Who we are
Our website address is: http://alvita.lt. We are a wholesale company of craft supplies from Lithuania, based in the second largest city – Kaunas.
The partners of Alvita, UAB (hereinafter – the Data Controller) in this privacy policy (hereinafter – the Privacy Policy) determine the conditions for the processing of personal data using the website managed by the Data Controller. The terms set out in the Privacy Policy apply every time you access the content and/or service we provide, regardless of the device (computer, mobile phone, tablet, TV, etc.) you are using.
Details of the data controller: Alvita, UAB
Office address: Rietavo g. 11, Kaunas, LT-48263
Phone: +370 69033049
E-mail: [email protected]
VAT payer code: LT404604219
It is very important that you read the Privacy Policy carefully, because every time you visit a website owned by the Data Controller, you agree to the terms described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not visit our website or use our content and/or services.
We confirm that the data of visitors to the website of the Data Controller will be collected in accordance with the requirements of the valid legal acts of the European Union and the Republic of Lithuania and the instructions of the controlling authorities. All reasonable technical and administrative measures are in place to protect the data we collect about website visitors from loss, unauthorized use, and alteration.
Persons who are under the age of 16 may not submit any personal data through our website. If you are an individual under the age of 16, you must obtain the consent of your parent or other legal guardian before submitting personal information.
The terms used in the rules are understood as they are defined in the General Data Protection Regulation no. 2016/679.
What information do we collect about you?
When purchasing goods in this online store, personal information is requested only when placing an order.
Information provided directly by you:
Name, surname or company name
Address
Telephone number
Email address
Information about how you use our website
If you visit our website, we also collect information that reveals the specifics of the use of our services or automatically generates visit statistics. Read more about this under “Cookies”.
Information from third-party sources
We may obtain information about you from public and commercial sources (to the extent permitted by applicable law) and combine it with other information we receive from or about you. We may also receive information about you from third-party social networking services when you connect to them, such as through accounts on Facebook.
Other information we collect
We may also collect other information about you, your device, or your use of our website content with your consent.
You may choose not to provide us with certain information, but in this case, the service may not be provided, i.e. unable to order desired products.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
How to manage and delete cookies
When you use your browser to access content we provide, you can configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being sent. Every browser is different, so if you don’t know how to change your cookie settings, check its help menu. Your device’s operating system may have additional cookie controls. If you do not want the information to be collected with the help of cookies, use the simple procedure available in most browsers that allows you to refuse the use of cookies. To learn more about how to manage cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.
However, please note that in some cases, deleting cookies may slow down your internet browsing speed, limit the functionality of certain website functions or block access to the website.
Our website may contain links to the websites of other persons, companies, or organizations. Please note that the Data Controller is not responsible for the content of such websites or the privacy principles used by them. Therefore, if you click on a link from the website of the Data Controller and go to other websites, you should read their Privacy Policy separately.
Embedded content from other websites
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.
The website of the Data Controller may also contain third-party banners, links to their websites, and services, which are not under the control of the Data Controller. The data controller is not responsible for the security and privacy of information collected by third parties. You must read the privacy statements that apply to third-party websites and services you use.
Who do we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We undertake not to transfer your personal data to any unrelated third parties, except in the following cases:
If there is consent to the disclosure of personal data.
When providing services – to our partners who provide delivery of goods or other services ordered by you. We only provide these service providers with as much of your personal information as is necessary to perform the specific service.
To law enforcement institutions in accordance with the procedure provided by the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.
How do we use your information?
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
For order payment confirmation. Payments in the electronic store are processed using the makecommerce.lt platform, which is managed by Maksekeskus AS (Niine 11, Tallinn 10414, Estonia, reg. no.: 12268475), therefore your personal information, required for payment execution and confirmation, will be transferred to Maksekeskus AS.”
For the processing of the submitted order – for the shipment of goods, to ensure the quality of order fulfillment.
For direct marketing purposes, such as sending newsletters, delivering personalized advertising and sending promotional messages, to evaluate and analyze your market, customers, products and services (including collecting your opinion about products and services and conducting customer surveys).
To learn how people use our online services so that we can improve them and develop new content, products, and services.
Other ways with your consent*
*We inform you that you have the right to object or withdraw your consent at any time to the processing of your data for the above purposes marked with an asterisk.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
We will keep your data for 3 years after the day you last used our services or content. After this period, the data will be deleted in such a way that it cannot be reproduced.
What do we do to protect your information?
Personal data is protected against loss, unauthorized use, and changes. We have implemented physical and technical measures to protect all information we collect for the purpose of providing our services.
We remind you that although we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no website, online transaction, computer system or wireless connection is completely secure.
What rights do you have over your data?
The data subject whose data is processed in the activities of the Data Controller has the following rights:
Know (be informed) about the processing of your data (right to know);
Get to know your data and how it is processed (right to access);
Demand correction or, taking into account the purposes of personal data processing, supplement incomplete personal data (right to correction);
Destroy your data or stop the processing of your data (other than storage) (right to destruction and right to be forgotten).
Has the right to demand that the Personal Data Controller restricts the processing of personal data for one of the legitimate reasons (right to restriction);
Has the right to transfer data (right to transfer);
Opt-out to the processing of personal data when this data is processed or intended to be processed for the purposes of direct marketing, including profiling as far as it relates to such direct marketing.
If you no longer want your personal data to be processed for the purpose of direct marketing, including profiling, you can write an email to: [email protected] or call: +370 69033049 and object to the processing of your personal data for the purpose of direct marketing and/or that only automated, including profiling**, processing of your personal data would not apply, without stating the reasons for the objection.
** According to the data provided by you, for the purpose of direct marketing, profiling of your personal data may be carried out in order to offer you individually tailored solutions and offers. You can withdraw your consent to the automated processing of your personal data, including profiling, or object to it at any time.
The Data Subject has the right to submit any request or instruction related to the processing of personal data to the Data Controller in writing in one of the following ways: by delivery directly or by mail to the address: Rietavo g. 11, Kaunas, LT-48263; by e-mail: [email protected]
Upon receiving such a request or instruction, the data controller shall, no later than within one month from the date of the request, submit a response and perform the specified actions or refuse to perform them. In this case, within one month from the date of receipt of the request, the Data Controller shall inform the Data Subject of such extension, together with the reasons for the delay.
The data controller may not create the conditions for the data subjects to exercise the rights listed above, with the exception of the refusal to process personal data by way of direct marketing, when, in cases provided for by law, it is necessary to ensure the prevention, investigation, and detection of crimes, violations of official or professional ethics, as well as the rights of the data subject or other persons and protection of freedoms.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.