Cookies Policy
We reserve the right to make changes to the Platform's Cookies Policy, which may be affected by developments in Internet technology, possible changes in data protection laws and the development of our platform (the “Platform”). We will inform you of any changes in a visible and understandable manner.
Links to other websites may appear on the Platform. Such websites operate independently of the Platform and are not supervised by the Company in any way. These websites may have their own privacy policies and regulations, with which we recommend that you familiarize yourself.
1. General Provisions
1.1. The Cookies Policy governs the use of cookies, and moreover how information about a user (the “User”) is processed through them.
1.2. The Site performs functions of obtaining information about the User and his behaviour.
1.3. Acquisition of information about the User takes place in particular through: saving cookies on the User's terminal equipment; and collecting web server logs on the server managed by the Company.
1.4. Personal data collected using cookies may be processed only for the purpose of performing certain functions for the User, as described below. Such data shall be encrypted in a manner that prevents access by unauthorized persons.
1.5. The entity placing cookies on the Platform User's terminal equipment and accessing them is the Company
1.6. Cookies allow, in particular, to recognize the User's device and appropriately display the Platform adapted to his individual preferences, allow the Platform to be displayed in the User's language 'remembered' by these files, as well as to use other settings of the Platform selected by the User.
1.7. Cookies usually contain the name of the Platform from which they originate, the time they are stored on the end device and a unique number.
2. Purpose of the Cookies Policy
2.1. The purpose of the Cookies Policy is:
2.1.1. making the User aware of the extent to which information about him or her is processed through cookies, including his or her personal data, so that the User can make his or her own, free and informed decision on whether to use the Platform;
2.1.2. generally specifying how and for what purpose the Company collects information about the User and for what purposes it uses this information
2.1.3. informing the User to whom and where the Company sends their data.
2.2. With a view to the Users' trust in the Platform, the Company shall exercise due diligence to ensure that the data is processed in a safe, reliable, lawful and transparent manner for the User.
3. Purpose of Using Cookies
3.1. adapt the content of the Platform to the User's preferences and end device and optimizing the use of the Platform. These files allow recording the User's choices as to language, browser, settings of selected elements of the Platform, as well as recording information about the User's location;
3.2. create anonymous, aggregated statistics that help to understand how the User uses the Platform, which allows to improve their structure and content, excluding personal identification of the User. Cookies also help to ensure the refinement and smooth operation of the Platform, including testing its performance;
3.3. maintain the session of the User of the Platform.
4. Types of Cookies
4.1. The Company uses, as a rule, two types of cookies – ‘session’ and ‘permanent’. The former are temporary files that remain on the User's device until the User logs out of the Platform or shuts down the software (web browser). ‘Permanent’ files remain on the User's device for the time specified in the parameters of the cookies or until they are manually deleted by the User.
4.2. The Company uses the following types of cookies in order to provide services through the Platform:
i. indispensable - which are absolutely necessary for the proper functioning of the Platform or the functionality that the User wants to use; ii. functional - which are important for the operation of the Platform, as they:
4.2.1. serve to enrich the functionality of the Platform; without them, the Platform will work properly, but it will not be tailored to the User's preferences;
4.2.2. serve to ensure a high level of functionality of the Platform; without them, the level of functionality of the Platform may decrease, but their absence should not prevent the complete use of the Platform;
4.2.3. serve the majority of the functionality of the Site; their blocking will result in selected functions not working properly.
4.3. With regard to the length of time for which cookies will be placed on the User's end device, the Company uses the following types of cookies:
4.3.1. session cookies - which are placed for the duration of the use of the browser (session) and are deleted after closing the browser or logging out of the Platform;
4.3.2. persistent cookies - which are not deleted when the browser is closed and remain on the User's device for a specified period of time or without expiration, depending on the Platform owner's settings.
4.4. Due to the origin of the web site administrator who manages cookies, the Company uses the following types of cookies:
4.4.1. own cookies (first-party cookies) - which are placed on Platforms directly by the Company;
4.4.2. external cookies (third-party cookies) - which are placed on Platforms by entities other than the Company.
4.5. With regard to the purpose for which cookies serve, the Company uses the following types of cookies:
4.5.1. Platform configuration - which enable the setting of features and Platforms on the Platform,
4.5.2. Platform security and reliability - which enable verification of authenticity and optimization of the performance of the Platform,
4.5.3. session status - which allow you to record information about how you use the Platform. These may relate to the most frequently visited Platform or possible error messages. Cookies used to record the so-called 'session state' help to improve the Platform and enhance your browsing experience on the Platform;
4.5.4. processes - which enable the smooth operation of the Platform and the functions available on them;
4.5.5. location - which make it possible to adjust the information displayed to the location of the Uses.
5. Cookies vs Personal Data
5.1. Cookies, as a rule, do not constitute personal data, but certain information stored in such files (e.g. as to preferences), in combination with other information about the User, are treated as personal data.
5.2. Personal data collected using cookies may be processed only for the purpose of performing the specified functions described above for the User. Such data shall be encrypted in a manner that prevents access by unauthorized persons.
6. Deletion of Cookies
6.1. The Company's authority to store and access cookies is based on the consent given by the User. This consent is given by the User when configuring the Internet browser or the selected Platform or Platform. The User has the option to return to these settings at any time and determine the conditions for storing or accessing this information by the Company.
6.2. Web browsing software (i.e. web browsers) by default allows cookies to be placed on the User's terminal device. These settings can be changed in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the settings of the web browser or inform about their transmission to the User's device each time.
6.3. In order to exercise the right of objection granted by the RODO Regulation, it is necessary to log out of all devices and delete cookies from them. The update process may take up to 48 hours.
6.4. Restricting the use of cookies may affect some of the functionality available through the Platform.
7. System Logs
7.1. Information about certain behavior of the User is subject to logging in the server layer. This data is used solely for the purpose of administering the Platform and to ensure the most efficient operation of the hosting Platforms provided to the Company.
7.2. Viewed resources are identified by URLs. In addition, the record may be subject to:
7.2.1. time of arrival of the request;
7.2.2. time of sending the response;
7.2.3. the name of the User's station - identification realized by HTTPS protocol;
7.2.4. information about errors that occurred during the execution of the HTTPS transaction;
7.2.5. URL of the page previously visited by the User (referer link) - in case the access to the Site was through a link;
7.2.6. information about the User's browser;
7.2.7. IP address information;
7.3. The above data are not associated with specific persons browsing the Platform, and are used only for server administration purposes.