Privacy policy and cookies

Below you will find the rules for the processing of personal data and the use of cookies and other tracking technologies in connection with the operation of the www.community-help.org website.

Site administrator –  Thomas Kerbis: mail@community-help.org

This privacy policy is structured in the form of questions and answers. The choice of this form was dictated by concern for the transparency and readability of the information presented.

As part of the implementation of personal data protection, in matters related to personal data protection and broadly understood privacy, please contact the following e-mail address: mail@community-help.org

The operator of your personal data and the responsible person is administrator  Thomas Kеrbis, Paris, France, mail@community-help.org

Depending on the purpose, we may process the following information:

  • first name and last name,
  • e-mail adress,
  • Phone number,
  • IP address,
  • approximate location,
    content of comments/opinions added on the website.

The scope of processed data has been precisely described in relation to each processing purpose. Information in this regard can be found later in this policy.

Moreover, tools are used that collect a number of information about you related to the use of the community-help.org website. This is in particular the following information:

  • information about the operating system and web browser,
  • viewed subpages,
  • time spent on the website,
  • transitions between individual subpages,
  • clicks on individual links,
  • the source from which you go to the page,
  • the age range you are in,
  • your gender,
  • Your approximate location limited to town.
  • Your interests determined by your online activity.

This information is referred to hereinafter in this privacy policy as “Anonymous Information”.

Anonymous Information itself is not, in our opinion, personal data because it does not allow your identification and we do not compare it with typical personal data collected about you. However, taking into account the rigorous case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the divided opinions among lawyers, as a precaution, in case Anonymous Information is assigned the nature of personal data, detailed explanations regarding the processing of this information have also been included in this privacy policy.

Because Anonymous Information is collected by external tools that we use (tools are discussed in detail later in the privacy policy), Anonymous Information is also processed by tool providers on the terms arising from their regulations and privacy policies.

Anonymous Information is also used by providers of individual tools to provide and improve services, manage them, develop new services, measure the effectiveness of advertising, protect against fraud and abuse, as well as personalize content and advertisements displayed on individual services, websites and applications.

In most cases, you provide them yourself. This happens when:

  • you register as an event participant,
  • you subscribe to the newsletter,
  • you add a comment/opinion,
  • you contact us via e-mail,
  • you follow social media profiles or interact with content published on social media.

In addition, some information may be automatically collected by the tools we use:

  • the website and newsletter system mechanism collect your IP address,
  • the mechanism of the newsletter system collects information about your activity in relation to the content sent to you as part of the newsletter, such as opening messages, clicking on links, etc.,
  • external tools using cookies (tools are described in detail later in the privacy policy) collect Anonymous Information related to your activities undertaken within the website.

We care about the security of personal data. We have analyzed the risks associated with the individual processing of your data and then implemented appropriate security and personal data protection measures.

We constantly monitor the condition of the technical infrastructure, train the team, review the procedures used and introduce necessary improvements.

If you have any questions regarding your personal data, please contact us at mail@community-help.org

Appropriate legal bases for processing have also been assigned to specific purposes:

user account management – art. 6 section 1 letter b GDPR,
newsletter service – art. 6 section 1 letter a and art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
comment handling – articles 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
handling correspondence – art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
creating an archive for the possible need to defend, establish or pursue claims – Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
creating audience groups on Facebook – art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
social media management – art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
analysis and statistics using only Anonymous Information – art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
own marketing using only Anonymous Information – art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR,
ensuring the functioning of the YouTube player and social plug-ins using only Anonymous Information – Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR.

User account – details
The user account is set up exclusively by the Organizing Committee of the Sanok Gospodarzce Forum. When editing account data, you can provide data such as the name of the institution, name and surname, address, NIP number, telephone number, e-mail address. It is possible to modify the information about you provided in connection with registering an account at any time.

The data provided in connection with setting up an account is processed in order to provide an electronic service consisting in ensuring the possibility of using the user’s account. This service is provided on the basis of a contract concluded in accordance with the principles described in the regulations, which means that in this respect the legal basis for the processing of personal data is Art. 6 section 1 letter b GDPR.

