Privacy policy - BeeClear

This Privacy Policy sets out the rules for storing and accessing data on Users’ Devices who use the Service for the purpose of the provision of electronic services by the Controller, as well as the rules for collecting and processing Users’ personal data that are provided by them personally and voluntarily via the tools available in the Service.

The following Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Terms of Service, which sets out the rules, rights and obligations of Users using the Service.

§1 Definitions

Service – the “BeeClear” website operating at https://beeclear.pl/en/
External service – websites of partners, service providers or service recipients cooperating with the Controller
Service / Data Controller – the Controller of the Service and the Data (hereinafter: the Controller) is a natural person providing electronic services via the Service
User – a natural person for whom the Controller provides electronic services via the Service.
Device – an electronic device with software through which the User gains access to the Service
Cookies – text data collected in the form of files placed on the User’s Device
RODO (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 and surname, identification number, location data, online identifier or 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 – 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 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 it is not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person
Anonymisation – anonymisation of data 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

On the basis of Art. 37 of the GDPR, the Controller has not appointed a Data Protection Officer.

In matters related to data processing, including personal data, contact should be made directly with the Controller.

§3 Types of Cookies

Internal cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service’s ICT system
External cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the ICT systems of External services. Scripts of External services that may place Cookies on Users’ Devices have been intentionally embedded in the Service through scripts and services made available and installed in the Service
Session cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service during a single session of a given Device. After the session is ended, the files are deleted from the User’s Device.
Persistent cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service until they are manually deleted. The files are not deleted automatically after the end of the Device session unless the User’s Device is configured to delete cookies after the session ends.

Within the Service, the following types of cookies are used with regard to their necessity for the provision of services:

Necessary cookies, enabling the use of services available within the website, in particular authentication cookies used for services requiring authentication;
Cookies used to ensure security, in particular those used to detect abuse in the field of authentication;
Performance cookies, enabling the collection of information on how Users use the website;
Functional cookies, enabling the “remembering” of settings selected by the User and personalisation of the User interface;
Advertising cookies, enabling the delivery of advertising content to Users tailored to their interests.

§4 Security of data storage

Mechanisms for storing and reading Cookies – mechanisms for storing, reading and exchanging data between Cookies saved on the User’s Device and the Service are implemented through built-in mechanisms of web browsers and do not allow other data from the User’s Device or data from other websites visited by the User to be retrieved, including personal data or confidential information. Transferring viruses, trojans and other worms to the User’s Device in this way is practically impossible.
Internal cookies – the Cookies used by the Controller 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 Controller takes all possible measures to verify and select the Service’s partners in the context of Users’ security. The Controller cooperates with well-known, major partners with global public trust. However, the Controller does not have full control over the content of Cookies from external partners. To the extent permitted by law, the Controller is not responsible for the security of such Cookies, their content, or their use in a manner consistent with the license by the scripts installed in the Service originating from External services. A list of partners is provided later in this Privacy Policy.
Control of Cookies
- The User may at any time independently change the settings for saving, deleting and accessing data stored in Cookies for any website.
- Information on how to disable cookies in the most popular desktop browsers is available at: how to disable cookies or from one of the providers listed below:
- The User may at any time delete all Cookies stored so far using the tools of the User’s Device by means of which the User uses the Service.
User-side risks – the Controller uses all possible technical measures to ensure the security of data stored in Cookies. However, it should be noted that the security of this data also depends on both parties, including the User’s activity. The Controller is not responsible for data being intercepted, for impersonating the User’s session or removing data as a result of deliberate or unintentional actions of the User, viruses, trojans and other spyware with which the User’s Device may be or has been infected. In order to protect themselves against these threats, Users should follow the rules of safe internet use.
Storage of personal data – the Controller ensures that every effort is made to ensure that personal data voluntarily entered by Users are secure, that access to them is limited and carried out in accordance with their purpose and the purposes of processing. The Controller also ensures that all possible steps are taken to secure the data held against loss by applying appropriate physical and organisational safeguards.

§5 Purposes for which Cookies are used

Improving and facilitating access to the Service
Personalising the Service for Users
Marketing and remarketing in external services
Advertising services
Affiliate services
Compiling statistics (users, number of visits, type of devices, connection, etc.)
Providing multimedia services
Providing social networking services

§6 Purposes of processing personal data

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

Provision of electronic services:
- Service of sharing information about content posted on the Service in social networks or other websites.
Communication between the Controller and Users on matters related to the Service and data protection
Ensuring the Controller’s legitimate interests

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

Compiling statistics
Remarketing
Serving advertisements tailored to Users’ preferences
Operating affiliate programmes
Ensuring the Controller’s legitimate interests

§7 Cookies of External services

Within the Service, the Controller uses JavaScript scripts and web components of partners who may place their own cookies on the User’s Device. 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 in the Service that may place cookies:

Multimedia services:
- YouTube
Social / connected services:
(Registration, login, content sharing, communication, etc.)
- Twitter
- Facebook
Content sharing services:
- Pinterest
- AmazonWish
Advertising and affiliate network services:
- Google Adsense
- Admitad GmbH
Statistics:
- Google Analytics

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

§8 Types of data collected

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

Anonymous data collected automatically:

IP address
Browser type
Screen resolution
Approximate location
Opened subpages of the Service
Time spent on a given subpage of the Service
Type of operating system
Address of the previous subpage
Referrer address
Browser language
Internet connection speed
Internet service provider

Some data (without identifying data) may be stored in cookies. Some data (without identifying data) may be provided to the provider of statistical services.

§9 Access to personal data by third parties

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

Access to data (most often on the basis of a data processing agreement) may be granted to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary to operate the Service, such as:

Hosting companies providing hosting or related services to the Controller

Entrusting personal data processing – Hosting, VPS or Dedicated Server services

To operate the Service, the Controller uses the services of an external provider of hosting, VPS or Dedicated Servers – . All data collected and processed in the Service are stored and processed in the provider’s infrastructure located within the borders of the European Union. Access to the data may occur as a result of maintenance work carried out by the provider’s staff. Access to this data is governed by an agreement between the Controller and the provider.

§10 Method of processing personal data

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users:

Personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union unless they have been published as a result of an individual action of the User (e.g. adding a comment or a post), which makes the data available to anyone visiting the Service.
Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
Personal data will not be sold to third parties.

Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically:

Anonymous data (without personal data) will be transferred outside the European Union.
Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be sold to third parties.

§11 Legal grounds for processing personal data

The Service 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)
- 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
The Act of 10 May 2018 on the protection of personal data (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000)
The Act of 16 July 2004 – Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws 2004 No. 171, item 1800)
The Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights (Journal of Laws 1994 No. 24, item 83)

§12 Period of processing personal data

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users:

As a rule, the indicated personal data are stored only for the period of provision of the Service by the Controller. They are deleted or anonymised within up to 30 days from the end of the provision of services (e.g. deletion of a registered user account, unsubscribing from the Newsletter, etc.).

An exception is a situation that requires safeguarding the Controller’s legitimate interests resulting from further processing of this data. In such a case, the Controller will store the indicated data, from the time the User requests their deletion, for no longer than 3 years in the event of a breach or suspected breach of the Service’s Terms by the User.

Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically:

Anonymous statistical data that do not constitute personal data are stored by the Controller for the purpose of compiling Service statistics for an indefinite period.