§1. General Information

1. This policy applies to the website, operating at the following URL: polandtantrafestival.eu
2. The website operator and personal data Administrator is: “Tu i Teraz” Jacek Towalski, Nowe Kawkowo 52A, 11-042 Jonkowo, TAX ID (NIP): 113-009-96-12, REGON: 011163340.
3. The Administrator’s email address is: kawkowo@tuiteraz.eu
4. The Operator is the Administrator of your personal data with respect to the data voluntarily provided on the website.
5. The website uses personal data for the following purposes:

• • Providing a newsletter
  • Handling inquiries via forms
  • Presenting offers or information

6. The website collects information about users and their behavior in the following ways:

• • Through data voluntarily entered in forms, which is then entered into the Operator’s systems
  • By storing cookies on end devices

§2. Selected data protection methods used by the Operator

1. Login and personal data entry points are protected at the transmission layer (SSL certificate). This encrypts personal data and login details entered on the website on the user’s computer and can only be read on the target server.
2. The Operator periodically changes its administrative passwords.
3. To protect data, the Operator regularly creates backup copies.
4. An important element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the Operator to process personal data, which in particular means regular updates of programming components.

§3. Hosting

1. The website is hosted (technically maintained) on the Operator’s servers: smarthost.pl.
2. To ensure technical reliability, the hosting company maintains logs at the server level. The following data may be recorded:

• • resources identified by the URL identifier (addresses of requested resources – pages, files),
  • request arrival time,
  • response sending time,
  • client station name – identification performed by the HTTP protocol,
  • information about errors that occurred during the execution of the HTTP transaction,
  • URL address of the page previously visited by the user (referrer link) – if the Website was accessed via a link,
  • information about the user’s browser,
  • IP address information,
  • diagnostic information related to the process of self-ordering services via on-site registrars,
  • information related to the handling of emails sent to the Operator and sent by the Operator.

§4. Your rights and additional information about the use of data

1. In certain situations, the Administrator has the right to transfer your personal data to other recipients if this is necessary to perform the contract concluded with you or to fulfill the Administrator’s obligations. This applies to the following groups of recipients:

• • hosting company on an entrusted basis
  • banks
  • payment processors
  • authorized employees and associates who use data to achieve the purpose of the website’s operation

2. Your personal data will be processed by the Administrator no longer than necessary to perform related activities specified in separate regulations (e.g., accounting regulations). With respect to marketing data, data will not be processed for more than 3 years.
3. You have the right to request from the Administrator:

• • access to your personal data,
  • rectification,
  • erasure,
  • restriction of processing,
  • and data portability.

4. You have the right to object to the processing indicated in point 3.2 regarding the processing of personal data for the purpose of pursuing legitimate interests pursued by the Administrator, including profiling. However, the right to object will not be exercised if there are compelling legitimate grounds for processing, overriding interests, rights, and freedoms, in particular the establishment, exercise, or defense of claims.
5. You may file a complaint against the Administrator’s actions to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.
6. Providing personal data is voluntary, but necessary to operate the Website.
7. You may be subject to automated decision-making, including profiling, for the purpose of providing services under the concluded contract and for the Controller’s direct marketing purposes.
8. Personal data is not transferred to third countries within the meaning of personal data protection regulations. This means that we do not transfer it outside the European Union.

§5. Information in forms

1. The Website collects information provided on a daily basis voluntarily by the user, including personal data, if provided.
2. The website may save information about connection parameters (time stamp, IP address).
3. In some cases, the website may save information to facilitate linking the data in the form with the email address of the user completing the form. In such cases, the user’s email address appears within the URL of the page containing the form.
4. The data provided in the form is processed for the purpose resulting from the function of the specific form, e.g., to process a service request or sales contact, register services, etc. Each time, the context and description of the form clearly indicate its purpose.

§6. Administrator Logs

1. Information about user behavior on the website may be subject to logging. This data is used for website administration purposes.

§7. Important Marketing Techniques

1. The Operator uses statistical analysis of website traffic through Google Analytics (Google Inc., based in the USA). The operator does not transfer personal data to the operator of this service, but only anonymized information. The service relies on the use of cookies on the user’s end device. In terms of information about user preferences collected by the Google advertising network, users can view and edit information derived from cookies using the tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
2. The Operator uses remarketing techniques to tailor advertising messages to user behavior on the website. This may create the illusion that user personal data is being used to track them. However, in practice, no personal data is transferred from the Operator to advertising providers. The technological requirement for such activities is that cookies are enabled.
3. The Operator uses the Facebook pixel. This technology allows Facebook (Facebook Inc., based in the USA) to know that a given registered user is using the Service. In this case, it relies on data for which it is the controller. The Operator does not transfer any additional personal data to Facebook. The service relies on the use of cookies on the user’s end device.

§8. Information about cookies

1. The Service uses cookies. Cookies are computer data, specifically text files, stored on the Website User’s end device and intended for use with the Website’s web pages. Cookies typically contain the name of the website they originate from, their storage time on the device, and a unique number.
2. The entity that places cookies on the Website User’s end device and obtains access to them is the Website operator.
3. Cookies are used for the following purposes:

• • maintaining the Website User’s session (after logging in), so that the User does not have to re-enter their login and password on each subpage of the Website;
  • achieving the purposes specified above in the “Important Marketing Techniques” section;

4. The Website uses two basic types of cookies: “session cookies” and “persistent cookies.” “Session cookies” are temporary files that are stored on the User’s end device until logging out, leaving the website, or disabling the software (web browser). “Persistent” cookies are stored on the User’s end device for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the User.
5. Web browsing software (web browser) usually allows cookies to be stored on the User’s end device by default. Users of the Website can change their settings in this regard. The web browser allows cookies to be deleted. It is also possible to automatically block cookies. Detailed information on this topic can be found in the help section or documentation of the web browser.
6. Restricting the use of cookies may affect some of the functionalities available on the Website’s pages.
7. Cookies stored on the User’s end device may also be used by entities cooperating with the Website operator, in particular: Google (Google Inc., based in the USA), Facebook (Facebook Inc., based in the USA), Twitter (Twitter Inc., based in the USA).

§9. Managing cookies – how to express and withdraw consent in practice?

1. If the user does not wish to receive cookies, they can change their browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies required for authentication, security, and maintaining user preferences may make it difficult, and in extreme cases, impossible, to use websites.
2. Cookie settings: Select your web browser from the list below and follow the instructions:

• • Edge
  • Internet Explorer
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Firefox
  • Opera

Mobile devices:

• • Android
  • Safari (iOS)
  • Windows Phone