Updated September 23, 2026
This policy explains how Cherry Group Oy processes personal data when you interact with us, use our website cherry.fi, or apply to join our network as an interim manager.
Cherry Group Oy Business ID: 3234528-1 Salomonkatu 17 B 32, 00100 Helsinki, Finland
Data protection matters: hello@cherry.fi, +358 40 070 5050
Contacts and customer relationships: name, company, email, phone number, message content, scheduled meetings, and information related to the customer relationship and assignments.
Executive candidates and interim managers: in addition to the above, CVs and other attachments provided, work and education history, areas of expertise, availability, and assessments and notes related to assignments.
Newsletter: email address and subscription details.
Website usage: device and browser information, IP address, actions taken on the site, cookie identifiers, and information on how you arrived at the site. Some of this data is collected only if you have accepted cookies.
| Purpose | Legal basis |
|---|---|
| Responding to inquiries and preparing offers | Legitimate interest or pre-contractual steps |
| Managing customer relationships and assignments | Contract |
| Evaluating executive candidates and presenting them to clients | Legitimate interest; disclosure to the client occurs after we agree with you |
| Sending the newsletter | Consent |
| Site analytics and development | Consent (cookies) |
| Marketing and targeted advertising | Consent (cookies) |
| Identifying companies visiting the site at company level | Legitimate interest; cookie use with consent |
| Accounting and other statutory obligations | Legal obligation |
Our legitimate interest is based on B2B operations: processing the data of corporate client contact persons and executive candidates is essential for delivering our services.
Mainly from you directly, for example via contact forms, email, telephone, or in meetings. We may obtain information about executive candidates from other sources, such as referees, only with your consent. Additionally, we may use public professional profiles, such as LinkedIn, for candidate mapping. Website usage data is collected via cookies and similar technologies as described in our cookie policy.
Providing data is voluntary. However, without contact details, we cannot respond to your inquiry, and without a CV or similar information, we cannot evaluate you as an executive candidate.
We do not sell personal data. We disclose executive candidate data to client companies only in connection with an assignment and after agreeing on this with the candidate.
We use trusted service providers who process data on our behalf:
Additionally, data may be processed by our email, IT, and accounting service providers, as well as by authorities when required by law.
Some of our service providers (e.g., Google, Meta, LinkedIn, and HubSpot) are based in the United States or have operations outside the EU and EEA. Transfers are based on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy:
We use cookies and similar technologies, such as scripts and web beacons, on the site. They are divided into four groups:
Preference, statistics, and marketing cookies are enabled only with your consent. You provide or deny consent in the cookie banner, and you can change or withdraw it at any time under ‘Manage your consent settings’ on the cookie policy page. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
Specific cookie information, such as names, purposes, and retention periods, can be found in our cookie policy.
You have the right to:
Send requests to hello@cherry.fi. We will respond within one month.
If you believe your data is being processed unlawfully, you can file a complaint with the Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman (tietosuoja.fi).
We do not make decisions concerning you based solely on automated processing that would have legal or similarly significant effects on you.
Data is accessed only by individuals who need it for their work. Systems are protected by usernames and passwords, and our service providers use industry-standard technical and organizational security measures.
We may update this policy as our operations or legislation change. The current version is always available on this page.
