Data Protection Policy

This website, 'www.culturalalleys.org', is operated by VšĮ "Kultūros Alėjos" / "Cultural Alleys". We are a non-governmental organisation fostering cultural education, research and approaches.

For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Lithuanian law, the controller of your personal data is:

• Organisation: VšĮ Kultūros Alėjos / Cultural Alleys
• Legal Code: 307329994
• Registered Address: Vilnius, Sausio 13-osios g. 31-39, LT-04347
• Data Protection Officer: Abhishek Chauhan
• Email for data protection inquiries: privacy@culturalalleys.org

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

We are committed to the principle of data minimisation and only collect data that is essential for our operations. We do not require visitors to log in to our website, nor do we process data for donations.

a) Newsletter Subscription

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the following personal data:

• Your First Name and Last Name: To personalize our communications with you.
• Your Email Address: To send you the newsletter.

The purpose of collecting this data is to keep you informed about our projects, events, and publications.

The legal basis for this processing is your explicit consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). You provide this consent by filling in the subscription form and confirming your subscription. We recommend using a double opt-in process (where you confirm your subscription via a link in a confirmation email) to ensure consent is verified.

You can withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the "unsubscribe" link found at the bottom of every newsletter.

b) Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer by websites that you visit. We use only strictly necessary cookies. These are essential for the website to function correctly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They do not store any personally identifiable information. As we do not use analytics or marketing services, we do not use analytical or tracking cookies.

c) Social Media Links

Our website includes links to our social media pages on platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok. These are not plugins that track you, but direct links to our page(s) on the respective platforms.

Please be aware that if you click on these links, you will be redirected to the social media platform, which will then process your data. These platforms have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they collect or use your personal information. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before engaging.

d) Embedded Content from Other Websitess

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.

To distribute our newsletter, we use a third-party email marketing service. This company acts as a data processor on our behalf. We have a data processing agreement with them to ensure they handle your data securely and in compliance with GDPR.

How long we retain your data

• Newsletter Data: We will retain your first name, last name, and email address for as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter. When you unsubscribe, your data will be permanently removed from our active mailing lists.
• Cookie Data: Data from strictly necessary cookies is typically session-based and is deleted when you close your browser.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

Under the GDPR, you have extensive rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: You can request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure ('Right to be Forgotten'): You can request that we delete your personal data.
• Right to Restrict Processing: You can ask us to temporarily halt the processing of your data.
• Right to Object to Processing: You can object to us processing your data.
• Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer your data to another organisation.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent for the newsletter at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@culturalalleys.org

Contact Information & Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you have any questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us first.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Lithuanian supervisory authority:

Valstybinė duomenų apsaugos inspekcija (State Data Protection Inspectorate)

• Address: L. Sapiegos g. 17, LT-10312 Vilnius, Lithuania
• Website: https://vdai.lrv.lt/

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Policy. Changes become effective upon publication on our website. Significant updates will be notified to subscribers.