Privacy policy

Respecting your right to privacy, we provide information regarding the rules for processing personal data on our website.

Personal Data Administrator

The administrator of your personal data is the Łukasiewicz Research Network – Tele and Radio Research Institute in Warsaw, ul. Ratuszowa 11, 03-450 Warsaw, KRS number: 0000851799 ("Łukasiewicz - ITR").

Purpose of Personal Data Processing

Personal data is processed to enable users to use our website, for statistical purposes, and to handle inquiries submitted via the forms available on our pages. The legal basis for processing personal data may be user consent, the performance of a contract, or compliance with a legal obligation.

Data Retention Period

Personal data is stored:

• for the duration of the contract, and after its termination, until the limitation period for any claims (when the legal basis for processing is the performance of a contract),
• for the period required by law (when the legal basis is a legal obligation),
• until the withdrawal of consent (when the legal basis is your consent for data processing).

Recipients of Personal Data

Recipients of your personal data may include:

• public authorities and entities performing public tasks or acting on behalf of public authorities, within the scope and for the purposes arising from generally applicable law,
• entities that, under appropriate agreements signed with Łukasiewicz - ITR, process personal data for which Łukasiewicz - ITR is the Administrator, especially IT system providers, postal, courier, legal service providers, and other entities cooperating with Łukasiewicz - ITR.

User Rights

You have the right to request:

• access to your personal data,
• correction of personal data if the data is incorrect or incomplete,
• deletion of personal data processed without a legal basis,
• restriction of personal data processing,
• data portability, where applicable,
• other rights resulting from applicable law.

If the processing of your personal data is based on consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time without affecting the legality of processing conducted based on the consent before its withdrawal. If you believe that your personal data is being processed by Łukasiewicz - ITR in violation of applicable regulations, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. If you believe that your personal data is being processed unlawfully, you also have the right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority responsible for data protection.

For matters related to how and the extent to which your personal data is processed, you can contact the Data Protection Officer via email at: iod@itr.lukasiewicz.gov.pl.

Cookies

Łukasiewicz - ITR's websites may use cookies and other technologies like Local Storage with similar or identical functions to cookies. Cookies are small text files sent by a web server and stored by the browser of a user visiting the website. Cookies typically contain the website address, the duration for which the user's browser will store the information in the cookie, and a unique identifier.

Cookies Retention Period

Cookies used on our site can be classified as "session" or "persistent" based on how long they are stored by the browser. "Session" cookies are stored on the user's device until they log out of the service or close the web browser. "Persistent" cookies remain on the user's device for the time specified in the cookie settings or until the user deletes them from the browser's memory.

Purpose of Using Cookies

Information contained in cookies allows us to:

• adapt the operation of the website to user preferences,
• create statistics on page views, enabling us to tailor our website structure and content to user needs,
• enable secure use of the website by logged-in users by maintaining sessions.

Third-Party Cookies

To collect aggregated and anonymous statistical data, our website may use cookies from providers of analytical tools, such as Google Inc. based in the USA. The statistical data obtained in this way allows us to improve our website in accordance with user preferences.

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. These entities have their own privacy policies, and users should review them before using those websites.

Disabling Cookies

Most browsers allow cookies by default. At any time, it is possible to change the browser configuration so that it asks for permission to store cookies in the memory of the user's device each time. Users can also completely block the use of cookies. However, disabling cookies may result in difficulties in using our websites. Below are links to pages that provide information on how to manage cookies in the most popular browsers:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Server Logs

For administrative purposes, our website records logs containing information such as the user's IP address, connection time, HTTP protocol response codes, and the user's browser name. The data contained in the logs allows us to obtain information about potential problems that may occur on our websites.

Right to Modify the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to make changes to the Privacy Policy if required by law or changes introduced on our website. If changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will be published on our website.