Data protection authorities have issued more detailed guidelines on the processing of personal data in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the office of the Data Protection Ombudsman personal data may be processed in order to prevent the coronavirus, as long as the processing is...
About brand protection and branding Nowadays the brand of the company or product is one of the most valuable assets of the business. A good brand is not only memorable, but it generates positive perceptions of the company. The brand promises something, and consumers or other companies rely on that...
We understand that legal matters may seem tricky or raise questions when starting up or expanding your business. If you are troubled with the covid-19 pandemic and its effects on your business or have something else on your mind, we are here to help you. To bring peace of mind...
In brief: Force majeure means a surprising and unpredictable circumstance that has occurred to a party of a contract that prevents the fulfillment of the contractual obligation. A distinction must be made between the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent actions of the authorities. Although a coronavirus pandemic may not in itself constitute...
Our new service model for startups and growth companies We have worked hard to create an online service model aimed to help startup and growth companies on their path to success. Lexia Growth is a website designed to provide useful and valuable information related to essential legal matters concerning entrepreneurship...
HILLA Entertainment is in good company: the Finland based firm has started collaboration with LaLiga, one of the largest football leagues in the world. HILLA Entertainment’s event concept, Football Triathlon, is the first of its kind. The event combines traditional football with table football and virtual football, creating a unique sporting...
What? The Finnish Act on Virtual Currency Providers (572/2019) that entered into force on 1st of May 2019 imposes obligations on virtual currency providers, such as; registration with the Financial Supervisory Authoritycompliance with the Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financingto include the customer accounts to the...
In March 2019 the European Parliament approved the long-awaited reform of the Copyright Directive, the primary aim of which is to bring copyright rules into the modern era. The EU Council of Ministers gave its final approval of the Directive at the end of April, so member countries now have...
Lexia and Upgraded, the Health Startup Association of Finland, have started collaboration. The goal of Upgraded is to build bridges between startups, organizations, the public sector and universities, and to ensure that health and wellbeing solutions have an established role in our society. Lexia’s mission is to enable this by offering...
The Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) is one of the new obligations related to the processing of personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPIA is a type of self-assessment tool to manage risks related to the processing of personal data. The purpose is to identify and...
