Introduction

Walki is a European materials company specialising in packaging and engineered material solutions. Through advanced material development and industrial-scale manufacturing, we deliver high-performance solutions designed for circularity.

We operate across Consumer Packaging, Packaging Materials and Engineered Materials, supporting customer growth, regulatory compliance and ambitious sustainability targets. Our approach combines sustainability-driven R&D, deep materials expertise, strong technical capabilities and engaged people.

Together with our customers and partners, we support growth and sustainability targets through reliable solutions, customer-focused service and high-quality delivery enable progress toward a circular future.

This Privacy Notice describes our policies and practices regarding the collection and use of your personal data, and sets forth your privacy/data protection rights. We recognise that data protection is an ongoing responsibility, and so we will from time to time update this Privacy Notice as we undertake new personal data practices or adopt new data protection policies.

Data Protection Officer

The Walki Group Corporation is headquartered in Finland, in the EU.

The Walki Group Corporation has appointed a data protection officer for you to contact if you have any questions or concerns about the Walki Group’s personal data policies or practices.

Contact details of Walki’s Group Data Protection Officer:

Data Protection Officer
Walki Oy
P.O.Box 33
37601 Valkeakoski
Finland
dpo@walki.com

Use of walki.com website

Walki’s webpages are designed for business purposes and for professional use only. We do not knowingly attempt to solicit or receive information from underaged persons.

Walki’s webpages may contain cookies and web beacons in the following categories: Strictly Necessary Cookies, Performance Cookies, Functional Cookies, Targeting Cookies and Social Media Cookies. A comprehensive list of cookies and categories is available in the Cookies section. You have the option to block all cookies and web beacons except Strictly Necessary Cookies.

The collected information may include internet protocol (IP) addresses, general geographic location (based on IP address), browser type, operating system and other information about the use of Walki’s website, including pages you visit on walki.com.

Walki processes such data based on your consent where required (for example, for analytics and targeting cookies), or on legitimate interest for strictly necessary website functionality.

Web analytics

We use web analytics services, including Google Analytics and similar tools, such as Microsoft Clarity, to understand how visitors interact with our website and to improve performance, usability and the relevance of our content.

These services use cookies and similar technologies to collect information such as your IP address, device and browser details, pages visited, navigation patterns and interactions (such as clicks and scrolling behaviour). This information is used to generate aggregated insights and statistical reports. Where possible, IP addresses are truncated or otherwise processed to reduce identifiability.

Some analytics tools may also provide features such as session recording or heatmaps to help us better understand user experience. This data is analysed in an aggregated manner and is not used to directly identify individual users.

Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC. Other analytics providers may also process data on our behalf. Where personal data is transferred outside the European Union, appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, together with supplementary measures where required, are applied.

Analytics cookies are only used with your consent. You can manage or withdraw your consent at any time via the Cookie Preference Centre.

Third-party content

Our website may include embedded content from third-party providers, such as YouTube. When you interact with this content, these providers may set cookies and collect personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more information on how your data is used.

Cookies and storage duration

We use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of our website, to analyse usage and to support our communication activities.

Cookies may be stored for different periods depending on their purpose. Some cookies are limited to your browsing session, while others may be stored for up to 12 months.

For detailed and up-to-date information about the cookies we use, including their purpose and duration, please refer to our Cookie Declaration.

Consent and control

When you first visit our website, you are given the option to accept or manage your cookie preferences. Non-essential cookies are only activated with your consent.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings available on our website.

How we collect and use (process) your personal information

When you visit Walki’s website we will collect technical data of your visit according to your choices in the Cookie Preference Centre.

If you want to contact us directly you may use specific Contact Form which can be found from header of the website. When you use the Contact Form we will collect following data: name, job title, company/organisation, city/country, email and your actual message. Your telephone number is optional. You may also contact us via email. When you contact us please be informed that depending on the nature of your message your data may be added to CRM or SRM databases.

For recruitment purposes we will collect more detailed data directly from you. In recruitment we do not collect personal data from other sources without your specific consent.

All personal data is collected for business purposes only. We do not sell or lease your personal information to anyone. Your personal data might be shared with third parties if it is required to complete the service or transaction, or it is required by the law.

We process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) – where processing is required to comply with applicable laws

Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) – for example, for analytics cookies and marketing communications

Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) – for example, to respond to enquiries, manage business relationships and ensure website functionality

Newsletter and marketing communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise opt in to receive marketing communications, Walki will process your personal data based on your consent in order to provide you with news, updates and relevant information about our products and services.

The personal data processed for this purpose may include your email address and any additional information you provide when subscribing.

Our marketing emails may include tracking technologies (such as pixels or link tracking) to measure engagement and improve our communications, including whether emails are opened, links are clicked and content is relevant.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in every email or by contacting Walki as described in this Privacy Notice.

Your personal data will be retained for marketing purposes until you withdraw your consent.

When and how we share information with others

We do not sell or lease your personal information to anyone. Your personal data may be shared with selected third parties where necessary, such as:

• Authorities where required by law
• IT and hosting service providers
• Analytics and marketing service providers
• CRM or communication platform providers

International data transfers

By default, the collected personal data is processed and stored in the EU. However, Walki is a global organisation, with legal entities, business processes, organisational structures and technical IT solutions that may involve transfers to countries outside the European Economic Area.

Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, appropriate safeguards are applied, such as Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission, together with supplementary measures where required, to ensure an adequate level of data protection.

Data subject rights

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation and other countries’ data protection laws provide certain rights for data subjects. Walki supports these data subject’s rights, including access to and rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability. The data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with supervisory authority (data protection authority).

Before your data request can be executed Walki may ask you to verify your identity and to give more information about your request.

Learn more of your rights as data subject

To use your rights, please contact Walki’s Group Data Protection Officer.

Security of your information

To help protect the privacy of data and personally identifiable information you transmit through the use of this site, we maintain physical, technical and administrative safeguards. We update and test our security technology on an ongoing basis. We restrict access to your personal data to those employees who need to know the information to provide services to you. In addition, we train our employees about the importance of confidentiality and maintaining the privacy and security of your information. We commit taking appropriate disciplinary measures to enforce our employees’ data protection responsibilities.

Data storage and retention

Your personal data is stored by Walki on our servers, and on the servers of the cloud-based database management services we engage. Servers are primarily located within the European Economic Area, including Finland.

Walki retains personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including to meet legal, regulatory or contractual requirements.

Walki retains personal data of business partners and recruitment candidates for up to 2 years after the end of the business relationship or recruitment process. Personal data processed for marketing purposes is retained until you withdraw your consent, as described above.

Personal data submitted via contact forms or direct enquiries is retained for as long as necessary to handle your request and any follow-up, and may be stored longer where required for business or legal purposes.

Data collected through analytics tools is retained in accordance with the configuration and retention settings of the respective service providers.

When personal data is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.

Changes and updates to the privacy notice

We may occasionally update this Privacy Notice to reflect current data protection legislation and/or changes in our WWW service at any time with or without notice. We recommend you to periodically review this Privacy Notice.

Questions, concerns or complaints

Please contact Walki Group’s data protection officer:
Data Protection Officer
Walki Oy
P.O.Box 33
37601 Valkeakoski
Finland
dpo@walki.com‍