{"id":7597,"date":"2022-06-02T13:40:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T10:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tet.lt\/?page_id=7597"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:39:45","slug":"general-principles-of-personal-data-protection-and-processing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tet.lt\/lt\/general-principles-of-personal-data-protection-and-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"General Principles of Personal Data Protection and Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>General Principles of Personal Data Protection and Processing<\/h1>\n<p>Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, as defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 (GDPR). Company in Lithuania UAB processes personal data for purposes including establishing and performing contractual relationships, providing professional services, communicating with clients, complying with legal obligations, conducting client due diligence and resolving disputes. Each processing activity must have an appropriate legal basis under Article 6 of the GDPR. Where special categories of personal data are processed, an additional condition under Article 9 must be satisfied.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> retains personal data in a form that allows identification only for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which the personal data is processed, to protect <strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong>\u2019s rights or as required by law.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> implements information technology and other necessary security measures to ensure the protection of personal data, including confidentiality, and to monitor the proper processing of personal data.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> has established internal guidelines and rules of procedure on how to ensure the security and confidentiality of personal data.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> employees are aware of the principles of personal data protection and undertake to follow them, being responsible for breaches of obligations.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> discloses personal data to third parties only where there is an appropriate legal basis under Article 6 of the GDPR and the disclosure is necessary, proportionate and consistent with the purposes for which the data was collected. Depending on the circumstances, disclosure may be necessary for performing a contract, complying with legal obligations, protecting legitimate interests or another legally recognised purpose. Where consent is relied upon, it must satisfy the requirements of the GDPR. Disclosures must also comply with applicable professional confidentiality obligations, data minimisation requirements and contractual safeguards.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> may share personal data with third-party service providers and other recipients where necessary for legitimate business purposes and where an appropriate legal basis exists. Such recipients may include IT service providers, payment service providers, postal and courier operators, professional advisers, debt collection agencies and competent public authorities. Where a third party processes personal data on behalf of the Company, a data processing agreement meeting Article 28 of the GDPR must be concluded. Disclosures to independent data controllers must comply with the applicable transparency and lawful processing requirements. Any transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area must comply with Chapter V of the GDPR.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> may retain business correspondence, client instructions and records of communications where necessary for contract performance, compliance with legal obligations or the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims. Telephone conversations are recorded only where a valid legal basis exists and applicable notification and transparency requirements have been satisfied. The Company must provide information about the purposes, legal bases and retention periods of such processing. Communication records are retained only for the period necessary for their specified purposes or as required by applicable legislation.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> may use cookies and similar technologies to support essential website functionality, authentication, security and, subject to valid consent, website analytics and other non-essential purposes. Under Article 73(4) of the Lithuanian Law on Electronic Communications, cookies and similar technologies that are not strictly necessary for a service explicitly requested by the visitor generally require prior consent. Where cookies or online identifiers involve personal data, the processing must also comply with the GDPR. Visitors must be able to reject non-essential cookies and withdraw their consent as easily as they provide it. Further information is available in the Company&#8217;s Cookie Policy.<\/p>\n<p>Under Articles 15-22 of the GDPR, data subjects have the right, subject to the applicable statutory conditions and exceptions, to access their personal data, request rectification or erasure, restrict processing, receive their data in a portable format where applicable, and object to processing based on certain legal grounds. Data subjects also have rights concerning decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, where the relevant GDPR provisions apply. Where processing is based on consent, that consent may be withdrawn at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. Data subjects may lodge a complaint with the Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate (VDAI) or another competent supervisory authority and seek judicial remedies under Articles 77-79 of the GDPR. Requests concerning data subject rights must generally be answered within one month, subject to the permitted extensions.<\/p>\n<p>In the event of a question, request or complaint related to the processing of personal data, the data subject has the right to contact <strong class=\"golden\">Company in Lithuania UAB<\/strong> contacts or directly to the Data Protection Officer via e-mail address <a href=\"mailto:info@tet.lt\"><strong>info@tet.lt<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Principles of Personal Data Protection and Processing Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, as defined in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 (GDPR). 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