Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy establishes the rules for storing and accessing data on devices of Users using the Service for the purpose of providing services electronically by the Administrator, and also regulates the rules for collecting and processing personal data of Users, which they have personally and voluntarily made available through the tools available on the Service.

§1 Definitions

Service – the website “Joanna Szymonek – Organizational Research” operating at https://szymonek.eu/
External Website – websites of partners, service providers or service recipients cooperating with the Administrator
Service/Data Administrator – the Service Administrator and Data Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) is Joanna Szymonek, residing at ul. Chmieleniec 35/37, 30-348 Kraków, providing services electronically via the Website
User – a natural person for whom the Administrator provides services electronically via the Website.
Device – an electronic device with software through which the User gains access to 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 information about an identified or an 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 one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of a natural person
Processing – means an operation or set of operations performed on personal data or sets of personal data by automated or non-automated means, such as collecting, recording, organizing, structuring, storing, adapting or modifying, downloading, consulting, using, disclosing by transmission, disseminating or otherwise making available, matching or combining, limiting, deleting or destroying;
Restriction of processing – means marking stored personal data in order to limit their future processing
Profiling – means any form of automated processing of personal data that involves the use of personal data to assess certain personal factors of a natural person, in particular for the analysis or forecasting of aspects concerning the performance of this natural person’s work, their economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, credibility, behavior, location or movements
Consent – the consent of the data subject means the voluntary, specific, conscious and unambiguous demonstration of will by which the data subject, in the form of a declaration or a clear confirming action, consents to the processing of personal data concerning them
Breach of personal data protection – means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, modification, unauthorized disclosure of or unauthorized access to personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed

§2 Data Protection Inspector

Pursuant to Art. 37 of the GDPR, the Administrator has not appointed a Data Protection Inspector. In 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 IT system
External Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the IT systems of External Services. Scripts of External Services that can place Cookies on User’s Devices have been consciously placed on the Service through scripts and services made available and installed on 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.
Permanent Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service until they are manually deleted. Files are not deleted automatically 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

Cookie storage and reading mechanisms– 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.
Internal Cookies– Cookie files used by the Administrator are safe for User Devices and do not contain scripts, content or information that may threaten the security of personal data or the security of the Device used by the User.
Cookie external– The Administrator takes all possible actions to verify and select service partners in the context of Users’ safety. The Administrator selects well-known, large partners with global social trust for cooperation. However, he does not have full control over the content of Cookie files from external partners. The Administrator is not responsible for the security of Cookie files, their content and use in accordance with the license by Scripts installed on the service, originating from external Services, to the extent permitted by law. The list of partners is included in the further part of the Privacy Policy.
Cookie control

The User may at any time independently change the settings for saving, deleting and accessing the data saved Cookies by each website

- Information on how to disable Cookies in the most popular computer browsers is available at: how to disable cookies or from one of the indicated providers:
  - Cookie management in the Chrome
  - Cookie management in the Opera
  - Cookie management in the FireFox
  - Cookie management in the Edge
  - Cookie management in the Safari
  - Cookie management in the Internet Explorer 11
- The User may at any time delete all previously saved Cookie files using the tools of the User’s Device through which the User uses the Website’s services.
Threats on the User’s side – the Administrator applies 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 intercepting this data, impersonating the User’s session or deleting it, as a result of the User’s conscious or unconscious activity, viruses, Trojan horses and other spyware that may have infected or infected the User’s Device. In order to protect themselves against these threats, Users should adhere to the principles of using the Internet.
Storing personal data – The Administrator ensures that it makes every effort to ensure that the processed personal data entered voluntarily by Users are safe, access to them is limited and implemented in accordance with their intended use and the purposes of processing. The Administrator also ensures that it makes every effort to protect the data in its possession against their loss, by applying appropriate physical and organizational security measures.

§5 Purposes for which Cookies are used

Improving and facilitating access to the Service
Personalization of the Service for Users
Maintaining statistics (users, number of visits, types of devices, connections, etc.)

