Privacy policy

The Privacy Policy below sets out the rules for storing and accessing data on the Devices of Users using the Website for the purpose of providing electronic services by the Administrator, as well as the rules for collecting and processing the personal data of Users which they have provided personally and voluntarily through the tools available on the Website.

The Privacy Policy below is an integral part of the Website Terms and Conditions, which set out the rules, rights and obligations of Users using the Website.

§1 Definitions

  • Website – the website “nietuzinkowo.com” operating at https://nietuzinkowo.com
  • External website – websites of partners, service providers or service recipients cooperating with the Administrator
  • Website / Data Administrator – the Administrator of the Website and the Administrator of the Data (hereinafter the Administrator) is a natural person, “Renata Nicpoń”, residing in Świeradów-Zdrój, providing electronic services through the Website
  • User – a natural person for whom the Administrator provides electronic services through the Website.
  • Device – an electronic device together with its software, through which the User accesses the Website
  • 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 – consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which they, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signify agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them
  • 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
  • Anonymisation – Data anonymisation is an irreversible process of operations on data which destroys / overwrites “personal data”, making it impossible to identify a given record or to link it to a specific user or natural person.

§2 Data Protection Officer

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

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

§3 Types of Cookies

  • Internal cookies – files placed on and read from the User’s Device by the Website’s ICT system
  • External cookies – files placed on and read from the User’s Device by the ICT systems of external Websites. Scripts of external Websites which may place cookies on the User’s Devices have been deliberately placed on the Website through scripts and services made available and installed on the Website
  • Session cookies – files placed on and read from the User’s Device by the Website during a single session of a given Device. Once the session ends, the files are deleted from the User’s Device.
  • Persistent cookies – files placed on and read from the User’s Device by the Website until they are manually deleted. The files are not deleted automatically when the Device session ends, unless the User’s Device is configured to delete cookies at the end of the Device session.

§4 Security of data storage

  • Cookie storage and reading mechanisms – The mechanisms for storing, reading and exchanging data between cookies saved on the User’s Device and the Website are implemented through the built-in mechanisms of web browsers and do not allow other data to be retrieved from the User’s Device or data from other websites the User has visited, including personal data or confidential information. Transferring viruses, trojans or other worms to the User’s Device is also practically impossible.
  • Internal cookies – the cookies used by the Administrator are safe for Users’ Devices and do not contain scripts, content or information that could threaten the security of personal data or the security of the Device used by the User.
  • External cookies – the Administrator takes every possible step to verify and select the Website’s partners with User security in mind. The Administrator chooses to work with well-known, large partners enjoying global public trust. However, the Administrator does not have full control over the content of cookies coming from external partners. As far as the law permits, the Administrator is not liable for the security of cookies, their content or their licence-compliant use by scripts installed on the Website that originate from external Websites. The list of partners is provided further on in this Privacy Policy.
  • Cookie control
  • Risks on the User’s side – The Administrator applies every possible technical measure to ensure the security of data placed in cookies. It should be noted, however, that ensuring the security of this data depends on both parties, including the User’s own actions. The Administrator is not responsible for the interception of this data, for the impersonation of the User’s session or for its deletion as a result of the User’s deliberate or unintentional actions, or of viruses, trojans and other spyware with which the User’s Device may be or may have been infected. In order to protect themselves against these threats, Users should follow the recommendations for safe use of the internet.
  • Storage of personal data – The Administrator declares that every effort is made to ensure that the personal data voluntarily entered by Users is secure, that access to it is limited and is carried out in accordance with its purpose and the purposes of processing. The Administrator also declares that every effort is made to protect the data held against loss, by applying appropriate physical and organisational safeguards.
  • Storage of passwords – The Administrator declares that passwords are stored in encrypted form, using the latest standards and guidelines in this area. Decrypting the account access passwords provided on the Website is practically impossible.

