General
We are committed to protecting your Personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines the information we collect and how we use that information. This Privacy Policy is applicable to the website www.citizenoflithuania.com (COL or Site), its affiliates, licensors or joint venture partners. This policy is designed to help visitors understand what information we gather from our Site, how we handle the information once we gather it and how to contact us in case of any questions regarding our processing of the data.
Data collection
You are free to explore our Site without providing any Personal data about yourself.
Upon visiting our sites, we will use only “Necessary” cookies, that are mandatory.
Use of Personal data
We use collected information from the Site for the following purposes:
- we process that information to ensure functioning of the Site;
- improve and optimize the Site.
We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties. Exceptions are trusted third parties that help us to run the site, as long as these parties agree to keep the information confidential and not use it for other purposes that not agreed upon.
We may also disclose your personal information where we find it necessary to comply with statutory requirements, maintain the Site’s policies or protect our or others’ rights, property, or security. Non-personally identifiable information gathered from the website about visitors may, however, be provided to third parties for marketing, advertising or other use.
Information we collect when you are visiting our Site can be stored and processed and transferred between all the countries in which we operate to use the information in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
This privacy notice does not cover the links within this Site linking to other websites. Those sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy, and if you have questions about how a site uses your information, you’ll need to check that site’s privacy statement.
The legal basis for the processing of your Personal data
COL’s collection of Personal data is based on the need to carry out the processes stipulated above. To the extent that COL uses the Personal data for the purposes mentioned above the basis for collection of data is COL’s legitimate interest to conduct such improvements and analysis.
“Cookies”- Information Placed Automatically on Your Computer
When you view one of our sites, we will store some technical information on your computer which does not identify you as an individual. This information will be in the form of a “cookie” or similar file and will help us better serve you. Cookies are small text files that a website transfers to your hard disk or browser, which will then store the cookie on your hard drive. The goal is to save you time and provide you with a more meaningful visit.
Upon visiting our sites, we will use only “Necessary” cookies, that are mandatory.
Our website is based on WordPress – open-source content management system. For the privacy policy and cookies policy of WordPress please see Wodrpess Cookie Policy.
We also use Google Analytics, which is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google Analytics implements cookies to collect information about user activity on the Site. For the privacy policy and cookies policy of Google Analytics please see Google Analytics Cookie Usage on Websites. Google Analytics transmits website traffic data to Google servers in USA. Google Analytics does not identify individual users or associate your IP address with another data held by Google. We use Google Analytics reports only to help us understand website traffic and website usage.
Previously stored cookies can be deleted through the web browser. Please refer to your browser instructions or help screen to learn more about these functions.
You can also choose to turn off cookies in your browser, and / or delete stored cookies in your web browser. Please note that blocking cookies may affect the functionality of the site.
How long we keep your personal information
We will only save your personal data for as long as it’s relevant for the purpose it was originally collected for.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
COL may, from time to time, make changes to this Privacy Policy. However, your Personal Data will always be processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy that was in effect at the time of collection. We will take reasonable steps to let users know about significant changes via our Site. Your continued use of this Site after any changes to this policy will be regarded as acceptance of our new privacy policy.
Your rights
You have the following rights with respect to your Personal data that COL in any way processes:
- To access and review the Personal data that you have supplied to us.
- To request that we provide the source from which the data originates and where applicable, whether it came from publicly accessible sources.
- To request that we correct any errors, outdated information, or omissions in Personal data that you have supplied to us.
- To request erasure of Personal data or restriction of processing.
- To object to processing and the right to data portability.
- To withdraw your consent (if applicable) to the processing of your Personal data at any time.
- To lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
- To request that your Personal data not be used to contact you.
- To request that your Personal data be removed from any solicitation list that we use.
Rose Lerer Cohen PhD is the controller of the Personal data.
Controller is responsible for the Personal data being processed correctly and in accordance with applicable laws.
To exercise any of your rights above, please contact us by email info@citizenoflithuania.com. We will promptly change, correct or update your information in accordance with your above rights and notify you of the action we have taken.
This Privacy Policy was last updated in September 2018.