This Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the “Privacy Policy”) contains information about how the Lithuanian Business Confederation, legal entity code 110063950, VAT payer code LT100639515, address Gedimino per. 2/1 – 28, LT-01103, Vilnius, Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as “LBC” or “we”) processes data received from its members and their representatives, partners/suppliers and their representatives, visitors to events, visitors to the social networking sites “Facebook” (link, hereinafter referred to as “LBC Facebook”) and “LinkedIn” (link, hereinafter referred to as “LBC LinkedIn”) and visitors to the LBC website https: //lvk. lt/ (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) and other information specified in this Privacy Policy.
The Privacy Policy describes the personal data we collect, how we obtain it, on what basis and for what purposes we use your personal data, how we use your personal data, how long we keep your personal data, with whom we share your personal data, how we take care of the protection of your personal data, and what your rights are. LBC respects your privacy and strives to protect your personal data.
- Data Manager
LBC is the manager of your personal data specified in this Privacy Policy:
| Title | Lithuanian Business Confederation, ICC |
| Legal entity code | 110063950 |
| Address | Gedimino pr. 2/1 – 28, LT-01103, Vilnius, Lithuania |
| info@lvk.lt | |
| Telephone | +370 5 2121111 |
We process your personal data below in accordance with applicable law, including Regulation (EU) No 2016/679 (the “General Data Protection Regulation”, the “GDPR”) and other applicable data protection legislation and instructions from competent authorities.
By using the Website, communicating with LBC on Facebook or LBC on LinkedIn, or providing LBC with any information about yourself, you understand that your personal data will be used in the following ways. If you do not agree to fully comply with this Privacy Policy, you should not provide your personal information to LBC.
If you have any questions about the information set out in this Privacy Policy, you can contact LBC at any time using the contact details set out above.
- Personal Data
Personal data means any information relating to a living person who is or may be identified, directly or indirectly. Separate pieces of information which, when taken together, can also identify a specific person, also constitute personal data.
The website is open to persons under the age of 18 years. If you are at least 14 years of age and under 18 years of age, please read this Privacy Policy carefully with your parent or guardian so that you can understand it and comply with it. LBC does not collect personal information from persons under the age of 14, so if you are under 14 years of age, you should not provide your personal information to LBC.
Please do not send any personal data about yourself to LBC if you do not want such information to be used in any way.
- Personal data collected, purposes of processing and legal basis
LBC processes your personal data for the following purposes and in accordance with the legal grounds relating to them:
- Carrying out the activities of the LBC and administering its members
| Purpose | Running the LBC’s activities and administering its members (concluding and terminating contracts, organizing meetings, etc.). |
| Data subjects | LBC member representatives and contact persons. |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname, position held, entity represented));contact details (email, phone number, other contact details);information relating to the participation of the represented LBC member in LBC activities;communication with LBC and its content. Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimization principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you, from the organization you represent, or when you participate in LBC activities or communicate with LBC. |
| Legal basis | The fulfilment of our legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR) and our legitimate interest in the efficient and transparent organization of LBC’s activities and the performance of our agreements with members (legal persons) (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). In the event that you do not provide the relevant personal data, we may not be able to exercise your rights as a member of the LBC you represent. In individual cases, this may result in the person you represent not being able to become a member of LBC. |
| Storage | Personal data and documents will be stored in accordance with the time limits set out in the General Document Retention Periods Index (here). Personal data for which there are no statutory retention periods will be retained at the latest until the end of the member’s membership of LBC. |
- Drawing up and executing agreements with partners/suppliers, managing partners/suppliers
| Purpose | Drawing up and executing agreements with partners/suppliers, managing partners/suppliers. |
| Data subjects | Partners/suppliers or their representatives. |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname, position held, entity represented);contact details (email, phone number, other contact details)information relating to payments under concluded agreements;communication with LBC and its content. Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimization principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you or collects it in the context of the performance of a contract with you. |
| Legal basis | The fulfilment of our legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR) and our legitimate interest in the efficient and transparent organization of LBC’s activities and the performance of our agreements with members (legal persons) (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). In the event that you do not provide the relevant personal data, we may not be able to conclude and/or perform the agreement with the relevant partner or supplier. |
