INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES

The Finnish Seamen’s Mission uses cookies on its website. The use of cookies is a common practice on most websites. A cookie is a small text file that is stored on the user’s terminal and stores information about a visit to the merimieskirkko.fi website. Cookies do not contain personal data and cannot be used to execute programs or store viruses on the user’s computer.

WHAT ARE COOKIES USED FOR?

Cookies are used to ensure the technical functionality of the site, to analyse and develop the site, and to target marketing communications. We use Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to analyse and track our website. With the help of usage data, we aim to get an idea of what the users of the site want and how we can best provide users with the information they need. The data collected by Google Analytics is stored for 50 months, after which it is automatically deleted.

The following statistical data is collected on the use of the services:

  • total number of visitors
  • whether the visitor is new or coming to the site for the first time
  • which web address the user has come from
  • the most used search terms
  • the most popular pages
  • the most used browser versions
  • the most used devices

Learn more about Google Analytics data processing.

In addition, the site uses the Google Tag Manager (GTM) tool to manage tracking tags. Learn more about how Google uses cookies.

The information collected by the cookies is mainly pseudonymised. This means that personal data has been processed in such a way that it cannot be linked to an individual user without additional information. For example, as part of the use of web analytics tools, numbers are removed from the user’s IP address to make it impossible for anyone to personally identify the user. The data is not combined.

HOW CAN YOU MANAGE COOKIES?

You can manage and/or delete cookies freely. Instructions can be found at aboutcookies.org. You can delete all cookies on your computer, and most browsers can be set to reject them completely.

Instructions for managing and deleting cookies in different browsers:

The use of cookies is based on the user’s consent. If you do not disable cookies, you have consented to their use. The Finnish Seamen’s Mission follows the instructions of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom when requesting consent. The use of cookie information may be subject to new legislation or instructions from the authorities. We will change the practices in accordance with new laws and authorities’ guidelines.