Privacy policy

As the Data Controller, we process Personal Data of:

• Users of this Website and our Law Office’s social media platforms;
• Individuals expressing interest in the services provided by our Law Firm, who initiate contact with us, especially for the purpose of establishing cooperation or seeking information about our services;
• Participants or potential participants of events organized by our Law Firm, including free consultations or educational programs.

What is the purpose and legal basis for processing the Personal Data of our Website and our social media platforms Users?

We process the Personal Data of our Website and our social media platforms Users for the following purposes:

• Our Law Firm processes Personal Data to inform about its activities and provide Users with content collected on the Website or on our Law Firm’s social media platforms. The legal basis for processing of your Personal Data in this case is the necessity to perform a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR);
• · Our Law Firm processes Personal Data for analytical and statistical purposes. The legal basis for processing in this case is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), which includes verifying Users’ activity on

the Website and social media platforms, identifying Users’ preferences regarding the Website or social media platforms (e.g., preferences regarding the type of content published, the size of fonts etc.), to improve the quality of the Website and social media platforms and ultimately to enhance the quality of our Law Firm’s services (for avoidance of doubts such Personal Data process for analytical and statistical puposes is aggregated and anonymous to us).

What is the purpose and legal basis for processing the Personal Data of individuals who contact us, particularly to initiate cooperation or receive information about the services offered by our Law Firm (potential clients)?

We process the Personal Data of individuals who reach out to us to obtain an offer or establish future cooperation in order to address their inquiry or request regarding collaboration with us, and to present them with an offer if requested. In this case, the legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), which includes responding to inquiries to establish a relationship with the individual contacting us, fostering relationships with business partners, and, upon request, presenting a cooperation offer with the Law Firm to such individual (either for the individual or for the entity represented by them).

What is the purpose and legal basis for processing the Personal Data of Participants or Potential Participants in Events Organized by our Law Firm?

The Personal Data of event participants, or individuals who contact us to register for a specific event (e.g., to schedule free consultations, enroll in an education program), will be processed for the purpose of registering their participation in the event, providing necessary event-related information (e.g., event program), and facilitating their participation. In such instances, the legal basis for processing is to fulfill the requests of the Data subject (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR). Moreover, if the individual participates in the event, processing is also grounded on the performance of a contract to which the individual is a party (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR). Additionally, our legal basis for processing is our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR) in responding to
participation inquiries and potentially maintaining relationships established during the event.

In each of the instances mentioned above, although the provision of your Personal Data is voluntary, not providing it may hinder our ability to provide our services to you, ensure the proper display of Website content, customize the Website based on your browsing preferences, contact you to address inquiries, or register your participation in a specific event.

The duration of Personal Data processing varies based on the purpose of processing. Generally, Personal Data will be processed by our Law Firm for the duration necessary to fulfill the purpose for which they were collected or until your consent is withdrawn or effective objection is raised (where processing is based on the legitimate interests of the Data controller).

The processing period may be extended if necessary to establish and pursue claims or defend against them, and beyond this period only if and to the extent required by law.

Your Personal Data may be shared with the following categories of recipients:

1. Authorized employees and collaborators of our Law Firm;
2. External entities providing accounting, HR, and archival services;
3. External entities providing office software;
4. External service providers, including financial institutions (e.g., banks and payment processors), marketing firms, IT service providers, including those responsible for the operation, maintenance, and support of our Website;
5. Google Inc., as part of the Google Analytics service (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA);
6. Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., in connection with the managing of our Law Firm’s presence on the Facebook and Instagram social media platforms (Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5, Ireland);
7. LinkedIn Corporation, in connection with the managing of our Law Firm’s profile on LinkedIn (1000 West Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA).

The Personal Data of Users and individuals contacting our Law Firm may be transferred to a third country, such as the United States of America, when we utilize services provided by entities located outside the European Economic Area (e.g., Google Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., LinkedIn Corporation – due to the international nature of these companies). Otherwise, the Law Firm does not anticipate transferring Personal Data outside the EEA.

For detailed information on the processing of Personal Data by:

1. Google Inc., please refer to their website at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en;
2. Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd., please refer to their website at https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation (Facebook) and https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388?cms_id=155833707900388 (Instagram);
3. LinkedIn, please consult their website at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.

All the above providers, in their terms and conditions published on the aforementioned websites, inform that they use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission and rely on decisions of the European Commission determining the appropriate level of Data protection concerning specific countries, where applicable, in relation to the transfer of Data from the EEA to the United States and other countries.