| Storage | Your personal data will be stored for 10 years after the end of the contract. In the absence of a contract, the data relating to the communication will be kept for 2 years after the relevant data submission. |
- Organizing and publicizing events
| Purpose | Organizing and publicizing events (e.g. conferences, business breakfasts). |
| Data subjects | Participants in events organized by LBC. |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname, position held, entity represented);contact details (email, phone number, other contact details);payment details for registration at the event and related bank details where applicable;an image of the person (photo and/or video);communication for the organization of the event. Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimization principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you. LBC may also collect information from financial service providers (for example, after you have made a payment for registration at an event) or collect it itself or through relevant service providers (for example, by taking photographs or filming an event). |
| Legal basis | The performance of the agreement to ensure your participation in the event (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR), your consent in relation to the publication of information (including an image of you) about your participation in the event (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) and our legitimate interest in organizing the event in a smooth and efficient manner (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). |
| Storage | Personal data for the organization of the event will be kept for up to 1 year. Personal data relating to the information published about your participation in the event will be stored until the data subject’s consent is withdrawn. In individual cases, in accordance with the requirements of the applicable legislation, your personal data may be stored for a longer period. |
- Direct communication
| Purpose | Managing your enquiries to LBC by email or telephone and other direct communication. |
| Data subjects | Persons making enquiries to LBC by email or telephone or otherwise communicating directly with LBC. |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname, position held, entity represented);contact details (email, phone number, other contact details);communication with LBC and its content. Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimisation principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you. |
| Legal basis | Our legitimate interest in examining your request and providing you with accurate and complete information about our activities or other matters of interest to you (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). |
| Storage | The data is stored for 1 year after your request. In individual cases, in accordance with the requirements of the applicable legislation, your personal data may be stored for a longer period. |
- Managing your social media accounts
| Objective | Managing and administering LBC Facebook and LBC LinkedIn. Communication with Facebook and LinkedIn users. |
| Data subjects | Facebook and LinkedIn users interacting with LBC. |
| Personal data | Facebook and LinkedIn profile name;Facebook and LinkedIn profile image;public comments and other interactions on LBC Facebook and LBC LinkedIn;The subject and text of your enquiries, if any. Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimisation principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you and/or from the relevant social network. |
| Legal basis | Our legitimate interest in communicating with Facebook and LinkedIn users on our accounts (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). |
| Storage | Given that LBC does not administer the Facebook and LinkedIn social networks, but only its own accounts on them, and acts as a joint data controller with Facebook and LinkedIn, we invite you to read the information about the storage of your personal data on Facebook (here) and LinkedIn (here). |
- Publishing news and relevant information in the public domain
| Purpose | Publishing news and relevant information in the public domain (e.g. on the Website, in the press) relating to LBC representatives, members, partners, suppliers and/or other persons. |
| Data subjects | LBC member representatives;LBC representatives (board members and other representatives);partner/supplier representatives;other persons involved in LBC activities. |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname, position held, entity represented);image of a person (photo);other information contained in the relevant news item or notice. Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimisation principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you. |
| Legal basis | Consent of the data subject (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). |
| Storage | The personal data will be processed until the data subject’s consent is withdrawn. |
- Information on LBC activities
| Purpose | Sending news and relevant information on LBC activities, such as invitations to events, to LBC members and interested parties. |
| Data subjects | Persons who have given their consent to receive information about LBC news. |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname);contact details (email, phone number, other contact details). Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimisation principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you. |
| Legal basis | Consent of the data subject (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). |
