Description. You must review this Privacy Statement from time to time for any amendments.