Within the boundaries of the law, individuals whose Personal Data we process have the following rights:

• The right to access their Personal Data (particularly to obtain information about the purpose, scope, and manner of processing their Personal Data);
• The right to request from us a copy of their Personal Data undergoing processing (provided such a request does not adversely affect the rights and freedoms of others);
• The right to rectify their Personal Data processed by us;
• The right to request from us the erasure of Personal Data (if we no longer have a legal basis for processing their Personal Data or if such processing is no longer necessary for the stated purposes);
• The right to rectify their Personal Data processed by us;
• The right to Data portability, where technically feasible;
• The right to object to the processing of their Personal Data by us on the grounds of their particular situation, unless we demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override their interests, rights, and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims, despite their objection to the processing of their Personal Data.

To exercise these rights, individuals may contact us at the following addresses:

• Via email at kancelaria@przybecki.pl;
• By post at ul. Kochanowskiego 4/2, 60-844 Poznań;·
• By phone at +48 61 840 69 11.

In addition individuals have the right to lodge a complaint with the Polish supervisory authority – the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (www.uodo.gov.pl), or with the supervisory authority of another European Union Member State, competent by reason of their habitual residence or place of work, or place of the alleged infringement of the GDPR.

Our Law Firm utilizes cookies primarily to facilitate Users’ browsing of the Website and its content, and to enhance the quality of the Website.

Cookies are small text files sent by a server that enable the storage of information or access to information already stored on the User’s telecommunications end device (e.g., computer hard drive, smartphone memory card, or tablet – depending on the device used by the User to browse our Website).

Our Law Firm may process Personal Data contained in such cookies for the following purposes:

• To enable Users to properly view and browse our Website and ensure its correct operation and security (referred to as “essential cookies”) – the legal basis for processing your Personal Data in connection with the use of essential cookies is the necessity of processing to perform a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) of the GDPR).
• To customize the content of the Website to User preferences and remember those preferences (e.g., font size, language version of the Website) (referred to as “functional cookies”) – the legal basis for processing your Personal Data in connection with the use of functional cookies is the legitimate interest of the Data controller (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), which is to provide Users with full functionality of the Website and the highest quality of our services.
• · For statistical and analytical purposes, without identifying the User. In such cases, the conducted statistics are anonymous and are intended to provide us with general information about how the Website is used by many Users, including information about the quantity and frequency of visits to the Website. For this purpose, our Law Firm also uses the Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics tool. The Google Tag Manager tool is used to implement and manage tags on the Website and, in itself, is not an analytics tool; however, it works with analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics). Google Analytics can be disabled using a browser extension, which can be downloaded from the following website: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout – the legal basis for processing your Personal Data in connection with the use of analytical cookies (including Google Analytics cookies) is the legitimate interest of the Data controller (Art. 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), which is to ensure Users receive the highest quality of services provided on the Website.

To determine the conditions for storing information on, or gaining access to information already stored on, your end device, in addition to using solutions dedicated to particular tools (such as the above browser extension that disables Google Analytics), you may:

• restrict the storage on your end device of cookies other than “essential cookies” by selecting the appropriate options in the pop-up window displayed on the Website;
• restrict or prevent the storage of cookies on your end device by appropriately configuring your web browser and changing your existing settings. You may also delete cookies already stored on your end device using the relevant functions of your browser or other software designed for this purpose. Detailed information on changing cookie settings and deleting cookies in web browsers is available on browser producers’ websites. In particular, such information can be found at:
  • https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop for Google Chrome;
  • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox for Mozilla Firefox;
  • https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d for Microsoft Edge;
  • https://help.apple.com/safari/mac/8.0/en.lproj/sfri11471.html#:~:text=By%20default%2C%20Safari%20accepts%20cookies%20and%20website,out%20of%20websites%20*%20Change%20website%20behavior for Safari.

Additionally, our Website, social media profiles, and email footers that we send to you may contain links to third-party websites. Personal Data that you provide by clicking on such links and then visiting and browsing those websites is processed by entities other than our Law Firm. These entities have their own privacy policies that specify how your Personal Data is collected and processed when visiting their websites. The collection and processing of your Personal Data by such entities remain outside the scope of this Policy and our responsibility.

Our Law Firm does not make decisions concerning individuals based on automated processing, including profiling.

The current version of the Policy is adopted and effective as of ________.