§5 Purposes for which cookies are used

  • Improving and facilitating access to the Website
  • Personalising the Website for Users
  • Enabling logging in to the Website
  • Marketing and remarketing on external websites
  • Ad-serving services
  • Affiliate services
  • Keeping statistics (users, number of visits, device types, connection, etc.)
  • Serving multimedia services
  • Providing social media services

§6 Purposes of personal data processing

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

  • Provision of electronic services:
    • The service of registering and maintaining a User account on the Website and the functionalities associated with it
    • The Newsletter service (including sending marketing content with consent)
    • The service of commenting on / liking posts on the Website without the need to register
    • The service of sharing information about content published on the Website on social media or other websites.
  • Communication between the Administrator and Users on matters relating to the Website and data protection
  • Safeguarding the legitimate interest of the Administrator

Data about Users collected anonymously and automatically is processed for one of the following purposes:

  • Keeping statistics
  • Remarketing
  • Serving ads tailored to Users’ preferences
  • Handling affiliate programmes
  • Safeguarding the legitimate interest of the Administrator

§7 Cookies of external Websites

On the Website, the Administrator uses javascript scripts and web components of partners who may place their own cookies on the User’s Device. Remember that in your browser settings you can decide for yourself which cookies may be used by individual websites. Below is a list of partners, or of their services implemented on the Website, that may place cookies:

Services provided by third parties are beyond the Administrator’s control. These entities may at any time change their terms of service, privacy policies, purposes of data processing and the way they use cookies.

§8 Types of data collected

The Website collects data about Users. Some of the data is collected automatically and anonymously, and some of it is personal data provided voluntarily by Users when signing up for the individual services offered by the Website.

Anonymous data collected automatically:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Screen resolution
  • Approximate location
  • Website subpages opened
  • Time spent on a given subpage of the website
  • Operating system type
  • Address of the previous subpage
  • Referring page address
  • Browser language
  • Internet connection speed
  • Internet service provider

Data collected during registration:

  • First name / surname / nickname
  • Login
  • E-mail address
  • IP address (collected automatically)

Data collected when signing up for the Newsletter service

  • First name / surname / nickname
  • E-mail address
  • IP address (collected automatically)

Data collected when adding a comment

  • First name and surname / nickname
  • E-mail address
  • Website address
  • IP address (collected automatically)

Some of the data (excluding identifying data) may be stored in cookies. Some of the data (excluding identifying data) may be transferred to a statistics service provider.

§9 Access to personal data by third parties

As a rule, the only recipient of the personal data provided by Users is the Administrator. Data collected as part of the services provided is neither transferred nor resold to third parties.

Access to the data (most often on the basis of a data processing agreement) may be held by entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary to run the website, i.e.:

  • Hosting companies providing hosting or related services to the Administrator
  • Companies through which the Newsletter service is provided

Entrusting the processing of personal data – Newsletter

In order to provide the Newsletter service, the Administrator uses the services of a third party – Freshmail, MailChimp, GetResponse, . The data entered in the newsletter sign-up form is transferred to, stored and processed on the external service of that provider.

Please note that the indicated partner may modify the indicated privacy policy without the Administrator’s consent.

Entrusting the processing of personal data – Hosting, VPS or Dedicated Server services

In order to run the website, the Administrator uses the services of an external provider of hosting, VPS or Dedicated Servers – Dhosting.pl. All data collected and processed on the website is stored and processed within the provider’s infrastructure located in Poland. Access to the data may occur as a result of maintenance work carried out by the provider’s personnel. Access to this data is governed by the agreement concluded between the Administrator and the Provider.

§10 The way personal data is processed

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

  • Personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union, unless it has been published as a result of an individual action by the User (e.g. adding a comment or a post), which will make the data available to anyone visiting the website.
  • Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
  • Personal data will not be resold to third parties.

