Cookies
1. What are cookies?
The website of the State Data Agency, www.dataportal.gov.lt/en/, uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on the user’s device (computer, phone, tablet) when visiting a website. They help the website recognize the user’s device, ensure proper website functionality, improve the user experience, and collect statistical information.
Other technologies may also be used, such as sessionStorage, localStorage, or in-memory storage, which operate on similar principles.
2. Why do we use cookies?
Cookies are used to:
- ensure proper and secure operation of the website;
- ensure compliance with legal requirements (e.g., recording user consent);
- store user-selected preferences;
- collect aggregated website usage statistics (only with user consent).
3. Cookie categories
Cookies used on the website are divided into the following categories:
3.1. Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled. They do not collect information for marketing or analytics purposes and are used without prior user consent.
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Stores the user’s consent choices (necessary, functional, analytical). | 365 days |
| osp_refresh | Authentication refresh token (JWT). | Dynamic (depends on token validity) |
| Access token | Never stored – lost after page refresh. | Session |
| osp_auth | Synchronizes login status between browser tabs. | Session |
| osp.auth | Temporary technical mechanism (used only during a transitional period). | Session |
| infoBannerClose | Stores whether the user closed the informational / cookie notice. | Session |
3.2. Functional cookies
These cookies allow the website to remember user choices and improve browsing experience. They are used only with user consent .
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| sidebar_state | Saves the state of the side navigation. | 7 days |
| i18nextLng | Stores the selected website language. | 365 days |
3.3. Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies collect aggregated statistics that help understand how visitors use the website. They are used only with user consent .
| Name | Description | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | “Google Analytics 4” – statistics on page views and content interactions. | Up to 2 years |
| Grafana Faro session | Technical analytics: errors, performance, browser events. Only anonymous data is transmitted (no personal identification). | Persistent |
4. Data recipients
Data collected through cookies may be transferred to the following data recipients:
- Google LLC – for the “Google Analytics 4” analytics service used to collect and analyze website usage statistics.
5. Transfer of data outside the European Economic Area
When using “Google Analytics 4”, data may be transferred to the United States, where it is processed by Google LLC.
6. How can you manage cookies?
Users can at any time:
- change their cookie preferences in the cookie management panel;
- delete cookies in their browser settings.
All browsers provide options to delete cookies. Detailed instructions depend on the browser used and can be found in the browser’s settings menu:
- Manage cookies in Microsoft Edge
- Manage cookies in Mozilla
- Manage cookies in Chrome
- Manage cookies in Safari on Mac and Cookies on iPhone
More information: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/
7. Changes to the cookies policy
These cookie usage rules may be updated periodically. The updated version will be published on this website, indicating the date of the change.
8. Contact
If you have questions about the use of cookies or the processing of personal data, please contact us by email at: [email protected].
NOTICE ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA (SUBSCRIPTION OF THE NEWSLETTER)
This Privacy Notice applies to persons who subscribe to newsletters on the Lithuanian Data Portal (LDP) dataportal.gov.lt, managed by the State Data Agency.
What is the data controller of users’ personal data?
State Data Agency (legal entity code 188600177, address Gedimino Ave. 29, LT-01104, Vilnius, Lithuania).
What personal data does the State Data Agency process?
- Email address;
- Newsletter subscription topic;
- Data related to consent to receive the LDP newsletter and the validity of such consent (the fact of consent, date and time, the fact of withdrawal of consent, date and time);
- Data related to newsletter delivery and subscription administration, including subscription status.
Where are personal data obtained from?
The data are obtained from you when you subscribe to or unsubscribe from the LDP newsletter.
For what purposes and on what legal basis are personal data processed?
When you subscribe to the LDP newsletter, your personal data will be processed for the purpose of sending newsletters. The processing of your personal data for the purpose of sending newsletters is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation).
You are not required to subscribe to the Agency’s newsletter. However, in order to subscribe, you must provide your personal data, as without such data the Agency will not be able to send the newsletter to you.
To whom may personal data be provided?
- To data processors engaged by State Data Agency that provide newsletter delivery, subscription administration and related technical services. The “SendGrid” email delivery service is used for sending newsletters, and the email address required to deliver the newsletter is transferred to this service;
- To courts, pre-trial investigation institutions, supervisory authorities and other data controllers where required by legislation or where such provision is necessary and proportionate for legitimate purposes.
Are personal data transferred outside the European Union/European Economic Area?
State Data Agency does not transfer your personal data outside the European Union/European Economic Area.
How long are personal data processed?
When you subscribe to the LDP newsletter, State Data Agency will retain your personal data for the duration of your consent, until you withdraw it. When you unsubscribe from the newsletter, your personal data will be deleted immediately.
What technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data?
To ensure the protection of personal data, technical and organisational measures are applied, including restricting access to personal data, using secure means of data transmission, as well as internal procedures and employee training.
What are your rights?
As data subjects, you have the following rights:
- to receive information about the processing of your personal data;
- to access your personal data;
- to request rectification of your personal data;
- to request erasure of your personal data (“the right to be forgotten”);
- to restrict the processing of your personal data;
- to object to the processing of your personal data;
- to refuse to give consent or withdraw your consent at any time;
- to lodge a complaint concerning the actions or omissions of the State Data Agency with the State Data Protection Inspectorate or the Regional Administrative Court.
Please be informed that you may withdraw your consent to receive LDP newsletters in the following ways:
- By clicking “Unsubscribe from the newsletter” in the email notification you receive;
- By contacting the State Data Agency by email at [email protected] and requesting to be removed from the newsletter recipient list, indicating the email address to which you subscribed to receive the newsletters.
Information on how to exercise the above rights is provided in the State Data Agency’s Rules on the Exercise of Data Subject Rights, available on the Agency’s website: https://vda.lrv.lt/en/personal-data-protection/personal-data-protection-VDA/implementation-of-data-subjects-rights/.
Data Protection Officer
The State Data Agency’s Data Protection Officer is responsible for monitoring and supervising compliance with personal data protection requirements. You can contact the Data Protection Officer by email at [email protected].