VTT QX Privacy Policy

This privacy notice is to inform you about how we process your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable national legislation. The terms used in this privacy notice have the same meanings as defined in GDPR.

The privacy notice may be updated as necessary, for example due to changes in systems, service providers or legislation. The privacy notice was created on 24.2.2025.

1. Subject of personal data processing

Users of the VTT QX quantum computing service. 

2. Controller, Data Protection Officer and contact information

Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. (”VTT”), Business ID: 2647375-4, Tekniikantie 21, 02150 Espoo

Address: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Register Office, P.O. Box 1000, FI-02044 VTT, Finland

E-mail: tietosuoja@vtt.fi (Data Protection Officer, data protection specialist(s), information security manager, and their substitutes)

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data processing practices, please contact us.

3. The categories of personal data

We process your personal data when you log in and use VTT’s QX quantum computing service, to provide you with the service you have requested. The processing of personal data can include the following categories of personal data:

  • User information, such as
    • User name and e-mail address. 
  • Technical logs and other data, such as
    • Date and time of access, access status, IP address, the amount of computing resources you have used.
  • Cookies used for authentication.

4. The purposes of processing data 

Personal data is processed for following purposes: 

  • Provision of quantum computing services as per your request
  • error resolution and service quality management
  • usage monitoring and statistics.

5. The legal basis for Processing

The legal basis for processing your personal data are:

  • Enforcement of the agreement as described in the Terms of use and Main Contract (GDPR Article 6(b))
  • Legitimate interest of the Controller (GDPR Article 6(f).

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or to comply with legal obligations.

7. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right to access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restriction of processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object
  • Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Data Ombudsman’s Office, tietosuoja@om.fi)

To exercise these rights, please contact us at tietosuoja@vtt.fi

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the updated privacy policy on the VTT QX portal.