PETITION REGULATIONS

General provisions

1.1. These Petition Rules (hereinafter – the Rules) establish the procedure for the creation, signing, public display, administration, support of petitions, and the use of funds collected on the website hia.lt (hereinafter – the Website).

1.2. Petitions published on the website are initiated, prepared and submitted by Ambassador of Humanist Ideas, Public Institution, a non-governmental organisation (legal entity code 305485539, address V. Nagevičiaus g. 3, LT‑08237 Vilnius, email labas@hia.lt) (hereinafter – the Organisation).

1.3. The Website does not accept third-party petitions. All petitions published on the Website are initiated by the Organisation and reflect its issues, position, or objectives.

1.4. By signing any petition available on the Website, the individual confirms that they have read these Terms and Conditions, agrees to them, and undertakes to abide by them.

2. Content and purpose of the petition

2.1. Each petition shall clearly state:

• Petition subject and purpose;
• The institution, organisation or entity to which a petition is addressed;
• The method and scope of submitting the petition.

2.2. By signing the petition, the signatory:

• agree with the content of the petition;
• agrees to his signature being included on the petition signature list;
• agree that a petition with a list of signatures should be submitted to the institution or organisation specified in the petition.

2.3. The Organisation reserves the right to edit the description of the petition, provided that the essence or purpose of the petition is not altered (e.g., grammatical corrections, technical clarifications).

Signature of the petition

3.1. The following data is collected when signing the petition:

• Name – publicly visible;
• Surname – publicly available shortened form (first letter of surname only);
• Email address - not publicly displayed, used to confirm a signature;
• Type of stopping publicly visible.

3.2. A petition signature is considered valid only after confirmation. After completing the form, the signatory receives an email at the specified address with a unique, one-time confirmation link.

3.3. Until confirmation is completed, the signature is invalid and is not included in the petition's signature list. An unconfirmed petition application is stored for a limited time and is automatically cancelled if not confirmed within the set period.

3.4. The same email address can only sign the same petition once. If the same email address is submitted again, the system will inform you that the petition has already been signed with this address.

3.5. The organisation reserves the right not to approve, reject, or remove a petition signature if:

• visibly non-existent or misleading first names, surnames or email addresses are provided;
• It has been determined that the same person has signed several times;
• reasonably suspected automated activity (bots) or organised abuse.

3.6. The organisation is not obliged to state the reasons for rejecting an individual's signature.

4. Petition distribution

4.1. By signing the petition, the person agrees to the petition being distributed:

• via digital channels (websites, social networks, email);
• through traditional information channels (mass media);
• by all legal means to achieve the purpose of the petition.

4.2. The organisation has the right to publicly disclose information on the progress of the petition, the number of signatures, and the fact of its submission.

5. Referral of the petition

5.1. When signing the petition, you may have the option to further support a specific petition.

5.2. Donations to the petition are voluntary and are not a mandatory condition for signing the petition.

5.3. Any support specifically for a petition shall be used exclusively for the dissemination of that petition, including:

• physical and organisational measures;
• traditional communication (press, events, publicity);
• digital communication (advertising, content creation, technical solutions).

5.4. The terms and conditions for providing and administering grants are detailed in a separate document – the Grant Terms and Conditions.

6. Transmitting information to subscribers

6.1. When signing the form, the signatory may separately indicate that they agree to receive:

• „I want to receive petition updates“;
• I want to subscribe to the HIA newsletter.

6.2. These consents are independent and optional: a petition can be signed without ticking any of them. The signatory may withdraw their consent at any time.

6.3. The transmission of information is carried out in compliance with applicable legal acts and the provisions of the Privacy Policy.

7. Processing of Personal Data

7.1. Personal data shall be processed only to the extent necessary for administering petitions, verifying signatures, submitting them to institutions, sending information (with consent), and ensuring the transparent progress of petitions.

7.2. Detailed personal data processing rules are provided in the Privacy Policy published on the Website.

8. Related documents

These Terms apply together with:

• Privacy Policy;
• In general terms;
• Under the terms of the donation.

9. Final provisions

9.1. The Organisation reserves the right to amend these Rules. The updated version of the Rules shall be published on the Website.

9.2 The rules shall apply to all petitions published on the Website from the moment they are published.