Privacy Policy for Świeże Wieści Sp. z o.o.
This Privacy Policy describes how Świeże Wieści Sp. z o.o. (hereinafter "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares personal information of users of our site. Świeże Wieści Sp. z o.o., located at 12 Liberty Street, Floor 3, Warsaw, Mazovia, 00-001, Poland, is the data controller responsible for your personal information. As a news and media company, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.
Information We Collect
We collect information from you when you use our site, including:
- Information You Provide Directly: This includes information you provide when you subscribe to our newsletter, create an account, participate in surveys, submit comments, or contact us for support. This information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.
- Information Collected Automatically: When you visit our site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage of the site. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. We may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect this information.
- Information from Third Parties: We may receive information about you from third-party sources, such as social media platforms (if you interact with our content on those platforms) or data analytics providers.
How We Use Your Information
We use your information for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Improve Our Services: We use your information to operate, maintain, and improve our site and services, including providing you with real-time news updates, investigative journalism, digital content, and media monitoring.
- To Personalize Your Experience: We may use your information to personalize the content and advertisements you see on our site, and to recommend content that may be of interest to you.
- To Communicate With You: We may use your information to send you newsletters, updates, promotional materials, and other information about our services. We may also use your information to respond to your inquiries and provide you with customer support.
- To Analyze Usage Trends: We use your information to analyze usage trends and improve our site and services.
- To Protect Our Rights and Interests: We may use your information to protect our rights and interests, including preventing fraud, enforcing our terms of service, and complying with legal obligations.
Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal information based on the following legal bases:
- Consent: We may process your personal information based on your consent, such as when you subscribe to our newsletter. You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
- Contractual Necessity: We may process your personal information when it is necessary to fulfill a contract with you, such as when you create an account on our site.
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your personal information when it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as providing and improving our services, personalizing your experience, and analyzing usage trends. We carefully balance our legitimate interests against your privacy rights.
- Legal Obligation: We may process your personal information when it is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
Sharing Your Information
We may share your information with the following categories of recipients:
- Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party service providers who help us operate our site and provide our services, such as hosting providers, data analytics providers, and email marketing providers. These service providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes we specify.
- Business Partners: We may share your information with business partners who offer products or services that may be of interest to you.
- Legal Authorities: We may disclose your information to legal authorities if required by law or legal process.
- Other Users: If you participate in interactive features on our site, such as commenting, your information may be visible to other users.
- Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. These measures include physical, technical, and administrative safeguards. However, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of your information.
Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including providing you with our services, complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing our agreements.
Your Rights
You have the following rights with respect to your personal information:
- Right to Access: You have the right to access your personal information and receive a copy of it.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to have your personal information erased under certain circumstances.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to restrict the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and to transmit it to another data controller.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain circumstances.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: If we are processing your personal information based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at Świeże Wieści Sp. z o.o., 12 Liberty Street, Floor 3, Warsaw, Mazovia, 00-001, Poland.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
International Data Transfers
We may transfer your personal information to countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) that may not have data protection laws that provide the same level of protection as the laws of the EEA. In such cases, we will implement appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our site. You can control the use of cookies through your browser settings.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our site and, where appropriate, notify you by email.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at Świeże Wieści Sp. z o.o., 12 Liberty Street, Floor 3, Warsaw, Mazovia, 00-001, Poland.