PPHU MASTERS PRIVACY AND COOKIE POLICY

This Privacy Policy outlines the rules for storing and accessing data on Users' Devices using the Service for the purpose of providing electronic services by the Administrator, as well as the rules for collecting and processing personal data provided by Users voluntarily through tools available on the Service.

This Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Terms and Conditions, which define the rules, rights, and obligations of the Users utilizing the Service.

§1 Definitions

  • Service – The "pphu-masters.pl" website operating under the address https://pphu-masters.pl.

  • External Service – Websites of partners, service providers, or contractors cooperating with the Administrator.

  • Administrator of the Service/Data – The Administrator of the Service and Data (hereinafter referred to as the "Administrator") is the company "F.H.U. Masters," operating at the address: Przemków, ul. Zielona 1, email address: biuro@fhu-masters.pl.

  • User – A natural person for whom the Administrator provides services electronically through the Service.

  • Device – An electronic device along 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 – Information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject").

  • Processing – An operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

  • Restriction of Processing – The marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting its processing in the future.

  • Profiling – Any form of automated processing of personal data used to evaluate certain personal aspects of a natural person.

  • Consent – A freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes, expressed through a statement or a clear affirmative action, by which they signify agreement to the processing of personal data.

  • Data Breach – A breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of, or access to personal data.

  • Pseudonymization – Processing personal data in such a way that it cannot be attributed to a specific data subject without additional information.

  • Anonymization – An irreversible process in which personal data is rendered anonymous, preventing identification or association with a specific individual.

§2 Data Protection Officer

In accordance with Article 37 of the GDPR, the Administrator has not appointed a Data Protection Officer.

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

§3 Types of Cookies

  1. Internal Cookies – Files placed and read from the User's Device by the Service's teleinformation system.

  2. External Cookies – Files placed and read from the User's Device by teleinformation systems of external services. Scripts and services provided by external services, consciously implemented into the Service, may place these Cookies on the User's Device.

  3. Session Cookies – Files placed and read from the User's Device by the Service during a single session of a given Device. After the session ends, the files are deleted from the User's Device.

  4. Persistent Cookies – Files placed and read from the User's Device by the Service until manually deleted. These files are not automatically deleted after the session ends unless the User's Device is configured to clear Cookies after the session.

§4 Data Storage Security

Mechanisms for storing and reading Cookies
Mechanisms for storing, reading, and exchanging data between Cookies saved on the User’s Device and the Service are implemented through built-in mechanisms of web browsers. These mechanisms do not allow access to other data on the User's Device or data from other websites visited by the User, including personal data or confidential information. It is also practically impossible for viruses, Trojan horses, or other worms to be transferred to the User's Device.

Internal Cookies
The Cookies used by the Administrator are safe for the 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 makes every effort to verify and select Service partners with regard to User security. The Administrator collaborates with well-known, reputable partners of global trust. However, the Administrator does not have full control over the content of Cookies originating from external partners. To the extent permitted by law, the Administrator does not bear responsibility for the security of these Cookies, their content, or their use in compliance with licenses by scripts installed in the Service originating from external services. A list of partners is provided later in this Privacy Policy.

Control of Cookies
Users can independently change the settings regarding the saving, deletion, and access to data from Cookies stored by any website at any time.

Information on how to disable Cookies in the most popular computer browsers is widely available on the internet.

Users can delete all previously saved Cookies at any time by using the tools of the User's Device through which they access the Service.

User Risks
The Administrator takes all possible technical measures to ensure the security of data stored in Cookies. However, it should be noted that ensuring the security of this data depends on both parties, including the actions of the User. The Administrator is not responsible for the interception, impersonation, or deletion of this data as a result of the User’s conscious or unconscious actions, viruses, Trojan horses, or other spyware that may infect or may have infected the User's Device. Users should follow the recommendations for safe internet use to protect themselves against these threats.

