Policy privacy

1. General Information
This policy applies to the website operating at the URL: tree-websites.com.
The operator and data controller is: Szymon Mastalerz.
Contact email address of the operator: tree.szymonmastalerz@gmail.com.
The operator is the controller of your personal data in relation to the data voluntarily provided on the website.

The website uses personal data for the following purposes:
- Operating a newsletter

The website gathers information about users and their behavior in the following ways:
- Through data voluntarily entered into forms, which are stored in the operator's systems.
- By saving cookies (so-called "cookies") on end devices.

2. Selected Data Protection Methods Used by the Operator
- Login areas and personal data entry points are protected at the transmission layer (SSL certificate). This ensures that personal data and login details entered on the site are encrypted on the user's computer and can only be read on the target server.
- Personal data stored in the database is encrypted in such a way that only the operator possessing the key can read it. This ensures data protection in the event of database theft from the server.
- User passwords are stored in a hashed form. The hashing function works one-way, meaning it is impossible to reverse its operation, which is the current standard for storing user passwords.
- An essential element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the operator to process personal data, including regular updates of software components.

3. Hosting
The website is hosted (technically maintained) on the servers of a third-party company.

The hosting company ensures technical reliability by maintaining server-level logs. These logs may include:
- Resources specified by a URL identifier (addresses of requested resources – pages, files),
- The time of request,
- The time of response,
- The client station name – identification carried out by the HTTP protocol,
- Information about errors that occurred during the HTTP transaction,
- The URL of the previously visited page (referer link) – if the user accessed the site via a link,
- Information about the user's browser,
- Information about the IP address,
- Diagnostic information related to the self-service ordering process through recorders on the site,
- Information related to email correspondence directed to and from the operator.

4. Your Rights and Additional Information on Data Usage
In certain situations, the administrator has the right to transfer your personal data to other recipients if it is necessary to execute a contract or fulfill obligations. This applies to the following groups of recipients:
- Hosting company on an entrusted basis,
- Authorized employees and collaborators who use the data to fulfill the purpose of the website.

Your personal data processed by the administrator will not be retained longer than necessary for the actions related to them, as specified by separate regulations (e.g., for accounting purposes). Regarding marketing data, it will not be processed longer than three years.

You have the right to:
- Access your personal data,
- Rectify your data,
- Delete your data,
- Restrict data processing,
- Transfer your data.

You have the right to object to processing as described in section 3.2 concerning the processing of personal data for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the administrator, including profiling. The right to object cannot be exercised if there are legally justified grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, particularly the establishment, pursuit, or defense of claims.

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.

Providing personal data is voluntary but necessary for the operation of the website.

Automated decision-making, including profiling, may be carried out with respect to you to provide services under a concluded agreement and for direct marketing by the administrator.

Personal data is not transferred outside the European Union.

5. Information in Forms
The website collects information voluntarily provided by the user, including personal data, if entered.
The website may save information about connection parameters (time, IP address).
In some cases, the website may save information facilitating the connection of data in the form with the user's email address filling out the form. In such cases, the user's email address appears in the URL address of the page containing the form.
The data provided in the form is processed for purposes resulting from the function of a specific form, such as service request handling or commercial contact. The context and description of the form clearly inform the user about its purpose.

6. Administrator Logs
Information about user behavior on the website may be logged. These data are used for website administration purposes.

7. Important Marketing Techniques
- The operator uses statistical traffic analysis on the website via Google Analytics (Google Inc., USA). No personal data is shared with the service operator; only anonymized information is shared. This service relies on cookies stored on the user's end device. Users can view and edit information about their preferences collected by the Google advertising network using the tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.
- The operator employs remarketing techniques to tailor advertising messages to user behavior on the website. This gives the impression that user data is used for tracking, but in reality, no personal data is transferred to advertising operators. The technological condition for such activities is enabled cookies.
- The operator uses the Facebook pixel. This technology allows Facebook (Facebook Inc., USA) to know that a registered user is using the website. This is based on data for which Facebook itself is the administrator; no additional data is provided by the operator. This service also relies on cookies stored on the user's end device.
- The operator employs solutions to analyze user behavior through heat maps and recordings. These are anonymized before transmission to the service operator so that it is unknown which physical person they concern. Passwords and other personal data are not recorded.
- The operator uses solutions to automate website operation concerning users, such as sending an email to a user after visiting a specific subpage, provided they have consented to receive commercial correspondence from the operator.
- The operator may engage in profiling as per data protection regulations.

8. Cookie Information
The website uses cookies.

Cookies are IT data, specifically text files, stored on the user's end device and intended for website use. Cookies typically contain the name of the website they originate from, their storage time on the end device, and a unique number.

Cookies are used for:
- Maintaining a user session (after logging in), so the user does not have to re-enter login and password on each subpage.
- Achieving the purposes outlined in "Important Marketing Techniques."

The website uses two main types of cookies: "session" (session cookies) and "persistent" (persistent cookies). Session cookies are temporary files stored on the user's device until logging out, leaving the website, or turning off the web browser. Persistent cookies are stored on the user's device for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until deleted by the user.

Web browsers typically allow cookies to be stored on the user's end device by default. Users can change their settings to block cookies or delete them. Detailed information can be found in the browser's help or documentation.

Restrictions on cookie usage may impact some functionalities available on the website.

Cookies stored on the user's end device may also be used by third-party companies, including Google (Google Inc., USA), Facebook (Facebook Inc., USA), and Twitter (Twitter Inc., USA).

9. Managing Cookies – How to Give and Withdraw Consent
If a user does not want to receive cookies, they can change their browser settings. Note that disabling cookies essential for authentication, security, and user preference maintenance may hinder or, in extreme cases, prevent website usage.

For cookie management, select your browser from the list below and follow the instructions:
- Edge
- Internet Explorer
- Chrome
- Safari
- Firefox
- Opera
Mobile Devices:
- Android
- Safari (iOS)
- Windows Phone