Privacy policy

1. General Provisions.

1.1. This Privacy Policy describes how Green matters SIA (hereinafter referred to as the “Data Controller”) collects, processes and stores personal data obtained by TARA TASTE from its clients and from individuals who visit the website (hereinafter referred to as the “Data Subject” or “You”).

1.2. Personal data is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, i.e., the Data Subject. Processing is any operation related to personal data, such as acquisition, recording, transformation, use, viewing, deletion or destruction.

1.3. The Data Controller observes the principles of data processing established by law and is able to confirm that personal data is processed in accordance with applicable legislation.

2. Collection, Processing and Storage of Personal Data.

2.1. The Data Controller collects, processes and stores personally identifiable information using the online store website and email. (It will not be collected in any other way).

2.2. By visiting and using the services provided in the online store, You agree that any information provided is used and managed for the purposes defined in this Privacy Policy.

2.3. The Data Subject is responsible for ensuring that the submitted personal data is correct, accurate and complete. The deliberate provision of false information is considered a violation of our Privacy Policy. The Data Subject is obliged to immediately inform the Data Controller of any changes in the submitted personal data.

2.4. The Data Controller is not liable for damages caused to the Data Subject or third parties if they have arisen due to falsely submitted personal data.

3. Processing of Clients’ Personal Data

3.1. The Data Controller may process the following personal data:

3.1.1. First name, surname
3.1.2. Date of birth
3.1.3. Contact information (email address and/or phone number)
3.1.4. Transaction data (purchased goods, delivery address, price, payment information, etc.)
3.1.5. Any other information submitted to us during the purchase of goods and services offered on the website or when contacting us.

3.2. In addition to the above, the Data Controller has the right to verify the accuracy of the submitted data using publicly available registers.

3.3. The legal basis for processing personal data is Article 6(1) a), b), c) and f) of the General Data Protection Regulation:

a) the Data Subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes;
b) processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the Data Subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the Data Subject prior to entering into a contract;
c) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;
f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller or by a third party, except where such interests are overridden by the interests or fundamental rights and freedoms of the Data Subject which require protection of personal data, in particular where the Data Subject is a child.

3.4. The Data Controller stores and processes the Data Subject’s personal data as long as at least one of the following criteria exists:

3.4.1. The personal data is necessary for the purposes for which it was collected;
3.4.2. As long as the Data Controller and/or the Data Subject may pursue their legitimate interests in the manner prescribed by external regulatory enactments, for example, to submit objections or bring or pursue a claim in court;
3.4.3. As long as there is a legal obligation to retain the data, for example, under the Accounting Law;
3.4.4. As long as the Data Subject’s consent to the relevant personal data processing is valid, if there is no other legal basis for the processing of personal data.

Upon termination of the circumstances referred to in this point, the retention period of the Data Subject’s personal data also ends, and all relevant personal data is permanently deleted from computer systems and electronic and/or paper documents containing the relevant personal data, or such documents are anonymised.

3.5. To fulfil its obligations towards You, the Data Controller has the right to transfer Your personal data to cooperation partners, data processors who perform the necessary data processing on our behalf, such as accountants, courier services, etc. The data processor is a personal data controller. Payment processing is provided by the payment platform makecommerce.lv, therefore our company transfers the personal data necessary for payment execution to the platform owner Maksekeskus AS.
Upon request, we may transfer Your personal data to state and law enforcement authorities in order to protect our legal interests, for example, by drafting, submitting and defending legal claims.

3.6. When processing and storing personal data, the Data Controller implements organisational and technical measures to ensure the protection of personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, alteration, disclosure and any other unlawful processing.

4. Rights of the Data Subject

4.1. In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and the laws of the Republic of Latvia, You have the right to:
4.1.1. Access Your personal data, obtain information on its processing, as well as request a copy of Your personal data in electronic format and the right to transfer this data to another controller (data portability);
4.1.2. Request the rectification of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete personal data;
4.1.3. Erase Your personal data (“be forgotten”), except in cases where the law requires data retention;
4.1.4. Withdraw Your previously given consent to personal data processing;
4.1.5. Restrict the processing of Your data – the right to request that we temporarily completely stop processing all of Your personal data;
4.1.6. Contact the Data State Inspectorate.
Requests to exercise Your rights can be submitted by filling out a form in person at Zemitāna iela 9, Riga, LV-1012, or by submitting a request electronically by writing to the customer support service: welcome@taratase.com.

5. Final Provisions

5.1. This Privacy Policy has been developed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (27 April 2016) on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), as well as the applicable laws of the Republic of Latvia and the European Union.

5.2. The Data Controller has the right to make changes or additions to the Privacy Policy at any time without prior notice. Amendments shall enter into force upon their publication on the websites tarataste.lv and tarataste.eu.