privacy policy
This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the "Policy") sets out how VK LEGAL and VK LEGAL's lawyer (hereinafter referred to as "VK LEGAL", the "Data controller", "we", "us", "our") process your personal data that you may provide when visiting our website http://www.vklegal.lt/ (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"), when contacting us by e-mail, telephone or by submitting an enquiry via the Website, including the personal data VK LEGAL receives in the course of executing contracts with its partners or clients legal persons, if you are their employee or representative.
Personal data means any information collected by VK LEGAL about a natural person that helps to identify that person (e.g. name, surname, address, IP address, etc.) (hereinafter referred to as "Personal data").
It is very important that you read the Policy carefully because each time you visit the Website belonging to the Data controller, you agree to the terms and conditions described in this Policy. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not visit our Website or use our content and/or services.
By submitting your Personal data (including data that you provide directly or indirectly by visiting the Website and using its services), you consent and do not object to the Data controller managing and processing it for the purposes and in accordance with the procedures set out in this Policy and the law.
Persons under the age of 16 may not submit any Personal data through the Data controller's Website. If you are a person who is under the age of 16, you must obtain the consent of your parents or other legal guardians before submitting Personal data. If you are a person under the age of 18 but have already reached the age of 16, by using the Webiste, you confirm that you have the consent of your parents or other legal guardians.
Information on the processing of personal data
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Purposes of processing personal data |
Basis for processing personal data |
Collected personal data |
Duration of retention of personal data |
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1. For the purposes of processing received enquiries
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Legitimate interest in providing legal services |
Personal data that you provide to us when you call us, fill in an enquiry form on our Website, email us or come to our office. |
Personal data for this purpose is retained for 1 (one) year from the date of receipt of the enquiry. In the event that you enter into a contract with VK LEGAL, such Personal data shall be stored in accordance with the procedure set out in the "For the purposes of providing legal services" section. |
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2.For the purposes of providing legal services |
To take actions at your request before concluding the contract and/or performance of a contract and/or performance of statutory duties and/or legitimate interest.
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We process the Personal data of the client natural person who has entered into a contract with us for the provision of legal services, as well as the Personal data of the client's (natural's or legal person's) representatives, employees, and other persons related to the client's instructions; the Personal data that have been directly provided by the client or by the client's representatives, employees; and the Personal data that VK LEGAL collects from other sources for the purpose of the provision of legal services (e.g., registers, etc.). |
Personal data for this purpose shall be retained for a period of 10 (ten) years after the end of the client's last instruction to VK LEGAL, unless a longer data retention period is provided for by laws and/or other legal acts, |
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3.For the purposes of contracts with service providers and partners |
Performance of the contract and legitimate interest in performance of the contract. |
Name, surname, date of birth, email address, content of correspondence, telephone number and other data relating to the performance of the contract. |
Personal data is processed for the duration of the contract. Personal data shall be retained for 10 (ten) years from the date of termination of the contract, if the data is specified in the contracts. |
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4. For direct marketing purposes |
Your prior consent or legitimate interest to communicate with clients (Article 69 of the Law on Electronic Communications) |
Name, surname, email address, phone number. |
In case of your prior consent, we will retain your Personal data for a period of 5 (five) years after receiving your consent. If we process your Personal data on the basis of legitimate interest, we will retain your Personal data for the duration of the legal services contract. |
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5. For the purpose of recruiting job candidates |
Legitimate interest in selecting the right candidate. |
Personal data is obtained directly from you as a candidate and/or from third parties providing recruitment services. |
We will delete and/or destroy your Personal data within 5 (five) working days after the conclusion of the relevant contract with the selected candidate, unless you have expressly consented to the processing of your Personal data after the end of the recruitment process. |
cookies
Cookies are small files placed on a computer, phone, tablet or other device used by any person visiting the Website, which the Website uses to identify the device. This term includes not only cookies but also the use of similar tools.
Types of cookies used on the Website:
Session cookies - cookies that are deleted automatically when you close your web browser or do not use the Website for a certain period of time.
Statistics cookies - cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the Website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
Marketing cookies - cookies are used to display advertisements that are relevant to specific users, adapted to their interests. They can be used to track the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on third party websites.
