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Part I – General Provisions
§ 1
Controller
We, Epol Holding sp. z o.o. with its registered office in Łódź, are the Controller of your personal data. In the further part of the Policy, we are referred to as the “Controller” or “We”.
Our registration records are maintained by the District Court for Łódź – Śródmieście in Łódź, 20th Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under KRS number 0000357354, NIP 7282749467. Our files contain the most important information about us, e.g. financial statements or our company agreement.
You can contact us:
by mail: ul. Targowa 9A, 90-042 Łódź,
by e-mail: office@epolholding.com
§ 2
Terms used in the Privacy Policy
If you notice one of the following terms written with a capital letter in the further part of our Privacy Policy, you should understand it according to the definitions below:
“Service” – the website whose main page is located at https://epolholding.com/ and its subpages,
“Policy” – means this document, i.e. the privacy policy you are reading,
“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. The text of the GDPR can be found here,
“Social media” – the Facebook social networking site and other social media where we have our profiles.
§ 3
Protection of personal data
We apply technical measures required by current personal data protection regulations to prevent unauthorized persons from acquiring and modifying personal data transmitted electronically, i.e. within the Service.
We draw attention to specific threats related to the use of the Service, such as:
– malicious software (malware),
– spyware,
– phishing (pretending to be trusted entities to obtain information),
– hacking activities aimed at breaking into ICT systems.
§ 4
Your rights regarding personal data
We process your personal data, therefore:
– you have the right to access your personal data,
– you can rectify it,
– you can request the deletion of your personal data when permitted by the GDPR,
– you have the right to restrict processing, to the extent specified in the GDPR.
In Parts II – IV of the Policy, you will find information about additional rights. In some situations, you will have further options.
Do you want to exercise your rights or learn more about them? Contact us. Our contact details can be found in § 1(3) of the Policy.
§ 5
Right to object
After providing us with your personal data or if we collect it ourselves, you may exercise the right to object. You have this right in two situations when we process your personal data:
– for direct marketing purposes; such objection does not require justification;
– on the basis of our other legitimate interests; such objection requires justification by your particular situation. Write to us and explain why we should not process your data.
Do you want to exercise your right to object? Contact us. Our contact details can be found in § 1(3) of the Policy.
§ 6
Complaint to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office
If you believe that we process your personal data unlawfully, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority. In Poland, this is the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, whose website is available at: https://uodo.gov.pl/
§ 7
Questions about the Policy and its publication
If you have any questions regarding the Policy, let us know.
The Policy is available on the website https://epolholding.com/ and at our office.
Part II – Information regarding the processing of your personal data
§ 8
Contacting us via e-mail, mail, contact form, or telephone number
If you use these means of contacting us, please note the following:
Why do we need your data, i.e. for what purpose do we process it?
– To respond to your message, communicate with you, and resolve the matter you presented,
– For marketing purposes, consisting of promoting our services and presenting our offers and price lists via e-mails, SMS, and during phone calls.
What rights do you have?
We described them in § 4 and § 5 of the Policy.
Do you have to provide us with your data?
It is voluntary. Without your contact details, we may not be able to resolve your matter or send you marketing information.
On what legal basis do we process your data?
– Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e. our legitimate interest,
– Art. 10 of the Act on the Provision of Electronic Services and Art. 172 of the Telecommunications Law – if you consent to marketing contact. Remember that you can withdraw your consent at any time.
What is our legitimate interest?
Resolving the matter you presented, responding to your message, and conducting marketing activities.
Who will we share your data with?
– Entities providing hosting (storage) of the Service or personal data for us,
– E-mail service providers,
– Providers of traffic analytics tools in the Service,
– Providers of IT systems and services and entities providing technical support in this regard,
– Providers of legal services.
How long will we process your data?
– For the time necessary to resolve the matter you presented. Depending on its type, also for the time necessary to demonstrate that we resolved it, i.e. for the statute of limitations period,
– For the time necessary to conduct marketing activities, but no longer than until you object to further processing,
– If the basis of processing is consent – no longer than until it is withdrawn. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to its withdrawal.
Will we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area? Yes, your data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area. If necessary, this will be done, among other things, on the basis of standard contractual clauses.
Part III – Our Social Media profiles
§ 10
Using our Social Media profiles
If you use our profile, please note the following:
Why do we need your data, i.e. for what purpose do we process it?
– responding to private messages you send us,
– discussing with you in the comments under posts,
– sharing our posts with you as a follower of our profile,
– for marketing purposes, i.e. informing about our services and about us through posts we publish on our profile, including sponsored posts displayed to a wider audience of Social Media users,
– for statistical purposes, i.e. presenting us with data on the reach, visibility, number of interactions, demographic data of our followers; the data presented to us by Social Media entities is statistical but created based on observations of your behavior on our profile.
What rights do you have?
We described them in § 4 and § 5 of the Policy.
Do you have to provide us with your data?
It is voluntary. However, due to the rules applied by Social Media, we will see your name (or nickname) and profile picture if you write to us or comment on our post.
On what legal basis do we process your data?
Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, i.e. our legitimate interest.
What is our legitimate interest?
Responding to your messages and comments, providing you with posts, informing about our services and about us through them, analyzing statistical data related to our profile.
Who will we share your data with?
– Social Media operators, i.e. Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company,
– Entities managing our Social Media profiles on our behalf.
How long will we process your data?
For the time:
– necessary to resolve the matter you presented. Depending on its type, also for the time necessary to demonstrate that we resolved it, i.e. for the statute of limitations period;
– during which you follow our profile. Remember that you can always delete your comments under our posts, stop following us, or delete your Social Media account.
Will we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area?
There may be situations in which your personal data processed within Social Media will be transferred to the United States based on the European Commission’s Decision of 10.07.2023.
Part IV – Information on cookies and related processing of personal data
§ 11
Entering the Service
Entering the Service involves the processing by us of information contained in cookies under the rules described below.
§ 12
What are cookies and why do we use them
We use cookies in the Service, i.e. small text files stored on your end device (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone). Cookies can be read within the Service. Want to learn more about cookies? Visit Wikipedia under this link.
We store cookies on your computer, phone, or tablet, and then access the information contained in them for the following purposes:
– to support visit counters or remember the selected language version,
– for statistical purposes, in particular enabling us to analyze how you use the Service.
In the cases described in points a and b above, your personal data may be processed:
– we process it on the basis of our legitimate interest, i.e. Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR;
– our legitimate interest is marketing our services you viewed on our Service, as well as collecting statistical data on how you use the Service in order to optimize its operation, including the arrangement of content displayed to you and other users;
– your rights related to this processing are presented in § 4 and § 5 of the Policy;
– remember that at any time you can contact us and object to the processing of your personal data for marketing purposes. This objection does not require justification;
– we will transfer your personal data to advertising network operators, including social media portals and providers of analytical tools;
– we will store it for the duration of our statistical and marketing activities or until you object to further processing;
– there may be situations where your personal data processed for marketing and statistical purposes will be transferred to the United States based on the European Commission’s Decision of 10.07.2023;
– providing this personal data is voluntary, and not providing it, e.g. by using appropriate blocking software, does not involve any negative consequences; you simply will not see ads for our products tailored to your activities in the Service.
§ 13
Types of cookies
There are several types of cookies in the Service:
– session cookies, which remain in your browser’s memory until you close it,
– persistent cookies, which remain in your browser’s memory until you delete them,
– external cookies, coming from providers of analytics tools in our Service.
The website uses a consent management system (Cookiebot); a detailed list of cookies along with their storage time is available in the “Cookies Declaration”.
§ 14
How to delete cookies
You can configure your browser so that it prevents the storage of cookies on your computer, phone, or tablet.
You can delete cookies after they have been saved by us. To do this, you can use: the appropriate functions of your browser, dedicated programs, or appropriate tools available in your operating system.
At the following links, you will find information on how to delete cookies in the most popular browsers:
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en/kb/usuwanie-ciasteczek,
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Linux/9.60/pl/cookies.html,
Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835/pl,
Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=pl&answer=95647,
Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=pl_PL
§ 15
How to block cookies
You can configure your browser so that it prevents the storage of cookies on your computer, phone, or tablet. You can also use dedicated browser extensions or programs for this purpose.
Information on how to block cookies in the most popular browsers can be found at the following links:
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/pl/kb/blokowanie-ciasteczek
Opera: https://help.opera.com/pl/latest/web-preferences/
Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/pl-pl/microsoft-edge/usuwanie-plików-cookie-w-przeglądarce-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/pl-pl/topic/usuwanie-plików-cookie-i-zarządzanie-nimi-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=pl
Safari: https://support.apple.com/pl-pl/HT201265
§ 16
Impact of changing browser settings on the use of the Site
Changing your browser configuration to one that prevents or limits the storage of cookies may result in limited functionality of the Service. Similar effects may occur if cookies are deleted while using the Service. This means that some of our services will not be available without cookies.
§ 17
External cookies
Cookies placed on your computer, phone, or tablet may come from other service providers. You can delete them yourself from your device. How to do it is indicated in § 14. These files are stored on your device for different periods, depending on the specific file.
We use Google Analytics services provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). These services help us analyze traffic on the Service. Based on them, we obtain statistics and analytical data showing how you and other users use the Service.
You can block Google Analytics. To do this, install this browser add-on provided by Google Inc., available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=pl.
There may be situations in which your personal data processed by the above entities will be transferred to the United States based on the European Commission’s Decision of 10.07.2023.