Definitions
Controller (Administrator) – Global Creators Union Sp. z o.o., registered office at [address — to be completed], registered in [court name] under KRS number: [KRS], NIP: [NIP], REGON: [REGON], share capital [amount] PLN.
Personal Data – all information about an identified or identifiable natural person through one or several specific factors defining physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity, including the device IP address, location data, online identifier, and information collected via cookies and similar technology.
Policy – this Privacy Policy.
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.
Website (Service) – the website operated by us at globalcreatorsunion.com.
User (You) – any natural person visiting the Website or using one or more of the services or features described in this Policy.
Data Processing When Using the Website
When you use the Website, we collect your data to the extent necessary to provide the individual services offered, as well as information about your activity on the Website. The detailed rules and purposes of processing personal data collected during your use of the Website are described below.
Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing
Using the Website
We process the personal data of all persons using the Website (including IP addresses or other identifiers and information collected via cookies) for the following purposes:
- to provide electronic services by making the content collected on the Website available to Users — the legal basis is the necessity of processing to perform a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR);
- for analytical and statistical purposes — the legal basis is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);
- for the possible establishment, pursuit or defence of claims — the legal basis is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR);
- for marketing purposes — the rules for processing personal data for marketing purposes are described in the "Marketing" section below.
Newsletter
If you wish to subscribe to our newsletter, you must provide us with your email address and first name via the newsletter sign-up form. Providing this data is voluntary but necessary to use the newsletter service.
Data provided when signing up to the newsletter is used to send you the newsletter, in which we inform you about our activities, content, promotions, and offers. The legal basis for processing is your voluntary consent given when subscribing (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
Data will be processed for the duration of the newsletter service, unless you unsubscribe earlier, which will result in the permanent deletion of your data from the database. At any time you may correct your data stored in the newsletter database, as well as request its deletion by unsubscribing from the newsletter.
Marketing
We process your personal data for marketing purposes, which may include:
- displaying marketing content not tailored to your preferences (contextual advertising);
- displaying marketing content corresponding to your interests (behavioural advertising);
- sending email notifications about interesting offers or content (newsletter service).
Cookies
Cookies are small text files installed on your device while browsing the Website. Cookies collect information that facilitates the use of the website.
We use cookies for the purpose of:
- providing electronic services and improving their quality;
- analytical and statistical purposes (including Google Analytics);
- marketing purposes.
If you do not wish to receive cookies, you can change your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may impair your use of the Website.
Data Retention Period
The period for which your data is processed depends on the type of service provided and the purpose of processing. As a general rule, data is processed for the duration of the service or until you withdraw your consent. After the processing period has elapsed, data is irreversibly deleted or anonymised.
Your Rights
In connection with the processing of your personal data, you are entitled to the following rights:
- the right to information about the processing of personal data;
- the right to obtain a copy of your data;
- the right to rectification of data;
- the right to erasure of data;
- the right to restriction of processing;
- the right to data portability;
- the right to object to the processing of data for marketing purposes;
- the right to withdraw consent;
- the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych) or another competent supervisory authority.
Data Recipients
We may disclose your personal data to trusted partners, including providers responsible for the operation of IT systems, payment operators, and entities providing marketing services. Your personal data will be shared with other entities for their own marketing purposes only if you give your consent to this.
Data Security
We take all steps to ensure that your personal data is processed securely — only authorised persons have access to your data, and only to the extent necessary to perform their tasks.
Contact Details
For all matters related to the processing of your personal data, you can contact us:
- by email: office@globalcreatorsunion.com
- by post: Global Creators Union Sp. z o.o., [address — to be completed]