Privacy statement

It is important for SA Viljandimaa Arenduskeskus to respect your privacy and comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding any personal information we may collect about you when you visit our website https://visitviljandi.ee/. By using this website, you agree to the collection and use of your personal data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy describes which data we collect, how we use it and which rights you have to protect your data. This Privacy Policy applies only to our website and its visitors and does not apply to data collected through other channels.

SA Viljandimaa Arenduskeskus is the data controller of your personal data.

Company reg. no: 90013785

Email: arenduskeskus@viljandimaa.ee

Phone no: 4330591

We collect and process information in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which entered into force on 25.05.2018.

Collection and use of data

Which data do we collect?

The information we collect includes both the information you knowingly and actively provide to us when using or participating in our services or promotions, and any information your devices send to us when accessing our products and services.

The information we collect includes information that you have knowingly shared with us when using our services or promotions as well as information that your devices automatically transmit to us.

We may receive your personal data through the following means:

When you contact us by phone, email or online chat.
When you browse the website https://visitviljandi.ee/
When you comment, like or share a post on our social media account
When you subscribe to our newsletter
When you comment on posts on our website

Types of data collected

Personal data

We will only ask you to provide personal information when it is necessary to provide a service to you. By contacting us or visiting our website, you may share the following information with us:

Name and surname
Email address
Phone number
The history of the communication between you and us
Information about your web browser and IP address

Log files

Our website https://visitviljandi.ee/ stores log files about our visitors. The information collected may include:

Type of device used
Internet Protocol (IP) address
Browser type
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Date and time of visit to the website
Referring / exit pages, number of clicks on the website

The information in log files is used to analyse trends, monitor site usage, administer the site, track visitor activity and gather demographic information. The information received is not intended to, nor does it allow the identification of individuals.

Cookies

Like most websites, https://visitviljandi.ee/ uses ‘cookies’. A cookie is a small text file stored on the user’s device when they visit a website. Cookies are used to set and store preferences, regional settings, service usage options, etc.

If you wish, you can disable cookies via your browser settings; however, some website functionality may not work as expected.

Cookies are divided into persistent and session cookies. Persistent cookies remain stored on your PC or mobile device even after you close your browser or shut down your device. Session cookies, however, are deleted as soon as the browser is closed.

Cookies are divided according to their purpose:

Essential cookies. Session cookies enable you to use the services offered on our website. These cookies help to authenticate users and prevent malicious access to user accounts. Without these cookies, we will not be able to provide you the service you have requested.

Technical cookies. These cookies determine whether the user has accepted the use of cookies on the website.

Functionality cookies. These cookies allow your browser to remember choices you make when using a website, such as storing your login details or language preferences. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personalised experience and to avoid you having to re-enter your preferences every time you use the website.

How are the data used?

We may use the information collected for various purposes, including:

to maintain, administer, develop, personalise and expand our website;
to collect statistics to enable us to provide better services and/or offers and to understand and analyse the behaviour of visitors to our website;
to identify you by phone, text message or email;
to provide you with information and ask for feedback on our services;
to prevent fraud and protect our website;
to enable us to stay in touch with you through your social media account;
to enable the retrieval of chat history to speed up the provision of relevant advice;
to improve the quality of our service and provide more efficient browsing solutions;
to develop new products, services or improve their functionality;
to facilitate and speed up interactions when you contact us;
for other purposes, such as to analyse data, study trends, evaluate the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

When we may share personal information?

We may share or transfer your personal data in connection with a change of ownership, merger, sale of assets, financing or acquisition of our business. We will notify you when your personal data are transferred and when they become subject to the provisions of a different privacy policy.
We may share your information with our partner companies by requiring them to comply with this Privacy Policy. Partner companies include our parent company, subsidiaries, joint venture partners or companies owned by us.
We may share your information with our business partners to provide specific products, services or promotions to you.
With your consent, we may disclose your personal information for any other purpose.
We are legally obliged to disclose your personal data if required to do so by law. We may also disclose your information in good faith to comply with a legal obligation, protect our rights or property, prevent or detect potential breaches of the law related to your use of our service, and to ensure the security of our service users.

Keeping your personal data

SA Viljandimaa Arenduskeskus will retain your personal data only for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We store and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, where we are required to retain your information to comply with applicable laws), to resolve disputes, and to enforce our legal agreements and policies.

SA Viljandimaa Arenduskeskus also keeps log files for internal analysis. Log files are usually stored for a shorter time period, unless the data are used to enhance security or improve the functionality of our service, or unless we are required by law to store the data for a longer period.

Processing of children’s data

None of our products or services are intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect information about children under the age of 13. If we suspect that we are processing information about a person under the age of 13, we will remove that person from all our databases.

Your data protection rights

You have the right at all times not to share your information with us, understanding that this may affect your experience on our website. If you choose not to share your information with us, we will not treat you any less favourably. When you provide us with personal information, you understand that we will collect, store, use and disclose it in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You have the right to request details of the data we collect about you.

When we receive personal information about you from a third party, we will protect it in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the applicable legislation of the Republic of Estonia. If you share third party data yourself, you must confirm that you have the right and permission to do so.

Even if you have previously consented to us sharing your personal information for marketing purposes, you have the right to change your mind at any time. You have the right at any time not to interact with us and to request that we remove your data from our databases. From time to time, we may also ask for information about you to confirm your identity. If you believe that any information we have collected about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, please contact us by email: arenduskeskus@viljandimaa.ee or by telephone: 4330591. We will do everything in our power to correct inaccurate, incomplete, misleading or outdated information.

If you believe that we have breached the relevant data protection law and you wish to make a complaint, please contact us using the contact details provided in this document and provide us with full details of the breach. We will investigate your complaint promptly and respond to you in writing, setting out the results of our investigation and the steps we will take to resolve your complaint. You also have the right to contact a regulatory authority or the data protection authority.

Data protection rights under GDPR

We want to be certain that you are aware of all your data protection rights. Each user of the website has the following rights:

The right to access: you have the right to access and request a copy of your personal data.
The right to rectification: you have a right to request that we correct any of your personal information that you believe is incorrect. You also have the right to ask us to complete information that you believe is incomplete.
Right of erasure: under certain conditions, you have the right to request the deletion of your personal data.
Right to restriction of processing: under certain conditions, you have the right to request the restriction of the use of your personal data.
Right to object to the use of your personal data: under certain conditions, you have the right to object to the use of your personal data.
Right to data portability: under certain conditions, you have the right to request that we transfer the data we collect to a third party or directly to you.

Security of your personal data

The security of your personal information is important to us; however, please keep in mind that no method of exchanging information over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its complete security.

SA Viljandimaa Arenduskeskus will take all measures reasonably necessary to ensure that your data are processed securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the legislation of the Republic of Estonia. Your personal data will not be transferred to any organisation or country, unless there is a good reason to do so and the security of your data is guaranteed.

Links to other websites

On our website you may find links to other websites that are not owned by us. When you click on a third party link, you will be redirected to that third party site. We strongly recommend that you read the privacy policy of each site you visit.

We have no control over third party sites and accept no responsibility for their content, privacy policies, the services they provide or any other matters.

Privacy Policy updates

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy as required. When the Privacy Policy is updated, we will change the update date at the bottom of the document. If you continue to visit and use our website after the Privacy Policy has been updated, we will assume that you have given your consent to the changes.

Last updated 29/04/2022