Privacy Policy of the “Wielkopolska Entrepreneurship Center” Foundation
§ 1 General provisions
The administrator of the personal data is the Foundation “Wielkopolskie Centrum Przedsiębiorczości” located in Poznań (60-321) at Bułgarska 80 C/5, registered in the Register of Associations of the National Court Register kept by the District Court Poznań – Nowe Miasto and Wilda in Poznań, VIII Economic Department of the National Court Register under KRS number 0000991767, NIP 7792544244, REGON 52311651600000.
The Foundation may be contacted in writing at the address indicated in paragraph 1 or by email at iod@fundacjawcp.pl.
When you use the services we offer for a fee and free of charge, you entrust us with a range of information about yourself. This document describes and helps you understand what information and data is collected, for what purpose, and what it is used for. Due to the sensitivity of some data, please read this document carefully. It defines the principles and ways of processing and protecting personal data. This document also defines the rules for the use of “Cookies” on our website located at www.fundacjawcp.pl .
Personal data means information about an identified or identifiable natural person. The processing of personal data is basically any action on personal data, whether performed by automated means or not, such as collecting, storing, recording, organizing, modifying, viewing, using, sharing, restricting, deleting or destroying. The Wielkopolska Entrepreneurship Center Foundation, as the publisher of www.fundacjawcp.pl, processes personal data for various purposes, and depending on the purpose, different methods of collection, legal basis for processing, use, disclosure and retention periods may apply.
Our goal is to duly inform you on matters related to the processing of personal data, especially in view of the content of data protection legislation, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27.04.2016 on the protection of natural persons in relation to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (“RODO”). Therefore, we would like to inform you about the legal basis for the processing of personal data, the methods of collecting and using such data, as well as the rights of data subjects in connection therewith. We would like to inform you that we comply with the principles of personal data protection and all legal regulations that are provided for in the aforementioned legal acts.
This privacy policy applies to all cases in which the Foundation is the controller of personal data and processes personal data. It applies both to cases in which the Foundation processes personal data obtained directly from the data subject and to cases in which personal data is obtained from other sources. The Foundation performs its information obligations in both of the above cases, as set forth in Article 13 and Article 14 of the RODO, respectively, in accordance with these provisions.
At the request of the person whose personal data is being processed, we will provide additional explanations on how we use their personal data. We always strive to clearly inform you about the data we collect, how we use it, what purposes it is intended to serve and to whom we transfer it, what protection we provide for this data when it is transferred to other entities, and provide information on institutions to contact in case of doubt.
§ 2 Privacy Policy
We respect your privacy. We want to guarantee your convenience in using our services, including the services provided through the website (contact form, newsletter).
We value the trust you place in us by entrusting us with your personal information to perform our services. We always use your personal information fairly and in such a way as not to disappoint your trust, only to the extent necessary to perform the services.
As a User, you have the right to be fully and clearly informed about how we use your personal data and for what purposes it is necessary. We always clearly inform you about the data we collect, how and to whom we share it, and provide information about who to contact if you have concerns.
If you have any concerns about our use of your personal information, we will promptly take steps to clarify and resolve such concerns. We will answer all related questions in a comprehensive manner.
We will take all reasonable measures to protect your data from improper and uncontrolled use.
The legal basis for processing your personal data is:
a) Article 6(1)(a) of the RODO
the data subject has consented to the processing of his/her personal data for one or more specified purposes (e.g., ordering a newsletter service, using a contact form, making an appointment, email correspondence),
b) Article 6(1)(b) of the RODO
processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, or to take action at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract (e.g. use of a contact form, arranging an appointment, e-mail correspondence for the purpose of entering into a contract, performance of services under a concluded contract).
Your personal data related to the conclusion and execution of the contract will be processed for the period of its execution, as well as for a period no longer than provided by law, including the provisions of the Civil Code and the Accounting Act, i.e. no longer than 10 years, counting from the end of the calendar year in which the last contract was executed.
Your personal data processed for the purpose of entering into and performing future contracts will be processed until you object. If you object, we may not be able to continue to provide services to you under the contract.
You are entitled to: access your personal data and receive a copy of the personal data being processed, rectify your inaccurate data; request deletion of your data (right to be forgotten) in the circumstances provided for in Article 17 of the RODO; request restriction of data processing in the cases indicated in Article 18 of the RODO, object to data processing in the cases indicated in Article 21 of the RODO, portability of data provided, processed by automated means.
If you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully, you may file a complaint with the supervisory authority (Office for Personal Data Protection, 2 Stawki Street, Warsaw). If you need additional information related to data protection or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us by mail at the mailing address.
We comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations and will cooperate with data protection authorities and authorized law enforcement agencies. In the absence of data protection regulations, we will act in accordance with generally accepted data protection principles, rules of social intercourse as well as established customs.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us using the page from which you were redirected to this Privacy Policy. The request for contact will be immediately forwarded to the appropriate appointed person.
To make it easier for us to respond or respond to the information provided, please provide your name.
§ 3 Scope and Purpose of Personal Data Collection
We process the necessary personal data for the purpose of providing services, investigating claims, responding, and for accounting and consulting purposes, as well as to the extent of your consent.
