Privacy policy

Who we are

Junat.net is run by Creatua (Design and Software Studio), Insinöörinkatu 4, 00880 Helsinki, Finland. We are responsible for how Junat uses your personal information. You can reach us at hello@junat.net.

This policy explains what happens to your information when you use Junat, see our ads or contact us. If you visit an airline, shop or booking site through a link, that company is responsible for what you share on its site.

What you share with us

To find a journey, we need details such as your stations or airports, travel dates and number of passengers. Flight searches can also include children's ages and travel preferences. We use these details to find matching results.

You do not need to give us passenger names, identity documents or card details to compare flights. Your search details may appear in the page's web address and your browser history, so take care when sharing a link or using a shared device.

When you email us, we use your email address, message and attachments to answer you. Please do not send card details or identity documents unless they are needed.

Searches, location and maps

Travel times and updates come from services such as Fintraffic/Digitraffic, Finavia and Digitransit. For flight searches, we send KAYAK your search details, a temporary code that links your search, your IP address (your internet connection's address) and browser details. KAYAK uses these to return results, keep your search working and protect its service.

If you choose to find a nearby station, your browser asks to use your location. Your device finds the nearest station without sending your exact location to Junat. Opening that station's page tells us which station you chose, along with the usual visit details. You can turn off location access in your browser settings.

When you open a map, your browser may load it from OpenStreetMap. OpenStreetMap then receives your IP address and the area of the map you view. If you follow a directions link to another map service, its privacy policy applies.

Booking and shopping

Flight and advertising links may take you to KAYAK, an airline, a booking site or a shop. The link may tell that site about your route, the ad you clicked or that you came from Junat. We may earn a commission when you follow a link or make a purchase.

The company you book with collects the details it needs for payment and your journey. Junat does not collect your card details or issue your flight ticket. Clicking a link does not, on its own, tell us whether you bought anything.

You cannot currently pay for or receive train tickets directly on Junat. If we add this, we will explain what information is needed and who receives it before you enter your details.

Keeping Junat running safely

We use information about searches and visits to show results, fix problems and answer questions. Our hosting and security services record details such as your IP address, pages requested, visit times, browser, approximate network location and connection details. These help us spot harmful or automated traffic.

To protect the site, we may ask visitors to complete a security check or limit or block requests. We review these records when investigating problems. If you think you have been blocked by mistake, please contact us.

Reports help us understand which features people use, how well searches work and how ads perform. We do not sell your search or contact details. The services that receive information are listed below.

Cookies and your choices

Cookies are small pieces of information saved in your browser. The language preference cookie is essential: it remembers your chosen language for up to one year. We also save your cookie choice and use a temporary cookie to keep your KAYAK search working. Your recent stations and airports, saved flights, read updates and display settings are saved in your browser, not in a Junat account.

“Essential only” tells Google not to use optional cookies for measuring visits or advertising, use your data for advertising, or personalise ads. “Allow all” gives permission for these uses. You can use our travel services either way. Your choice applies to this site in this browser.

We use Google Analytics through Google Tag Manager to understand how people use Junat. These tools start before you make a cookie choice. Even with “Essential only”, Google can receive information without cookies, such as pages viewed, actions taken, your IP address, browser details and the page you came from. Choosing this option does not stop all information from reaching Google.

We measure visits, flight searches, clicks on offers and ads, sponsored articles, updates and language choices. This can include routes, passenger counts, language and which ad you saw. Some search and ad activity is linked using random codes saved in your browser for the visit. These codes can be saved before you choose and are still used with “Essential only”. They are not passenger names.

Ads may appear alongside travel information. Where we use Google AdSense, Google and its ad partners receive information about your device and the ads requested. They may use cookies or similar tools according to your consent settings. If you allow personalised ads, these may reflect your interests. You can find their privacy information below.

