PRIVACY POLICY

Preamble

1. We protect your privacy when using the vag-expert.pl service. We comply with the relevant legal provisions regarding the protection of personal data:
2. In accordance with 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);
3. Act of 18 July 2002 on the provision of services by electronic means (Journal of Laws No. 144, item 1204, as amended);
4. Regulation of 29.04.2004 of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration on the documentation of personal data processing and technical and organizational conditions that should be met by devices and IT systems used to process personal data (Journal of Laws No. 100, item 1024).
5. We also protect your data from a technical perspective, using the best quality equipment and security measures. The provisions below are intended to inform you about the data we collect when you use our service, how to use, correct and delete it, and also specify the rules for storing and accessing information on your device (computer, laptop, smartphone, etc.) using Cookies, used to provide services provided electronically requested by the User, by VAG-EXPERT Kolonia 19, 43-430 Skoczów, which constitutes the implementation of information obligations resulting from art. 173, art. 174 and art. 209 of the Telecommunications Law Act (Journal of Laws of 21 December 2012, item 1445).

Information about the Data Administrator

• This Privacy and Cookies Policy characterizes and defines the data that is collected from the User of the service, here enter the address of the website, hereinafter referred to as the Service, belonging to VAG-EXPERT Kolonia 19, 43-430 Skoczów.
• The data administrator is VAG-EXPERT Kolonia 19, 43-430 Skoczów, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator or Company.

Information on the scope of data collected by the Administrator, the scope of their use, the User's rights

1. During the User's visit to the Service, our servers automatically save the so-called system logs - anonymous information, such as: time of the User's visit, IP address, URL address, information about the user's browser, URL address of the previously visited page (so-called referent link, if the user entered the page via a link), etc. The collected logs are stored for an indefinite period as auxiliary material used to administer the service. The information contained in them is not disclosed to anyone except persons authorized to administer the server and the service.
2. The service also collects anonymous data on visited pages such as: number of visits, country, browser, time of visit, etc. We analyze the collected data using a solution from an external provider, which is Google Analytics. The tool operates based on so-called cookies and does not provide data enabling personal identification. Details of the Google Analytics privacy policy. Are available at: http://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html.
3. The service may use the "Share" function (Send) which allows you to send information about our pages to social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, etc.) or to an e-mail address. It operates based on the "Add This" service. Detailed rules regarding the privacy policy of this service can be found at: http://www.addthis.com/privacy.
4. The service enter the address of the page here may use Google Analytics functions, which have been implemented based on display advertising (e.g. remarketing, Google Display Network View Reports, DoubleClick Campaign Manager integration or Google Analytics Interest and Demographic Data Reports). Users can opt out of Google Analytics for display advertising and customize Google Display Network ads using Ads Settings https://www.google.com/settings/ads. We also encourage you to visit the page with currently available Google Analytics blocking tools https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. The service enter the website address here and external providers, including Google, use their own cookies (e.g. Google Analytics) and third-party cookies (e.g. DoubleClick) to inform about advertisements and to optimize and display them based on the history of Users' visits to the service enter the website address here.
5. When contacting us via the contact form, in the case of subscribing to our newsletter or other system message, the User may provide the following data: telephone number, e-mail address, address, first and last name, etc. and other personal data, i.e. date of birth, age, gender, etc. This data may be used by the Administrator for statistical purposes, for behavioral research, and also - if the User has consented - for the Company's commercial purposes.
6. Additionally, occasionally, through surveys sent via e-mail or made available directly on the website, the Website may collect demographic and profile data from Users (such as education, age, earnings). This data is used to examine User preferences and adapt the Company's offer to their expectations. Disclosure of this data is always voluntary, and the User may at any time opt out of receiving surveys in the manner specified each time in the survey sent to the User (e.g. in the footer of the message).
7. Any advertising content related to the commercial activity of the Company and its contractors may be sent to Users only with their consent, in accordance with the content of art. 10 of the Act of 18 July 2002 on the provision of services by electronic means (Journal of Laws 2002, No. 144, item 1204, as amended). Consent in this respect is revocable.
8. The User who provides their data listed in points 5 and 6 on the Website agrees to their transfer, storage and processing (in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act of 29.08.1997) by the Website. By providing their data, the User also declares that they have read the "Privacy and Cookies Policy" applicable to this Website.
9. Personal data is not shared with other entities for marketing purposes, unless the User consents to this. Providing any personal data is voluntary. The Company may share the collected information that does not allow for the identification of a specific person publicly and with partners such as publishers, advertisers and entities servicing related websites.
10. In the event of a merger or acquisition of the Company or sale of its assets, we will ensure the confidentiality of all personal data and notify the relevant users before their personal data is transferred or covered by a different privacy policy.
11. The User has the ability to decide to what extent their personal data will be used.
12. The User has the right to supplement, update, rectify personal data, temporarily or permanently suspend their processing or delete them if they are incomplete, outdated, untrue or have been collected in violation of the law or are no longer necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were collected, and the right to object, in the cases specified in art. 23 sec. 1 item 5 of the Personal Data Protection Act, when the Administrator intends to process the User's data for marketing purposes or transfer them to another data controller.
13. The User may make any changes to their personal data by sending an appropriate declaration of intent to the Administrator's address.
14. The Administrator reserves the right to refuse to delete the User's data if their retention is necessary for the implementation of claims or if required by applicable law.
15. In the event of an inspection by the General Inspectorate for Personal Data Protection, the User's data may be made available to the employees of the Inspectorate in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act.