Anonymous data (excluding personal data) collected automatically:

  • Anonymous data (excluding personal data) will not be transferred outside the European Union.
  • Anonymous data (excluding personal data) will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
  • Anonymous data (excluding personal data) will not be resold to third parties.

§11 Legal basis for processing personal data

The Website collects and processes Users’ data on the basis of:

  • 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 their 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
  • The Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000)
  • The Act of 16 July 2004, Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws 2004, No. 171, item 1800)
  • The Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights (Journal of Laws 1994, No. 24, item 83)

§12 Period of personal data processing

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

As a rule, the personal data indicated is stored solely for the period during which the Administrator provides the Service within the Website. It is deleted or anonymised within 30 days of the end of the provision of services (e.g. deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter list, etc.)

An exception is a situation which requires safeguarding the legitimate purposes of the Administrator’s further processing of this data. In such a situation, the Administrator will store the data indicated, from the time the User requests its deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the case of a breach or suspected breach of the website’s terms and conditions by the User

Anonymous data (excluding personal data) collected automatically:

Anonymous statistical data, which does not constitute personal data, is stored by the Administrator for the purpose of keeping website statistics for an indefinite period

§13 Users’ rights relating to the processing of personal data

The Website collects and processes Users’ data on the basis of:

  • Right of access to personal data
    Users have the right to obtain access to their personal data, exercised upon a request submitted to the Administrator
  • Right to rectification of personal data
    Users have the right to request that the Administrator rectify without undue delay any personal data that is incorrect and / or complete any incomplete personal data, exercised upon a request submitted to the Administrator
  • Right to erasure of personal data
    Users have the right to request that the Administrator erase personal data without undue delay, exercised upon a request submitted to the Administrator. In the case of user accounts, erasure of the data consists in anonymising the data that makes it possible to identify the User. The Administrator reserves the right to withhold the execution of an erasure request in order to protect the legitimate interest of the Administrator (e.g. where the User has breached the Terms and Conditions, or the data was obtained as a result of correspondence).
    In the case of the Newsletter service, the User is able to delete their personal data themselves using the link included in every e-mail message sent.
  • Right to restriction of the processing of personal data
    Users have the right to restrict the processing of personal data in the cases indicated in Art. 18 GDPR, including questioning the accuracy of the personal data, exercised upon a request submitted to the Administrator
  • Right to personal data portability
    Users have the right to obtain from the Administrator the personal data concerning the User in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, exercised upon a request submitted to the Administrator
  • Right to object to the processing of personal data
    Users have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in the cases specified in Art. 21 GDPR, exercised upon a request submitted to the Administrator
  • Right to lodge a complaint
    Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for the protection of personal data.

§14 Contact details of the Administrator

The Administrator can be contacted in one of the following ways

  • E-mail address[email protected]
  • Telephone call – 603799336
  • Contact form – available at: nietuzinkowo.com

§15 Website requirements

  • Restricting the saving of and access to cookies on the User’s Device may cause some functions of the Website to work incorrectly.
  • The Administrator accepts no liability for incorrectly functioning features of the Website where the User restricts in any way the ability to save and read cookies.

§16 External links

The Website – in articles, posts, entries or Users’ comments – may contain links to external websites with which the Website Owner does not cooperate. These links and the pages or files they point to may be dangerous for your Device or may pose a threat to the security of your data. The Administrator is not liable for content located outside the Website.

§17 Changes to the Privacy Policy

  • The Administrator reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at will, without the need to inform Users, with regard to the use and application of anonymous data or the use of cookies.
  • The Administrator reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at will with regard to the processing of Personal Data, of which it will inform Users who hold user accounts or are signed up to the newsletter service, by e-mail within 7 days of the change to the provisions. Continued use of the services means that the changes introduced to the Privacy Policy have been read and accepted. Should the User not agree with the changes introduced, they are obliged to delete their account from the Website or to unsubscribe from the Newsletter service.
  • Changes introduced to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Website.
  • The changes introduced come into force upon their publication.