How we collect, use, and protect your personal data
Last updated: April 2026 | Version: 1.0
Autoydin
Data Protection Contact: Our data protection officer at the same email address above.
We collect and process personal data in the following situations:
Data: Name, email, phone number, message content.
Purpose: To respond to your enquiry.
Legal basis: Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) — responding to a direct enquiry is a legitimate purpose.
Retention: 6 months from last contact, then deleted.
Data: Your phone number, message content, any images/video you send.
Purpose: To conduct vehicle presentations and manage purchase discussions.
Legal basis: Contractual necessity (Art. 6(1)(b)) or legitimate interest.
Retention: 12 months after last communication. WhatsApp messages are also subject to Meta's own privacy policy — we recommend you review it at whatsapp.com/legal.
Note: WhatsApp is operated by Meta (US company). Data may be transferred outside the EEA under Standard Contractual Clauses.
Data: Full name, address, date of birth, ID document details (for anti-money-laundering verification), payment information, vehicle registration details.
Purpose: To fulfil the sales contract and comply with Finnish accounting and anti-money-laundering obligations.
Legal basis: Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)) and legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)).
Retention: 10 years — required by Finnish Accounting Act (Kirjanpitolaki 1336/1997).
Data: Name, contact details, budget, car preferences, bank/financing details if provided.
Purpose: To carry out the sourcing service agreement.
Legal basis: Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)).
Retention: Duration of agreement + 12 months.
Data: Name, email address.
Purpose: To send newsletters or vehicle availability updates.
Legal basis: Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)). You may withdraw consent at any time.
Retention: Until you unsubscribe. We delete within 30 days of unsubscribe request.
We share your personal data only with the following parties, and only to the extent necessary:
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to any third party for marketing purposes.
Some of our service providers are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Specifically:
Where data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place under GDPR Article 46.
Under GDPR and the Finnish Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki 1050/2018), you have the following rights:
You may request a copy of all personal data we hold about you.
You may ask us to correct inaccurate data.
You may request deletion of your data where there is no legal obligation requiring us to retain it. Note: We cannot delete accounting records required by the Finnish Accounting Act for 10 years.
You may request we limit how we use your data while a dispute is resolved.
You may receive your data in a machine-readable format.
You may object to processing based on legitimate interest (e.g., direct marketing).
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without penalty. Withdrawal does not affect processing that already took place.
You have the right to complain to the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman (tietosuoja.fi): PO Box 800, 00531 Helsinki.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@autoydin.fi. We will respond within 30 days.
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This Privacy Policy was last updated: April 2026. Version: 1.0.
We may update this policy when our practices change or when required by law. For material changes, we will notify you by email (if you have provided one) at least 14 days before the change takes effect. The current version is always available at autoydin.fi/privacy.
Previous versions are available on request by emailing privacy@autoydin.fi.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us:
We take your privacy seriously and are committed to transparency and compliance with all applicable data protection laws.
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