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Privacy and cookies
Who processes your data, which cookies we use and how you can control your choices. Updated 6 November 2026.
Who processes your data
Colonel J. Vitkus-Kazimieraitis Memorial Society (Pulkininko J. Vitkaus-Kazimieraičio atminimo draugija, an association registered in Lithuania), company code 304020042, registered office Plento g. 1, LT-45393 Kaunas, Lithuania, tel. +370 687 96243, email info@kazimieraitis.lt. The Society runs kazimieraitis.lt and is the controller of its visitors’ personal data.
Donations to the museum are received by VšĮ Kazimieraičio muziejus (company code 308056897, Gedimino pr. 44, LT-01110 Vilnius, email info@kazimieraiciomuziejus.lt), which processes your transfer data as a separate controller. For any question about your personal data, write to the email above.
What we collect and why
We collect only what is needed for a specific purpose. We do not sell your data and do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.
| Purpose | Data | Legal basis | How long we keep it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter | Email address, site language, the page you signed up from, date | Your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)) | Until you withdraw consent or the newsletter is discontinued |
| Replying to your emails | Name, email, message content | Legitimate interest in replying (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)) | Up to 2 years after the last exchange |
| Donations to the museum | Name, bank account, amount and date (from the bank transfer) | Legal obligation to keep accounting records (GDPR Art. 6(1)(c)) | 10 years, as required for accounting records |
| Visit statistics (Google Analytics 4) | Pseudonymous browser identifier, pages visited, approximate location (country, city), device and browser type | Your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)) | Up to 14 months |
| Advertising (only if enabled) | Cookie identifiers, interaction with ads | Your consent (GDPR Art. 6(1)(a)) | As set by Google, see the Cookie policy |
| Website security | IP address, browser, time of request | Legitimate interest in protecting the site (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)) | Briefly – only as long as needed to detect attacks |
| Choosing the site language | IP address (to determine your country on the first visit; for this the IP address is sent to the country.is service), the detected country | Legitimate interest in showing the site in an understandable language (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f)) | The country code is kept for up to 7 days (without the IP address) |
We send the newsletter occasionally – when there is news about the museum, events or archive findings. Every email has an unsubscribe option, or you can simply write to us.
Who receives the data
We share data only with service providers who help run the website and act on our instructions:
- Google (Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC) – newsletter sign-up form and sheet (Google Forms, Sheets), email (Gmail), visit statistics (Google Analytics), embedded videos (YouTube) and, if enabled, advertising (Google AdSense).
- Our hosting provider – the server the website runs on.
- Wordfence (Defiant, Inc.) – protection of the website against attacks.
Links to LRT, LGGRTC and other websites lead to their pages, where their own privacy policies apply.
Transfers outside the EU
Some providers (Google LLC, Defiant, Inc.) are based in the United States. Data is transferred under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses.
Your rights
You have the right to:
- know what data we hold about you and receive a copy;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- have your data erased;
- restrict processing or object to processing based on legitimate interest;
- receive your data to transfer it to another controller;
- withdraw your consent at any time – this does not affect processing that took place before.
Write to info@kazimieraitis.lt. We will reply within one month. Because the museum is based in Lithuania, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to all visitors, including those in the United States. You may lodge a complaint with the Lithuanian State Data Protection Inspectorate (L. Sapiegos g. 17, LT-10312 Vilnius, vdai.lrv.lt).
Cookies
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser. They help the site work, remember your choices and – if you agree – understand how the site is used.
Which cookies we use
- Essential – needed for the site to work and to remember your choice. No consent is required.
- Analytics – Google Analytics 4 visit statistics. Used only with your consent.
- Marketing – Google advertising cookies. We do not show ads at the moment; if we enable them, these cookies will be used only with your consent and a separate option will appear in the cookie banner.
List of cookies
| Cookie | Category | Set by | Expires | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
kz_consent | Essential | kazimieraitis.lt | 6 months | Remembers your cookie choice |
kz_lang (browser storage) | Essential | kazimieraitis.lt | Until you clear it | Remembers the banner language (LT/EN) |
kzA11y (browser storage) | Essential | kazimieraitis.lt | Until you delete it | Remembers your reading settings (text size, font, contrast, etc.) |
kz_geo | Essential | kazimieraitis.lt | 6 months | Remembers that the site language has already been chosen (by country or by your LT/EN click), so you are not redirected again |
wordpress_*, wp-settings-*, wfwaf-authcookie-* | Essential | kazimieraitis.lt | Session – 1 year | Only for logged-in site administrators |
_ga | Analytics | Google Analytics | 2 years | Distinguishes visitors for statistics |
_ga_<ID> | Analytics | Google Analytics | 2 years | Keeps session state for statistics |
__gads, __gpi, IDE etc. | Marketing (only if ads are enabled) | Google AdSense / DoubleClick | Up to 13 months | Showing and measuring ads |
YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE etc. | Third-party | YouTube | Session – 6 months | Set when you play an embedded YouTube video |
Until you consent, Google Analytics runs in Consent Mode: no analytics cookies are stored.
How to change your choice
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time – click “Cookie settings” at the bottom of any page, or here:
You can also delete or block cookies in your browser settings. Google Analytics can be turned off with the Google Analytics Opt-out browser add-on.
Legal basis
We use cookies in line with Article 61 of the Lithuanian Law on Electronic Communications and the EU General Data Protection Regulation. How we process cookie-related data is described in the Privacy policy. Questions: info@kazimieraitis.lt.
Children
The site offers learning materials for schools, but we do not knowingly collect children’s data. Children under 14 may sign up for the newsletter only with a parent’s or guardian’s consent. If we learn that we received a child’s data without such consent, we will delete it.
How we protect data
The site runs over encrypted HTTPS, admin access is protected, and only the Society members responsible for the newsletter and correspondence can see the data.
Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the services we use or the law change. The current version is always published on this page.
Effective 6 November 2026. Lietuviškai: Privatumo politika.
Effective 6 November 2026. The privacy policy and the cookie policy are now combined in one document. Lietuviškai: Privatumas ir slapukai.