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Privacy policy

Protection of personal data

Data protection officer

Contacts of the data protection officer of the public institution “VKC”:
Ieva Morkūnė
Gedimino pr. 38, LT-01104 Vilnius, Lithuania
Mobile. +370 611  74 118, e.mail. ieva.morkune@governance.lt

You can find the description of the procedure for the implementation of the rights of data subjects of the public institution “Monitoring and Forecasting Agency” here.

The national personal data supervisory authority is responsible for monitoring the application of the General Data Protection Regulation in the Republic of Lithuania:

State Personal Data Protection Inspectorate

Contact information:
L. Sapiegos g. 17, 10312 Vilnius
Mobile. (8 5) 271 2804, 279 1445
Fax. (8 5) 261 9494
E.Mail. ada@ada.lt

Privacy and cookies policy

We apply this Privacy and Cookie Policy (hereinafter – the Policy) to the users of governance.lt website. This Policy is not applicable if you are browsing any third-party websites you have accessed through governance.lt website.

We collect information about our website users in accordance with the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data of the Republic of Lithuania, Law on Electronic Communications of the Republic of Lithuania, EU laws on the protection of personal data and other related legislation and regulations of controlling authorities.

What information we collect

We use cookies to collect information about users’ activity on our website. The types and purposes of cookies are described in the table below.

Name Description Creation / Expiry times
CMSSESSIDX A standard cookie used to manage the user’s session Upon opening the website/until the user closes the website
cookiesAgree A cookie which records whether you have consented to the use of cookies on our website From the time of consent/until it is deleted
cookiesLevelX A cookie identifying the types of cookies you have accepted on our website From the time of consent/until it is deleted
_ga This cookie is used by Google Analytics to assess the purpose of the user’s visit, generate reports on the website activity to website operators, and improve user’s experience when browsing on the website From the time of consent/2 years
_gat This cookie is used by Google Analytics to collect statistical information about the website traffic. Upon the first visit to the website/until the end of the session
_gid This cookie is used by Google Analytics to distinguish you from other users. Upon the first visit to the website/2 days

We have appropriate security measures in place to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of information that we have collected about the users of governance.lt website. Staff are committed in writing not to disclose or provide any information received about the company’s customers to third parties, including information about the users of governance.lt website.

The use of cookies

When you browse on governance.lt website, we seek to display information and functions personalized to your interests. We use cookies to help us provide you with a personalized experience. Cookies are small text files stored by your web browser. They help us to recognize you when you return to our website, to collect information about your use of the website and to tailor the content of the website to your interests. Cookies also help us to ensure the proper functioning of the website, to monitor the duration and frequency of visits to governance.lt website, and to collect statistical information about the number of the website users. By analysing this information, we can improve the performance of our website and your user experience. When you visit governance.lt website, you can select whether you want to accept cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies on your computer or other device, you can withdraw your consent at any time by changing your browser settings and delete cookies that have already been saved.

If you want to learn how to disable website tracking using Google Analytics cookies, please visit: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Types of cookies

Cookies include session cookies and long-term cookies as well as first-party or third-party cookies. The definitions of these terms are provided below so that you can have a better understanding of the nature and purpose of our cookies.

Session cookies
Session cookies allow users to be recognized for the duration of a single session so that any page changes or item selection are remembered when they move from page to page. These cookies make navigating across numerous website pages faster and easier, because there is no need to repeatedly process the information when a new page is opened. Session cookies are temporary and disappear once you close your browser or log off the website.

Long-term cookies
Long-term cookies are stored on your computer for a specified period of time following the end of your session and they may be record specific user settings or actions when the user returns to the website.

First-party cookies
These cookies are essential to the proper functioning of governance.lt website.

Third-party cookies
These are cookies operated by other organizations via our website. In our case, the Google Analytics cookies used on governance.lt website are utilized to analyse the website traffic. Google Analytics collects anonymous information about the number of users, the location from which our website has been accessed, and the parts of the website browsed by the users. These cookies are created by Google Analytics. To learn more about Google Analytics, please visit http://www.google.com/analytics.

Any information collected using cookies is stored until these cookies expire and is not used for any purpose other than those listed in this policy.

Our website contains links to other websites operated by individuals, companies or organizations. Please note that governance.lt is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of linked websites. When you click on these links and enter these other websites, you should review the privacy policies which may apply to these websites.

Your rights

You have the right to request access to your data that we have collected using cookies. If your personal data is inaccurate, incomplete or non-current, you are entitled to have it rectified.

If you have any questions or want to exercise your rights, please contact us by email at info@governance.lt  or reach out to us via other channels indicated on this website.