Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy
Please be advised that UAB "Vilniaus viešasis transportas" (hereinafter referred to as "VVT") uses cookies on its website https://www.vilniausviesasistransportas.lt (hereinafter referred to as the "website").

What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored in the browser on your device (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet) when you browse our website. 

When you visit our website, information may be stored or retrieved in the browser you are using via the relevant cookies. This information may relate to you, your preferences or your device, with the aim of ensuring that our website provides you with the best possible browsing experience, as well as personalised information about the services we offer. 

Our website uses strictly necessary cookies, which are essential for the website to function and are automatically installed on your device the first time you visit our website. Analytical and advertising cookies are also used, which help our website to collect and analyse website traffic statistics, maintain or improve the website’s functionality, enhance security, and so on. This information does not usually identify you directly, but it can be used to provide more personalised website features.

What cookies do we use?
Essential cookies.
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be disabled on our systems. They are usually set only in response to actions you take that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies or to warn you about them, but in that case, some parts of the website may not work properly. The legal basis for the processing of essential cookies is the data controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning of the website (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

Functional cookies.
Functional cookies enable the website to remember your preferences and provide enhanced features that are better tailored to your needs. Functional cookies also remember changes you have made, such as personalising certain aspects of the website, as well as in other instances, such as when you watch a video or leave a comment on our website. Functional cookies do not track your activity on other websites. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these features may not work properly. We collect these cookies on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation) once you have consented to the relevant category of cookies.

Analytical cookies.
These cookies enable us to count website visits and identify traffic sources, allowing us to assess and improve the website’s performance. They help us identify which pages on the website are the most popular and which are the least popular, and to track how visitors navigate the website. All information collected via these cookies is aggregated and is therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website. We collect these cookies on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation) once you have agreed to the relevant category of cookies.

Advertising cookies.
These cookies are set on our website by our advertising partners. These companies may use them to create a profile of your interests and to show you relevant adverts on other websites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will not receive personalised adverts on other websites. We collect these cookies on the basis of your consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation) once you have consented to the relevant category of cookies.

Cookies are categorised by their duration as follows:
Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when the website visitor closes their browser window. 

Persistent cookies are stored for a specific, pre-determined period. These cookies are used to gather information about your browsing activity on the website and to collect statistical data, with a view to optimising and improving the website’s performance.

Consent to the use of cookies.
Essential cookies are installed automatically and do not require your consent; in other words, the legal basis for the processing of essential cookies is the data controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning of the website (Article 6(1)(f) of the General Data Protection Regulation).

All other cookies (e.g. functional, analytical, advertising) on the website are only activated once you have given your consent to the use of such cookies, i.e. only after you have indicated your preference in the cookie notification pop-up window that opens automatically on the website, which provides information about the use of cookies. Unless you express a preference regarding the use of cookies, no cookies will be set (except for essential cookies).

You may withdraw your consent at any time by changing your preferences in the website’s cookie settings section and/or by blocking or deleting stored cookies in your web browser settings.

Cookie retention period.
Session cookies are stored from the moment you open your browser until you close it. When you close your browser, these cookies are automatically deleted.

Persistent cookies are stored on your computer until you delete them from your browser or they expire.

The retention periods for specific cookies are set out in the cookie list.
List of used cookies.

How do I delete cookies from my device?
The cookies used by VVT do not contain any of your personal data and are not used for identification purposes. However, if you wish to restrict or block the acceptance and storage of cookies on the devices you use, or to delete previously stored cookies, you can do so by changing your browser settings. You can find these settings in your browser’s options menu:

Cookie settings on Internet Explorer  
Cookie settings on Firefox  
Cookie settings on Chrome  
Cookie settins on Safari web and iOS

To learn more about cookies and how to manage or delete them, you can also visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Please note that deleting or blocking the cookies used may affect the operation of the website and some of its features. These rules are updated periodically. VVT complies with the laws governing the use of cookies.

Rights of the Data Subject:
Users of the website (Data Subjects) have the following rights as set forth in the Regulation: 

1. To know what Personal Data is being processed and for what purpose; 
2. To access one’s own Personal Data that is being processed; 
3. To request the correction of Personal Data if it is inaccurate or no longer up to date; 
4. To request the erasure of Personal Data ("the right to be forgotten");
5. Restrict the processing of Personal Data;
6. Request that the Data be transferred to another data controller ("right to data portability");
7. Object to the processing of Personal Data and/or withdraw consent;
8. File a complaint with the State Data Protection Inspectorate.

Given the specific nature of this (cookie) processing of personal data, you can exercise these data subject rights on your own by using the cookie settings on the website and/or in your browser (e.g., the cookie policy provides a list of the cookies used; in the website’s and/or browser’s cookie settings, you can manage the cookies used—choose to grant and/or withdraw consent for a specific cookie or category of cookies, or restrict the use of cookies (block them), or delete them from your browser, and so on).

We would also like to inform you that you may submit any requests or instructions regarding the processing of your Personal Data to the Data Controller using the contact information provided below. Data subjects’ rights and requests are handled in accordance with the Procedure for Exercising Data Subjects’ Rights approved by the Company.

Data Controller Contact Information
UAB "Vilniaus viešasis transportas", company code 302683277, Žolyno g. 15, Vilnius.
Contact information for the Data Protection Officer: [email protected]