NIKULA LEGAL LTD - PRIVACY STATEMENT 2026
Register Holder
Nikula Legal Oy
Hevossalmentie 18 D, 00870 Helsinki
+358 50 341 6562
Contact Person
Anne Nikula, varatuomari, M.LL (with Judge's qualifications in Finland)
Owner of Nikula Legal Oy
Scope and Legal Basis of Personal Information
Personal information is collected and used for Client relations and mandates, to develop functions and to ensure the quality of service, for invoicing and recovery of charges.
Personal information is not used for statistics nor marketing.
Personal information is processed as a part of the law firm's legal obligations:
- to know the Client
- to evaluate the possible conflict of interests
- to anti-money landering
- to keep contact with the Client.
Personal information is revealed only to autorities and those who have the right to receive and know personal information or if the Client has expressly given concent for reveleance of such information.
Personal information processed
Processed personal information is:
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first name, last name
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date of birth, social security /tax number
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address, email, phone numbers
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possilby profession and role in a company/organization
Processed corporate information:
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name of the organization, corporate ID/reg. number, VAT/Tax number
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address, email, phone number
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representative(s) of the organization and his/her(/their) role(s), if needed for the mandate
Financial (income, wealth, debts, credit history) information is based on information given by the Client. Credit information may be checked in connection when concluding the mandate. .
Other information is kept when necessary:
- messages and documents submitted by the Client
- notes related to calls and negotiations
Regular sources of information
Information is gathered mainly from the Client.
Information and documents may be obtained or received from the authorities or third parties if needed for the mandate.
Nikula may check also Google ja social media.
Retention of personal data
Personal data and other data related to the mandate are kept for the best possible advancement of the matter and expendiently.
Personal data will be stored for 10 years after the mandate has been closed.
Disclosure of date
Law firm Nikula Legal Oy does not disclose any data to outsiders. Invoice and payment details are inevitably transferred via banks and to the accounting.
The authorities and certain 3rd parties (eg. in connection with bankrupties) receive data only when there is a legal obligation to disclose information. Other wise the express consent given by the Client is needed for the disclosure of data.
Data can be disclosed, for example, to the tax administration (Act on Tax Procedure) or other (Act on Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism).
Transfer of data outside of the EU /EEA countries
Nikula Legal does not transfer data outside of the EU / EEA countries nor to international organizations without the Client's consent. Information can be disclosed in connection with the mandate and with the Client's consent to authorities, banks, lawyers abroad or other parties when only the essential data related to the management of the assignment will be disclosed.
The Client will always be informed in advance and can prohibit the disclosure of data if he /she wants so.
Nikula Legal relies on the software developer Wix.com Ltd that is own by israelis and a publicly traded company in the United States. Wix offers cloud service for web sites, and HIPAA compliance.
Nikula Legal offers a secure email channel to those visiting the nikulalegal.fi website.
Automatic decision making process
Nikula Legal does not use any automatic decision making.
Data subjects rights
You have always the right to receive all date related to your person and check out the data. You can send a request to Nikula Legal. When you send a request to receive your personal data, you need to prove your identity.
You have always the right to rectify any inaccurate or incorrect data related to your person. Send the request for rectification in writing. Send the request to Nikula Legal. Point out the data to be corrected and how the data should be amended or modified. Be prepared to prove your identity.
Nikula Legal Oy is included in the Register of Supervision kept by the Finnish Supervisory Agency. The law firm is legally obligated to keep accurate records of Client data.
You cannot demand Nikula Legal to wipe off and delete or to transfer this kind of data to another system. In principle, you cannot oppose data processing of your personal information.
Complaint to the supervisory authority
If you are of the opinion that your personal data is being processed contrary to the law, you can make a complaint to the Data Protection Ombudsman:
Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
Lintulahdenkuja 4, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
P.O.Box 800, 00531 Helsinki, Finland
+358 29 566 6768