| Storage | Personal data will be processed until the consent to the processing of personal data is withdrawn. LBC will inform data subjects at least every 2 years of the possibility to renew their consent to the processing of personal data for this purpose, failing which the personal data of the data subjects will be deleted. In individual cases, in accordance with the requirements of the applicable legislation, your personal data may be stored for a longer period. |
- LBC management
| Purpose | LBC’s internal management (board activities, etc.). |
| Data subjects | LBC representatives (members and representatives of the Board and other LBC bodies). |
| Personal data | General personal data (name, surname, position held, entity represented);Personal data contained in LBC operational documents;information on participation in LBC activities (e.g. attendance at meetings). Please note that LBC may not process all of the above-mentioned data and that the amount of personal data processed is determined on a case-by-case basis taking into account the requirements of the data minimisation principle. |
| Source of personal data | LBC receives personal data directly from you or collects it in the context of your participation in LBC activities. |
| Legal basis | The fulfilment of our legal obligations (Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR) and our legitimate interest in the efficient and transparent organisation of LBC’s activities (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR). If you do not provide the relevant personal data, you may not be able to participate in the activities of the LBC or to exercise the relevant rights relating to your participation in the activities of the LBC. |
| Storage | Personal data and documents will be stored in accordance with the time limits set out in the Index of general document retention periods (here). Please note that personal data relating to the position of a member of the governing body or a representative of the LBC may be retained for the lifetime of the LBC and beyond, provided that such retention period for the relevant documents/data is foreseen by the applicable legal provisions. |
- Legal requirements and dispute resolution
LBC may process all of the above personal data for the purpose of asserting, exercising or defending legal claims. For this purpose, we will process the personal data on the basis of our legitimate interest to assert, exercise or defend legal claims (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR). We will process them for this purpose for 1 year after the end of the relevant legal proceedings (e.g. the settlement of a claim, the entry into force of a final court or arbitral award).
- Website features
For full details of the tools we use to ensure the functioning of our Website (including cookies) and related data privacy issues, please see our Cookie Policy.
- Who we disclose your data to?
LBC may share your personal data with third parties (data processors) providing services to LBC and acting on its behalf (e.g. companies providing data centre services, IT service providers, accounting service providers, etc.). LBC shall ensure that the processing of personal data by such third parties is carried out only on the lawful instructions of LBC and in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR and other applicable law, and that the personal data is transferred to them only when and to the extent necessary to provide the relevant services. In addition, personal data may be transferred to the relevant recipients/independent third parties, i.e. independent data controllers.
LBC may share personal data with the following categories of third parties (data processors or individual data controllers) where necessary:
- courts, arbitrators, mediators, opposing parties and their lawyers (if necessary for the purposes of legal proceedings);
- the police, law enforcement authorities, tax authorities, other state or local authorities (where expressly required by the relevant legislation) or other persons acting in their official capacity (e.g. notaries, debt collection companies);
- other professional advisers such as lawyers, consultants, auditors or accountants (if necessary to protect our legitimate interests);
- service providers providing information technology, cloud computing and systems administration services, accounting, postal or courier and other services – only to the extent necessary for the proper provision of the services;
- other natural or legal persons where this is related to and necessary for the organisational changes of LBC;
- other natural or legal persons, only if this is necessary to ensure the proper fulfilment of the purposes of the processing of personal data referred to above.
Third parties. LBC does not transfer your personal data to third countries (outside the EU/EEA) or international organisations unless it is deemed necessary. LBC may transfer your personal data outside the EU/EEA or to international organisations if it is with your explicit consent or if it is necessary and subject to appropriate safeguards in accordance with the GDPR, such as an adequacy decision or the terms and conditions of a standard agreement. LBC shall make every effort to ensure compliance with the GDPR when transferring data in this way. For more information on such measures, please contact LBC using the contact details above.
- Measures to protect personal data
LBC implements appropriate technical and organisational measures compliant with the GDPR to protect your personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or use, as well as against all other unlawful forms of processing.
While LBC strives to protect the personal data it processes, please understand that LBC cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, as no method of data transmission or storage is 100% secure these days.
