Technical Cookie Information and Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy is intended for visitors to our website www.artea.lt (hereinafter – the Website) and aims to provide information on how AB Artea Bank (hereinafter – the “Bank”) uses cookies on the Website.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored in the browser of your device (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet) when you browse our Website. When you visit our Website, information may be stored or retrieved from the browser you use through the use of certain cookies. This information may relate to you, your preferences or your device and is used to ensure that our Website provides you with the best possible browsing experience, as well as personalised information about the services we provide. Our Website uses strictly necessary cookies, which are essential for ensuring the proper functioning of the Website and are automatically installed on your device when you first visit our Website. Analytical, advertising and functional cookies help our Website collect and analyse Website traffic statistics, maintain or improve the functionality of the Website, strengthen security, etc. This information does not usually directly identify you, but it may enable more personalised Website functionality to be provided.

Why do we use cookies?

We use cookies on our Website in order to:

  • ensure that our Website functions properly;
  • increase the speed and security of the Website;
  • continuously improve the Website to make it even more attractive to you;
  • carry out more effective marketing activities.

Cookies groups

These cookies are required for the Website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are usually set only in response to actions taken by you that amount to requests for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or completing forms. You can set your browser to block these cookies or alert you about them, but in that case some parts of the Website may not function.

These cookies allow us to count visits to the Website and traffic sources, so that we can measure and improve the performance of the Website. They help us understand which Website pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know that you have visited our Website.

In accordance with Google functionality, we have activated IP anonymisation, so in EU Member States and other EEA countries Google will truncate your IP address in advance. The full IP address will be transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the US only in exceptional circumstances.

These cookies are set on the Website by advertising partners. These companies may use them to build a profile of your interests and display relevant advertisements to you on other websites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will not receive tailored advertisements on other websites.

Functional cookies enable the Website to remember your choices and provide enhanced and more personalised features. Functional cookies also remember changes you have made, such as certain Website customisation settings, as well as in other cases, for example when you watch a video or leave a comment on the 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 function properly.

What cookies does the Bank use and for what purposes?

Cookies are divided into first-party cookies and third-party cookies:

  • First-party cookies: these are our own cookies implemented on the Website you are visiting;
  • Third-party cookies: these cookies are provided by third parties (e.g. Google, Facebook, etc.).

You can familiarize yourself with the cookies we use in the tables below - here you will find not only a general description of specific cookies but also the purpose and storage periods for each cookie.

How to manage cookies

You may choose at any time not to allow the use of all cookies except strictly necessary cookies. You can do this through the Website cookie management panel displayed when you first visit the Website. You can also review and modify your consent preferences on this Website subpage – www.artea.lt/en/cookies.

If you do not wish to use the tool available on the Bank’s Website (www.artea.lt/en/cookies) for cookie management, you can change your internet browser settings so that cookies are not accepted or delete cookies that have already been stored. The option to delete cookies is available in all browsers. More detailed instructions depend on the browser you use and can be found in the options menu of your browser:

Data Protection Officer

If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding how we collect, use and store information about you, our Data Protection Officer is ready to assist you. If you require assistance from the Bank’s Data Protection Officer, please contact them by email at [email protected].

More information about the data controller, including contact details and information on how personal data is processed, can be found in the Privacy Policy of Artea Bank Group companies in Lithuania.

This Website Cookie Privacy Notice has been prepared in Lithuanian and English. In the event of any discrepancies between the different language versions of the document, the Lithuanian version shall prevail.

The Bank continuously improves its Website; therefore, the Bank reserves the right to unilaterally amend the Website Cookie Privacy Notice by publishing such amendments on our Website at www.artea.lt.