Newsletter – details
By subscribing to the newsletter, you provide your name and e-mail address. Providing data is voluntary, but necessary to subscribe to the newsletter.

The data provided in connection with subscribing to the newsletter is used to send the newsletter, and the legal basis for their processing is the consent (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR) expressed when subscribing to the newsletter.

Information collected automatically by the mailing system is processed based on the legitimate interest of the Organizing Committee of the Sanok Economic Forum (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR), which consists in analyzing the behavior of newsletter subscribers in order to optimize mailing activities.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time by clicking on the dedicated link in each message sent as part of the newsletter or by contacting us by e-mail at: mail@community-help.org.

Despite unsubscribing from the newsletter, the data will still be stored in the database in order to identify the returning subscriber and possible defense of claims related to sending the newsletter, in particular for the purpose of demonstrating the fact of consent to receiving the newsletter and the moment of its withdrawal, which constitutes the legally justified interest referred to in art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR.

It is possible to modify the data provided at any time for the purpose of receiving the newsletter by contacting us by e-mail at: mail@community-help.org

Comments/opinions – details
When adding a comment, it is necessary to provide at least the username that will be assigned to the comment (the name may contain personal data, such as name or surname) and e-mail address. Providing this data is voluntary, but necessary to add a comment.

The legal basis for the processing of your personal data in the case of the comment system is the legitimate interest referred to in Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR, which in this case involves operating the comment system.

Correspondence handling – details
When contacting us via e-mail, we naturally provide personal data contained in the content of the correspondence, in particular e-mail address and name and surname. Providing data is voluntary, but necessary to establish contact.

In this case, your data is processed for the purpose of contacting you, and the basis for processing is Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR, i.e. legitimate interest. The legal basis for processing after the end of contact is also the legitimate interest in archiving correspondence for the purpose of ensuring the possibility of demonstrating certain facts in the future (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

The content of correspondence may be archived and we are unable to clearly determine when it will be deleted. You have the right to request the history of correspondence, as well as to request its removal, unless its archiving is justified due to overriding interests, e.g. defense against potential claims.

Archive – details
As part of the description of the individual purposes of personal data processing, the deadlines for storing personal data are indicated. These terms are often related to the archiving of specific data for the purpose of ensuring security  and demonstrating specific facts in the future, exchanged correspondence, defense, determination or pursuit of claims. In this respect, we rely on the legitimate interest referred to in Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR.

Social media – details
If you follow the profiles of the Organizing Committee of the Sanok Forum Gospodarzce on social networking sites or interact with the content published by us on social media, publicly available data from the social profile will naturally be made available. However, they are processed only within a given social networking site and only for the purpose of operating a given social networking site, which constitutes the legitimate interest referred to in Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR.

The use of social networking sites is subject to the regulations and privacy policies of the administrators of these sites, and these administrators provide you with services electronically, independently and independently.

Analysis and statistics – details
We conduct analytical and statistical activities using tools described in detail later in the privacy policy. As part of analytical tools, we only have access to Anonymous Information.

As mentioned earlier, Anonymous Information itself does not, in our opinion, constitute personal data because it does not allow your identification and is not combined with typical collected personal data. However, taking into account the rigorous case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the divided opinions among lawyers, as a precaution, in case Anonymous Information is assigned the nature of personal data, detailed explanations regarding the processing of this information have also been included in this privacy policy.

We base the processing of Anonymous Information on the legitimate interest referred to in Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR. The legitimate interest consists in creating, viewing and analyzing statistics related to user activity on the website in order to draw conclusions allowing for subsequent optimization of the website.

We are unable to provide access to Anonymous Information about you because we are unable to attribute any Anonymous Information to any specific user. From the level of external tools, we only have access to a set of statistics and information not assigned to specific people.

However, you can object to the processing of Anonymous Information about you by disabling third-party cookies in your browser settings.

Own marketing – details
We conduct marketing activities using external tools described in detail later in the privacy policy. As part of marketing tools, we only have access to Anonymous Information.

