1. Data Controller
1.1. The Controller of your personal data is Damian Pietrzyk (hereinafter as: the “Law Firm”) running business activity under the name of Damian Pietrzyk Kancelaria Adwokata i Doradcy Podatkowego [Damian Pietrzyk Barrister’s and Tax Adviser’s Office], ul. Obywatelska 26 lok. 3, 02-409 Warszawa, NIP [Tax ID No.]: 5222807875.
1.2. Personal data collected by the Law Firm shall be processed in accordance with the principles set out in data protection regulations, including 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) (hereinafter as the “GDPR”), and in Polish regulations issued in connection with the GDPR, including the Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data.
1.3. The Law Firm shall keep personal data confidential and protect it from unauthorised access by third parties in accordance with the principles set out in the aforementioned legal acts.
2. Data Protection Officer
You can contact us on matters concerning the processing of your personal data by email at: damian.pietrzyk@pietrzyk-kancelaria.pl or by phone at: +48 502-061-561, or by writing to the above mentioned mailing address.
3. Scope and Purposes of the Processing of Personal Data
The Law Firm shall collect and process your personal data:
1) in order to perform the agreements concluded by the Law Firm with its clients and for the purposes of cooperation with suppliers and other entities collaborating with the Law Firm (legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR);
2) in order to comply with legal obligations to which the Law Firm is subject (legal basis: Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR);
3) for the purposes of recruitment of those interested in working or collaborating with the Law Firm (legal basis: Article 6(1)(c) and Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR);
4) for the purposes of pursuing the Law Firm’s legitimate interests, in particular the provision of services to the Law Firm’s clients, marketing and the establishment, exercise and defence of claims (legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).
4. Data Storage Period
The Law Firm shall retain and process your personal data for the duration of the provision of the services, either until the statute of limitations for potential claims has expired, or until the relevant rights and obligations under generally applicable law have been exercised and fulfilled.
5. Data Recipients
1.1. The Law Firm shall provide your personal data to courts and public administration bodies as well as entities cooperating with the Law Firm within the scope of accounting, IT, postal and courier services, and also to the Law Firm’s employees and collaborators.
1.2. Your personal data shall be processed in the territory of the Republic of Poland. Your personal data shall not be transferred to countries outside the European Union. Should your personal data be transferred to third countries outside the EU, the Law Firm shall apply appropriate means to ensure the security of your personal data.
6. No Profiling
Your personal data shall not be subject to profiling as a form of automated personal data processing.
7. Your Rights
You have the right to access your personal data, to rectify it, the right to request its erasure when there are no grounds for its processing, to restrict the processing, to object to the processing of your personal data, as well as the right to data portability and to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority competent for the processing of personal data (the President of the Personal Data Protection Office).
8. Cookies
1.1. Cookie files (or “cookies”) are IT data, in particular text files, stored in the Website User’s terminal equipment and intended for using the Website pages. Cookies usually contain the name of the website from which they originate, their storage time on the terminal equipment and a unique number.
1.2. The entity placing cookies on the Website User’s terminal equipment and gaining access to them is the Law Firm.
9. Purposes of Using Cookies
Cookies are used for the following purposes:
1) adapting the content of Website pages to the Website User’s preferences and optimise the use of the web pages; in particular these files allow to recognise the Website User’s device and display a web page appropriately, in a manner adapted to the User’s individual needs;
2) creating statistics which help to understand how Website Users use web pages, which makes it possible to improve the structure and content of these pages.
10. Main Types of Cookies
The Website uses two main types of cookies:
1) “session” cookies – session cookies are temporary files stored on a Website User’s terminal equipment until the User logs off, leaves the web page or switches off the software (web browser);
2) “persistent” cookies – persistent cookies are stored on a User’s terminal equipment for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until they are deleted by the User.
11. Types of Cookies Used
The Website uses the following types of cookies:
1) “essential” cookies making it possible to use services available on the Website;
2) “security” cookies;
3) “performance” cookies making it possible to gather data on how Website pages are used;
4) “functional” cookies making it possible to “remember” the User’s selected settings and to personalise the User’s interface.
12. Default Cookie Storage
In many cases, the web browsing software (web browser) allows cookies to be stored on the User’s terminal equipment by default. Website Users may change their cookie settings at any time. These settings can be changed in particular in such a way as to block the automatic handling of cookies in the settings of the web browser or inform on their each placing in the Website User’s equipment. Detailed information on the possibility and methods of handling cookies is available in the settings of the User’s software (web browser).
13. Effects of Restricting the Use of Cookies
Restricting the use of cookies may affect certain functionalities available on the Website.
14. Use of Cookies by Third Parties
Cookies placed on the Website User’s terminal equipment may also be used by third parties cooperating with the Law Firm.
15. Amendments to the Privacy & Cookies Policy
Any amendments made to the Privacy & Cookies Policy in the future shall be published on the Law Firm’s website and shall only apply for the future. As far as possible, you are kindly requested to check the Law Firm’s website regularly for updates to the Privacy & Cookies Policy.
Version of 18 October 2022
