Kontaktai

Kontaktai is the Lithuanian term for contacts, referring to information about people or organizations with whom one has a relationship. They can include names, phone numbers, email addresses, postal addresses, job titles, company affiliations, and notes. The word stems from kontaktas, meaning a connection or touchpoint, and it is used widely in everyday language as well as in information technology contexts. In ordinary speech, kontaktai describe one’s phone or address book entries or social networks.

In daily life, kontaktai are stored in physical address books, mobile phones, and email clients, enabling communication and networking. In business, they are managed as part of customer relationship management (CRM) systems, sales pipelines, and marketing databases, with fields for communication preferences and interaction history. Digital formats for exchanging or storing kontaktai include standard file formats such as vCard and CSV, which facilitate transfer between devices and software.

Privacy and data protection are central considerations for kontaktai. Regulations in many jurisdictions require lawful basis, purpose limitation, access control, and secure storage. Users should regularly review and update contacts, remove outdated entries, and use encryption for sensitive data. With growing integration across platforms, synchronization features can keep kontaktai consistent, but may also raise privacy risks if cross-service access is broadened.