- Your rights
You have the following rights in relation to our processing of your personal data:
| Right to be informed and right of access to personal data | You have the right to receive information about the processing of your personal data in a transparent, comprehensible and easily accessible form, in clear and plain language. This is set out in this Privacy Policy. If you are unclear about any part of this Privacy Policy, you are welcome to contact us using the contact details provided above. You also have the right to obtain confirmation from LBC as to whether or not your personal data is being processed and, if it is being processed, to obtain information about how we process your personal data. We will also provide you with a copy of your personal data that we process. |
| Right to have personal data rectified | You have the right to have inaccurate or incomplete personal data corrected by LBC. |
| Right to request erasure of personal data („right to be forgotten“) | You have the right to ask us to erase or delete your personal data if there is no longer a valid reason why we should continue to process it, if the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, if you withdraw the consent on the basis of which it was processed and there is no longer any other lawful basis to process it, or if there are any of the other grounds set out in Article 17 of GDPR. Please note that Article 17(3) of the GDPR provides for exceptions to the above cases where processing of personal data is necessary. If such exceptions apply in your case, we will inform you accordingly. |
| Right to request restriction of processing of personal data | You have the right to request that LVK restrict (or suspend) the processing of your personal data if: You contest the accuracy of the personal data – until such time as their accuracy is verified;the processing is unlawful and you do not consent to the erasure of the personal data and instead request the restriction of their use;we no longer need the personal data for the purposes of processing it, but you need it to assert, exercise or defend legal claims;You object to the processing of your personal data in accordance with the following procedure – pending verification that our legitimate grounds are overridden. Where the processing of personal data is restricted, such personal data may be processed (other than stored) only with your consent or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims, for the protection of the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of substantial public interest. |
| Right to data portability | You have the right to receive your personal data that you have provided to LBC in a structured, commonly used and computer-readable format, as well as the right to have this data transferred to another processor if: the data are processed on the basis of consent or agreement; andthe data are processed by automated means. You also have the right to require LBC to transfer your personal data directly to another controller where this is technically feasible. |
| Right to disagree | You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data which is processed for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or for the legitimate interest of LBC. In this case, LBC will no longer process your personal data unless we are able to demonstrate legitimate grounds for processing your personal data which override your interests, rights and freedoms, or are necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Where personal data is processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data relating to you for this purpose and we will not process it further. |
| Right to withdraw consent | If your personal data is processed on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw such consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent carried out prior to the withdrawal of consent. |
| Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority | If you believe that the processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority of the EU Member State in which you are domiciled, where you have your habitual residence, where you have your place of work, or where the alleged infringement took place. The supervisory authority in Lithuania is the State Inspectorate for Data Protection of Lithuania, address L. Sapiegos str. 17, 10312 Vilnius, Lithuania, e-mail: ada@ada.lt, website https://vdai.lrv.lt/. Before submitting a complaint to the relevant supervisory authority, we would be grateful if you would contact us with your concerns. We will do our utmost to resolve your issue promptly and carefully. |
To exercise these rights, please send a written request to info@lvk.lt. LBC is obliged to exercise your rights and inform you of this or refuse your request in writing stating the reasons for the refusal, no later than 1 month from the date of receipt of your request. This period can be extended by a further 2 months if necessary, depending on the complexity and number of requests. In this case, LBC will inform you of the extension within 1 month of receipt of the request, together with the reasons for the delay.
In order to ensure data protection and to enable you to exercise your rights, LVK has the right to request additional information necessary to confirm your identity.
- Amendments
LBC has the right, at its sole discretion, to change this Privacy Policy. A notice to that effect will be posted on the Site. In the event of material changes to the Privacy Policy, LBC will notify you separately.
Privacy policy was last updated [2024-04-20].
- Liability
The website and the material on it are provided for information purposes only. LBC accepts no responsibility or liability for the information and materials contained on the Site.
LBC is not legally responsible for any aspect of your or any third party’s use of the Site and the material contained therein.
- Information about the Website and its owners
The Site, its materials, code, design, the Site’s domain name, all copyrights, trademarks, databases, names and other intellectual property or other proprietary or other property relating to the Site and/or the materials contained therein shall be owned entirely by the LBC, with the exception of the intellectual property (trademarks, logos, etc.) of LBC’s members, partners or suppliers, and shall be subject to the protection of national and international laws and regulations on the protection of intellectual property.
You may not, without the express permission of LBC, copy, fix, reproduce, perform, display, publish, transmit, sell, process, make available, license, modify, republish, edit, broadcast, retransmit, or otherwise communicate, publicly display or perform, adapt, distribute, distribute, or exploit, in any form or by any means, any material contained on the Website, or the source code, or any portion thereof, or any derivative works based upon it, in any form or media, without LBC’s express permission.