Terms & Privacy

Privacy Policy

Who we are

We are Cobalt Studio, your privacy is important to us! It is Cobalt Studio’s policy to comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, cobalt.fi, and other sites we own and operate.

What information we collect and why

Information we collect includes both information you knowingly and actively provide us and any information automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services. We only collect and use your personal information when we have a legitimate reason for doing so. In which instance, we only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our services to you.

Log data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. It may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, other details about your visit, and technical details that occur in conjunction with any errors you may encounter.

Personal information

When you contact us directly (e.g. via email) or use one of our contact forms we collect the data that is submitted (which might include personal information such as name, email address, phone/mobile number, etc.). We use that data to communicate with the sender and provide assistance. Visitor’s IP address and browser user agent might be used for spam detection.

Analytics

We use Microanalytics.io to analyse performance and improve user experience. Microanalytics is a privacy-focused web analytics fully compliant with GDPR, PECR and CCPA. Microanalytics doesn’t track visitors with IP addresses, fingerprints or cookies. Read more from Microanalytics.io’s Privacy Policy.

How we store and protect your information

Our website is hosted by Domainhotelli Oy that stores and processes personal data in accordance with EU GDPR and the current Personal Data Act (523/1999). Our emails are hosted by Google who is committed to GDPR compliance. We use SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) – standard technology for keeping an internet connection secure and safeguarding any sensitive data that is being sent between two systems. We use Wordfence WordPress Security Plugin, providing critical cyber security features: firewall, brute force attack prevention (visitor’s IP address and browser user agent might be used to detect and block malicious traffic) and malware scan.

How long we retain your information

We keep your personal information only for as long as we need to. This time period may depend on what we are using your information for, in accordance with this privacy policy. If your personal information is no longer required, we will delete it or make it anonymous by removing all details that identify you. However, if necessary, we may retain your personal information for our compliance with a legal, accounting, or other mandatory obligations.

Who we share your data with

We may disclose personal information to:

• third party service providers for the purpose of enabling them to provide their services, for example, IT service providers, data storage, hosting and server providers, etc.
• our employees, contractors, and/or related entities
• our existing or potential agents or business partners
• courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities, and law enforcement officers, as required by law, in connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or in order to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights

What rights you have over your data

You always retain the right to withhold personal information from us, with the understanding that your experience of our website may be affected. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your rights over your personal information. If you do provide us with personal information you understand that we will collect, hold, use and disclose it in accordance with this privacy policy. You retain the right to request details of any personal information we hold about you.

Limitations

Security of electronic transmission and storage

When we collect and process personal information, and while we retain this information, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification. Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security. We will comply with laws applicable to us in respect of any data breach.

International transfers of information

The personal information we collect is stored and/or processed where we or our partners, affiliates, and third-party providers maintain facilities. Please be aware that the locations to which we store, process, or transfer your personal information may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially provided the information.

Embedded content from other websites

Our website may link to external sites that are not operated by us. Please be aware that we have no control over the content and policies of those sites, and cannot accept responsibility or liability for their respective privacy practices. Content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Children’s Privacy

We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13.

Changes to Privacy Policy

At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy. If required by law, we will get your permission or give you the opportunity to opt in to or opt out of, as applicable, any new uses of your personal information.

Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience.

How We Use Cookies

We use strictly necessary “cookies” to provide website caching. Caching helps to improve upon the responsiveness of the website by reducing the load on backend resources and network congestion. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit.

The Cookies We Set

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit.

Terms of Service

By accessing the website at cobalt.fi, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Service, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.

Use License

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Cobalt Studio website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license, you may not:

• modify or copy the materials
• use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial)
• attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on this website
• remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials
• transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server

This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Cobalt Studio at any time.

Disclaimer

The materials on Cobalt Studio website are provided on an ‘as is’ basis. Cobalt Studio makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties including, without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Cobalt Studio does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

Limitations

In no event shall Cobalt Studio or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Cobalt Studio website, even if Cobalt Studio or a Cobalt Studio authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

Accuracy of materials

The materials appearing on Cobalt Studio website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Cobalt Studio does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete or current. Cobalt Studio may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. However Cobalt Studio does not make any commitment to update the materials.

Links

Cobalt Studio has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Cobalt Studio of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.

Changes to Terms of Service

Cobalt Studio may revise these terms of service for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these terms of service.

Contact us

If you would like to access, correct, amend or delete your personal data, if you want to register a complaint or have a question contact us by sending an email to studio@cobalt.fi.