This policy describes the privacy practices on our website. It describes the types of data that are collected, how the collected data is used for the personalization of our web site, and related Internet marketing activities.
Any personally identifiable data that we collect is processed according to the following sections of the F-Secure Personal data policy for products and services: definitions, consents, regular transfers, retention, data security, access to data, policy changes and contact information.
Web site personalization and development
To personalize and develop our web site, we collect data on how you use it.
When you access our web site, it may place cookies on your computer. Cookies collect information about the use of our web site. This information includes the type of Internet browser and operating system that you use, the domain name of the site from which you connect, the date, time and duration of your visit, number of visits, average time that you spend on our web site, the pages that you view, and your session data (the number of cookies that accumulate). A cookie contains a unique identification number that identifies your browser. Cookies help us recognize your browser when you visit our web site again. We do not use cookies to find out your identity. Unless you specifically inform us of your identity, we do not know who you are.
We may collect session data via cookies in a number of ways, for example tracking your activities on our web site through your IP address. We do not connect the IP address to you or collect any information that directly identifies you unless you voluntarily submit such information to us. For example, you will need to submit personal information if you buy an F-Secure product, fill out a form or survey, enter a contest or sweepstakes, register your e-mail address with us, or e-mail us.
We use session data to understand how people find and use our web site, and how long they stay. We also track what searches people make on our web site, and what browsers, computers and operating systems they use. We use this information to make our web site as useful as possible.
We generate statistics and aggregate reports for internal use and share them with F-Secure group companies, partners and advertisers. The statistics and aggregate reports do not contain any data that could be linked to any individual web site visitor.
Web marketing activities
The data that we collect can also be used for marketing purposes.
General
To identify products that may interest you, we may collect information about pages that you visited or products that you bought so that we can market relevant services to you.
Most Internet browsers automatically accept cookies. You can choose how your browser handles cookies from your browser's settings. Note that if you decide not to accept our cookies, you may not be able to access our web site or use some web site services.
Third-party advertisers
While you are our client, we do not share your personal data with third-party advertisers or marketing subcontractors, unless you permit us.
Information that cannot be used to identify you may be shared with our advertising or business partners. They may use cookies to track what ads you have seen and what ads you appear to be interested in.
Internet marketing activities
We work with e-commerce sites to provide targeted advertising to our customers.
When you visit our web site, a third-part web site (for example our partner's site), or click an advertisement for F-Secure services, your web activities may be tracked through cookies. The cookies are generated by our marketing partners to advertise our services on other web sites. Our marketing partners may provide their own cookies to display personalized, F-Secure-related advertisements.
These cookies typically collect data e-commerce sites that you have visited, for example, that pages that you viewed and the products you bought. This data is used for statistical purposes and will not be used to identify you.
Our goal is to advertise our products and services based on what people have seen or intended to buy on e-commerce sites. We advertise these products and services through customized banners on our own and third-party web sites. We may use information that you have submitted to us to market our services to you as described in the F-Secure Personal data policy for products and services.
F-Secure does not control cookies from third-party web sites. The third parties are responsible for how these cookies work and how the personal data is processed.
The practices on accepting or blocking third-party cookies vary by marketing campaign, and are defined by the third party and applicable laws.
Links
This section explains how this policy affects the links on our web site.
We are not responsible for any third-party web sites that you enter through our web site. Our Personal data policy does not cover data that is collected by any third-party web sites, so you should read the privacy statements of those web sites carefully.