How LaplandChristmas collects, uses and stores your data: analytics, newsletter, affiliate links and your rights as a data subject.
Last updated: April 2026 · Effective: April 2026
LaplandChristmas.com is operated by LaPeso Oy, a company registered in Finland, trading under the LaplandVibes brand.
This website is part of the LaplandVibes network of Lapland travel information websites. All data processing activities described in this policy are carried out by LaPeso Oy as the data controller.
Contact: [email protected]
We collect the following categories of personal data:
Analytics data: anonymous usage statistics collected via Google Analytics 4 (pages visited, time on site, approximate country, device type). Collected only if you consent via the cookie banner.
Email address: if you voluntarily subscribe to our newsletter. We use Resend to send emails. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Contact messages: if you contact us directly, we retain your email address and message content only for as long as needed to respond.
We do not collect names, payment data, or any other sensitive personal information.
Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): analytics cookies and newsletter subscriptions.
Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): basic website operation and security logging (IP addresses in server access logs, retained max 30 days).
We use cookies and similar storage technologies. Cookies are only placed after you give consent via the cookie banner on your first visit. For a full breakdown of which cookies we use, see our Cookie Policy.
Necessary cookies: store your cookie consent choice. No consent required as they are essential for the site to function.
Analytics cookies: Google Analytics 4 cookies (_ga, _ga_*, _gid) placed only with your consent.
We use Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode v2. If you decline cookies, no analytics data is sent to Google. If you accept, anonymous usage data (pages viewed, approximate country, device type) is transmitted to Google LLC servers, which may be located outside the EU. This transfer is covered by Google's EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is stored securely via Resend and Supabase. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email or via our unsubscribe page.
Resend's privacy policy: resend.com/legal/privacy-policy
This website contains affiliate links to third-party booking and activity platforms, including GetYourGuide (direct partner), Sembo (via the Adtraction network), Trip.com (direct partner) and EconomyBookings (via the Travelpayouts network). Affiliate links route through our domain go.laplandvibes.com, which redirects to the partner with attribution parameters. When you click through to the partner site, they may set their own cookies and collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. We do not receive any personal data from these platforms: only anonymous commission information.
For full details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.
Analytics data: 14 months (Google Analytics default setting).
Newsletter email addresses: retained until you unsubscribe.
Contact messages: until the matter is resolved, max 12 months.
Hotel bookings (Adtraction / direct partner)
As a Finnish company serving EU residents, we are subject to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You have the right to:
Access: request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Rectification: ask us to correct inaccurate data.
Erasure: request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
Portability: receive your data in a machine-readable format.
Restriction: ask us to limit how we use your data.
Object: object to processing based on legitimate interest.
Withdraw consent: withdraw consent at any time (e.g., via the cookie banner or newsletter unsubscribe).
To exercise any right, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
If you believe we have not handled your data correctly, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Finnish Data Protection Authority (Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto):
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top will reflect the most recent revision. Material changes will be announced via a notice on our website.