Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Bezpieczniki.net stores and accesses data on users’ devices, how cookies are used and how personal data voluntarily provided by users is processed.

This English version corresponds to the privacy information published for the Polish-language service. Where required by applicable law, the Polish-language legal documents remain the reference version.

1. Definitions

  • Website – the Bezpieczniki.net website available at https://bezpieczniki.net.
  • Administrator – the entity responsible for operating the Website and processing data as described in this policy.
  • User – a natural person using the Website.
  • Device – an electronic device and software used to access the Website.
  • Cookies – text files stored on a User’s Device.
  • Personal data – information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • Processing – any operation performed on personal data, including collection, storage, use, disclosure, restriction or deletion.

2. Data Protection Officer

The Administrator has not appointed a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 GDPR. Questions concerning data processing, including personal data, should be addressed directly to the Administrator through the contact page.

3. Types of cookies

  • First-party cookies – cookies placed and read by the Website.
  • Third-party cookies – cookies placed and read by services integrated with the Website.
  • Session cookies – cookies used during a single browsing session and normally removed when the session ends.
  • Persistent cookies – cookies retained until they expire or are removed by the User.

4. Data and cookie security

The Website uses standard browser mechanisms for storing and reading cookies. Users can change cookie permissions, remove stored cookies and restrict future storage through their browser settings. Restricting cookies may affect the operation of some Website features.

The Administrator takes reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, loss or disclosure.

5. Purposes for which cookies may be used

  • improving access to and operation of the Website,
  • personalising the Website,
  • authentication and account-related functions where available,
  • statistics and traffic measurement,
  • advertising and remarketing,
  • affiliate services,
  • multimedia and social-media integrations.

6. Purposes of processing personal data

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users may be processed to provide electronic services, maintain user accounts where applicable, operate commenting functions, communicate with Users, protect the Website and pursue the Administrator’s legitimate interests.

Automatically collected technical and statistical data may be used for analytics, security, advertising, remarketing and service improvement.

7. Third-party services and cookies

The Website may use scripts or components supplied by third parties, including services such as YouTube, social networks and analytics or advertising providers. These services may place their own cookies and process information according to their own policies. Their terms and privacy practices are outside the Administrator’s direct control.

8. Types of data that may be collected

Automatically collected technical information may include IP address, browser type, screen resolution, approximate location, visited pages, time spent on pages, operating system, referring page, browser language, connection information and internet service provider.

Where a User voluntarily uses registration, newsletter or commenting functions, additional data may include a login, email address, name or nickname, website address and IP address.

9. Access to personal data by third parties

Personal data is not sold to third parties. Service providers responsible for hosting, infrastructure, analytics, advertising or other services necessary to operate the Website may have access to data where required for those services and subject to applicable legal safeguards.

10. How personal data is processed

Personal data voluntarily supplied by Users is not intended to be used for automated decision-making or sold to third parties. Some technical or anonymised data may be processed outside the European Union by external service providers where their infrastructure requires it.

11. Legal basis

Where applicable, personal data is processed under the GDPR, including Article 6(1)(a), 6(1)(b) and 6(1)(f), as well as applicable Polish data-protection, telecommunications and copyright legislation.

12. Data retention

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users is generally retained only for as long as necessary to provide the relevant service and may be deleted or anonymised after the service ends, subject to legal obligations or the Administrator’s legitimate need to protect legal claims. Anonymous statistical data may be retained for an indefinite period.

13. User rights

Subject to the conditions set out in applicable law, Users may request access to their personal data, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, data portability or object to processing. Users also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data-protection supervisory authority.

14. Contact

For matters relating to this Privacy Policy or personal-data processing, use the contact page.

15. Website requirements

Blocking cookies or other browser storage may cause some Website functions to operate incorrectly. The Administrator cannot guarantee full functionality when storage mechanisms required by a feature are disabled.

16. External links

Articles, posts and comments may contain links to third-party websites. The Administrator is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of websites located outside Bezpieczniki.net.

17. Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Administrator may update this Privacy Policy when the Website, services, technology or legal requirements change. Updated terms become effective when published on this page.