The following Privacy Policy sets out the principles of storing and accessing information on User Devices using the Service for the purpose of providing services electronically by the Administrator, as well as the principles of collecting and processing personal data of Users which have been provided by them personally and voluntarily through the tools available in the Service.

This Privacy Policy is an integral part of the Service Regulations, which defines the rules, rights, and obligations of Users using the Service.

§1 Definitions

• Service – the internet service “zineric.com” operating at https://zineric.com/

• External Service – internet services of partners, service providers, or recipients cooperating with the Administrator

• Service / Data Administrator – The Administrator of the Service and Data Administrator (hereinafter referred to as the Administrator) is the company “—“, providing services electronically via the Service

• User – a natural person for whom the Administrator provides services electronically via the Service.

• Device – an electronic device along with software through which the User gains access to the Service

• Cookies (cookies) – text data collected in the form of files placed on the User’s Device

• GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)

• Personal data – means information about an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person

• Processing – means any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;

• Restriction of processing – means marking stored personal data with the aim of limiting their processing in the future

• Profiling – means any form of automated processing of personal data consisting of the use of personal data to evaluate certain personal aspects relating to a natural person, in particular to analyse or predict aspects concerning that natural person’s performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behaviour, location or movements

• Consent – consent of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous indication of the data subject’s wishes by which he or she, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to him or her

• Personal data breach – means a breach of security leading to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to, personal data transmitted, stored or otherwise processed

• Pseudonymisation – means the processing of personal data in such a manner that the personal data can no longer be attributed to a specific data subject without the use of additional information, provided that such additional information is kept separately and is subject to technical and organisational measures to ensure that the personal data are not attributed to an identified or identifiable natural person

• Anonymisation – Anonymisation of data is an irreversible process of data operations that destroys/overwrites “personal data” preventing identification, or association of a given record with a specific user or natural person.

§2 Data Protection Officer

Based on Art. 37 of the GDPR, the Administrator has not appointed a Data Protection Officer.

For matters related to data processing, including personal data, please contact the Administrator directly.

§3 Types of Cookies

• Internal Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service’s teleinformation system

• External Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the teleinformation systems of External Services. Scripts of External Services that may place Cookies on the User’s Device have been consciously placed in the Service through scripts and services made available and installed in the Service

• Session Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service or External Services during one session of a given Device. After the session ends, the files are removed from the User’s Device.

• Permanent Cookies – files placed and read from the User’s Device by the Service or External Services until they are manually deleted. Files are not automatically deleted after the Device session ends unless the User’s Device configuration is set to delete Cookie files after the Device session ends.

§4 Data storage security

• Storage and reading mechanisms of Cookie files – Storage, reading, and exchange of data between Cookies saved on the User’s Device and the Service are carried out through built-in web browser mechanisms and do not allow for downloading other data from the User’s Device or data from other websites visited by the User, including personal data or confidential information. The transfer of viruses, Trojan horses, and other worms to the User’s Device is also practically impossible.

• Internal Cookies – the Cookie files used by the Administrator are safe for the User’s Devices and do not contain scripts, content, or information that could threaten the security of personal data or the security of the Device used by the User.

• External Cookies – the Administrator takes all possible actions to verify and select the service partners in the context of User security. The Administrator cooperates with known, large partners with global social trust. However, he does not have full control over the content of Cookies coming from external partners. The Administrator is not responsible for the security of Cookie files, their content, and lawful use by scripts installed in the service from External Services, to the extent permitted by law. The list of partners is included in the further part of the Privacy Policy.

• Cookie control

  • The User can at any time independently change the settings for saving, deleting, and accessing the data saved by Cookies for each website

  • Information on how to disable cookies in the most popular computer browsers is available on the page: how to disable cookies or at one of the indicated providers:

    • Managing cookies in Chrome browser
    • Managing cookies in Opera browser
    • Managing cookies in FireFox browser
    • Managing cookies in Edge browser
    • Managing cookies in Safari browser
    • Managing cookies in Internet Explorer 11 browser

  • The User may at any time delete any saved Cookie files using the tools of the User’s Device through which the User uses the Service’s services.

• Threats on the User’s side – The Administrator applies all possible technical measures to ensure the security of data placed in Cookie files. However, it should be noted that ensuring the security of these data depends on both parties, including the User’s activity. The Administrator is not responsible for intercepting these data, impersonating the User’s session, or deleting them, as a result of the User’s conscious or unconscious activity, viruses, Trojan horses, and other spyware that may or may have infected the User’s Device. Users to protect against these threats should follow the rules to increase their cybersecurity.

