Licensing and supervision service

Processing of personal data

The licensing and supervision service is a publicly funded one-stop service for applying for licences issued by several different authorities, submitting notifications and tracking the status of their processing in a single combined view. 

The user register maintains information about the users who have accessed the service.

Personal data are processed and stored for the following purposes:

  • identifying users for authentication upon login;
  • working with the authorities included in the service;
  • investigating potential malfunctions and information security threats and violations in the service;
  • sending messages concerning the aforementioned situations or the use of the services to users;
  • monitoring service analytics.

The user data are collected from the users in connection with registration. 

What data do we collect on you in the licensing and supervision service?

The following personal data are stored in the user register of the system:

  • Personal identity code
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • IP address

In addition to the user information, the service stores information from the Finnish Patent and Registration Office’s Business Information System (YTJ) and information maintained by the user about their company or business operations. 

The customer can delete information from the service they have yet to submit. The customer cannot delete information concerning applications for which processing has been initiated. The service provider will delete the application’s personal data from the service no later than six (6) months after the processing of the set of services which includes the application has ended. In addition, the customer may request that their personal data be corrected and deleted from the service.

What is our data processing based on?

We process your personal data to comply with our statutory obligation or to perform a task concerning the public interest.

The tasks of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are laid down in the following, among others:

  • Government Decree on the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Decree on the Rules of Procedure of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment 

Disclosure and transfer of personal data

The personal data and other information in the service are disclosed to the authority who will make a decision on the matter initiated by the user.

The data are not transferred outside the EU or the EEA or to any international organisations.
For more information about the processing of personal data in the licensing and supervision service, please contact Kimmo Kuusela ([email protected])

Your data protection rights

Did you know that under the GDPR you have rights related to how we process your personal data? For more information on your rights related to your personal data, please see the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment data protection website.