Last updated: June 29, 2025
Your privacy is important. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data is collected when you use this website, how it is used, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Finland’s Data Protection Act (Tietosuojalaki 1050/2018).
Who We Are
This website is operated by Raymond Drause.
Website address: https://rdrause.com
What Data We Collect
We collect the following personal data:
When you submit the contact form: Your name, email address, and message.
Automatically when you visit our website: Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system through server logs.
When visitors leave comments on the site: we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
How We Use Your Data
We use your personal data for the following purposes:
Contact form data: To respond to your message.
Automatically collected data: For security purposes, such as preventing spam and abuse, and for troubleshooting technical issues.
Embedded content from other websites: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded 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.
Legal Basis for Processing
The legal basis for processing your personal data is your explicit consent when you submit the contact form, our legitimate interest in responding, providing our services, and maintaining the security and functionality of our website.
Data Retention
Contact form data: Retained for one year after your inquiry has been resolved, unless a longer period is required or permitted by law.
Automatically collected data: Retained for 30 days.
Data Sharing
Contact form data: Your name, email address, and message, submitted via the contact form, are processed only by us and not shared with any third parties.
Automatically collected data: Technical information is processed by our hosting provider solely to support website functionality and security. This website is hosted by Hostinger, which fully complies with GDPR.
If you leave a comment: the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data, such as keeping our software updated and using security practices, to prevent unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.
Cookies
This website does not use analytics, marketing cookies, or tracking tools. Basic cookies may be used by WordPress to ensure site functionality or spam protection.
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct or update inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- Object to or restrict the processing of your data
- File a complaint with the Finnish Data Protection Ombudsman
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the contact form.
To withdraw consent, simply request deletion of your submitted message.
Supervisory Authority in Finland
If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you can lodge a complaint with:
Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
Lintulahdenkuja 4, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
E-mail: tietosuoja(at)om.fi
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with the updated date.