As mentioned earlier, Anonymous Information itself does not, in my opinion, constitute personal data because it does not allow your identification and we do not compare it with typical personal data collected. However, taking into account the rigorous case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the divided opinions among lawyers, as a precaution, in case Anonymous Information is assigned the nature of personal data, detailed explanations regarding the processing of this information have also been included in this privacy policy.

We base the processing of Anonymous Information on the legitimate interest referred to in Art. 6 section 1 letter f GDPR. The legitimate interest consists in creating Custom Audience Groups based on Anonymous Information and targeting advertisements based on Anonymous Information, which are activities that fall within the scope of marketing our own products and services.

We are unable to provide you with access to Anonymous Information about you because we are unable to attribute any Anonymous Information to any specific user. From the level of external tools, we only have access to a set of statistics and information not assigned to specific people.

However, you can object to the processing of Anonymous Information about you by disabling third-party cookies in your browser settings.

Additional tools – details
We embed YouTube videos on the website and use social plug-ins. All of these tools process Anonymous Information.

As mentioned earlier, Anonymous Information itself does not, in my opinion, constitute personal data because it does not allow your identification and we do not compare it with typical personal data collected. However, given the rigorous case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the divided opinion among lawyers, as a precaution, in case Inform

Data storage periods are indicated separately for each processing purpose. This information is included in the details for each separate processing purpose.

External service providers that are involved in the processing of personal data are:

  • hosting provider who stores data on the server,
  • cloud computing service provider where files that may contain your personal data are stored,
  • provider of the mailing system in which your data is stored if you are a newsletter subscriber,
  • an entity providing technical support services that obtains access to data if the technical work carried out concerns areas where personal data are located,
  • other subcontractors who gain access to the data if the scope of their activities requires such access.

All entities mentioned above process data on the basis of concluded contracts entrusting the processing of personal data and guarantee an adequate level of personal data protection.

If necessary, your data may be made available to a legal advisor or a lawyer bound by professional secrecy. The need may result from the need to seek legal assistance requiring access to your personal data.

Moreover, if necessary, personal data may be made available to entities, bodies or institutions authorized to gain access to data on the basis of legal provisions, such as police and security services, courts and prosecutor’s offices.

Furthermore, when it comes to Anonymous Information, it is accessible to providers of tools or plug-ins that collect Anonymous Information. The providers of these tools are independent administrators of the data collected in them and may share this data on the terms specified in their own regulations and privacy policies, which I have no influence on.

Yes, some personal data processing operations may involve their transfer to third countries.

I transfer personal data to third countries in connection with the use of tools that store personal data on servers located in third countries, in particular in the USA. Providers of these tools guarantee an adequate level of personal data protection through appropriate compliance mechanisms provided for by the GDPR, in particular through the use of standard contractual clauses.

We use external tools that may collect Anonymous Information. This has already been mentioned several times within this policy, including in the answer to the previous question. Providers of these tools often use servers located around the world, in particular in the United States of America (USA), to store the collected information.

Using specific tools, I can, for example, direct personalized ads to you based on previous actions you have taken on the website. We are talking about the so-called behavioral advertising.

As part of the tools we use, we only have access to Anonymous Information. This information is stored on the servers of the suppliers of individual tools, and these servers can usually be located all over the world.

The GDPR grants the following potential rights related to the processing of your personal data:

  • the right to access your data and receive a copy thereof,
  • the right to rectify (correct) your data,
  • the right to delete data (if in your opinion there are no grounds for your data to be processed, you can request their deletion),
  • the right to limit data processing (you can request that data processing be limited only to storing it or performing activities agreed with you, if in your opinion I have incorrect data or I am processing it unjustifiably),
  • the right to object to data processing (you have the right to object to data processing on the basis of a legitimate interest; you should indicate a special situation that, in your opinion, justifies the cessation of processing covered by the objection; I will stop processing your data for these purposes unless I demonstrate that the grounds for processing data override your rights or that your data is necessary for me to establish, pursue or defend claims),
  • the right to transfer data (you have the right to receive personal data that you provided under the contract or your consent in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format; you can have this data sent directly to another entity),
  • the right to withdraw consent to the processing of personal data, if you have previously expressed such consent,
  • the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (if you find that I am processing your data illegally, you may submit a complaint to the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection or another competent supervisory authority).

