Privacy Policy

The following Privacy Policy outlines the principles for storing and accessing data on Users' Devices when using the Service for the purpose of providing electronic services by the Administrator, and the principles for collecting and processing Users' personal data that they have personally and voluntarily provided through the tools available on the Service.

The following Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Service Regulations, which define the rules, rights, and obligations of Users utilizing the Service.

§1 Definitions

  • Service - the website "kks-group.eu" operating at https://kks-group.eu

  • External Service - websites of partners, service providers, or service recipients cooperating with the Administrator.

  • Service / Data Administrator - The Administrator of the Service and the Data Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) is the company "KKS Polska sp.z o.o", operating at: ul. Parkowa 4B, 44-362 Rogów, with Tax Identification Number (NIP): 6472601804, providing electronic services via the Service.

  • User - a natural person for whom the Administrator provides electronic services via the Service.

  • Device - an electronic device, including software, through which the User accesses the Service.

  • Cookies - text data collected in the form of files placed on the User's Device.

  • 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).

  • Personal Data - means any information relating to 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 to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

  • 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, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;

  • Restriction of Processing - means the marking of stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

Pursuant to Art. 37 of the GDPR, the Administrator has not appointed a Data Protection Officer.

For matters concerning data processing, including personal data, please contact the Administrator directly.

§3 Types of Cookies

  • Internal Cookies - files placed on and read from the User's Device by the Service's ICT system.

  • External Cookies - files placed on and read from the User's Device by the ICT systems of External Services. Scripts from External Services that may place Cookies on Users' Devices have been deliberately placed on the Service through scripts and services made available and installed on the Service.

  • Session Cookies - files placed on and read from the User's Device by the Service during a single session of a given Device. Upon termination of the session, the files are deleted from the User's Device.

  • Persistent Cookies - files placed on and read from the User's Device by the Service until they are manually deleted. The files are not automatically deleted after the Device session ends, unless the User's Device configuration is set to delete Cookies after the Device session ends.

§4 Data Storage Security

  • Cookie Storage and Reading Mechanisms - The mechanisms for storing, reading, and exchanging data between Cookies saved on the User's Device and the Service are implemented through built-in web browser mechanisms and do not allow for the retrieval of other data from the User's Device or data from other websites visited by the User, including personal data or confidential information. The transfer of viruses, Trojan horses, and other worms to the User's Device is also practically impossible.

  • 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.

  • External Cookies - The Administrator takes all possible steps to verify and select service partners in the context of User security. The Administrator selects well-known, large partners with global public trust for cooperation. However, the Administrator does not have full control over the content of Cookies originating from external partners. To the extent permitted by law, the Administrator is not responsible for the security of Cookies, their content, and their license-compliant use by Scripts installed on the service, originating from External Services. A list of partners is provided later in the Privacy Policy.

  • Cookie Control

  • User-Side Risks - The Administrator employs all possible technical measures to ensure the security of data placed in Cookies. However, it should be noted that ensuring the security of this data depends on both parties, including the User's activity. The Administrator is not responsible for the interception of this data, impersonation of the User's session, or its deletion, as a result of the User's conscious or unconscious activity, viruses, Trojan horses, and other spyware that may have infected or are infecting the User's Device. To protect themselves from these threats, Users should adhere to the principles of safe internet use.

  • Personal Data Storage - The Administrator ensures that all efforts are made to keep the personal data voluntarily provided by Users secure, with access restricted and carried out in accordance with its purpose and processing objectives. The Administrator also ensures that all efforts are made to protect the data held from loss, by applying appropriate physical and organizational safeguards.

  • Password Storage - The Administrator declares that passwords are stored in encrypted form, using the latest standards and guidelines in this regard. Decryption of account access passwords provided on the Service is practically impossible.

§5 Purposes for which Cookies are Used

  • To improve and facilitate access to the Service
  • To personalize the Service for Users
  • To enable login to the Service
  • Marketing and Remarketing on external services
  • To provide ad serving services
  • To provide affiliate services
  • To conduct statistics (users, number of visits, device types, connection, etc.)
  • To provide multimedia services
  • To provide social services

§6 Purposes of Personal Data Processing

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users is processed for one of the following purposes:

  • Provision of electronic services:
    • Registration and maintenance services for the User's account on the Service and related functionalities
    • Newsletter services (including sending promotional content with consent)
    • Commenting / liking posts on the Service without the need for registration
    • Services for sharing information about content placed on the Service on social media or other websites.
  • Communication between the Administrator and Users on matters related to the Service and data protection
  • Ensuring the Administrator's legally legitimate interest

Data about Users collected anonymously and automatically is processed for one of the following purposes:

  • Conducting statistics
  • Remarketing
  • Serving advertisements tailored to User preferences
  • Supporting affiliate programs
  • Ensuring the Administrator's legally legitimate interest

§7 External Service Cookies

The Administrator uses JavaScript scripts and web components from partners on the Service, who may place their own cookies on the User's Device. Please remember that in your browser settings, you can decide which cookies are allowed to be used by individual websites. Below is a list of partners or their services implemented on the Service that may place cookies:

Services provided by third parties are beyond the Administrator's control. These entities may at any time change their terms of service, privacy policies, data processing purposes, and methods of using cookies.

§8 Types of Data Collected

The Service collects data about Users. Some data is collected automatically and anonymously, while other data consists of personal data voluntarily provided by Users when subscribing to individual services offered by the Service.