We collect, process and store the following user data:
a) first and last name,
b) electronic mail address (e-mail),
c) telephone number (mobile, landline),
d) information about the Internet browser used,
e) other personal data voluntarily provided to us.
Provision of the above data by is completely voluntary, but also necessary for the full implementation of services.
Your data may be accessed by entities that provide us with the services necessary to run the service and operate it, i.e.:
a) Hosting companies that provide hosting or related services to the Administrator
b) Companies through which newsletter service is provided
c) Companies through which appointment service is provided
d) IT service and support companies performing maintenance or responsible for maintenance of IT infrastructure,
e) Companies providing accounting and consulting services, including legal advice.
Your personal data will not be processed for the purpose of making decisions that are based solely on automated processing, including profiling, and have legal effects on you or are similarly materially affected.
We do not anticipate transferring personal data outside the European Union – the servers of IT solution providers are located in the European Union.
We do not use third-party social widgets and plug-ins, such as, but not limited to. Facebook “Like” button or Twitter widget. However, our website may contain links to social networks that are not an integral part of the website. External social networks may collect and use your activity data. Any personal information you provide through such social networks may be collected and used by other social network users, and interactions conducted through them are subject to the privacy policies of the companies that provide the applications. We have no influence on and do not take responsibility for the above companies and their use of your data in connection with the use of the referral links we have placed on the website.
§ 4 Cookies
Cookies or similar technologies (hereinafter collectively referred to as “cookies”) are used, by which is meant computer data, in particular text files, intended for the use of the website and stored in the end devices of Users browsing the website. The information collected with cookies allows us to customize services and content to individual users’ needs and preferences, as well as to compile general statistics on users’ use of the sites. Data collected using cookies is collected solely for the purpose of performing certain functions for Users and is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized access.
On our website we use cookies:
a) Internal cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the ICT system of
b) External cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the ICT systems of external Services. The scripts of External Services that may place Cookies on User Devices have been deliberately placed on the Site through scripts and services made available and installed on the Site
c) Session Cookies – files placed and read from a User Device by the Site during a single session of a given Device. When the session ends, the files are deleted from the User’s Device.
d) Persistent cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service until they are manually deleted. The files are not deleted automatically after the end of the Device session unless the configuration of the User’s Device is set to delete cookies after the end of the Device session.
As part of our website, the following types of cookies are used due to their necessity for the services:
(a) essential cookies that enable you to use the services available on the website, in particular authentication cookies used for services that require authentication;
(b) security cookies, in particular those used to detect authentication abuse;
(c) performance cookies, enabling the collection of information about the use of the websites;
(d) functional cookies, enabling the “remembering” of user-selected settings and personalization of the user interface;
(e) advertising cookies, enabling the delivery of advertising content tailored to users’ interests.
Web browsing software (web browser) usually allows cookies to be stored on the end device by default. A user browsing the website can independently and at any time change the cookie settings, specifying the conditions for storing and accessing cookies on his/her device. Changes to the settings referred to in the preceding sentence can be made by the Customer through the settings of his/her Internet browser. These settings can be changed, in particular, in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the settings of your web browser or to inform you whenever cookies are placed on your device. Detailed information about the possibility and methods of handling cookies is available in the settings of your software (web browser). When you first access our website, you will notice a note and a short form that will allow you to choose which cookies we can store on your terminal device.
By using the website, without changing your cookie settings, you consent to the storage of cookies. The customer can always withdraw his/her consent by changing the cookie settings in his/her web browser.
§ 5 Rights and obligations
We have the right and, in cases specified by law, the statutory obligation to provide selected or all information concerning personal data to public authorities or third parties who make such a request for information under the applicable provisions of Polish law.
You have the right to:
a) access your personal data
You have the right to access your personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator.
b) rectification of personal data
The User has the right to request from the Administrator the immediate rectification of personal data that is incorrect or / and completion of incomplete personal data, implemented upon request submitted to the Administrator.
c) deletion of personal data
The User has the right to demand from the Administrator the immediate deletion of personal data, executed upon request submitted to the Administrator. In the case of user accounts, deletion of data consists of anonymization of the User’s personally identifiable information. The Administrator reserves the right to suspend the execution of a request for deletion of data in order to protect the legitimate interest of the Administrator (e.g. when the User has committed a violation of the Terms of Use or the data was obtained as a result of ongoing correspondence). In the case of the Newsletter service, the User has the option of deleting his/her personal data himself/herself by using the link provided in each e-mail message sent.
d) limitation of personal data processing
The user has the right to restrict the processing of personal data in cases indicated in Art. 18 RODO, among other things. question the accuracy of personal data, carried out upon request made to the Administrator.
e) portability of personal data
The User has the right to obtain from the Administrator, personal data concerning the User in a structured, commonly used machine-readable format, executed upon a request submitted to the Administrator.
(f) 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 RODO, carried out upon request made to the Administrator
g) lodging a complaint
The User has the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority dealing with personal data protection.
We reserve the right to make changes to this document, which reflect the current Privacy Policy. In the event of modification, we will specify the date of change of the Privacy Policy, and if the changes affect the manner and scope of processing of personal data you have provided to us, we will additionally inform you by email.