Storage of Personal Data
The Administrator ensures that every effort is made to keep personal data voluntarily provided by Users secure, that access to it is limited, and that it is processed in accordance with its intended purposes. The Administrator also ensures that all reasonable efforts are made to protect the data from loss through the application of appropriate physical and organizational security measures.

§5 Purposes for Which Cookies Are Used

  • Improving and facilitating access to the Service.

  • Personalizing the Service for Users.

  • Marketing and remarketing on external platforms.

  • Providing advertising services.

  • Generating statistics (e.g., users, number of visits, device types, internet connection, etc.).

  • Providing social media services.

§6 Purposes of Personal Data Processing

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

  • Delivery of electronic services.

  • Communication between the Administrator and Users regarding matters related to the Service and data protection.

  • Ensuring the legitimate interests of the Administrator.

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

  • Generating statistics.

  • Remarketing.

  • Displaying advertisements tailored to the preferences of Users.

  • Ensuring the legitimate interests of the Administrator.

§7 Cookies of External Services

The Administrator uses JavaScript scripts and web components from partners who may place their own Cookies on the User's Device. Please note that in your browser settings, you can control which Cookies are permitted for use by specific websites. Below is a list of partners or their services implemented in the Service that may place Cookies:

  • Statistics:

    • Google Analytics

Services provided by third parties are beyond the control of the Administrator. These third parties may change their terms of service, privacy policies, purposes of data processing, and methods of using Cookies at any time.

§8 Types of Data Collected

The Service collects data about Users. Some data is collected automatically and anonymously, while other data consists of personal information voluntarily provided by Users during registration for specific services offered by the Service.

Anonymous data collected automatically:

  • IP address

  • Browser type

  • Screen resolution

  • Approximate location

  • Subpages of the Service visited

  • Time spent on specific subpages of the Service

  • Operating system type

  • Address of the previously visited subpage

  • Referring page address

  • Browser language

  • Internet connection speed

  • Internet service provider

§9 Access to Personal Data by Third Parties

As a rule, the sole recipient of personal data provided by Users is the Administrator. Data collected as part of the services provided is not shared or sold to third parties.

Access to data (usually based on a Data Processing Agreement) may be granted to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary for the operation of the Service, such as:

  • Hosting companies providing hosting or related services to the Administrator.

Data Processing Delegation – Hosting, VPS, or Dedicated Server Services
The Administrator, for the purpose of running the Service, uses the services of an external hosting provider, VPS, or dedicated servers – Hostinger.

The hosting company, to ensure technical reliability, maintains logs at the server level. The logs may include:

  • Resources identified by a URL (addresses of requested resources – pages, files).

  • Time of the request.

  • Time of the response.

  • Name of the client station – identification via the HTTP protocol.

  • Information on errors that occurred during the HTTP transaction.

  • URL of the previously visited page (referer link) – in cases where the User was redirected to the Service via a link.

  • Information about the User’s browser.

  • Information about the User’s IP address.

  • Diagnostic information related to the process of independently ordering services via the registration forms on the website.

  • Information related to the handling of email communication sent to or from the Operator.

§10 Processing of Personal Data

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users:

  • Personal data may be transferred outside the European Union.

  • The transfer of data outside the EU results from the use of services provided by entities located outside the EU or as a result of publication caused by the User's individual action (e.g., posting a comment or entry), making the data accessible to anyone visiting the Service.

  • If personal data is transferred or entrusted for processing outside the EU, it is processed based on an agreement between the Administrator and the service provider.

When transferring data outside the EU, the Administrator ensures that such transfers comply with GDPR requirements and are adequately secured.

  • Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).

  • Personal data will not be sold to third parties.

Anonymous data (non-personal data) collected automatically:

  • Anonymous data (non-personal data) may be transferred outside the European Union.

  • Anonymous data (non-personal data) may be used for automated decision-making (profiling).