§6 Purposes of personal data processing

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

Implementation of electronic services carried out through contact using the application form
Communication between the Administrator and Users on matters related to 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:

Maintaining statistics
Ensuring the legitimate interest of the Administrator

§7 Cookies of external services

The Administrator uses javascript scripts and web components of partners on the Service, which can place their own cookies on the User’s Device. Remember that in the settings of your browser you can decide on the allowed cookies that can be used by individual websites. Services provided by third parties are beyond the Administrator’s control. These entities may change their terms of service, privacy policies, the purpose of data processing and the method of using cookies at any time.

§8 Types of collected data

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

IP address
Browser type
Screen resolution
Approximate location
Subpages of the website opened
Time spent on the relevant subpage of the website
Operating system type
Address of the previous subpage
Address of the referring page
Browser language
Internet connection speed
Internet service provider

Data collected when submitting the registration form:

Name / surname
E-mail address
Phone number
IP address (collected automatically)

Data collected when adding a comment

Name and surname / nickname
E-mail address
Website address
IP address (collected automatically)

Some data (without identifying data) may be stored in cookies. Some data (without identifying data) may be transferred to the statistical services provider.

§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 is not transferred or sold to third parties. Access to data (most often based on the Data Processing Entrustment 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
IT service and support companies performing maintenance or responsible for maintaining the IT infrastructure

§10 Method of processing personal data

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

Personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union, unless they have been published as a result of individual action by the User (e.g. entering a comment or entry), 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 (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.

§11 Legal basis for processing personal data

The Service collects and processes User 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)
- 6 sec. 1 lit. a the data subject has consented to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes
- 6 sec. 1 lit. 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
- 6 sec. 1 lit. f processing is necessary for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the administrator or 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 Period of personal data processing

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users: As a rule, indicated personal data are stored only for the period of provision of the Service within the Service by the Administrator. They are deleted or anonymized within 30 days from the moment of termination of the provision of services. An exception is a situation that requires securing legally justified purposes of further processing of such data by the Administrator. In such a situation, the Administrator will store the indicated data, from the time of the request for their removal by the User, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a violation or suspicion of a violation of the provisions of the service regulations by the User Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically: Anonymous statistical data, not constituting personal data, is stored by the Administrator for the purpose of maintaining website statistics for an indefinite period of time

§13 User Rights Related to Personal Data Processing

The Service collects and processes User data based on:

Right to access personal data Users have the right to obtain access to their personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator
Right to rectify personal data Users have the right to demand from the Administrator to immediately rectify personal data that is incorrect or / and to supplement incomplete personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator
Right to delete personal data Users have the right to demand from the Administrator to immediately delete personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator. The Administrator reserves the right to suspend the execution of the request to delete data in order to protect the legitimate interest of the Administrator (e.g. when the data was obtained as a result of correspondence).
Right to limit the processing of personal data Users have the right to limit the processing of personal data in the cases specified in art. 18 of the GDPR, including questioning the accuracy of personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator
Right to transfer personal data Users have the right to obtain from the Administrator, personal data concerning the User in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format, implemented upon 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, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator
Right to file a complaint Users have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for the protection of personal data.

§14 Contact the Administrator

How can I contact the data administrator? You can contact the Administrator in one of the following ways:

By letter – at the following address: ul. Chmieleniec 35/37, 30-348 Kraków
By e-mail– info@szymonek.eu
By phone– +48 696 947 418
Through the contact form– available on the website at: https://szymonek.eu/

§15 Service Requirements

Limiting the ability to save and access Cookie files on the User’s Device may cause some of the Service’s functions to function incorrectly.
The Administrator shall not be liable for any incorrect functioning of the Service’s functions if the User restricts the ability to save and read Cookie files in any way.

§16 External links

The Service – articles, posts, entries or Users’ comments may contain links to external websites with which the Owner of the service does not cooperate. These links and the pages or files indicated under them may be dangerous to your Device or pose a threat to the security of your data. The Administrator is not responsible for the 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 it in the scope of the use and exploitation of anonymous data or the use of Cookie files.
The Administrator reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time in the scope of processing Personal Data. Further use of the services means that you have read and accepted the changes to the Privacy Policy.
The changes to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Service.
The changes will come into effect upon their publication.