PRIVACY POLICY
This Privacy Policy provides essential information about the purposes, methods, and security of your personal data processing as a user of the website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”). By reviewing this Privacy Policy, you will learn who the controller of your personal data is, what personal data is collected through the Website, for what purposes it is used, and how it is protected.
§ 1. Basic Information
The controller of your personal data is the Provocare Foundation – Institute of Provocativeness, headquartered in Warsaw (01-923), ul. Esej 21/22, registered under KRS: 0001060239, NIP: 1182270087, REGON: 526474050.
You may contact the Controller via email at: dialog@provocare.org.
§ 2. Principles of Data Processing
The Controller processes personal data in accordance with the following principles:
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based on a legal basis and in compliance with the law (lawfulness);
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fairly and honestly (fairness);
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in a transparent manner for the data subject (transparency);
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for specific purposes and not “just in case” (purpose limitation);
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no more than necessary (data minimization);
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with care for data accuracy (accuracy);
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for no longer than necessary (storage limitation);
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ensuring appropriate data security (integrity and confidentiality).
§ 3. Purposes, Legal Bases, and Scope of Data Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
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for contact purposes,
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to send you newsletter messages if you have subscribed,
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to respond to your message sent directly via email or through the contact form, based on the Controller’s legitimate interest in providing a reply,
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for technical purposes using cookies (technical cookies), based on the Controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring proper operation and functionality of the Website,
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for statistical and analytical purposes, if you have consented to the use of cookies for analytical purposes (analytical cookies),
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for marketing purposes, if you have consented to receiving the newsletter or to the use of cookies for marketing purposes (marketing cookies),
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in connection with maintaining our business profile on social media platforms (such as Facebook / Instagram), under the terms set by the respective platform owners, and for informing users about our products, promotions, and other updates related to our activities, which we consider a legitimate interest.
We process your data within the following scope:
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If you send us an email, we will process the data contained therein. Providing such data is voluntary. You may request its deletion at any time.
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If you use the contact form on our Website, we will process your email address and first name. Providing this data is necessary for us to respond to your inquiry.
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Additional data processed by the Controller includes your IP address and other data stored in cookies. You decide to what extent we may use cookies containing your data. Providing such data is voluntary. You may change your preferences at any time via your browser settings or by deleting cookies stored by our Website.
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If you like or otherwise engage with our social media profile (e.g., on Facebook), we will process the data you have provided on that platform and to which we have access. You may end this processing by unsubscribing from our profile.
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External partner APIs: Our Website may use APIs (application programming interfaces) provided by external partners to integrate various functionalities such as maps, analytics, advertising, or social media. Use of these APIs may result in the creation of additional cookies or the use of existing cookies to process user data. External partners may store and process this data in accordance with their own privacy policies.
§ 4. Data Recipients and Intent to Transfer Data Outside the EEA or to International Organizations
If you have consented to the use of analytical cookies, the data stored in those cookies may be processed by entities providing traffic analysis software for our Website (e.g., Google Analytics).
§ 5. Data Retention Period
We are unable to determine the exact duration for which your personal data will be processed. If you have provided your data via a contact form or email message for communication purposes, your data will be processed until you submit a request for its deletion or object to its processing, or until we determine that the Controller’s legitimate interest has been fulfilled.
§ 6. User Rights
In connection with the processing of your personal data, you have the following rights:
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the right to access your data,
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the right to rectify, erase, or restrict the processing of your data,
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the right to data portability,
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the right to object to data processing,
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the right to withdraw consent to data processing at any time and in any form, unless the processing is carried out for the purpose of fulfilling a contract by the Controller, complying with legal obligations towards public institutions, or pursuing the Controller’s legitimate interests.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (address: ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw).
More information on personal data protection is available on the website of the Personal Data Protection Office: .
§ 7. Cookie Information
We use cookies on our website.
Cookies are small text files stored on users’ devices while browsing the website. They are used to facilitate site usage, improve service quality, and enable analysis of user traffic and behavior.
Cookies may be permanent or temporary. Permanent cookies are stored on the user’s device for a defined period or until manually deleted. Temporary cookies are removed once the browser is closed.
We use both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies ensure proper site functionality, personalize content, save user preferences, and support statistical analysis. Third-party cookies are used by external analytical and advertising tools, as well as for social media integration.
Users have the right to control and limit how cookies are used on our site. Most web browsers allow cookie management, including blocking, restricting, or deleting cookies. Detailed information on cookie management can be found in your browser settings.
Please note that disabling or limiting cookies may affect site functionality and the quality of services provided.
