Friday, 30 October 2026 PLEN
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29.10 20:30 – 30.10 10:00
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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how personal data is processed and how cookies are used on the Krakow.net.pl website and on the associated discussion forum at forum.krakow.net.pl (together, the “Website”).

1. Data controller

The data controller is the editorial team of Krakow.net.pl. For any matter concerning personal data or privacy, you can contact us by e-mail at kontakt@krakow.net.pl.

2. What data we collect

  • Data collected automatically – when you use the Website, the server records in its logs information such as your IP address, browser and operating-system type, the date and time of your visit and the pages you view. This data is used to keep the Website secure and working correctly.
  • Cookies – small files stored in your browser (see section 5 for details).
  • Statistical data – collected in anonymised form by Google analytics tools.
  • Contact form / e-mail data – if you write to us, we process the e-mail address you provide and the content of your message solely in order to reply.
  • Forum account data – if you register on the forum.krakow.net.pl forum, we process the username, e-mail address and password you provide (the password is stored in encrypted form), as well as your IP address at the time of registration and of posting content. The posts and signature you publish are visible to the public.
  • Newsletter data – if we launch a newsletter in the future, we will store the e-mail address you provide only after you confirm your subscription (double opt-in) and solely for the purpose of sending the newsletter.

3. Purposes and legal bases for processing

  • Ensuring the operation, security and development of the Website – the controller’s legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
  • Statistics and traffic analysis – on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), given through the cookie consent banner.
  • Replying to a contact message – legitimate interest / consent (Art. 6(1)(f) and (a) GDPR).
  • Sending the newsletter (in the future) – on the basis of consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you can withdraw at any time.

4. Data recipients and third-party tools

In connection with the operation of the Website, data may be processed by trusted providers:

  • Hosting provider – stores the data on the servers on which the Website runs.
  • Google (Google Analytics, Google Search Console / Site Kit) – statistics and traffic analysis. Google may process data outside the European Economic Area on the basis of standard contractual clauses.
  • Cloudflare – the Cloudflare Turnstile service protects forum registration and login against bots and spam; for this purpose it processes technical data (including your IP address and browser behaviour signals).
  • Brevo – newsletter handling (if launched).
  • BuyCoffee.to – handling of voluntary “buy us a coffee” contributions; after clicking the button you are taken to an external service governed by its own privacy policy.

5. Cookies

The Website uses cookies:

  • necessary – required for the site to work correctly (e.g. remembering your cookie consent, caching mechanisms);
  • analytics – help us understand how you use the Website (Google Analytics); activated only after you give consent;
  • marketing – measuring the effectiveness of ads and Google remarketing (Google Ads / Google Tag Manager); activated only after you give consent.

We use analytics cookies only with your consent. You can change your cookie settings in your browser at any time, or withdraw your consent by deleting the stored files.

On the forum.krakow.net.pl forum we additionally use necessary session cookies (login, form protection). Your cookie choice is remembered jointly for both addresses (krakow.net.pl and forum.krakow.net.pl), so you give consent once for the whole Website.

6. Retention period

We keep data for as long as necessary to achieve the purposes described above: server logs – up to a number of months; statistical data – in accordance with the settings of the Google tools; correspondence – until the matter is resolved; newsletter data – until you unsubscribe; forum account data – until the account is deleted by the user or an administrator.

7. Your rights

You have the right to: access your data, rectify it, erase it, restrict its processing, object to processing, data portability, and withdraw consent at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal). You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (PUODO), the Polish supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: kontakt@krakow.net.pl.

8. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated as the Website develops or as regulations change. The current version is always available on this page.