Privacy Policy

Introduction

If you’ve landed here, it’s a clear sign that you value your privacy. We completely understand, which is why we present you with this document, where you will find all the rules regarding the processing of personal data and the use of cookies and other tracking technologies in connection with the functioning of the website monika.drozynska.pl.

A formal note to start – the website administrator is Monika Drożyńska, contact details: monika.drozynska@gmail.com.

This privacy policy has been structured in a question-and-answer format. This form was chosen to ensure clarity and transparency in the information presented to you. Below, you will find the table of contents of this policy, corresponding to the questions we address.

If you have any doubts regarding this privacy policy, you can contact me at any time by sending a message to monika.drozynska@gmail.com.

# 1: Who is the administrator of your personal data?

The administrator of your personal data is Monika Drożyńska, contact details: monika.drozynska@gmail.com.

# 2: Who can you contact regarding the processing of your personal data?

For matters related to personal data protection and privacy in general, you can contact us at the following email address: monika.drozynska@gmail.com.

# 3: What information do we have about you?

Depending on the purpose, we may process the following information about you:

  • first and last name,
  • home address,
  • business address,
  • tax identification number (NIP),
  • email address,
  • phone number,
  • information contained in correspondence directed to us,
  • bank account number,
  • IP address,
  • image (profile photo),
  • activity related to messages sent as part of the newsletter,
  • information about the operating system and web browser you use,
  • pages viewed,
  • time spent on the website,
  • transitions between individual subpages,
  • clicks on individual links,
  • source from which you accessed our website,
  • your age range,
  • your gender,
  • your approximate location limited to the town/city,
  • your interests, based on your online activity.

The scope of processed data is precisely described in relation to each processing purpose. You can find this information in the following sections of this policy.

§ 4: Where do we get your personal data from?

In most cases, you provide it to us directly. This happens when:

  • you contact us,
  • you sign up for the newsletter.

Additionally, some information about you may be automatically collected by the tools we use:

  • Google Analytics collects a variety of information about how you use our website,
  • the website’s mechanism and the newsletter system collect your IP address,
  • the newsletter system’s mechanism collects information about your activity regarding the content sent to you as part of the newsletter, such as message openings, link clicks, etc.

# 5: Are your data safe?

We take great care to ensure the security of your personal data. We have analyzed the risks associated with each processing activity and implemented appropriate security measures and personal data protection practices. We continuously monitor the state of our technical infrastructure, review the procedures in place, and make necessary improvements.

# 6: For what purposes do we process your personal data?

There are several purposes. Below is a list of them. We have also assigned the appropriate legal bases for processing to each purpose:

  • sending newsletters – Article 6(1)(a) GDPR,
  • handling correspondence – Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

Newsletter – Details

When you sign up for the newsletter, you provide us with your name and email address. Providing this information is voluntary but necessary to subscribe to the newsletter.

Additionally, the system we use to manage the newsletter records your IP address used when signing up, determines your approximate location, identifies the email client you use, and tracks your actions related to the messages sent to you. This means we also have information on which messages you opened and which links you clicked.

The data you provide when subscribing to the newsletter is used to send you the newsletter, and the legal basis for processing this data is your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) given during the subscription process. As for the data collected automatically by our mailing system, we rely on our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) in analyzing subscriber behavior to optimize mailing activities.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking the dedicated link in every newsletter message or by simply contacting us. Even after unsubscribing, your data will be retained in our database to identify returning subscribers and for the possible defense of claims related to newsletter delivery. This is particularly necessary to demonstrate that you provided consent to receive the newsletter and when you withdrew it, which constitutes our legitimate interest under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR.

You can modify your newsletter subscription data at any time by clicking the appropriate link in every newsletter message or by contacting us.

Handling Correspondence – Details

When you contact us, you naturally provide personal data included in the content of the correspondence, specifically your email address and name. Providing this data is voluntary but necessary to establish contact.

In this case, your data is processed to communicate with you, and the legal basis for processing is Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, our legitimate interest. After the communication ends, the legal basis for continued processing is also our legitimate interest in archiving correspondence to ensure we can demonstrate specific facts in the future (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).

The content of the correspondence may be archived, and we cannot specify when it will be deleted. You have the right to request the history of your correspondence with us (if it was archived), as well as to request its deletion, unless its archiving is justified by our overriding interests, such as defense against potential claims from you.