We use different types of cookies to better meet user needs and ensure optimal website performance:
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Technical cookies: Essential for proper website operation. They maintain user sessions, support form functionality, remember preferences, and ensure site security.
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Marketing cookies: Enable personalized advertising and remarketing activities tailored to user interests and preferences. They also measure campaign effectiveness and optimize ad content.
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Analytical cookies: Collect information on how users interact with the site, such as visit counts, visited pages, time spent on the site, and traffic sources. These insights help analyze and optimize the site’s performance and tailor content to user needs.
§ 8. Why Do We Use Cookies?
User experience: Cookies can significantly enhance the comfort and ease of using the website.
Content personalization: Cookies allow the website to tailor displayed content to the user’s preferences and interests, making the site more engaging and useful.
Remembering settings: Cookies enable the site to store user-selected settings such as language, layout, or color scheme, allowing for faster and more convenient navigation.
Login functionality: Cookies store information about logged-in users, making it easy to switch between different sections of the site without repeated logins.
Session continuity: Cookies track user activity across subpages, allowing users to return to previously visited sections or resume unfinished actions, such as completing forms.
Performance optimization: Cookies can be used to analyze traffic and user behavior, helping improve site performance and deliver high-quality content.
Advertising: Cookies enable the display of personalized ads tailored to the user’s interests and needs, making advertisements less intrusive and more relevant.
Social media integration: Cookies allow integration with platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, enabling easy content sharing and access to additional features like commenting or liking.
§ 9. Functions of Technical Cookies
User session maintenance: Technical cookies enable the maintenance of a user session while navigating the website, allowing seamless movement between sections without repeated logins or re-entering information.
Remembering user preferences: Thanks to technical cookies, the website can store user preferences such as selected language, font size, color settings, and other personalization elements.
Form handling: Technical cookies support the proper functioning of forms on the website, such as login, registration, or contact forms, ensuring accurate processing of user-submitted data.
Website performance optimization: Using technical cookies allows monitoring of site performance and loading speed of individual elements, enabling optimization and improved service quality.
Security: Technical cookies help ensure the safety of the website and its users—for example, by verifying user identity, detecting intrusion attempts, and protecting against CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks.
§ 10. Functions of Analytical Cookies
Website traffic measurement: Analytical cookies allow monitoring of visit counts, unique users, and page views, providing an overall picture of the website’s popularity and performance.
User behavior analysis: These cookies collect information on how users navigate the site—for example, time spent on specific subpages, navigation paths, and exit points.
Conversion optimization: Analytical cookies help identify which site elements influence the effectiveness of achieving business goals, such as registrations, orders, or contact form submissions.
User segmentation: Using analytical cookies enables grouping users by various criteria, allowing better tailoring of content and offers to the needs of specific segments.
A/B testing: Analytical cookies are used to conduct A/B tests, comparing two versions of a webpage to determine which better meets defined goals. These tests support optimization of the site’s design, functionality, and content.
§ 11. Functions of Advertising Cookies
Personalized advertising: Marketing cookies enable the display of ads tailored to the user’s interests, preferences, and browsing history, making them more engaging and effective.
Remarketing: Marketing cookies allow tracking of users who visited the website but did not complete a purchase or other action, and retargeting them with ads to encourage return visits and transaction completion.
Measuring ad effectiveness: Marketing cookies help monitor the performance of advertising campaigns, such as the number of clicks, conversions, or impressions, allowing for optimization of marketing strategies.
Managing multi-channel advertising: The use of marketing cookies facilitates coordination and integration of advertising efforts across various channels, such as search engines, social media platforms, and partner websites.
Testing and optimizing ad content: Marketing cookies are used to conduct A/B testing and other analytical methods to assess which messages, formats, or creative elements are most effective and engaging for users.
§ 12. Newsletter
Users of our Website have the option to subscribe to the newsletter, which includes receiving a free issue of the psychological-development quarterly Provotime.
By providing their email address, checking the box next to the clause: “I consent to the processing of my personal data and to receiving a free newsletter via electronic communication, which may include commercial information, and to the use of email communication for marketing purposes. | Please review our Privacy Policy.” and clicking the “Subscribe!” button below, the User voluntarily agrees to receive the free newsletter via electronic communication, which may include commercial information, and to the use of email communication for marketing purposes.
The User may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. Unsubscribing is done by selecting the “Unsubscribe” option, available in all messages sent by our Website via the MailerLite platform.
To review MailerLite’s privacy policy, please visit .
All data collected in this manner will be processed for the necessary duration, but no longer than until the User objects to such processing.
If the User does not wish to provide personal data in order to access Provotime, they should contact us using the details provided in §1.
