Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how we process information about you, including personal data and cookies, or so-called “cookies”

  1. This policy applies to the Website, operating at url: expo-katowice.com
  2. The operator of the service and the Administrator of the personal data is: EXPO Katowice S.A. Korfantego 51/46
  3. Operator’s email contact address: expo@expo-katowice.com Operator is the Administrator of your personal data with respect to the data you voluntarily provide on the Service.
  4. The Service uses personal data for the following purposes:
    • Running a newsletter
    • Conducting online chat conversations
    • Operating a system of classified ads
    • Handling inquiries via form
    • Debt recovery
  5. The service performs functions of obtaining information about users and their behavior in the following ways:
    1. Through voluntarily entered data in the forms, which are entered into the Operator’s systems.
    2. By storing cookies (so-called “cookies”) on end devices.
  1. The login and personal data entry sites are protected in the transmission layer (SSL certificate). This ensures that personal and login information entered on the site is encrypted on the user’s computer and can only be read on the target server.
  2. Personal data stored in the database is encrypted in such a way that only those holding the Operator’s key can read it. This protects the data in case the database is stolen from the server.
  3. User passwords are stored in hashed form. The hash function works unidirectionally – it is not possible to reverse its operation, which is now the modern standard for storing user passwords.
  4. The operator periodically changes his administrative passwords.
  5. In order to protect the data, the Operator regularly makes security copies.
  6. An important element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the Operator to process personal data, which in particular means regular updates of software components.
  1. The website is hosted (technically maintained) on the server of the operator: home.pl
  1. In certain situations, the Administrator has the right to transfer your 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 includes such groups of recipients:
    • hosting company on a trust basis
    • couriers
    • postal operators
    • insurers
    • law firms and debt collectors
    • banks
    • payment operators
    • public authorities
    • operators of online chat solutions
    • authorized employees and associates who use the data to fulfill the purpose of the site
    • 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 regard to marketing data, data will not be processed for more than 3 years.
  3. You have the right to request from the Administrator:
    • Access to personal data concerning you,
    • their correction,
    • removals,
    • processing restrictions,
    • and data portability.
  4. You have the right to object, with respect to the processing indicated in 3.3 c), to the processing of personal data for the purpose of carrying out the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, including profiling, with the right to object not being exercisable if there are valid legitimate grounds for the processing, overriding your interests, rights and freedoms, in particular the establishment, assertion or defense of claims.
  5. The actions of the Administrator may be complained about to the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection Stawki 2 Street, 00-193 Warszawa.
  6. Provision of personal data is voluntary, but necessary to operate the Service.
  7. Automated decision-making, including profiling for the purpose of providing services under the concluded agreement and for the purpose of direct marketing by the Administrator, may be undertaken in relation to you.
  8. Personal data is not transferred from third countries in terms of data protection laws. This means that we do not send them outside the European Union.
  1. The service collects information voluntarily provided by the user, including personal data, if provided.
  2. The service can save information about the connection parameters (time stamp, IP address).
  3. The service, in some cases, may record information to help associate the data in the form with the e-mail address of the user filling out the form. In this case, the user’s email address 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 service request process or business contact, service registration, etc. Each time, the context and description of the form clearly informs what it is for.
  1. User behavior information on the site may be subject to logging. This data is used to administer the service.
  1. The operator uses statistical analysis of website traffic, through Google Analytics (Google Inc., based in the USA). The operator does not transmit personal data to the operator of this service, only anonymized information. The service is based on the use of cookies on the user’s end device. Regarding the information about user preferences collected by the Google advertising network, the user can view and edit the information resulting from cookies using the tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/
  2. The Operator uses remarketing techniques to tailor advertising messages to the user’s behavior on the site, which may give the illusion that the user’s personal information is being used to track the user, but in practice no personal information is transferred from the Operator to the advertising operators. A technological prerequisite for such activities is that cookies are enabled.
  3. The operator uses the Facebook pixel. This technology causes Facebook (Facebook Inc., based in the U.S.) to know that a person registered with it is using the Service. Based in this case on the data in relation to which he himself is the controller, the Operator does not transfer any additional personal data from himself to Facebook. The service is based on the use of cookies on the user’s end device.
  4. The Operator uses a solution that automates the operation of the Website with respect to users, e.g., that can send an email to a user after visiting a particular subpage, provided that the user has agreed to receive commercial correspondence from the Operator.
  1. The website uses cookies.
  2. Cookies (so-called “cookies”) are IT data, in particular text files, which are stored in the Service User’s terminal equipment and are intended for use on the Service’s websites. Cookies usually contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time they are stored on the end device and a unique number.
  3. The entity placing cookies on the Service User’s terminal equipment and accessing them is the Service operator.
  4. Cookies are used for the following purposes:
    1. maintaining the session of the Service user (after logging in), thanks to which the user does not have to re-enter his/her login and password on each sub-page of the Service;
    2. to achieve the objectives set forth above under “Important marketing techniques.”
  5. The Service uses two main types of cookies: “session cookies” and “permanent cookies” (persistent cookies). “Session” cookies are temporary files that are stored on the User’s terminal device until the User logs out, leaves the website or shuts down the software (web browser). “Permanent” cookies are stored on the User’s terminal device for the time specified in the parameters of the cookies or until they are deleted by the User.
  6. Web browsing software (Internet browser) usually allows cookies to be stored on the User’s terminal device by default. Users of the Service may change their settings in this regard. Your web browser allows you to delete cookies. It is also possible to automatically block cookies For details, please refer to your browser’s help or documentation.
  7. Restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some of the functionality available on the Website.
  8. Cookies placed in the Service User’s terminal equipment may also be used by entities cooperating with the Service Operator, in particular this concerns companies: Google (Google Inc. based in the USA), Facebook (Facebook Inc. based in the USA), Twitter (Twitter Inc. based in the USA).
  1. If you do not want to receive cookies, you can change your browser settings. We stipulate that disabling cookies necessary for authentication processes, security, maintenance of user preferences may hinder, and in extreme cases may prevent the use of websites
  2. To manage your cookie settings, select the web browser you are using from the list below and follow the instructions:

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RODO – Email

EXPO Katowice S.A. is the administrator of the personal data, from expo@expo-katowice.com +48 32 353 70 24. Personal data will be processed in particular: on the basis of Article 6(1)(a)(b) and (c) RODO in order to: conclude a contract (data necessary to conclude a contract, you decide, if they are not provided, it is not possible to conclude a contract), to take action before concluding a contract at the request of the data subject or to perform a contract (providing data is a condition for concluding and performing a contract, if they are not provided, it is not possible to conclude and perform a contract), to fulfill a legal obligation imposed on the Administrator (e.g. : tax law, accounting laws) | on the basis of a legitimate interest of the Administrator, i.e. The Administrator’s legitimate interests, i.e. pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the RODO in order to market the Administrator’s own products or services, protect the Administrator’s property, assert or secure claims and defend against claims | pursuant to separate consent, i.e. pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the RODO in order to market directly the products or services of entities related to the Administrator (contractual obligation in the absence of consent we will not direct the indicated marketing). | Period for which personal data will be stored: personal data processed for the purpose of concluding or performing a contract will be stored for the duration of the contract, and after its expiration for the period necessary for post-sale support of the contract (e.g. handling complaints, guarantees), securing, asserting or defending against possible claims vested in the Administrator (in accordance with applicable regulations), in fulfillment of the Administrator’s legal obligation for the period provided by law (e.g. resulting from tax, accounting regulations, etc.). resulting from tax, accounting regulations), personal data processed on the basis of consents will be processed until revoked at any time without affecting the legality of processing performed on the basis of consent before its revocation. | Rights of the personal data subject: the right to access the content of his/her personal data, the right to obtain confirmation as to whether the Administrator is processing the data and information concerning such processing, the right to rectify the data, the right to request the Administrator to delete the data, the right to request the Administrator to restrict the processing of the data, the right to data portability (to receive and/or send the data to another administrator), the right to object to the processing of the data on the basis of the Administrator’s legitimate interest or to the processing for direct marketing purposes, the right to lodge a complaint to the Polish supervisory authority, i.e. the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection. President of the Office for Personal Data Protection, the right to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting the legality of processing performed on the basis of consent before its withdrawal).| Categories of data recipients: Business partners in the execution of contracts (including e.g. agents, contractors), law firms, telecommunications companies, banks for payment processing, postal operators, carriers, document archiving companies, partners providing technical services (e.g. emails, development and maintenance of IT systems and websites). We do not use automated decision-making, including profiling as referred to in Article 22 (1) and (4) of the RODO. We do not transfer information to a third country and/or international organization.

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