PRIVACY POLICY

The following Privacy Policy sets out the rules for storing and accessing data on Users’ Devices when using the Service for the purpose of providing electronic services by the Administrator, as well as the rules for collecting and processing Users’ personal data, which have been provided by them personally and voluntarily via tools available on the Service.

This Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Service Regulations, which defines the rules, rights, and obligations of Users using the Service.

§1 DEFINITIONS

  • Service – the website “Biznes i ekologia .” operating at the address biznesiekologia.com
  • External Service – websites of partners, service providers, or service recipients cooperating with the Administrator
  • Service / Data Administrator – The Administrator of the Service and the Data Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) is Grey Partnerships Sp. z o.o.”, operating at: ul. Żurawia 6/12; 00-503 Warsaw, with Tax Identification Number NIP: 7010702517, with KRS number: 0000691080, providing electronic services via the Service.
  • User – a natural person for whom the Administrator provides electronic services via the Service.
  • Device – an electronic device with software, through which the User accesses the Service
  • Cookies – text data collected in the form of files placed on the User’s Device
  • GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 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)
  • Personal Data – means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person
  • Processing – means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
  • Restriction of Processing – means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future
  • Profiling – means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements
  • Consent – of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her
  • Personal Data Breach – means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed
  • Pseudonymisation – means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person
  • Anonymization – Anonymization of data is an irreversible process of operations on data that destroys/overwrites “personal data” preventing identification or linking a given record to a specific user or natural person.

§2 DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

Pursuant to Art. 37 of the GDPR, the Administrator has not appointed a Data Protection Officer.

For matters concerning data processing, including personal data, please contact the Administrator directly.

§3 TYPES OF COOKIES

  • Internal Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service’s ICT system
  • External Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the ICT systems of External Services. Scripts from External Services that may place Cookies on User Devices have been consciously placed in the Service via scripts and services made available and installed in the Service.
  • Session Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service during one session of a given Device. After the session ends, the files are deleted from the User’s Device.
  • Persistent Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service until they are manually deleted. Files are not automatically deleted after the Device session ends, unless the User’s Device configuration is set to delete Cookie files after the Device session ends.

§4 DATA STORAGE SECURITY

  • Mechanisms for storing and reading Cookie files – Mechanisms for storing, reading, and exchanging data between Cookie files saved on the User’s Device and the Service are implemented through built-in mechanisms of web browsers and do not allow downloading other data from the User’s Device or data from other websites visited by the User, including personal data or confidential information. Transferring viruses, Trojan horses, and other worms to the User’s Device is also practically impossible.
  • Internal Cookies – the Cookie files used by the Administrator are safe for Users’ Devices and do not contain scripts, content, or information that could jeopardize the security of personal data or the security of the Device used by the User.
  • External Cookies – The Administrator takes all possible actions to verify and select service partners in terms of User safety. The Administrator chooses well-known, large partners with global social trust for cooperation. However, the Administrator does not have full control over the content of Cookie files originating from external partners. The Administrator is not responsible for the security of Cookie files, their content, and their license-compliant use by scripts installed in the service, originating from External Services, to the extent permitted by law. A list of partners is provided later in the Privacy Policy.
  • Cookie Control
    • The User can, at any time, independently change the settings regarding the saving, deleting, and accessing of data from saved Cookie files by each website.
    • Information on how to disable Cookie files in the most popular computer browsers is available on the website: nety.pl/jak-wylaczyc-pliki-cookie or from one of the indicated providers:
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    • The User can at any time delete all Cookie files saved so far by using the tools of the User’s Device through which the User uses the Service’s services.
  • Threats on the User’s side – The Administrator uses all possible technical measures to ensure the security of data placed in Cookie files. However, it should be noted that ensuring the security of this data depends on both parties, including the User’s activity. The Administrator is not responsible for the interception of this data, impersonation of the User’s session, or their deletion, as a result of the User’s conscious or unconscious activity, viruses, Trojan horses, and other spyware with which the User’s Device may be or has been infected. Users, in order to protect themselves from these threats, should follow network usage recommendations.
  • Personal data storage – The Administrator ensures that all efforts are made to keep processed personal data voluntarily provided by Users secure, that access to them is restricted, and that processing is carried out in accordance with their purpose and goals. The Administrator also ensures that all efforts are made to protect the data held from loss by applying appropriate physical and organizational safeguards.

§5 PURPOSES FOR WHICH COOKIE FILES ARE USED§5 CELE DO KTÓRYCH WYKORZYSTYWANE SĄ PLIKI COOKIE

  • Improving and facilitating access to the Service Personalization of the Service for Users Enabling login to the service Providing social servicesUsprawnienie i ułatwienie dostępu do Serwisu
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§6 PURPOSES OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users are processed for one of the following purposes:

  • Provision of electronic services: Registration and maintenance services for the User’s account on the Service and related functionalities Communication between the Administrator and Users regarding the Service and data protection Ensuring the legitimate interest of the Administrator Data about Users collected anonymously and automatically are processed for one of the following purposes: Ensuring the legitimate interest of the Administrator
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§7 EXTERNAL SERVICE COOKIES

The Administrator uses javascript scripts and web components of partners in the Service who may place their own cookie files on the User’s Device. Remember that in your browser settings you can decide for yourself about the allowed cookie files that can be used by individual websites. Below is a list of partners or their services implemented in the Service that may place cookie files: Services provided by third parties are beyond the control of the Administrator. These entities may at any time change their terms of service, privacy policies, data processing purposes, and methods of using cookie files.