Anonymous data collected automatically:

  • IP Address
  • Browser type
  • Screen resolution
  • Approximate location
  • Service subpages visited
  • Time spent on the respective service subpage
  • Operating system type
  • Previous subpage address
  • Referring page address
  • Browser language
  • Internet connection speed
  • Internet service provider

Data collected during registration:

  • First name / last name / pseudonym
  • Login
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • IP Address (collected automatically)
  • Tax Identification Number (NIP)

Data collected during Newsletter subscription

  • Email address

Data collected when adding a comment

  • First and last name / pseudonym
  • Email address
  • Website address
  • IP Address (collected automatically)

Some data (non-identifying data) may be stored in cookies. Some data (non-identifying data) may be transferred to a statistical service provider.

§9 Access to Personal Data by Third Parties

As a rule, the sole 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.

Access to data (most often based on a Data Processing Agreement) may be granted to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary for operating the service, such as:

    §10 Method of Personal Data Processing

    Personal data voluntarily provided by Users:

    • Personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union, unless published as a result of an individual User action (e.g., entering a comment or post), which will make the data available to anyone visiting the service.
    • Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
    • Personal data will not be resold to third parties.

    Anonymous data (non-personal data) collected automatically:

    • Anonymous data (non-personal data) will be transferred outside the European Union.
    • Anonymous data (non-personal data) will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
    • Anonymous data (non-personal data) will not be resold to third parties.

    §11 Legal Basis for Personal Data Processing

    The Service collects and processes User data based on:

    • 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)
      • Art. 6(1)(a)
        the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes
      • Art. 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
      • Art. 6(1)(f)
        processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by a third party
    • Act of May 10, 2018, on Personal Data Protection (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000)
    • Act of July 16, 2004, Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws 2004, No. 171, item 1800)
    • Act of February 4, 1994, on Copyright and Related Rights (Journal of Laws 1994, No. 24, item 83)

    §12 Period of Personal Data Processing

    Personal data voluntarily provided by Users:

    As a rule, the indicated personal data is stored only for the period of service provision within the Service by the Administrator. They are deleted or anonymised within 30 days from the moment the service provision ends (e.g., deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter list, etc.).

    An exception is a situation that requires the protection of the Administrator's legitimate interests for further processing of this data. In such a situation, the Administrator will store the indicated data, from the time of the User's request for their deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a breach or suspected breach of the website's terms and conditions by the User.

    Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically:

    Anonymous statistical data, not constituting personal data, is stored by the Administrator for the purpose of conducting website statistics for an indefinite period.

    §13 User Rights related to the processing of personal data

    The Website collects and processes User data based on:

    • Right of access to personal data
      Users have the right to obtain access to their personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator.

    • Right to rectification of personal data
      Users have the right to request from the Administrator the immediate rectification of personal data that is inaccurate and/or the completion of incomplete personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator.

    • Right to erasure of personal data
      Users have the right to request from the Administrator the immediate erasure of personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator. For user accounts, data deletion involves the anonymization of data enabling User identification. The Administrator reserves the right to suspend the fulfillment of a data erasure request to protect the Administrator's legitimate interest (e.g., when the User has violated the Terms and Conditions or data was obtained as a result of ongoing correspondence).
      In the case of the Newsletter service, the User has the option to independently delete their personal data by using the link provided in each email sent.

    • Right to restriction of processing of personal data
      Users have the right to restrict the processing of personal data in cases specified in Article 18 of the GDPR, including, but not limited to, contesting the accuracy of personal data, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator.

    • Right to data portability
      Users have the right to receive from the Administrator their personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator.

    • Right to object to the processing of personal data
      Users have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in cases specified in Article 21 of the GDPR, exercised upon request submitted to the Administrator.

    • Right to lodge a complaint
      Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for personal data protection.

    §14 Administrator Contact

    The Administrator can be contacted in one of the following ways:

    • Postal address - KKS Polska sp.z o.o, ul. Parkowa 4B, 44-362 Rogów

    • Email address - job@kks-group.eu

    • Telephone contact - +48 784 120 654

    • Contact form - available at: https://kks-group.eu/kontakt

    §15 Website Requirements

    • Restricting the storage and access to Cookies on the User's Device may cause some Website functions to operate incorrectly.

    • The Administrator bears no responsibility for incorrectly functioning Website features if the User in any way restricts the ability to store and read Cookies.

    §16 External Links

    On the Website - in articles, posts, entries, or User comments - there may be links to external websites with which the Website Owner does not cooperate. These links and the pages or files indicated thereunder may be dangerous for your Device or pose a security threat to your data. The Administrator is not responsible for content located outside the Website.

    §17 Changes to the Privacy Policy

    • The Administrator reserves the right to make any changes to this Privacy Policy without the need to inform Users thereof regarding the use and application of anonymous data or the use of Cookies.

    • The Administrator reserves the right to make any changes to this Privacy Policy concerning the processing of Personal Data, of which Users with user accounts or subscribed to the newsletter service will be informed via email within 7 days of the changes being implemented. Continued use of the services signifies acquaintance with and acceptance of the introduced changes to the Privacy Policy. Should the User not agree with the introduced changes, they are obliged to delete their account from the Website or unsubscribe from the Newsletter service.

    • The introduced changes to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Website.

    • The introduced changes come into effect upon their publication.