Use of cookies ("cookies") - and similar technologies - and the possibility of disabling them

1. The Service uses so-called cookies, or in English "cookies". They identify the browser and improve the operation of the service. Cookies do not contain any personal data. The Service may also use an Anonymous Identifier, i.e. a random string of characters used for the same purpose as a cookie file on platforms covering some mobile devices on which cookie technology is not supported.
2. In the browser settings, you can choose the option to reject cookies, but some functions of the service may then not work properly. Failure to change these settings means acceptance of the cookies used here.
3. External services, from which materials or links to which may be located on the Service (e.g. Vimeo, Youtube), may also use cookies that enable logging in and serve to provide advertisements that correspond to the user's preferences and behavior. In such a case, the Service recommends that you familiarize yourself with the Privacy Policy of the target services. This Privacy Policy does not regulate the rules for the use of the cookie mechanism by third parties.
4. The Administrator reserves the right to use the services of third parties to develop statistics regarding the use of the Service. We assure you that in such a case no data identifying Users will be transferred to such entities.
5. Third party cookies may be used in advertisements posted on the Service pages, in order to enable the analysis of the effectiveness of the advertising campaign.

What are "cookies"?

"Cookies" are small text files stored on users' devices, such as smartphones, laptops, computers and all other devices used to browse the Internet. The "cookie" contains information about the website that the User is visiting, the "life" period, i.e. the duration of the cookie's existence and the unique browser number.

What are "cookies" used for?

"Cookies" are used to adapt the content of websites (e.g. advertising content) to the user's preferences and to speed up the operation and use of websites. "Cookies" are also used to collect statistical and behavioral data of website users. This data is not used to identify users.

Do "cookies" contain personal data?

Yes, but they can only be used to perform specific functions for the user. Such data is encrypted in a way that prevents unauthorized persons from accessing it.

What "cookies" does the Service use?

Two types of files are used: temporary (they exist until you log out of the website) or disable the software (web browser) and "permanent" files (they remain for the time specified in the "cookies" file parameters) or until manually deleted by the User. Third parties, such as Facebook, also have their own "cookies", data regarding the privacy policy of their partners' cookies can be found on their websites.

How to delete and/or block "cookies"?

Internet browsers allow the placement of "cookies" by default. However, these settings can be changed at any time. Limiting the use of "cookies" or blocking them may affect some of the functionalities of the Service. All operations of removing or blocking services in browsers should be performed with caution, as they may lead to the removal of pages added to "favorites" tabs, access facilitations such as: automatic login, password/login saving, etc.

• Deleting and blocking files in Google Chrome: Click "Settings", then "Show advanced settings", and then in the "Privacy" field click "Content settings". In the new window that opens, select the option "Block attempts to place data from websites on your computer". Also press the "All cookies and website data" button and in the opened window click "Remove all".
• Microsoft Internet Explorer browser: To block cookies, select the following options: "Tools", then "Internet options", then the "Privacy" tab, and then "Advanced". In the new window, select "Override automatic cookie handling", then select the "block" option twice and confirm with "OK". To delete previously saved cookies: select the following options: "Tools", then "Internet Options" and next to the "Browsing History" option click "Delete...". Then select the following options: "Save favorite website data" and "Cookies" and click "Delete".
• Mozilla Firefox: To block cookies, select "Tools", then "Options" and the "Privacy" tab. There, select the "Firefox will use user settings" option and below, uncheck the "Accept cookies" option. Confirm by pressing "OK". To delete saved cookies: Select "Tools" and "Clear browsing history". Select the period to be cleared: "all" and select the "Cookies" option. Confirm by pressing "OK".
• In the Opera browser - to block cookies - In the menu, select the "Settings" option and then "Preferences...", then "Advanced" and "Cookies". From the available options, select "Never accept cookies" and click the "OK" button. To delete cookies that have already been collected - In the menu, select the "Settings" option, then "Preferences...", then "Advanced" and "Cookies". Then click the "Manage cookies" option and in the newly opened window, click the "Delete" button for each item.
• In the Safari browser, select "Preferences" and click the "Security" icon. Here, you select the security level in the "Accept cookies" area.
• In mobile device browsers: The "cookies" file handling function may vary on different phone or mobile device models. Therefore, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the privacy options in the documentation on the website of the manufacturer of your mobile device.

What are Anonymous Identifiers and what do they do?

To display ads on services where cookies may not work (e.g., mobile device applications), the Service may use anonymous identifiers. An anonymous identifier is a random string of characters used for the same purpose as a cookie on platforms that include some mobile devices that do not support cookie technology.

They perform similar functions to cookies.

How do I manage Anonymous Identifiers?

Each phone model may support this feature differently. Therefore, we encourage you to review the privacy options in the documentation on the website of the manufacturer of your mobile device.

Changes to the Privacy Policy, contact and final provisions

1. The Service reserves the possibility of improper operation of the website or the inability to use some functionalities of the Service by the User who has deleted and/or disabled the support of "cookies".
2. Communication between the User's computer and our server is encrypted using an appropriate, secure protocol. Additionally, our databases are protected against access by third parties.
3. We reserve the right to change the above Privacy Policy by publishing a new privacy policy on this subpage.
4. Users who have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, the practices used on this website, or other reservations related to the provisions of this Privacy Policy and cookies are asked to contact the Administrator.