• Storing personal data – The Administrator ensures that all efforts are made to process the personal data entered voluntarily by Users securely, access to them is limited and carried out in accordance with their purpose and processing objectives. The Administrator also ensures that all efforts are made to protect the data held from being lost, by applying appropriate physical and organizational safeguards.

• Storing passwords – The Administrator declares that passwords are stored in encrypted form, using the latest standards and guidelines in this area. Decrypting the passwords provided in the Service for access to the account is practically impossible.

§5 Purposes for which Cookies are used

• Improving and facilitating access to the Service
• Personalizing the Service for Users
• Enabling logging into the service
• Marketing, Remarketing in external services
• Advertising services
• Affiliate services
• Conducting statistics (users, number of visits, types of devices, connection, etc.)
• Serving multimedia services
• Providing social services

§6 Purposes of processing personal data

Personal data voluntarily provided by Users are processed for one of the following purposes:

• Implementation of electronic services:
  • User account registration and maintenance services in the Service and functionalities related to it
  • Newsletter service (including sending advertising content with consent)
  • Services for commenting/liking posts in the Service without the need to register
  • Services for sharing information about content placed in the Service on social networks or other websites.
• Communication of the Administrator with Users regarding the Service and data protection
• Ensuring the legally justified interest of the Administrator

Data about Users collected anonymously and automatically are processed for one of the following purposes:

• Conducting statistics
• Remarketing
• Serving ads tailored to User preferences
• Handling affiliate programs
• Ensuring the legally justified interest of the Administrator

§7 Cookies of External Services

The Administrator in the Service uses javascript scripts and web components of partners who may place their own cookies on the User’s Device. Remember that in the settings of your browser, you can decide yourself about the allowed cookies that can be used by individual websites. Below is a list of partners or their services implemented in the Service, which may place cookies:

• Multimedia services:
  • YouTube
• Social / combined services:
  (Registration, Login, content sharing, communication, etc.)
  
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Google+
• Newsletter services:
  • MailChimp
• Ad serving and affiliate networks:
  • MyLead
• Conducting statistics:
  • Google Analytics

Services provided by third parties are beyond the control of the Administrator. These entities may at any time change their terms of service, privacy policies, the purpose of data processing, and the methods of using cookies.

§8 Types of collected data

The Service collects data about Users. Some data is collected automatically and anonymously, and some data is personal data provided voluntarily by Users during the registration for various services offered by the Service.

Anonymous data collected automatically:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Screen resolution
• Approximate location
• Opened sub-pages of the service
• Time spent on a particular sub-page of the service
• Type of operating system
• Address of the previous sub-page
• Referrer page address
• Browser language
• Internet connection speed
• Internet service provider

Data collected during registration:

• Name / surname / nickname
• Login
• Email address
• IP address (collected automatically)

Data collected during the subscription to the Newsletter service

• Name / surname / nickname
• Email address
• IP address (collected automatically)

Data collected while adding a comment

• Name and surname / nickname
• Email address
• Website address
• IP address (collected automatically)

Some data (without identifying data) may be stored in cookies. Some data (without identifying data) may be transferred to the statistical service provider.

§9 Access to personal data by third parties

As a rule, the only recipient of personal data provided by Users is the Administrator. Data collected as part of the services provided are not transferred or sold to third parties.

Access to data (most often based on a Data Processing Agreement) may be available to entities responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and services necessary to run the service, such as:

• Hosting companies, providing hosting services or related services for the Administrator
• Companies through which the Newsletter service is provided

Entrusting the processing of personal data – Newsletter

In order to provide the Newsletter service, the Administrator uses the services of a third party – MailChimp. Data entered in the newsletter subscription form are transferred, stored, and processed in the external service provider’s service.

We inform you that the indicated partner may modify the indicated privacy policy without the consent of the Administrator.

Entrusting the processing of personal data – Hosting, VPS, or Dedicated Server Services

In order to run the service, the Administrator uses the services of an external provider of hosting, VPS, or Dedicated Servers – —. All data collected and processed in the service are stored and processed in the service provider’s infrastructure located in Poland. There is a possibility of access to data as a result of service works carried out by the service provider’s personnel. Access to this data is regulated by an agreement between the Administrator and the Service Provider.

§10 Method of processing personal data

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

• Personal data will not be transferred outside the European Union, unless they have been published as a result of individual actions by the User (e.g., entering a comment or post), which will make the data available to any person visiting the service.
• Personal data will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
• Personal data will not be sold to third parties.

Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically:

• Anonymous data (without personal data) will be transferred outside the European Union.
• Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be used for automated decision-making (profiling).
• Anonymous data (without personal data) will not be sold to third parties.

§11 Legal basis for the processing of personal data

The Service collects and processes Users’ data based on:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
  • art. 6 para. 1 lit. a
    the data subject has given consent to the processing of his or her personal data for one or more specific purposes
  • art. 6 para. 1 lit. b
    processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract
  • art. 6 para. 1 lit. f
    processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the administrator or by a third party
• Act of 10 May 2018 on the protection of personal data (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1000)
• Act of 16 July 2004 Telecommunications Law (Journal of Laws 2004 No. 171, item 1800)
• Act of 4 February 1994 on copyright and related rights (Journal of Laws 1994 No. 24, item 83)

§12 Period of processing personal data

Personal data provided voluntarily by Users:

As a rule, the indicated personal data are stored only for the period of providing the Service within the Service by the Administrator. They are deleted or anonymized within a period of up to 30 days from the moment of termination of the service (e.g., deletion of a registered user account, signing out of the Newsletter list, etc.)

The exception is a situation that requires securing legally justified purposes of further processing of this data by the Administrator. In such a case, the Administrator will store the indicated data, from the time of the User’s request for their deletion, no longer than for a period of 3 years in the case of violation or suspicion of violation of the service regulations by the User

Anonymous data (without personal data) collected automatically:

Anonymous statistical data, not constituting personal data, are stored by the Administrator for the purpose of conducting service statistics for an indefinite period

§13 Users’ rights related to the processing of personal data

The Service collects and processes Users’ data based on:

• The right to access personal data
  Users have the right to access their personal data, implemented on request submitted to the Administrator

• The right to rectify personal data
  Users have the right to request the Administrator to immediately rectify personal data that is incorrect or / and to complete incomplete personal data, implemented on request submitted to the Administrator

• The right to delete personal data
  Users have the right to request the Administrator to immediately delete personal data, implemented on request submitted to the AdministratorIn the case of user accounts, deletion of data involves the anonymization of data enabling the identification of the User. The Administrator reserves the right to suspend the implementation of the request for data deletion in order to protect the legally justified interest of the Administrator (e.g., when the User has committed a violation of the Regulations or data were obtained as a result of conducted correspondence).
  In the case of the Newsletter service, the User has the opportunity to independently delete his personal data using the link placed in each email message sent.

• The right to restrict the processing of personal data
  Users have the right to restrict the processing of personal data in cases indicated in art. 18 GDPR, including questioning the accuracy of personal data, implemented on request submitted to the Administrator

• The right to data portability
  Users have the right to obtain from the Administrator, personal data concerning the User in a structured, commonly used format readable by machines, implemented on request submitted to the Administrator

• The right to object to the processing of personal data
  Users have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in cases specified in art. 21 GDPR, implemented on request submitted to the Administrator

• The right to lodge a complaint
  Users have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority dealing with personal data protection.

§14 Contacting the Administrator

You can contact the Administrator in one of the following ways

• Mailing address – —

• Email address – —

• Contact form – available at: https://zineric.com/

§15 Service Requirements

• Restricting the recording and access to Cookie files on the User’s Device may cause incorrect functioning of some of the Service’s functionalities.

• The Administrator assumes no responsibility for improperly functioning functionalities of the Service in case the User restricts in any way the possibility of saving and reading Cookie files.

§16 External Links

In the Service – articles, posts, entries, or comments by Users may contain links to external websites with which the Owner of the service does not cooperate. These links and the pages or files indicated under them may be dangerous for Your Device or pose a threat to the security of Your data. The Administrator is not responsible for the content found outside the Service.

§17 Changes to the Privacy Policy

• The Administrator reserves the right to make any changes to this Privacy Policy without the need to inform Users about it in terms of the use and exploitation of anonymous data or the use of cookies.

• The Administrator reserves the right to make any changes to this Privacy Policy in terms of processing Personal Data, about which Users with user accounts or subscribed to the newsletter service will be informed via email within 7 days from the change of provisions. Continued use of the services means acquaintance and acceptance of the introduced changes to the Privacy Policy. In the case where the User does not agree with the introduced changes, he is obliged to delete his account from the Service or unsubscribe from the Newsletter service.

• The introduced changes to the Privacy Policy will be published on this subpage of the Service.

• The introduced changes become effective upon their publication.