Privacy policy

§1 Definitions

1. Website – the website operating at https://proaudio.pl/
2. External Website – websites of partners, service providers or service recipients cooperating with the Administrator
3. Website/Data Administrator – The Website Administrator and Data Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) is the company "ProAUDIO-AVT Sp. z o.o.", operating at the following address: ul. Graniczna 89a 54-530 Wrocław, with the assigned tax identification number (NIP): PL8942705118, with the assigned KRS number: 0000075216, providing services electronically via the Website
4. User – a natural person for whom the Administrator provides services electronically via the Website.
5. Device – an electronic device with software through which the User accesses the Website
6. Cookies – text data collected in the form of files placed on the User's Device
7. 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 (General Data Protection Regulation)
8. Personal data – means information about an identified or identifiable natural person ("data subject"); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person
9. Processing means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adapting or altering, retrieving, consulting, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, aligning or combining, restricting, erasing or destroying;
10. Restriction of processing – means marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting their future processing
11. Profiling – means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person's performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements
12. Consent – the consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her
13. Personal data breach – means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed
14. Pseudonymisation – means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person
15. Anonymisation – Anonymisation of data is an irreversible process of data operations that destroys/overwrites "personal data" making it impossible to identify or link a given record to a specific user or natural person.

§2 Data Protection Officer

1. Pursuant to Article 37 of the GDPR, the Controller has not appointed a Data Protection Officer.
2. For matters relating to data processing, including personal data, please contact the Controller directly.

§3 Types of Cookies

1. Internal cookies – files placed on and read from the User's Device by the Website's ICT system
2. External cookies – files placed on and read from the User's Device by the ICT systems of external Websites. Scripts of external Websites that may place cookies on the User's Devices have been deliberately placed on the Website through scripts and services made available and installed on the Website
3. Session cookies – files placed on and read from the User's Device by the Website during a single session of a given Device. After the session ends, the files are deleted from the User's Device.
4. Persistent cookies – files placed and read from the User's Device by the Website until they are manually deleted. The files are not automatically deleted after the end of the Device session unless the User's Device configuration is set to delete cookies after the end of the Device session.

§4 Data storage security

1. Mechanisms for storing and reading cookies – The mechanisms for storing, reading and exchanging data between Cookies stored on the User's Device and the Website are implemented through built-in web browser mechanisms and do not allow the collection of other data from the User's Device or data from other websites visited by the User, including personal data or confidential information. It is also virtually impossible to transfer viruses, Trojan horses and other worms to the User's Device.
2. Internal cookies – the cookies used by the Administrator are safe for Users' Devices and do not contain scripts, content or information that could threaten the security of personal data or the security of the Device used by the User.
3. External cookies – the Administrator takes all possible measures to verify and select website partners in the context of User security. The Administrator selects well-known, large partners with global social trust for cooperation. However, it does not have full control over the content of cookies from external partners. The Administrator is not responsible for the security of cookies, their content and their use in accordance with the licence by scripts installed on the website, originating from external websites, to the extent permitted by law. The list of partners is provided further in the Privacy Policy.
4. Cookie control
   1. The user may at any time independently change the settings for saving, deleting and accessing data stored in cookies by this website using the built-in cookie management module.
   2. At the same time, the user can use the global cookie disable option in the most popular browsers:
      • Managing cookies in Chrome
      • Managing cookies in Opera
      • Managing cookies in Firefox
      • Managing cookies in Edge
      • Managing cookies in Safari
      • Managing cookies in Internet Explorer 11
   3. The User may delete all cookies stored to date at any time using the tools of the User's Device through which the User uses the Website's services.
5. Risks on the part of the User– The Administrator uses all possible technical measures to ensure the security of data stored in cookies. However, it should be noted that ensuring the security of this data depends on both parties, including the User's activities. The Administrator is not responsible for the interception of this data, impersonation of the User's session or its deletion as a result of conscious or unconscious activity of the User, viruses, Trojan horses and other spyware that may be or have been infecting the User's Device. In order to protect themselves against these threats, Users should follow the recommendations for safe use of the network.
6. Storage of personal data – The Administrator ensures that it makes every effort to ensure that the personal data processed, voluntarily entered by Users, is secure, access to it is restricted and carried out in accordance with its intended purpose and the purposes of processing. The Administrator also ensures that it makes every effort to protect the data it holds against loss by applying appropriate physical and organisational security measures.