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Name of cookie |
Type of cookie |
Purpose |
Period of validity |
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_ga |
Statistics |
The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the Website's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors. |
2 years |
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_gat |
Statistics |
This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to restrain request rate and thus limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. |
1 day |
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_gid |
Statistics |
Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a Website, while also creating an analytics report of the Website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
1 day |
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ads/ga-audiences |
Marketing |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor 's online behaviour across websites. |
session |
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ses1285758956 |
Session |
Collects anonymous browsing information to improve the performance and navigation of the Website. |
session |
If you do not agree to cookies being placed on your computer or other device, you can change your browser settings to disable all cookies or enable/disable cookies one by one. However, please note that in some cases this may slow down your internet browsing speed, limit the functionality of certain features of the Website or block access to the Website. For more information, please see http://www.youronlinechoices.com or http://AllAboutCookies.org or https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
We undertake not to disclose your Personal data to any unaffiliated third parties, except as follows:
- where there is your consent to the disclosure of the Personal data;
- to legal partners or relevant service providers (such as translators, auditors, etc.), as provided for in the legal services agreement with the client, for the purpose of providing legal services;
- to a court, bailiff, notary, state or local authority, institution and/or organisation for the purpose of providing legal services;
- to lawyers and/or staff of VK LEGAL;
- to data processors who provide us with accounting, translation, parcel delivery, Website hosting, data centre and/or server rental, IT maintenance, external audit and other services;
- if we are required to do so by law;
- to public authorities and bodies and other persons who perform functions assigned to them by law;
- to protect our rights or interests.
Data processors have the right to process the Personal data only under our instructions and only to the extent necessary. When we use data processors, we aim to ensure that the data processors also have appropriate organisational and technical security measures in place and maintain the confidentiality of the Personal data.
YOUR RIGHTS
Your rights in relation to VK LEGAL's processing of your Personal data:
- at any time to get acquainted with the Personal data provided;
- upon request, to be informed from what sources and what Personal data has been collected, for what purpose it is processed and to whom it is provided;
- withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal data at any time, if you have provided us with such consent;
- request the correction of the Personal data that is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate. In this case, we may ask you to confirm the corrected information;
- object to the processing of your Personal data. This right shall be exercised in accordance with the procedures and conditions set out in Article 21 of the General Data Protection Regulation;
- request the erasure of the Personal data provided. This right shall be exercised in the cases provided for in Article 17 of the General Data Protection Regulation;
- request to limit the actions of the processing of the Personal data;
- request that the Personal data you have provided, if it is processed on the basis of your consent or on the basis of a contract, and if it is processed by automated means, be transferred to another data controller, if this is technically feasible (data portability);
- lodge a complaint with the State Data Protection Inspectorate in relation to the processing of the Personal data.
In order to exercise your rights, please provide us with the relevant document (e.g., request, complaint or claim), signed with your qualified electronic signature, by e-mail address info@vklegal.lt.
After receiving your request, complaint or claim, we will provide a response no later than one month from the date of receipt of the relevant document. We have the right to refuse to exercise your rights on reasonable grounds.
If, after receiving a request, complaint or claim, we have doubts about the identity of the person submiting the relevant document, we have the right to ask such person to provide proof of identity or to confirm his or her identity in any other manner acceptable to us.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Website contains links to other websites that we do not own or administer. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy policies of such websites or third parties. When you are directed from our Website to other websites, please read the privacy policy of each website where personal information may be collected.
INFORMATION SECURITY
We make all reasonable efforts, through our internal organisational and technical measures, to ensure that the Personal data is protected against any unauthorised activity. All Personal data and other information provided by you shall be treated as confidential. We remind you that although we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no website, operation performed online, computer system or wireless connection is completely secure.
RESPONSIBILITY
You are entirely responsible for ensuring that the data you provide to us is true, complete and accurate. You undertake to notify us immediately by email of any changes to the data you have provided to us. In no event shall we be liable for any damage caused to you as a result of incomplete or incorrect Personal data or failure to inform us of any changes to such data.
changes AND ADDITIONS
We reserve the right to change and amend this Policy at any time. Changes and additions shall become effective upon posting of an updated version of this Policy on the Website. When we post an updated version, we will change the "Last updated" listed at the bottom of the page. Your continued use of the Website after such changes and additions constitutes your acceptance of them. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us by email address info@vklegal.lt.
acceptance of policy
You confirm that you have read this Policy and agree to all of its terms. You agree to be bound by this Policy when using the Website, its services or our services. If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy, you may not use or access this Website, its services and use our services.
CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Policy, please contact us:
Email: info@vklegal.lt
Last updated: 24.02.2022