Privacy policy

1. General Information

1. This policy applies to the Website, operating at url: winchplate.com

2. The operator of the website and the Administrator of personal data is: Paweł Pyciak ul. Kraszewskiego 14a 32-700 Bochnia

3. Operator’s e-mail contact address: sklep@bg4x4.pl

4. Operator is the Administrator of your personal data with regard to the data provided voluntarily on the Website.

5. The Service uses personal data for the following purposes:

   • Preparation, packaging, shipping of goods

   • Implementation of ordered services

6. The service performs functions of obtaining information about users and their behavior as follows:

   • Through voluntarily entered data in the forms, which are are entered into the Operator’s systems.

   • Through the storage of cookies in the end devices (so-called “cookies”).

2. Selected Data Protection Methods Used by the Operator

1. Login and personal data entry areas are protected by a secure socket layer (SSL certificate). This encrypts the personal data and login information entered on the website, making it readable only on the target server.

2. User passwords are stored in hashed form. The hashing function is one-way, meaning it cannot be reversed, which is the current standard for storing user passwords.
3. The operator periodically changes their administrative passwords.
4. To protect data, the operator regularly performs backup copies.
5. Regular software updates are an important part of data protection, particularly updating software components used by the operator for processing personal data.

3. Hosting

1. The website is hosted (technically maintained) on the operator’s servers: Netview Agency, Tax ID: 7343608489.

4. Your Rights and Additional Information on Data Use

1.  In certain situations, the Administrator has the right to transfer your personal data to personal data to other recipients, if this is necessary to perform the contract concluded with  you or to fulfill obligations incumbent on the Administrator. This applies to such groups of recipients:

   • Hosting company on the basis of entrustment

   • Couriers

   • Postal operators

   • Payment operators

   •  Authorized employees and associates who use the data in order to fulfill the purpose of the website

   • Companies, providing marketing services to the Administrator

2. Your personal data processed by the Administrator for no longer than it is necessary to perform the related activities specified by separate regulations (e.g., on accounting). With respect to data marketing data will not be processed for longer than 3 years.
3. You have the right to request from the administrator:
   • Access to personal data concerning you,
   • deletion,
   • their rectification,
   • Restriction of processing,
   • Data portability.

4. You have the right to object within the scope of processing indicated in point 3.2 against the processing of personal data for the purpose of the exercise of legitimate interests pursued by the Administrator, including profiling, whereby the right to object will not be be exercised if there are valid legitimate grounds for processing that override your interests, rights and freedoms, in particular to establish, assert or defend claims.

5. You may complain about the Administrator’s actions to the President of the Office for the Protection of Personal Data, 2 Stawki Street, 00-193 Warsaw.

6. Providing personal data is voluntary, but necessary to operate the Service.

7. Actions may be taken in relation to you that involve automated decision-making, including profiling for the purpose of provision of services under the concluded agreement and for the purpose of conducting by the Administrator’s direct marketing.

8. Personal data is transferred from third countries within the meaning of the regulations of the on the protection of personal data. This means that we transfer them outside the European Union.

5. Information in Forms

1. The Service collects information voluntarily provided by the user, including personal information, if provided.

2. The service may record information about the parameters of your connection (time stamp time, IP address).

3. The service, in some cases, may record information to facilitate linking the data in the form to the e-mail address of the user filling out the form. In this case, the e-mail address of the user appears inside the url of the page containing the form.

4. The data provided in the form is processed for the purpose resulting from the function of the specific form, such as for the purpose of performing the process of handling a service request or business contact, registration of services, etc. Each time the context and description of the form clearly informs what it is used for.

6. Administrator’s Logs

1. Information about user behavior on the website may be subject to logging. This data is used to administer the website.

7. Significant Marketing Techniques

1. The operator uses statistical analysis of website traffic through Google Analytics (Google Inc. based in the USA). The operator does not provide personal data to this service provider, only anonymized information. The service is based on the use of cookies on the user’s end device. Regarding user preference information collected by the Google advertising network, users can view and edit the information resulting from cookies using the following tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/

8. Information About Cookies

1. The website uses cookies.
2. Cookies are computer data, particularly text files, stored in the user’s end device and intended for the use of the website’s pages. Cookies usually contain the name of the website they come from, the time of storing them on the end device, and a unique number.
3. The entity that places cookies on the user’s end device and has access to them is the website operator.
4. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
   1. Maintaining user session on the website (after logging in), allowing the user to navigate the website without re-entering login and password on each subpage;
   2. Achieving the objectives specified in the “Significant Marketing Techniques” section above;
5. Two fundamental types of cookies are used within the website: “session cookies” and “persistent cookies.” Session cookies are temporary files stored on the user’s end device until the user logs out, leaves the website, or closes the software (web browser). Persistent cookies are stored on the user’s end device for the time specified in the cookie parameters or until deleted by the user.
6. Web browsing software (web browser) usually allows cookies to be stored on the user’s end device by default. Website users can change these settings. The web browser enables the deletion of cookies and automatic blocking of cookies. Detailed information on this topic can be found in the browser’s help or documentation.
7. Restricting the use of cookies may affect some functionalities available on the website.
8. Cookies placed on the user’s end device may also be used by cooperating entities, particularly companies such as Google (Google Inc. based in the USA), Facebook (Facebook Inc. based in the USA), Twitter (Twitter Inc. based in the USA), in connection with the operator of the website.

9. Managing Cookies – How to Express and Withdraw Consent in Practice?

1. If the user does not wish to receive cookies, they can change their browser settings. However, disabling essential cookies for authentication, security, and user preference purposes may hinder or even prevent the use of the website.
2. To manage cookie settings, choose the web browser you use from the list below and follow the instructions:

• Edge
• Internet Explorer
• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Opera

Mobile devices:

• Android
• Safari (iOS)
• Windows Phone