§5 Purposes for which cookies are used

1. Improving and facilitating access to the Website
2. Personalisation of the Website for Users
3. Marketing, remarketing on external websites
4. Keeping statistics (users, number of visits, types of devices, connection, etc.)
5. Providing multimedia services
6. Provision of social networking services

§6 Purposes of personal data processing

1. Personal data voluntarily provided by Users is processed for one of the following purposes:
   1. Provision of electronic services:
      • Newsletter services (including sending advertising content with consent)
      • Services for sharing information about content posted on the Website on social networking sites or other websites.
   2. Communication between the Administrator and Users on matters related to the Website and data protection
   3. Ensuring the Administrator's legitimate interest
2. User data collected anonymously and automatically is processed for one of the following purposes:
   1. Keeping statistics
   2. Remarketing
   3. Ensuring the Administrator's legitimate interest

§7 Cookies from external websites

1. The Administrator uses JavaScript scripts and web components from partners who may place their own cookies on the User's Device. Please note that in your browser settings, you can decide for yourself which cookies are allowed to be used by individual websites. Below is a list of partners or their services implemented on the Website that may place cookies:
   1. Multimedia services:
      • YouTube
      • Vimeo
   2. Social/integrated services:
      (Registration, login, content sharing, communication, etc.)
      • Twitter
      • Facebook
      • Google
      • LinkedIn
   3. Newsletter services:
      • GetResponse
   4. Statistics:
      • Google Analytics
      • Ahrefs
   5. Other services:
      • Google Maps
2. Services provided by third parties are beyond the Administrator's control. These entities may change their terms of service, privacy policies, data processing purposes and methods of using cookies at any time.

§8 Types of data collected

1. The Website collects data about Users. Some of the data is collected automatically and anonymously, while some of the data is personal data provided voluntarily by Users when signing up for individual services offered by the Website.
   1. Anonymous data collected automatically:
      • IP address
      • Browser type
      • Screen resolution
      • Approximate location
      • Subpages of the website opened
      • Time spent on a given subpage of the website
      • Operating system type
      • Address of the previous subpage
      • Address of the referring page
      • Browser language
      • Internet connection speed
      • Internet service provider
   2. Data collected during registration:
      • First name/surname/nickname
      • E-mail
      • Telephone number
      • IP address (collected automatically)
      • Tax identification number
      • Company registration number
      • REGON number
   3. Data collected when subscribing to the Newsletter service
      • First name/surname/nickname
      • E-mail
      • IP address (collected automatically)
2. Some data (without identifying data) may be stored in cookies. Some data (without identifying data) may be transferred to a statistical service provider.

§9 Access to personal data by third parties

1. As a rule, the only recipient of personal data provided by Users is the Administrator. Data collected as part of the services provided is not transferred or resold to third parties.
2. Access to the data (most often on the basis of a data processing agreement) may be granted to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary to operate the website, i.e.:
   1. Hosting companies providing hosting or related services to the Administrator
   2. Companies through which the Newsletter service is provided
   3. Service and IT support companies performing maintenance or responsible for maintaining the IT infrastructure
   4. Companies responsible for the Administrator's accounting (in the case of using the Administrator's paid Services)
   5. Companies responsible for delivering physical products to the User (postal/courier services in the event of a need to send information in writing)
3. Entrusting the processing of personal data:
   1. Newsletter – The Administrator uses the services of a third party, GetResponse, to provide the Newsletter service. The data entered in the newsletter subscription form is transferred, stored and processed on the external website of this service provider.
      Please be advised that the indicated partner may modify the indicated privacy policy without the Administrator's consent.
   2. Hosting, VPS or Dedicated Server Services – In order to operate the website, the Administrator uses the services of an external hosting, VPS or Dedicated Server provider – ALFA BRAVO Sp. z o.o. All data collected and processed on the website is stored and processed in the service provider's infrastructure located within the European Union. It is possible to access the data as a result of maintenance work carried out by the service provider's staff. Access to this data is regulated by an agreement between the Administrator and the Service Provider.
   3. Website maintenance services – The Administrator uses the services of an external service provider – ALFA BRAVO Sp. z o.o. – to maintain the website. The staff of the indicated entity has access to data entered by users during registration and editing of user accounts and/or data related to the Newsletter service. Access to this data is regulated by an agreement between the Administrator and the Service Provider.
4. Transfer of personal data:
   1. Accounting Services – In the event of a transaction, some of the personal data of natural persons or data of natural persons conducting business activity is transferred to the entity providing accounting services to the Administrator. The transfer of this data is regulated by the Act and the agreement concluded between the Administrator and the Service Provider.
   2. Courier Services – In the event of a transaction that requires the transfer of the subject of the transaction by post or courier, some of the personal data of natural persons or data of natural persons conducting business activity is transferred to the entity providing postal/courier services to the Administrator, selected by the User. The transfer of this data is governed by an agreement concluded between the Administrator and the Service Provider.

