Site Policies

In Plain English

Site Use – Legal:

By accessing this site, readers/users acknowledge their full agreement and acceptance of our Terms of Use.  Usage of this site is at your own judgement and risk.  Although we attempt to ensure that the information on this site is accurate, no warranty, express or implied, is given as to its accuracy and we accept no liability for any errors or omissions.

This site is provided for informational and journalistic purposes.

You use this site at your own discretion. We are not responsible for decisions you make based on content published here.

We accept no responsibility for any third party owned tools, products or content featured or made available to you on our site(s) or for any third party site(s) which our site(s) may link to via any hypertext links, banners, buttons or other such functionality. Links to third party sites are provided for your convenience on an “as is” basis with no warranty, express or implied, for the information provided in any third party sites.

Privacy Policy: 

HelsinkiSonomat.com™  values the privacy of it’s readers.  We do not collect or store personal data of online users or viewers, nor do we engage in the distribution, sale or leasing of any type of data, personal or otherwise.

Third Party Links

This site may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies. Check with the privacy policy of the linked website if you have concerns about their data collection policies.

Cookies: 

This site uses a minimal number of cookies that allow readers to access and navigate this site. We also embed YouTube Videos so most cookies are related to YouTube and Google Analytics should the reader choose to watch a video.  To determine the specific cookies used by this site please check with the resources available with your browser provider.  The easiest way to check this is to type following terms into a search box: How to delete cookies  One will then find links to instructions for deleting cookies from various web browsers.  Norton (Computer Security) company has an excellent link to this regard.

Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with Norton and do not receive compensation in the form of money, goods, or services to promote them.  It is however the opinion of the editor of this site that Norton sells well engineered computer and internet security products which can help keep ones family safe online and ones computer free of malware and viruses.

For readers in the European Union or United Kingdom: because we do not collect personal data and do not use tracking or advertising cookies, most GDPR and UK GDPR cookie consent requirements do not apply to our use. The cookies on this site are limited to basic functionality and third-party YouTube embeds. If you have concerns, you may disable cookies in your browser at any time without losing access to our editorial content.

Advertising

HelsinkiSonomat.com™ currently has no third-party advertising affiliations and does not display paid advertisements. Editorial content is not sponsored. If this changes, this policy will be updated.

Disclaimer — Third-Party Products

We occasionally mention third-party products or services in our content when we believe they are genuinely useful to our readers. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, these mentions are unpaid editorial opinions. We do not receive money, goods, or services in exchange for product mentions.

Copyrights & Trademarks

HelsinkiSonomat.com™ is a trademark registered in the United States of America and is not affiliated with or to be confused with any Finnish publications of similar name.

All original editorial content published on this site is the property of HelsinkiSonomat.com™ and may not be reproduced without permission. Third-party content (such as embedded videos or linked articles) remains the property of its respective owners.

Site Policies are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.