To change your mind, select “Change cookie choices” on this page. Choose “Essential only” to withdraw your optional Google permissions. This changes future use that relies on your permission; it does not undo earlier lawful use or automatically delete old records and cookies. You can clear this site's data in your browser settings, but this also removes saved searches and preferences. Manage choices on other websites separately.

Who helps us run Junat

Vercel hosts and protects the site. Supabase helps run services behind the scenes, and Sanity provides articles and images. Travel information providers help return the results you ask for. These services may receive details about your requests as part of doing their job.

Google receives visit and advertising information. KAYAK receives flight-search details. OpenStreetMap receives requests when you open its maps. A booking site or advertiser receives information when you follow its link.

Some providers handle information for us; others are responsible for their own use of it. Their privacy policies explain this and how to contact them. We may also share relevant information when the law requires it or when needed to bring or defend a legal claim.

• Google
• Vercel
• Supabase
• KAYAK
• Sanity
• OpenStreetMap Foundation

Why we use your information

We need to run a reliable travel service, understand how it is used, answer questions and prevent abuse. Data-protection law calls these our “legitimate interests”. We must balance those needs with your privacy, and you can object to this use of your information.

Where permission is required, we rely on your consent for optional cookies and similar tools, personalised ads and access to your location. You can say no or change your mind and still use the service. Your browser's location permission is separate from your cookie choice.

We may also need your information to arrange or carry out an agreement with you, or to meet legal duties. For example, an advertising enquiry may lead to a contract and invoices. You do not have to accept optional cookies to search for travel.

How long we keep information

Your language cookie lasts up to one year. Your cookie choice and other saved browser settings stay until you clear or replace them. Temporary browser data usually disappears when your browser session ends, but it may stay if your browser restores your previous session.

Saved flights expire 30 days after the flight date and are removed the next time the list is checked. Flight-update history no longer shows updates older than seven days. Recent stations and airports are kept in short lists, not as a full browsing history. You can remove these records sooner by clearing this site's data in your browser.

Search results are kept temporarily so they can be reused. Deleting them does not also delete records held by hosting, security or analytics services, which have their own settings for how long records stay. We may keep records longer to investigate a problem or handle a legal claim. Contact us if you need details about a particular record.

We keep messages while handling your enquiry and any related complaint or claim. Contracts and accounting records are kept for as long as the law requires.

When information goes abroad

Some providers work outside the European Economic Area (the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), including in the United States. Sending personal information there requires legal protection, such as an EU decision approving the country's protections or EU-approved contract terms, with extra safeguards where needed.

The protection depends on the provider and service. Email hello@junat.net to ask where your information goes or to request details or a copy of the protections used.

Your rights and choices

Under the GDPR, you can ask to see, correct or delete your personal information, or limit how it is used. In some cases, you can ask for a copy to take to another service. You can also object to use based on legitimate interests or withdraw permission you gave us. Some rights have limits, for example where the law requires us to keep a record.

Email hello@junat.net and tell us what your request is about. We may need to check that the information belongs to you. We normally reply within one month. If the law allows more time, we will explain why within that month. Information saved only in your browser may need to be removed on your device.

You can complain to Finland's Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman, or the relevant privacy authority where you live or work in the EU. You can contact the authority directly if you think your information is being used unlawfully.

Keeping your information safe

We protect connections to the site and limit access to information and service passwords. Public timetables and flight updates do not tell us who is travelling. No website can promise complete security.

If you share a device, clear saved searches, flights and site data when needed. Avoid sharing links that contain private booking details. If you think information held by Junat has been exposed, email hello@junat.net. For details given to a booking company, contact that company.

Children's information

A flight search may need a child's age to find the right fares, but not their name. The age may stay in the browser while the search is saved for your visit. A parent, guardian or authorised person should enter any passenger details needed by a booking site. Please do not send us children's identity documents or other unnecessary sensitive information.

When this policy changes

We update this page when our services or the way we use information changes. The date at the top shows when it was last updated. If a new use needs your permission, changing this page does not replace asking you.