  • Profiling of anonymous data (non-personal data) does not produce legal effects or significantly impact the individual whose data is subject to automated decision-making.

  • Anonymous data (non-personal data) will not be sold to third parties.

§11 Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

The Service collects and processes Users' data based on the following:

  • 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 – GDPR):

    • Article 6(1)(a) – The data subject has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.

    • Article 6(1)(b) – Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.

    • Article 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).

§12 Retention Period for Personal Data

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users:

As a rule, the specified personal data is stored only for the duration of the Service provision by the Administrator within the framework of the Service. The data is deleted or anonymized within 30 days after the termination of the Service (e.g., deletion of a registered User account, removal from the Newsletter list, etc.).

An exception applies in situations that require securing the legally justified purposes of further processing of this data by the Administrator. In such cases, the Administrator will retain the specified data, from the moment the User requests its deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a violation or suspected violation of the Service's terms and conditions by the User.

Anonymous data (non-personal data) collected automatically:

Anonymous statistical data, which does not constitute personal data, is retained by the Administrator for the purpose of maintaining Service statistics for an indefinite period.

§13 Users’ Rights Regarding the Processing of Personal Data

The Service collects and processes Users' data based on the following rights:

  1. Right of Access to Personal Data
    Users have the right to access their personal data, exercisable upon request submitted to the Administrator.

  2. Right to Rectify Personal Data
    Users have the right to request the immediate rectification of inaccurate personal data and/or to complete incomplete personal data, exercisable upon request submitted to the Administrator.

  3. Right to Erasure of Personal Data
    Users have the right to request the immediate deletion of their personal data, exercisable upon request submitted to the Administrator. For user accounts, deletion involves anonymizing data that allows identification of the User.
    The Administrator reserves the right to delay the execution of a deletion request to protect the Administrator's legitimate interests (e.g., if the User has violated the Terms and Conditions or the data was obtained during correspondence).
    For the Newsletter service, Users can independently delete their personal data by using the unsubscribe link included in each email.

  4. Right to Restrict the Processing of Personal Data
    Users have the right to restrict the processing of their personal data in cases specified in Article 18 of the GDPR, such as disputing the accuracy of personal data, exercisable upon request submitted to the Administrator.

  5. Right to Data Portability
    Users have the right to obtain their personal data from the Administrator in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, exercisable upon request submitted to the Administrator.

  6. Right to Object to the Processing of Personal Data
    Users have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in cases specified in Article 21 of the GDPR, exercisable upon request submitted to the Administrator.

  7. Right to Lodge a Complaint
    Users have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority responsible for personal data protection.

§14 Contacting the Administrator

You can contact the Administrator using one of the following methods:

§15 Service Requirements

Limiting the ability to store and access Cookies on the User's Device may cause some functions of the Service to malfunction.

The Administrator assumes no responsibility for improperly functioning Service features if the User restricts the ability to store or read Cookies in any way.

§16 External Links

The Service – in articles, posts, entries, or User comments – may contain links to external websites that the Service Owner does not collaborate with. These links and the websites or files they direct to may be harmful to your Device or pose a threat to the security of your data. The Administrator is not responsible for content found outside the Service.

§17 Changes to the Privacy Policy

The Administrator reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time without notifying Users regarding the use and processing of anonymous data or the use of Cookies.

The Administrator reserves the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy concerning the processing of Personal Data. Users with registered accounts or subscribed to the newsletter will be informed of such changes via email within 7 days of the changes being made. Continued use of the services constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of the changes to the Privacy Policy. If a User disagrees with the changes, they are required to delete their account from the Service or unsubscribe from the newsletter.

The changes to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Service.

The changes take effect immediately upon publication.

Privacy Policy of the website pphu-masters.pl

Translation Disclaimer

This document is a translated version of the original Privacy Policy in Polish. In case of any discrepancies, ambiguities, or inconsistencies between this translation and the original, the Polish version shall prevail and be considered the binding version.