“GirlPower” Website Privacy Policy

What is the “GirlPower” website?

Girlpower.space is a website (hereafter referred to as the “website”) with an online learning platform that offers fine-tuned entrepreneurial education for girls aged 15–18 years studying general secondary education in Latvia and Estonia. The learning platform offers users the opportunity to learn the basics of entrepreneurship through game-based exercises and business simulations.

The website is part of the “GirlPower” project (more information about the project is available here). It is co-financed from the funds of the European Union within the framework of the Central Baltic Sea Region Programme 2014–2020. The project implementation period was from November 2020 to December 2022. The total project budget is EUR 379 464.13, of which EUR 307 365.93 is co-financed by ERDF. Project results will be maintained until 31.12.2027.

What is this Privacy Policy about?

This Privacy Policy describes how we, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (hereinafter referred to as the “LBTU”) will process your personal data within the scope of this website https://girlpower.space/. It applies to all persons who visit and use this website. 

Information about the data controller

Name of the institution: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Registration number: 90000041898

Legal address: Lielā iela 2, Jelgava, LV-3001, Latvia
E-mail: projekti@lbtu.lv

How will LBTU process your personal data?

LBTU will process your personal data in order to:

  • register you for the study process;
  • ensure an adequate and high-quality study process;
  • issue a Certificate of Successful Completion;
  • improve website experience;
  • collect information about how visitors have used our website;
  • ensure adequate IT security for this website;
  • ensure the implementation of the project “Girl Power – fine-tuned entrepreneurial education for girls aged 15–18 years in Latvia and Estonia”, including proving the use of funds to the supervising authorities of this project.

Your personal data is processed on the basis of your consent, as well as on the basis of a task performed by LBTU in the public interest.

Who processes your personal data?

Your data will be processed only by LBTU for the purpose of maintaining the project results. The data will not be transferred to third parties.

How long will we process your personal data?

We will process your personal data until:

  • you withdraw your prior consent;
  • the end of the project “Girl Power – fine-tuned entrepreneurial education for girls aged 15–18 years in Latvia and Estonia” (31.12.2028).

What cookies are used on this website?

This website uses the following cookies:

  • Essential cookies – cookies that ensure the correct functioning of the website by providing its basic functions. The website will not function properly without these cookies.
  • Statistics cookies – cookies that help us to collect information about a visitor’s activities on a website. This website uses Google Analytics software cookies.

What rights do you have concerning your data?

In relation to your personal data, you can exercise the following rights:

  • request a copy of your personal data and ask for completion, correction or deletion of your personal data;
  • receive appropriate information about how LBTU processes your personal data;
  • object to or restrict the processing of your personal data;
  • withdraw your prior consent to the processing of personal data.

If you have any objections, claims or complaints regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact LBTU by sending an e-mail to: projekti@lbtu.lv. If the matter cannot be resolved within the institution, you have the right to lodge a complaint to the State Data Inspectorate.