PRIVACY POLICY
In this privacy policy (hereinafter referred to as the Privacy Policy), we provide you with information about how the law firm of attorney Vilius Vismantas “VILEX” (hereinafter referred to as the Firm) processes your personal data when you visit the Firm’s website https://vilex.lt (hereinafter referred to as the Website), on the Firm’s social media accounts, when you contact us by e-mail or phone, you provide us with your personal data, or when the Firm receives personal data when performing contracts with partners or clients who are legal entities (if you are their employee or representative).
We process your data in accordance with the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated on 27 April, 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Law on the Legal Protection of Personal Data of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as the requirements established in other legal acts regulating the processing and protection of personal data.
By using our services or visiting the Website or social media accounts, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our services and the Website or social media accounts.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully and familiarize yourself with the information provided in it. After receiving your personal data, we will apply strict procedures and security measures in relation to such data. However, it should be noted that by transmitting any information, you assume the risk associated with its transmission. The Firm recognizes and respects the right of each individual visiting the Website to privacy, therefore, this Privacy Policy provides information about the processing of your personal data.
Data Controller
The Firm acts as the controller of your personal data and is responsible for the lawful processing of your personal data. Data controller's details:
Law Firm of Attorney Vilius Vismantas “VILEX”
Correspondence address: Saltoniškių g. 31-311, Vilnius
E-mail: v.vismantas@vilex.lt
Tel. No.: +370 607 78422
What personal data do we collect?
We collect and process personal data only to the extent necessary to achieve specific purposes.
We collect the following personal data in order to provide and improve our services to you:
- Voluntarily provided data
When you use our Website or social media accounts, we may collect certain personal data that identifies you, i.e. name/surname, e-mail address, phone number, content of the message sent, etc.
- Automatically collected data
We may also collect information that your browser provides when you visit the Website or the Firm's social media accounts. This may include information related to your Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser and device type or version, language settings, information about which websites you have visited previously, and other identifiers related to your device. This information does not reveal your specific identity, but may be used to ensure the security and operation of the Website.
- Usage Data
When you use our Website, we may collect data related to your use of the Website, i.e. date and time of visit, pages viewed, time spent on the Website, navigation path, etc.
- Cookie Data
The Website uses cookies to monitor user activity on our Website for analytical purposes.
Cookies are small files that are temporarily stored on your device's hard drive and allow us to recognize you during subsequent visits to the Website and/or our social media accounts, save your browsing history, preferences, customize content, speed up searches on the Website, create a convenient and friendly environment, and provide it more efficiently and reliably. Cookies are a common practice for browsing websites that makes it easier to use the Website.
We may collect information through cookies, such as: IP address, type of web browser used, number of visits, pages of the Website viewed, time spent on the Website, demographic data, information about subscribers referred via social networks, unique ID.
We inform you that the Website and social networks may use cookies such as:
- technical cookies – these are cookies that are necessary for the operation of the Website and social networks;
- functional cookies – these are cookies that, although not necessary for the operation of the Website and social network, significantly improve its operation, quality and user experience;
- analytical cookies – these are cookies that are used to prepare a statistical analysis of the navigation methods of visitors to the Website and social network; the data collected by these cookies is used anonymously;
- targeted or advertising cookies – these are cookies that are used to display offers or other information that may be of interest to you;
- social networking cookies – these are cookies that are necessary to use the Website information in your social profile account.
Where does your personal data come from?
Personal data is obtained from the information you provide to the Firm by filling out notification forms or otherwise submitting personal data to the Firm. You ensure that you provide the Firm with accurate and correct personal data and will not provide data of third parties.
Criteria for lawful processing of personal data
The personal data you provide are processed only on the criteria (grounds) for lawful processing of personal data established by law and only for the purposes for which the data were obtained. Your personal data may be processed only on a lawful basis, i.e. for the conclusion and performance of a contract (Article 6, paragraph 1, point b of the GDPR), the Firm’s legitimate interest (Article 6, paragraph 1, point f of the GDPR) and the enforcement of legal acts (Article 6, paragraph 1, point c of the GDPR). The Firm has a legitimate interest in receiving and responding to your inquiries/messages through which you provide us with your personal data.
To whom do we provide your personal data?
Personal data obtained during the provision of legal services may be transferred to the specified persons for the purpose of providing legal services: (i) to a court, bailiff, state or municipal institution, institution and/or organization, or (ii) to legal partners of a foreign country (state) or to specialists in a specific field (for example, auditors, engineers, property appraisers, bankers, stockbrokers, translators, etc.), as provided for in the legal services agreement concluded with the client, or (iii) to third parties against whom the client is represented, or (iv) to other lawyers and/or personnel of the Firm or to a company or persons servicing the Firm, or (v) to third parties, including certain service providers, such as IT service providers, translators, couriers and other service providers, if reasonably necessary for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy.
We may disclose your personal data to personal data processors who provide us with services (perform work), i.e. IT service providers, auditors, consultants, and process your data on behalf of the Firm as a data controller.
Data processors have the right to process personal data only in accordance with our instructions and only to the extent and to the extent necessary. When using data processors, we take all necessary measures to ensure that our data processors have implemented appropriate organizational and technical measures to ensure the security of personal data and maintain the confidentiality of personal data.
Your data may be transferred to state bodies and institutions, other persons performing the functions assigned to them by law.
In addition, we may disclose information about you:
if we are required to do so by law;
in order to protect our rights or interests (including providing your personal data to third parties in order to recover your debts to us).
When you submit a request/message to us, our Website creates an e-mail an email that is automatically sent to the Firm. Our emails are stored by Microsoft Office 365. Microsoft Office 365 is owned by Microsoft, headquartered in the USA. Your data is transferred on the basis of the EU-US data protection agreement ("Privacy Shield").
How long is personal data stored?
The retention period for your personal data depends on the purposes for which you provided it to us:
when you fill out our contact form (for the purposes of contacting us), we will generally store your personal data for 6 months from the end of the last correspondence with you;
when you want to join our team and fill out a questionnaire (for the purposes of a career in the Firm), we will store your personal data for 6 months from the date of submission of the questionnaire in order to be able to offer you job or internship opportunities in the Firm during this period.
Your rights
Since the personal data you provide are processed for the legitimate interests of the Firm, you may exercise the following rights as a data subject:
the right to access your personal data, including the right to a copy of your personal data;
the right to request rectification of your personal data if they are inaccurate;
the right to request erasure of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”);
the right to request restriction of the processing of your personal data;
the right to object to the processing of your personal data.
You also have the right to file a complaint with the State Data Protection Inspectorate (more information at www.ada.lt) if you believe that your personal data is being processed in violation of the requirements of the legal acts regulating the protection of personal data.
In order to exercise these rights, you must submit a request to us in writing and in a manner that allows us to properly identify you.
Amendments
The terms of this Privacy Policy may be amended or supplemented if necessary. The Firm will notify you of any amendments by posting an updated privacy policy on the Website.
Privacy policy updated on 2025-03-18.