Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

The following Privacy Policy sets out the  principles for storing and accessing data on the Devices of Users  using the Website for the purposes of the provision of electronic services by the Controller, as well as the  principles for collecting and processing Users’ personal data provided by them personally and voluntarily through the tools available on the Website.

The following Privacy Policy forms an integral part of the  Terms of Use that set out the principles, rights and obligations of Users using the Website.

§ 1 Definitions

  • Website  – ‘Velago’ website operating at the address: https://velago.pl/
  • Third-Party Website  – websites of partners, service providers or customers cooperating with the Controller;
  • Website Administrator / Data Controller  – the Website Administrator and Data Controller (hereinafter referred to jointly as the Controller) is the company VELAGO Centrum Ogrodzeń (VELAGO Fence Centre), running business activity at the address: ul. Krośniewicka 30 a, 99-300 Kutno, with assigned tax identification number (NIP): 7752574457, providing services electronically through the Website;
  • User  – natural person to whom the Controller provides services electronically through the Website;
  • Device  – electronic device with software, through which the User accesses the Website;
  • 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 performed upon personal data or sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organising, structuring, storing, adapting or altering, downloading, viewing, using, disclosing by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, aligning or combining, restricting, erasing or destroying;
  • 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  – 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;
  • 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;
  • Anonymization  – data anonymization is an irreversible process of operations on data that destroys or 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 Article 37 of the GDPR, the Controller has not designated a Data Protection Officer.

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

§3 Types of Cookies

  • First-Party Cookies  – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Website’s information and communication technology system;
  • Third-Party Cookies  – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the information and communication technology systems of Third-Party Websites. The scripts of Third-Party Websites that can 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;
  • Session Cookies  – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Website  during a single session of a given Device. At the end of the session, the files are deleted from the User’s Device;
  • Persistent Cookies  – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Website  until they are manually deleted. The files are not deleted automatically after the end of the session of the Device, unless the configuration of the User’s Device is set to delete cookies after the end of the session of the Device.

§4 Data Storage Security

  • 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 built-in in the Internet browsers and do not allow other data – including personal data or confidential information – to be retrieved from the User’s Device or from other websites visited by the User. The transfer of viruses, Trojan horses and other malware to the User’s Device is also virtually impossible.
  • First-Party Cookies  – the Cookies used by the Controller are safe for the User’s Device and do not contain scripts, content or information which may threaten the security of personal data or the security of the User’s Device.
  • Third-Party Cookies  – the Controller makes every effort to verify and select website partners with User security in mind. The Controller strives to cooperate with well-known, large partners enjoying global public trust. However, the Controller does not have full control over the content of Cookies from external partners. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Controller shall not be responsible for the security of Cookies coming from Third-Party Websites, their content and whether they are used in compliance with the licence by the scripts installed on the Website. The list of partners can be found further on in the Privacy Policy.
  • Cookie Control
  • Threats on the part of the User  – the Controller uses all possible technical measures to ensure the security of the 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 Controller shall not be responsible for interception of this data, User session impersonation or deletion of the data as a result of the User’s conscious or unconscious activity, viruses, Trojan horses and other spyware with which the User’s Device may be or has been infected. Users, in order to protect themselves from these threats, should follow the  tips for conscious and safe use of the Internet.
  • Storage of personal data  – the Controller ensures that it makes every effort to ensure that the processed personal data entered voluntarily by the Users is secure, that access to it is limited, and that such access is in accordance with the purpose of the data and the purposes of processing. The Controller also ensures that it makes every effort to secure the data it holds against loss, through the use of appropriate physical and organisational measures.

§5 Purposes for Which Cookies Are Used

  • Improving and facilitating access to the Website
  • Personalisation of the Website for Users
  • Marketing and remarketing on Third-Party Websites
  • Keeping statistics (users, number of visits, types of devices, links, etc.)

§6 Purposes of the Processing of Personal Data

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

  • Provision of electronic services:
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  • Communication of the Controller with Users on matters related to the Website and data protection
  • For the purposes of the Controller’s legitimate interests

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

  • Keeping statistics
  • Remarketing
  • For the purposes of the Controller’s legitimate interests

§7 Third-Party Cookies

The Controller uses on the Website the JavaScript and web components of its partners who may place their own Cookies on the User’s Device. Please note that you can decide for yourself in your browser settings what Cookies are allowed to be used by which websites. Below is the list of partners or their services implemented on the Website that may place Cookies:

Services provided by third parties are outside the control of the Controller. These entities may change their terms of service, privacy policies, purpose of data processing, and use of Cookies at any time.

§8 Types of Data Collected

The Website collects data about Users. Some data is collected automatically and anonymously, and some is personal data voluntarily provided by Users when signing up for particular services offered by the Website.

Anonymised data collected automatically:

  • IP address
  • Browser type
  • Screen resolution
  • Approximate location
  • Website pages that are opened
  • Time spent on a given Website page
  • Type of operating system
  • Address of the previous page
  • Address of the referring page
  • Browser language
  • Internet connection speed
  • Internet service provider

Data collected during registration:

  • Full name / nickname
  • Email
  • IP address (collected automatically)

Data collected when signing up for the Newsletter service:

  • Email

Some data (without identifying information) may be stored in Cookies. Some data (without identifying information) may be shared with the provider of statistical services.

