Privacy Policy

1. General Information

• This policy applies to the website operating at the URL: gorkalegal.com
• The website operator and the personal data controller is: Aleksandra Górka Law Office, 37 Mariacka St., Katowice.
• The operator's email contact address: office@gorkalegal.com
• The operator is the controller of your personal data with respect to data provided voluntarily on the Website.
• The Website uses personal data for the following purposes:
  • Handling inquiries via the form
  • Presentation of offers or information
• The Website collects information about users and their behavior in the following manner:
  • Through data voluntarily entered into forms, which is then entered into the Operator's systems.
  • By storing cookies on end-user devices.

2. Selected data protection methods used by the Operator

• Login pages and areas for entering personal data are protected at the transmission layer (SSL certificate). As a result, personal data and login credentials entered on the website are encrypted on the user's computer and can only be decrypted on the destination server.
• Personal data stored in the database is encrypted in such a way that only the Operator, who possesses the key, can read it. This ensures that the data is protected in the event of a database theft from the server.
• User passwords are stored in hashed form. The hashing function is one-way—it cannot be reversed—which is currently the modern standard for storing user passwords.
• The Operator periodically changes its administrative passwords.
• An essential element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the Operator to process personal data, which specifically includes regular updates to software components.

3. Your rights and additional information on how your data is used

• In certain situations, the Controller has the right to transfer your personal data to other recipients if this is necessary to fulfill the contract concluded with you or to fulfill the Controller's obligations. This applies to the following groups of recipients:
  • a hosting company acting as a data processor
  • authorized employees and associates who use the data to fulfill the purpose of the website
  • companies providing marketing services to the Controller
• Your personal data processed by the Controller will not be retained longer than is necessary to perform the related activities specified by separate regulations (e.g., regarding accounting). With regard to marketing data, the data will not be processed for longer than 3 years.
• You have the right to request from the Controller: access to your personal data, correction of such data, deletion, restriction of processing, and data portability.
• You have the right to object to the processing referred to in Section 3.3(c) to the processing of personal data for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, including profiling; however, the right to object may not be exercised if there are compelling legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights, and freedoms, in particular the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
• A complaint regarding the Controller's actions may be filed 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 used in relation to you for the purpose of providing services under the concluded contract and for the purpose of the Controller conducting direct marketing.
• Personal data is not transferred to third countries within the meaning of data protection regulations. This means that we do not transfer it outside the European Union.

4. Information in forms

• The website collects information voluntarily provided by the user, including personal data, if provided.
• The Website may store information about connection parameters (timestamp, IP address).
• In some cases, the website may store information that facilitates linking the data in the form to the email address of the user filling out the form. In such cases, the user's email address appears within the URL of the page containing the form.
• The data provided in the form is processed for the purpose specified by the form's function, e.g., to handle a service request or business contact, register for services, etc. In each case, the context and description of the form clearly indicate its purpose.

5. Administrator Logs

Information about user behavior on the website may be logged. This data is used for the purpose of administering the website.

6. Marketing Techniques

The Operator uses statistical analysis of website traffic via Google Analytics. Remarketing techniques allow tailored messaging based on behavior, with cookies being a prerequisite.

7. Information about cookies

• The Website uses cookies.
• Cookies are IT data, specifically text files, that are stored on the Website User's device.
• Cookies are used for maintaining the Website user's session and achieving marketing purposes.
• The Website uses "session" cookies (temporary) and "persistent" cookies (stored for a specified duration).
• Web browsing software typically allows cookies by default. Users can change these settings in their browser.
• Restrictions on cookies may affect certain features of the Website.
• Cookies may be used by cooperating entities: Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

8. Managing cookies

To manage your cookie settings, select the web browser you use from the list below and follow the instructions: