Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored by the browser on the user's device. Cookies are used for example to retain information about the user when he moves from one web page to another.
We use cookies to analyse and develop our services. Cookies give us important information i.a. on the use of our services, the most popular pages, loading times and for troubleshooting. We need this information to be able to improve our web site and make it more user-friendly, follow-up on the effect of our ads and provide the information and services our customers need. We may use anonymous information about the use of our web services also for the production of directed content or marketing. We do not collect information enabling identification of individual users, but we identify and specify browsers and identify the organisation the user's browser is representing.
However, we do identify persons using Aktia's online bank. Each user is identified by a personal cookie.
If you don't want cookies to be stored on your device, you can disable the function in the security settings of your browser. Please note that if cookies are not enabled, you cannot use Aktia's online bank or chat service.
| Name | Description | Category | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWSELB | AWS Classic Load Balancer creates load balancing cookie: used to map the session to the instance. | Strictly necessary | 1 Day |
| AWSALB | Classic AWS load balancer first receives a request from a client, it routes the request to a target, generates a cookie named AWSALB that encodes information about the selected target, encrypts the cookie, and includes the cookie in the response to the client. | Strictly necessary | 1 Day |
| __CookieConsent* | __CookieConsent cookie is a plugin used to comply with EU guideline. __CookieConsent* would replace with version of plugin for example __CookieConsentV300 | Strictly necessary | 90days |
| ASP.NET_SessionId | SessionId what .NET Manages for maintaining session | Strictly necessary | End of browser session |
| AWSALBCORS | Registers which server-cluster is serving the visitor. This is used in context with load balancing, in order to optimize user experience. | Strictly necessary | 7 days |
| AWSALBTG | AWS Application Load Balancer Target Group cookie used to maintain session stickiness by routing user requests to the same target instance. | Strictly necessary | 7 days |
| AWSALBTGCORS | Companion cookie for AWSALBTG used by AWS Application Load Balancer to support session stickiness in browsers requiring SameSite=None and CORS compatibility. | Strictly necessary | 7 days |
| __cf_bm | To read and filter requests from bots. | Strictly Necessary | A few seconds |
| _cfuvid | The _cfuvid cookie is set on a user’s browser to assign them a unique ID in addition to identifying them through their IP address. Without this cookie, visitors to a site will be recognized as the same user if they share the same IP, and any data collected will be shared for all users with that IP. | Strictly Necessary | End of session |
| cf_clearance | The Clearance Cookie stores proof that a challenge was passed. If present, it prevents issuing the challenge again and is needed to access the origin server. | Strictly Necessary | 1 Year |
| ppms_privacy | Stores the user’s cookie consent preferences (e.g., whether analytics cookies are accepted or rejected) to ensure the website respects their choices. | Strictly necessary | 13 Months |
| _pk_id | Stores a unique visitor ID to recognize returning users and track their behavior on the website by piwik. | Performance cookie | 13 Months |
| _pk_ses | Temporarily stores data for the current visit to help analyze user behavior during a browsing session. | Performance cookie | Session |
| stg_externalReferrer | Stores the URL of the external website that referred the visitor to the current website. Used by Piwik PRO Tag Manager for referral tracking and trigger conditions. | Performance cookie | Session |
| bm_so | Used for bot management and security detection to distinguish automated traffic from real users. | Performance cookie | Session |
| bm_s | Bot management cookie used to help detect and mitigate automated or malicious traffic. | Performance cookie | Session |
| bm_ss | Security cookie used for bot detection and request validation. | Performance cookie | Session |
| GNWTracker | Tracking cookie used for analytics and user behavior measurement. | Performance cookie(Third Party) | Varies |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Stores the user’s consent and privacy settings for tracking and personalization (commonly used by Google services). | Targeting Cookie | 6 months – 1 year |
| __Secure-YEC | Used by YouTube/Google for storing user preferences and analytics related to video engagement. | Targeting Cookie | Session |
| YSC | YouTube session cookie used to track user interactions with videos. | Targeting Cookie | Session |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | Used by Google/YouTube to manage feature rollout percentages and A/B testing experiments. | Targeting Cookie | Several months |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Used by YouTube to estimate bandwidth and determine the appropriate video player experience. | Targeting Cookie | ~6 months |
| __Secure-YNID | Used by Google services to store user preferences and personalize content and ads. | Targeting Cookie | Several months |
Collection of personal data
We collect information from several sources in order to understand and meet user needs and to comply with regulatory requirements on knowing our customers. Personal data is, for instance, collected from the customers themselves or their representatives, the Population Register Centre and registers of other authorities, registers on customers' payment defaults and credit data, Group companies and partners in the finance and insurance sector within the restrictions set by law. We may also collect information from other trustworthy sources, such as commercial registers containing information on persons in charge and owners of different companies.
It's our aim to keep the customer information up-to-date, but should you notice incorrect information for example in your account statement, we kindly ask you to inform us.
Right of access to data
A customer is always entitled to check the data about him/her that is stored in our customer registers, by submitting a written request to the data controller. By notifying the data controller, the customer has the right to prohibit the use of personal data concerning him/her for the purposes of direct marketing, distance selling, and market research and/or opinion surveys. The data controller is obliged to correct errors and update old data in the register, immediately upon discovery that this is necessary. Because of secrecy regulations we do not provide this data via e-mail over an open network.
Data controllers
The above information applies to the customer registers of the following data controllers:
Aktia Bank Plc, Business ID 2181702-8, address PB 207 (Arkadiankatu 4–6), 00101 Helsinki
Aktia Fund Management Company Ltd, Business ID 2062840-1, address PB 695 (Arkadiankatu 4–6), 00101 Helsinki
For file descriptions, please see the Finnish or Swedish version of this page.
Contact
We will be happy to answer questions regarding the principles for the protection of privacy at Aktia. Please fill out the contact form (in Finnish).