The rules related to the implementation of the above-mentioned rights are described in detail in Art. 16 – 21 GDPR. I encourage you to read these regulations. The rights indicated above are not absolute and you will not be entitled to all processing activities of your personal data.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data has violated the provisions on the protection of personal data, you can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority (President of the Office for Personal Data Protection).

You can also always request information about what data we have about you and for what purposes we process it. Just send a message to mail@community-help.org. However, we make every effort to ensure that the information you are interested in is comprehensively presented in this privacy policy. You can also use the e-mail address provided above in case of any questions related to the processing of your personal data.

The website www.community-help.org, like almost all other websites, uses cookies.

Cookies are small text information stored on your end device (e.g. computer, tablet, smartphone), which can be read by my IT system (own cookies) or third-party IT systems (third-party cookies). Cookies may save and store certain information, which can then be accessed by IT systems for specific purposes.

Some cookies used are deleted after the end of the web browser session, i.e. after closing it (so-called session cookies). Other cookies are saved on your end device and enable your browser to be recognized the next time you visit the website (persistent cookies).

If you want to learn more about cookies as such, you can read, for example, this material.

I use cookies based on your consent, except when cookies are necessary for the proper provision of electronic services to you.

In terms of your consent to cookies, we assume that you express such consent through the settings of your web browser or additional software supporting cookie management. We assume that you agree to all cookies we use that are not blocked by your browser or additional software you use.

Remember that disabling or limiting the use of cookies may prevent you from using some of the functions available on the website and may cause difficulties in using the website as well as many other websites that use cookies. For example, if you block social networking plug-in cookies, buttons, widgets and social functions implemented on the website may be unavailable.

Yes, you can manage cookie settings in your web browser. You can block all or selected cookies. You can also block cookies for specific websites. You can also delete previously saved cookies and other website and plug-in data at any time.

Web browsers also offer the option of using incognito mode. You can use it if you do not want information about visited websites and downloaded files to be saved in your browsing and download history. Cookies created in incognito mode are deleted when all incognito windows are closed.

Browser plug-ins are also available to control cookies, such as Ghosters. The option to control cookies may also be provided by additional software, in particular anti-virus packages, etc.

In addition, there are tools available on the Internet that allow you to control certain types of cookies, in particular the collective management of behavioral advertising settings.

Remember that disabling or limiting the use of cookies may prevent you from using some of the functions available on the website and may cause difficulties in using the website as well as many other websites that use cookies. For example, if you block social plug-in cookies, buttons, widgets and social functions implemented on my website may be unavailable.

Own cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of individual website mechanisms, such as correct sending of forms visible on the website, handling newsletter forms, etc.

The following third-party cookies operate on the website:

  • Google Analytics,
  • Google Ads,
  • Facebook Custom Audiences,
  • Facebook Connect and other social plugins,
  • YouTube.

Details about individual third-party cookies are described below.

Yes, we use Google Analytics, Google AdWords and Facebook Custom Audiences, which collect information about your activities on the website www.community-help.org. These tools are described in detail in the question about third-party cookies.

We can use Facebook Ads and Google Ads, within which we can direct advertisements to specific target groups defined based on various criteria such as age, gender, interests, profession, work, and activities previously undertaken on our website. These tools are described in detail in the question about third-party cookies.

The answer to this question can be found when describing individual tools, behavioral advertising, cookie consent, etc. However, for your convenience, we have once again collected this information in one place. Below you will find a list of options for managing your privacy.

Using the website involves sending queries to the server where the website is stored. Each query sent to the server is saved in the server logs. Logs include, among others: IP address, server date and time, information about the web browser and operating system you are using. Logs are saved and stored on the server.

Data saved in server logs are not associated with specific people using the website and are not used for identification purposes. Server logs are only auxiliary material used to administer the website, and their content is not disclosed to anyone other than persons authorized to administer the server.

Yes, we may modify this privacy policy, in particular due to technological changes and changes in legal regulations.

Our letter to you contains a link to go to the page with details, which you can open using your mail provider.

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