Privacy policy

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy regulates how companies belonging to the Groward Group group of companies (hereinafter - the Company, We) process personal data of their customers and/or visitors to this website (hereinafter - the Users, You) and other persons and ensures the security of personal data. The companies belonging to the "Groward Group" group of companies operate in the field of agribusiness - eggs, their products and grains.

WHO ARE WE?

The website https://www.groward.eu  (hereinafter - the Website) belongs to UAB "Groward Group", legal entity code 302764932, our address is Karaliaus Mindaugos pr. 38, LT-44307 Kaunas, tel. +370 612 61666, e-mail: info@groward.eu.  The Company is the controller of the personal data processed on this Website..

We care about your privacy and the security of personal data and we are fully committed to processing the data of our Users and other persons only in accordance with the established principles and requirements for processing personal data. This Privacy Policy applies in conjunction with our Website's Cookie Policy. If you have questions about the processing of your personal data or would like to receive more detailed information about the processing of personal data, please contact duomenuapsauga@groward.eu.

WHEN DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

We only collect and process your personal data when it is necessary to achieve our lawful goals and when we have a legal basis to do so. The Company processes personal data:

• When you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data for a specified purpose or purposes;
• When it is necessary to perform the contract or transaction concluded with you or to take action at your request before concluding the contract or transaction;
• When required to do so by law;
• When the processing of personal data is necessary to achieve the legitimate interests of the Company.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA DO WE PROCESS?

When you apply for jobs in the Company, we process the following personal data you provide to us:

• Name, surname
• Email  address, telephone number
• Information about the desired position and your experience
• Data proving your education and work experience, as well as other data and information that you provide in your resume (CV), which you send to us at the email address specified in the Career section of the Website

The purpose of data processing is employee recruitment to vacant positions (examining the suitability of candidates for specific positions)

The legal basis for data processing is your consent, which you express by sending your resume (CV) in order to get a job in the Company.

The term of data processing is one year from the date of submission of your data.

When you, as a natural person, purchase our goods or services, enter into a contract and/or request an invoice, we process:

• Name, surname
• Phone number
• Email address
• Billing address
• Payment details (bank, payment card or account number)

Purposes of data processing are conclusion of a contract, sale of goods and/or services (invoicing)

The legal basis for data processing is the execution of the contract and/or purchase agreement/transaction between the User and the Company

Data processing term: 10 years after the conclusion of the contract/transaction, data confirming the fact of the conclusion of the contract/transaction and information related to the conclusion of the contract/transaction and documents confirming financial transactions are processed.

When a legal entity purchases our goods or services, and you, as the legal entity's representative, enter into a contract and/or request an invoice, we process:

• Name, surname
• Job title
• Name of the legal entity (employer).
• Phone number
• Email  address
• Address of the registered office of the legal entity

Purposes of data processing are conclusion of a contract, sale of goods and/or services (invoicing)

The legal basis for data processing is the execution of the contract and/or purchase agreement/transaction between the legal entity and the Company

Data processing term: 10 years after the conclusion of the contract/transaction, data confirming the fact of the conclusion of the contract/transaction and information related to the conclusion of the contract/transaction and documents confirming financial transactions are processed.

When you call us on the free quality phone number 8 800 00 121, we process:

• Only the personal data of yours that you provide to us during the telephone call (e.g. phone number to ensure return communication). Telephone conversations are not recorded

The purpose of data processing is to ensure and improve the quality of goods and services (marketing-related communication)

The legal basis for data processing is the User's consent, provided by the act of voluntarily calling the Quality Line

The term of data processing is as long as necessary to fulfill your request.

When you provide us feedback about our products and services to the e-mail address atsiliepimai@groward.eu, we process:

• Email address
• Name, surname (if you provide them when giving feedback or if these data are included in your e-mail address)
• Feedback text, in which you may have provided some other information related to your person

The purpose of data processing is to improve the quality of services and goods (communication related to marketing)

The legal basis for data processing is the User's consent, given by an act of voluntarily initiating communication and submitting data

The term of data processing is as long as necessary to fulfill your request.

When you visit the premises and/or territory of our companies where video surveillance is carried out, we process:

• Your image captured by video surveillance cameras;
• Other features of a physiological nature (e.g. gestures/gait characteristics)

The purpose of data processing is the protection of individuals’ and the Company's property, prevention of criminal acts, investigation of the circumstances of incidents

The legal basis for data processing is the legitimate interests of the Company - to ensure the security of the territory and premises, as well as the persons (employees and visitors of the Company) and property in them

The term of data processing is determined separately by the operator of each premises and/or territory, depending on the activities carried out in them

When you visit our page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GrowardGroup or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/growardgroup, we do not process any of your personal data. However, if you initiate real-time communication in Messenger while visiting our Facebook page, we get access to your account's public data, e-mail address and Friends list, but we do not actively process this data or only process it as much as is necessary to maintain the communication initiated by you. Other than those listed above, your data is processed by Meta Platforms Inc. as another data controller in accordance with Facebook's and Instagram‘s terms of use and privacy policies.