§9 Access to Personal Data by Third Parties

As a rule, the Controller is the only recipient of personal data provided by Users. Data collected as part of the services provided shall not be transferred or resold to third parties.

Access to the data (usually on the basis of a data processing agreement) may be granted to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and providing services necessary to run the Website, i.e.:

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§10 Manner of the Processing of Personal Data

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

  • Personal data shall not be transferred outside the European Union, unless it has been published as a result of an individual action taken by the User (e.g. entering a comment or a post), which will make the data available to any visitor to the Website.
  • Personal data shall not be subject to automated decision-making (including profiling).
  • Personal data shall not be resold to third parties.

Anonymised data (without personal data) collected automatically:

  • Anonymised data (without personal data) will be transferred outside the European Union.
  • Anonymised data (without personal data) may be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
    The profiling of anonymised data (without personal data) does not produce legal effects concerning the person whose data is subject to the automated decision-making, nor does it similarly significantly affect them.
  • Anonymised data (without personal data) shall not be resold to third parties.

§11 Legal Bases for the Processing of Personal Data

The Website collects and processes Users’ data on the basis of:

  • 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
  • Act of 10 May 2018 on the Protection of Personal Data (JoL RP of 2018, item 1000)
  • Telecommunications Law of 16 July 2004 (JoL RP of 2004, No. 171, item 1800)
  • Act of 4 February 1994 on Copyright and Related Rights (JoL RP of 1994, No. 24, item 83).

§12 Duration of the Processing of Personal Data

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

As a general rule, this personal data is stored exclusively for the duration of the provision of the Service within the Website by the Controller. The data is deleted or anonymised up to 30 days after termination of the service (e.g. deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter, etc.).

An exception applies where further processing is necessary to protect the Controller’s legitimate interests. In such a situation, the Controller shall store the data from the time of the User’s request for deletion, no longer than for a period of 3 years in case of violation or suspected violation of the provisions of the Terms of Use by the User.

Anonymised data (without personal data) collected automatically:

Anonymised statistical data, which does not constitute personal data, is stored by the Controller in order to keep Website statistics for an indefinite period of time.

§13 Users’ Rights Related to the Processing of Personal Data

The Website collects and processes Users’ data on the basis of:

  • The right to access personal data
    Users have the right to access their personal data, exercised upon the request submitted to the Controller.
  • The right to rectification of personal data
    Users have the right to request the Controller to promptly rectify their personal data that is inaccurate and/or to complete their incomplete personal data, exercised upon the request submitted to the Controller.
  • The right to erasure of personal data
    Users have the right to request the Controller to promptly erase their personal data, exercised upon the request submitted to the Controller. In the case of user accounts, erasure of data consists in anonymising User identifiable data. The Controller reserves the right to withhold the data erasure request in order to protect the Controller’s legitimate interest (e.g. when the User violated the Terms of Use, or the data was collected as a result of correspondence conducted).
    In the case of the Newsletter service, Users have the possibility to erase their personal data on their own, using the link included in each email message sent.
  • The right to restrict the processing of personal data
    Users have the right to restrict the processing of personal data in the cases indicated in Article 18 of the GDPR – e.g. when the accuracy of their personal data is contested, exercised upon the request submitted to the Controller.
  • The right to data portability
    Users have the right to obtain from the Controller personal data concerning them in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, exercised upon the request submitted to the Controller.
  • 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 the request submitted to the Controller.
  • Right to lodge a complaint
    Users have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority competent for personal data protection.

§14 Contacting the Controller

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

  • Postal address  – VELAGO Centrum Ogrodzeń, ul. Krośniewicka 30 a, 99-300 Kutno
  • Email  – sprzedaz@velago.pl
  • Phone – +48 516500499
  • Contact form  – available at: /contact

§15 Requirements of the Website

  • Restricting the storage of and access to Cookies on the User’s Device may cause some features of the Website to malfunction.
  • The Controller shall not be held liable for malfunctions of the Website in the event that the User restricts the storage and reading of Cookies in any way.

§16 Third-Party Links

On the Website – in articles, posts, entries or comments of Users – there may be links to third-party websites, with which the Website Owner does not cooperate. These links, as well as the websites or files they refer to, may be dangerous to your Device or pose a threat to the security of your data. The Controller shall not be held liable for any content located outside the Website.

§17 Amendments to the Privacy Policy

  • The Controller reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at any time insofar as such amendments relate to anonymised data or Cookie use, without individual notification to Users.
  • The Controller reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy at will with regard to the processing of personal data, of which the Controller shall inform the Users who have user accounts or who are subscribed to the Newsletter service, via email within 7 days following the relevant amendments. Continued use of the services shall imply that the User has read and accepts the amendments made to the Privacy Policy. In the event that the User does not agree with the amendments made, the User shall be obliged to delete his/her account from the Website or unsubscribe from the Newsletter service.
  • The amendments to the Privacy Policy shall be published on this page of the Website.
  • The amendments shall enter into force upon their publication.