Privacy Policy

We value your privacy

Our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy

 

This is the privacy policy for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation (registered charity in Poland, Dominikańska 19c, Warsaw, tax number 521-30-03-700) hereinafter referred to as the Foundation. This policy applies to all pages hosted on this site and other services run by the Foundation and it describes how data is gathered, kept, and used. 

 

Security of your personal data

We value the security of personal data of users of our websites. We endeavour to avoid identifying our users and data collected in log diaries are used only to run the service. We are sole data controllers for our websites. 

 

How to contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about your data or services we provide, please get in touch with us at [email protected]. If you should have any questions or concerns regarding personal data usage get in touch with [email protected]

 

Why we collect and use your personal data

We collect HTTP requests addressed to our servers. We do not connect these requests with individuals browsing our websites. The files with these requests are used to check what is the most viewed content and to pinpoint mistakes. 

Personal data is obtained only after you have registered, filled in a registration form, ordering goods or addressing a query to the Foundation or any other exchange of data when you agree to share the data with the Foundation.

 

Cookies

We can use cookies to automatically collect personal data. A cookie is a small file which is saved on your device while you browse the web. Cookies can be used to: 

  • keeping you logged in 
  • saving your browsing session 
  • tracking available services 
  • allowing you to authorise logging service 

Another category of files is used to: 

  • displaying the same view after new logging session 
  • remembering your choices regarding items you do not want to see 
  • returning user's session 
  • checking if Cookies are functioning correctly 
  • making our services more useful for you 
  • showing your chosen sorting parameters

 

Other entities also collect user data on our sites through cookies, tags and pixels. Each of these entities has their own Privacy Policy. 

We use these functionalities in order to: 

  • monitor the traffic of our websites 
  • collect statistics allowing us to understand how you use your websites 
  • adjust the website according to the needs of the users
  • use communication tools 
  • integrate our website with social media channels 
  • run online payments 

 

Tools and technologies we use

Cookies used by Foundation are not used to store any personal data and you can control cookie settings in your browser. You can increase your online safety but you won't be able to use some of the functionalities of the website. 

 

Who do we share your personal data with? 

Your personal data might be shared with subtractors based on the services they provide to us. They cannot use your personal data for their own purposes. 

In order to ensure your data safety, we use all available tools and means to protect your personal details. 

 

For how long do we keep your data? 

It depends on the reason why you shared it with us. We specify the duration in our information clauses. We will keep the logs for an indefinite period of time and will be used to improve the services available on our websites. Their content will be made available only to the administrators of the service. 

We will be making sure that your personal information is secure and it is not passed on to unauthorized people. 

 

Your rights

You have the right to access your personal details in order to: 

  • correct, rectify, move, restrict or withdraw the permission to  use of your personal information or delete it altogether

You can also make a complaint to the relevant Data Protection Offices if you believe that the ways in which we process your data breach the GDPR regulations.

 

Is providing your personal data mandatory? 

You are not obliged to provide your personal information, however, you need to know that if you don't provide this information you might not be able to use some features or services available on our website. 

 

Automated processing and profiling 

Your information - saved as cookie files - allows us to reach you with personalized information relating to the activities of our Foundation. Some of your personal information is processed automatically when you make a payment (status, transaction ID, card hash) and when you make an order (status, date). 

 

Website content

The content of our websites (text, images, photos, graphic elements and other items) are the intellectual property of the Foundation and as such are subject to copyright. 

We ask you not to copy and not to share the content of our websites. Please ask our express written permission first. 

 

Links to other sites

This privacy policy applies only to the Foundation's services and websites. Our websites can contain links to other sites and we cannot guarantee the quality of their privacy policies and security. We cannot accept responsibility for the content of other websites and this policy does not apply to any other sites. 

 

Changes to this policy

Amended version will be published on this website, if any changes will be introduced. 

News
2024-04-26 17:00:45

Cultural exchange in check!

Last weekend we managed to complete a project that we have been working on together with the Polish community living in Scotland for several years. The GOCC Foundation has its own tartan! On Sunday, during a special visit to Scotland, Jerzy Owsiak received a brand new kilt.