# 7: Who are the recipients of your personal data?

External service providers involved in processing your personal data include:

  • other subcontractors who gain access to data if the scope of their actions requires such access.
  • the hosting provider that stores data on the server,
  • the mailing system provider where your data is stored if you are a newsletter subscriber,
  • a law firm that gains access to data if necessary to provide legal assistance on our behalf,
  • a technical support provider that gains access to data if the technical work involves areas where personal data is stored,

# 8: What rights do you have regarding the processing of your personal data?

The GDPR grants you the following potential rights related to the processing of your personal data:

  • The right to access your data and receive a copy of it.
  • The right to rectify (correct) your data.
  • The right to erasure of data (if you believe there are no grounds for us to process your data, you may request that we delete it).
  • The right to restrict the processing of data (you may request that we limit the processing of your data to storage only or to performing actions agreed with you, if you believe we hold incorrect data or are processing it unlawfully).
  • The right to object to data processing (you have the right to object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests; you should specify the particular situation that you believe justifies our cessation of the contested processing; we will cease processing your data for those purposes unless we demonstrate that our grounds for processing are overriding your rights or that your data are necessary for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims).
  • The right to data portability (you have the right to receive your personal data that you provided to us under a contract or your consent in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format; you may instruct us to send this data directly to another entity).
  • The right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data if you previously expressed such consent.
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (if you find that we are processing data unlawfully, you may file a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office or another competent supervisory authority).

The rules regarding the exercise of the rights mentioned above are described in detail in Articles 16 – 21 of the GDPR. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with these regulations. We believe it is necessary to clarify that the rights mentioned above are not absolute and will not apply to all processing activities concerning your personal data.

We emphasize that one of the rights mentioned above is always available to you—if you believe that we have violated data protection regulations in processing your personal data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (the President of the Personal Data Protection Office).

You can also contact us to request information about what data we hold about you and for what purposes we process it. Simply send a message to monika.drozynska@gmail.com. However, we have made every effort to present the information of interest to you comprehensively in this privacy policy. You can also use the email address provided above for any questions related to the processing of your personal data.

# 9: Do we use cookies, and what are they?

Our website, like almost all other websites, uses cookies.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone) that can be read by our IT system (first-party cookies) or the IT systems of third parties (third-party cookies). Cookies can store specific information that IT systems can then access for certain purposes.

Some of the cookies we use are deleted after the browser session ends, i.e., when it is closed (session cookies). Other cookies are retained on your device and allow us to recognize your browser when you revisit the site (persistent cookies).

If you want to learn more about cookies in general, you can refer to this material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie. 

# 10: On what basis do we use cookies?

We use cookies based on your consent, except in situations where cookies are necessary for the proper provision of electronic services to you.

Cookies that are not essential for the proper provision of electronic services remain blocked until you provide your consent for us to use cookies. During your first visit to our website, we display a message asking for your consent.

Please remember that disabling or restricting the handling of cookies may prevent you from using certain features available on our site and may cause difficulties in navigating our site as well as many other websites that use cookies. For example, if you block cookies from social media plugins, buttons, widgets, and social features implemented on our site may become unavailable to you.

# 11: Can you disable cookies?Yes, you can manage your cookie settings within your web browser. You can block all or selected cookies. You can also block cookies from specific websites. At any time, you can also delete previously saved cookies and other site and plugin data.

Web browsers also offer an incognito mode. You can use it if you don’t want information about the websites you visit and files you download to be saved in your browsing and download history. Cookies created in incognito mode are deleted when all windows in that mode are closed.

There are also browser plugins available that allow you to control cookies, such as Ghostery (https://www.ghostery.com). Additional software, particularly antivirus packages, may also provide options for cookie management.

Furthermore, there are online tools available that allow you to control certain types of cookies, particularly for managing behavioral advertising settings collectively (e.g., www.youronlinechoices.com/, www.networkadvertising.org/choices).

Please remember that disabling or restricting the handling of cookies may prevent you from using certain features available on our site and may cause difficulties in navigating our site as well as many other websites that use cookies. For example, if you block cookies from social media plugins, buttons, widgets, and social features implemented on our site may become unavailable to you.

# 12: For what purposes do we use first-party cookies?

First-party cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of individual mechanisms of the website. They also store information about the cookie settings you defined through the cookie management mechanism.

# 13: What third-party cookies are used?

Our website uses the following third-party cookies:

  • Google Analytics
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Facebook Custom Audiences
  • Facebook, Instagram, TikTok (social media cookies)

# 14: Do we track your behavior on our website?

Yes, we use tools such as Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Hotjar, and Facebook Custom Audiences, which are associated with collecting information about your activities on our site. These tools are described in detail in the section dedicated to third-party cookies, so we will not repeat that information here.

# 15: Final provisions

The site may contain links to other websites. The administrator encourages you to review the privacy policy established on those other sites after navigating away from ours. This privacy policy applies only to this Site.