§10 Method of personal data processing

1. Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:
   1. Personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union, unless it has been published as a result of an individual action by the User (e.g. entering a comment or post), which will make the data available to anyone visiting the website.
   2. Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
   3. Personal data will not be resold to third parties.
2. Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically:
   1. Anonymous data (without personal data) will be transferred outside the European Union.
   2. Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
   3. Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be sold to third parties.

§11 Legal basis for the processing of personal data

1. The website collects and processes User data on the basis of:
   1. 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 (General Data Protection Regulation)
      • Article 6(1)(a)
        the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes
      • Article 6(1)(b)
        processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
      • Article 6(1)(f)
        processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party
   2. Act of 10 May 2018 on the protection of personal data (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000)
   3. Act of 16 July 2004 Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws 2004 No. 171 item 1800)
   4. Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights (Journal of Laws 1994 No. 24, item 83)

§12 Period of personal data processing

1. Personal data provided voluntarily by Users: As a rule, the personal data provided is stored only for the period of provision of the Service by the Administrator within the Website. It is deleted or anonymised within 30 days of the end of the provision of services (e.g. deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter, etc.).An exception is a situation that requires the protection of legitimate purposes for further processing of such data by the Administrator. In such a situation, the Administrator will store the indicated data, from the time of the User's request for its deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a violation or suspected violation of the website's terms and conditions by the User.
2. Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically: Anonymous statistical data, which does not constitute personal data, is stored by the Administrator for the purpose of maintaining website statistics for an indefinite period of time.

§13 Users' rights related to the processing of personal data

1. The website collects and processes User data on the basis of:
   1. Right of access to personal data – Users have the right to access their personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator
   2. Right to rectify personal data – Users have the right to request the Administrator to immediately rectify personal data that is incorrect and/or to complete incomplete personal data, upon request submitted to the Administrator
   3. Right to erasure of personal data – Users have the right to request the Administrator to immediately erase personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator. In the case of user accounts, the erasure of data consists in anonymising data that enables the identification of the User. The Administrator reserves the right to suspend the execution of a request to delete data in order to protect the Administrator's legitimate interests (e.g. if the User has violated the Terms and Conditions or the data has been obtained as a result of correspondence).
      In the case of the Newsletter service, the User has the option of deleting their personal data themselves using the link provided in each e-mail message.
   4. Right to restrict the processing of personal data – Users have the right to restrict the processing of personal data in the cases specified in Article 18 of the GDPR, including questioning the accuracy of personal data, upon request submitted to the Administrator.
   5. Right to transfer personal data – Users have the right to obtain from the Administrator personal data concerning the User in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, upon request submitted to the Administrator
   6. Right to 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 Article 21 of the GDPR, exercised upon request submitted to the Controller
   7. Right to lodge a complaint – Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for personal data protection.

§14 Contact details of the Controller

1. The Controller can be contacted in one of the following ways
   1. Postal address – ProAUDIO-AVT Sp. z o.o. , ul. Graniczna 89a 54-530 Wrocław
   2. Email address – info@proaudio.pl
   3. Telephone number – +48 71 72 42 510
   4. Contact form – available at: https://proaudio.pl/kontakt/

§15 Website requirements

1. Restricting the storage of and access to cookies on the User's Device may cause some Website functions to malfunction.
2. The Administrator shall not be liable for any malfunctioning of the Website's functions if the User restricts the storage and reading of cookies in any way.

§16 External links

1. The Website – articles, posts, entries or comments by Users may contain links to external websites with which the Website Owner does not cooperate. These links and the pages or files indicated therein may be dangerous for your Device or pose a threat to the security of your data. The Administrator is not responsible for content outside the Website.

§17 Changes to the Privacy Policy

1. The Administrator reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time without the need to inform Users about the use and processing of anonymous data or the use of cookies.
2. The Administrator reserves the right to make any changes to this Privacy Policy regarding the processing of Personal Data, of which it will inform Users who have user accounts or are subscribed to the newsletter service by email within 7 days of the change. Continued use of the services means that you have read and accepted the changes to the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the changes, you are required to delete your account from the Website or unsubscribe from the newsletter service.
3. Changes to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Website.
4. The changes shall come into force upon their publication.