Privacy policy for the prize draw

Created on November 24, 2025

1) Name of the register

Lottery register

2) Register controller

Maailmanvaihto ry

Oikokatu 3, 00170 Helsinki, Finland

e-mail maailmanvaihto@maailmanvaihto.fi

tel. +358 50 346 0965

www.maailmanvaihto.fi

3) Person responsible for the register

Communications Officer Minna Räisänen

e-mail tiedottaja@maailmanvaihto.fi’

tel. 050 346 09654

4) Contact person for the register

Communications Officer Minna Räisänen

e-mail tiedottaja@maailmanvaihto.fi

tel. 050 346 0965

5) Purpose of processing personal data

The register collects personal data that is necessary for conducting the prize draw and delivering any prizes to participants. The processing of participants’ data is based on consent.

6) Data content of the register

The register may contain the following categories of personal data:

Name

Email

Phone number

Information related to the prize draw

Address details in cases where the prize must be sent by post

7) Regular sources of data

Personal data is obtained from the participants in the prize draw themselves.

8) Regular disclosure of personal data

The data will not be disclosed to third parties or used for direct marketing.

9) Transfer of data outside the EU or EEA

Maailmanvaihto may store data in cloud services that may be located outside the EU or EEA.

10) Principles of register protection and retention period

Only those members of Maailmanvaihto’s office staff who need the information to perform their duties may process the information contained in the register.

Digitally processed personal data is stored in the office staff’s cloud service accounts or on their workstations. Accounts and workstations are protected by passwords, and workstations are also protected by security software.

Data collected for prize draws is only stored for as long as it is necessary for the purpose for which it was collected. Personal data is deleted within one month of the prize draw being conducted and the prize being delivered.

11) Rights of the data subject

Data subjects have the right to inspect their data stored in the personal data register. The request must be made to the Maailmanvaihto Communications Officer in person or at the Maailanvaihto office address. Personal Data Act §24, EU Data Protection Regulation.

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