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    §8 TYPES OF DATA COLLECTED

    The Service collects data about Users. Some data are collected automatically and anonymously, and some data are personal data provided voluntarily by Users during registration for individual services offered by the Service. Anonymous data collected automatically: IP address Browser type Screen resolution Approximate location Subpages opened on the service Time spent on the relevant subpage of the service Operating system type Previous subpage address Referring page address Browser language Internet connection speed Internet service provider Data collected during registration: First name / last name / pseudonym Email address Residential address Gender Phone number PESEL number (Polish national identification number) IP address (collected automatically) NIP number (Tax Identification Number) KRS number (National Court Register number) REGON number (National Official Register of Business Entities) Other ordinary data Data collected during Newsletter subscription: Email address Some data (without identifying data) may be stored in cookie files. Some data (without identifying data) may be transferred to a statistical service provider.

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    §9 ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA BY THIRD PARTIES

    As a rule, the only recipient of personal data provided by Users is the Administrator. Data collected as part of the services provided are not transferred or resold to third parties. Access to data (most often based on a data processing entrustment agreement) may be granted to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary for operating the service, i.e.: Hosting companies providing hosting or related services for the Administrator Entrustment of personal data processing – Hosting, VPS, or Dedicated Servers Services The Administrator uses the services of an external hosting provider, VPS, or Dedicated Servers Nazwa.pl to operate the service. All data collected and processed in the service are stored and processed in the service provider’s infrastructure located in Poland. Access to data is possible as a result of maintenance work carried out by the service provider’s personnel. Access to these data is governed by an agreement concluded between the Administrator and the Service Provider.

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    §10 METHOD OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

    Personal data voluntarily provided by Users: As a rule, the indicated personal data are stored only for the period of service provision within the Service by the Administrator. They are deleted or anonymized within 30 days from the end of service provision (e.g., deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter list, etc.). An exception is a situation that requires securing the Administrator’s legitimate interests for further processing of these data. In such a situation, the Administrator will store the indicated data, from the time of the User’s request for their deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a breach or suspected breach of the Service regulations by the User. Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically: Anonymous data (without personal data) will be transferred outside the European Union. Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling). Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be resold to third parties.

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    §11 LEGAL BASES FOR PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

    The Service collects and processes User data based on: Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 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) Art. 6(1)(a) the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes Art. 6(1)(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 Art. 6(1)(f) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000) Act of 16 July 2004 – Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws 2004 No. 171, item 1800) Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights (Journal of Laws 1994 No. 24, item 83)

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    §12 PERIOD OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

    Personal data voluntarily provided by Users: As a rule, the indicated personal data are stored only for the period of service provision within the Service by the Administrator. They are deleted or anonymized within 30 days from the end of service provision (e.g., deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter list, etc.). An exception is a situation that requires securing the Administrator’s legitimate interests for further processing of these data. In such a situation, the Administrator will store the indicated data, from the time of the User’s request for their deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a breach or suspected breach of the Service regulations by the User. Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically: Anonymous statistical data, not constituting personal data, are stored by the Administrator for the purpose of maintaining service statistics indefinitely.

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    §13 USER RIGHTS RELATED TO PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING

    The Service collects and processes User data based on: Right of access to personal data Users have the right to obtain access to their personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. Right to rectification of personal data Users have the right to request the Administrator to promptly rectify personal data that is incorrect and/or to complete incomplete personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. Right to erasure of personal data Users have the right to request the Administrator to promptly erase personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. In the case of user accounts, data deletion involves anonymizing data that allows User identification. The Administrator reserves the right to withhold the fulfillment of a data deletion request to protect the Administrator’s legitimate interest (e.g., if the User has violated the Service Regulations or data has been obtained as a result of ongoing correspondence). In the case of the Newsletter service, the User can independently delete their personal data using the link placed in each email message sent. Right to restriction of personal data processing Users have the right to restrict the processing of personal data in cases specified in Art. 18 of the GDPR, including questioning the accuracy of personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. Right to data portability Users have the right to receive personal data concerning them from the Administrator in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. Right to object to personal data processing Users have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in cases specified in Art. 21 of the GDPR, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. Right to lodge a complaint Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority dealing with personal data protection.

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    §14 CONTACT TO THE ADMINISTRATOR

    The Administrator can be contacted in one of the following ways: Postal address – Grey Partnerships Sp. z o.o. ul. Żurawia 6/12 00-503 Warsaw Email address – office@greypartnerships.com Phone call – +4822 398 81 40 Contact form – available at: /kontakt

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    §15 SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

    • Limiting the saving and access to Cookie files on the User’s Device may cause some Service functions to work incorrectly. The Administrator bears no responsibility for incorrectly functioning Service features if the User limits in any way the ability to save and read Cookie files.
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    §16 EXTERNAL LINKS

    In the Service – in articles, posts, entries, or User comments – there may be links to external websites with which the Service Owner does not cooperate. These links and the pages or files indicated thereunder may be dangerous for your Device or pose a security threat to your data. The Administrator is not responsible for content located outside the Service.

    §17 CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

    • The Administrator reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without having to inform Users about the use of anonymous data or the use of Cookie files. The Administrator reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time regarding the processing of Personal Data, about which Users with user accounts or subscribed to the newsletter service will be informed via email within 7 days of the changes. Continued use of the services means familiarization with and acceptance of the introduced changes to the Privacy Policy. In the event that the User does not agree with the introduced changes, they are obliged to delete their account from the Service or unsubscribe from the Newsletter service. Introduced changes to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Service. Introduced changes come into force upon their publication.
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