

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation protects natural people’s basic rights and freedom and especially the right to protect personal data. It confirms the rules for handling personal data and the rules regarding free transfer of personal data. The principle is legality, moderation and transparency.
To ensure transparency, the register holder must implement the adequate procedures to deliver the registered information on the principles of handling the registers, the contents, resources and sharing information. The registered must also be told about his/her rights and how to use them. On this site, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences carries out its duty to inform.
The register holder is Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK).
SAMK has a named person in charge of data protection. Regarding all issues with your personal data,SAMK has a named person in charge of data protection. Regarding all issues with your personal data, please contact data protection officer: tietosuojavastaava@samk.fi
You can find the data protection statements in the link below.
The data subject’s right to be informed about the processing of data
The controller shall take appropriate measures to provide the subject with information on the processing of records in a concise, transparent, easily understandable, and accessible format in clear and plain language. (GDPR, Article 12)
The purpose of this document is to inform data subjects of their rights and to facilitate the exercise of those rights. Each personal register has its own leaflet, which provides details on each register.
The data subject’s right of access
The data subject has the right to access and see the data concerning him or her and to receive copies on request. (GDPR, Article 15)
The right of inspection will be exercised without delay.
Exercising the right of inspection is free of charge once a year.
The right of inspection may be refused only in exceptional circumstances.
Right to rectification of data
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate or erroneous personal data concerning him or her. Having regard to the purposes for which the data was processed, the data subject has the right to have incomplete personal data completed, inter alia, by providing further explanations. (GDPR, Article 16)
Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
The data subject shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning him or her without undue delay, and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay, provided that one of the criteria in Article 17 is met. (GDPR, Article 17)
Right to restriction of processing
The data subject has the right to obtain restriction of processing by the controller in one of the following cases: (GDPR, Article 18)
Right to object
The data subject has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her which is based on a public or legitimate interest. (GDPR, Article 6).
Where personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, the data subject shall have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning him or her for such marketing, including profiling where it relates to such direct marketing. (GDPR, Article 21).
The right to transfer data from one system to another
The data subject shall have the right to obtain the personal data concerning him or her which he or she has provided to the controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and the right to transmit such data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to whom the personal data have been provided, if
Other rights
Please contact data protection officer: tietosuojavastaava@samk.fi
The material is located in locked premises, which have access control and camera surveillance.
Data systems including electric material are located in a network of their own, which is protected by data security device.
A physical access to these materials is limited only to the parties involved. The information is transferred through hidden channels. The information is handled with personal usernames and profiles.
Extensive instructions have been given for the use of the register, and the personnel has been trained to follow the instructions.
SAMK has a named person in charge of data protection. You can contact them regarding all issues with your personal data.