Processing of personal data on the Website using cookies

When you visit the Website, we process your IP address, network and location data when you provide it. This data is collected with your consent, using cookies and other similar technologies. You can find more information about the cookies used on the Website in our Cookie Policy.

TO WHOM WE MAY TRANSFER YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

For the processing of your personal data, we may involve third parties - service providers (data processors): companies providing financial and accounting services, companies providing data center services or web hosting services, companies providing information technology infrastructure services, companies creating, providing, maintaining and developing software, as well as other service providers to whom your personal data is disclosed only to the extent necessary for the provision of their services.

The data processors that we contract may only process your personal data in accordance with the clear instructions provided by us and may not use them for other purposes or transfer them to other persons. In each specific case, only the necessary personal data are provided to the processor, i.e., only such personal data that are necessary for the specific purpose of the processing or the provision of the service. To ensure the security of your personal data, we only use data processors who are committed to and can comply with appropriate data security requirements and confidentiality obligations.

WHERE DO WE PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We only process your personal data in the European Union / European Economic Area (EU / EEA). We do not currently transfer your personal data to third countries. If there is a need to transfer your personal data to third countries, we will inform you before the transfer takes place and we will ensure the legality and security of the transfer (application of the necessary transfer mechanisms and security measures).

WHAT RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE?

As a data subject, you have all the rights set out in the General Data Protection Regulation, which you can exercise by visiting the Company or applying by e-mail duomenuapsauga@groward.eu:

•    know about the processing of your personal data:  to receive information about whether we process your personal data and, if such personal data is processed, the right to access your personal data;

•    apply for a correction of your personal data if you find that your personal data we process is inaccurate;

•    apply with a request to suspend the processing of your personal data, except for storage, in case the access to your personal data reveals that the data is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate or is processed unlawfully;

•    apply with a request for deletion of your personal data (the “right to be forgotten”), except when your data must be stored in accordance with the legal requirements applicable to the Company or are required for the establishment, enforcement and defence of legal obligations;

•    object to the processing of your personal data when such data is processed or is intended to be processed on the basis of a legitimate interest pursued by the Company;

•    where technically possible, obtain a copy of personal data relating to you which you have provided to the Company, which is processed by automated means and the processing of which is based on your consent or a contract, in a commonly used, computer-readable format and transfer to another data controller (right to data portability);

•    to revoke your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time by submitting a notice to the Company by either clicking on the e-mail link at the end of the letter (in the case of direct marketing) or by sending your request to the Company by e-mail duomenuapsauga@groward.eu.

You can exercise your rights yourself or through agents. In order to exercise your rights, you must come to the Company's Administration Office (Karaliaus Mindaugo pr. 38, LT-44307 Kaunas) in person and submit your application there, or you can submit your application by email duomenuapsauga@groward.eu. When executing your request, we have the right and obligation to verify your identity, which will always be carried out in the simplest and most convenient way for you. By submitting your request, you can verify your identity in one of the following ways:

• if the request is submitted upon arriving directly at the Company, you must present your identity document to our employee;
• if the request is submitted by mail or through an authorized person, you must submit a notarized copy of your identity document along with the request;
• if the request is submitted by electronic means, it must be electronically signed or submitted by e-mail from the e-mail address you have been registered with on our Website.

In case of reasonable doubts regarding the identity of the natural person who submitted the request, the Company has the right to request additional information necessary to confirm your identity (for example, by asking a question about what goods or services you have recently purchased, etc.).

The request must be clear, provide your name and surname, contain the information what rights you wish to exercise and to what extent, and how you would like to receive a response. If you submit your request electronically, the above listed information must also be provided electronically, unless you request the response in a different format.

We will make every effort to process your requests and provide you with the information as soon as possible, but no later than in 30 calendar days from the date of receipt of your request. If due to certain circumstances, such as the complexity of the submitted request (e.g., if it is necessary to seek the assistance of data processors) or due to the excessive number of requests processed by the Company, the Company may not process the request in time, therefore the processing period may be extended by a maximum of two additional months after informing you in advance.

Requests are processed and the information and data are provided free of charge, but we reserve the right, in certain cases, to either waive your rights (where the request is unreasonable or disproportionate or repetitive), or impose fees set by the Head of the Company for provision of information and data to cover administrative costs related to the fulfillment of the request in accordance with the requirements of legal acts and (in cases of identified obvious abuse of the data subject's rights, and unreasonably repeated requests for information, data, copies, documents, etc.).

If you believe that the actions or failure to act by the Company violate your rights or legal requirements, you have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority - the State Data Protection Inspectorate.

VALIDITY OF PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is approved and effective as of May 1, 2023. We reserve the right to review and update this Privacy Policy on a regular basis or as necessary. We will notify you of any updates on our Website.