This Cookie Policy sets out the rules for storing and accessing information on the User’s device using Cookies, for the purpose of providing electronic services requested by the User, by:
Śpiewak Markiewicz Mroczyński Attorneys civil partnership
Plac Wolności 18, 61-739 Poznań, Poland
NIP [Polish Tax Identification Number]: 7831867946
REGON [Polish National Business Registry Number]: 523571500
I. Definitions
1. Administrator means:
Śpiewak Markiewicz Mroczyński Attorneys civil partnership
Plac Wolności 18, 61-739 Poznań, Poland
NIP [Polish Tax Identification Number]: 7831867946
National Business Registry Number (REGON): 523571500
which provides electronic services and stores and accesses information on the User’s devices.
2. Cookies means IT data, in particular small text files, stored and saved on devices through which the User accesses the Service’s website.
3. Administrator’s Cookies means Cookies placed by the Administrator and related to the provision of electronic services by the Administrator through the Service.
4. Third-Party Cookies means Cookies placed by the Administrator’s partners through the Service’s website.
5. Service means the website or application through which the Administrator operates an online service under the domain smadwokaci.pl.
6. Device means an electronic device through which the User accesses the Service.
7. User means an entity to whom electronic services may be provided in accordance with the Terms and Conditions and applicable law, or with whom an agreement for the provision of electronic services may be concluded.
II. Types of Cookies Used
1. The Cookies used by the Administrator are safe for the User’s Device. In particular, it is not possible for viruses, unwanted software, or malicious software to enter the User’s Device through Cookies. These files make it possible to identify the software used by the User and customize the Service individually for each User. Cookies typically contain the name of the domain from which they originate, the period of time they are stored on the Device, and an assigned value.
2. The Administrator uses two types of Cookies:
a. Session Cookies: these are stored on the User’s Device and remain there until the browser session ends. The stored information is then permanently deleted from the Device’s memory. The session cookie mechanism does not allow for the collection of any personal data or confidential information from the User’s Device.
b. Persistent Cookies: these are stored on the User’s Device and remain there until deleted. Ending a browser session or turning off the Device does not remove them from the User’s Device. The persistent cookie mechanism does not allow for the collection of any personal data or confidential information from the User’s Device.
3. The User may limit or disable access of Cookies to their Device. If this option is used, the Service may still be used, except for functionalities that by their nature require Cookies.
III. Purposes for Which Cookies Are Used
1. The Administrator uses its own Cookies for the following purposes:
a. Service configuration, including in particular:
i) adapting the content of the Service’s web pages to the User’s preferences and optimizing the use of the Service’s websites;
ii) recognizing the User’s Device and its location and appropriately displaying the website tailored to the User’s individual needs;
iii) remembering settings selected by the User and personalizing the User interface, such as the selected language or region from which the User accesses the Service;
iv) remembering browsing history within the Service for content recommendations;
v) adjusting font size, website appearance, etc.
b. User authentication within the Service and ensuring User sessions, including in particular:
i) maintaining the User’s session after login so that the User does not have to re-enter their login credentials and password on each subpage of the Service;
ii) proper configuration of selected Service functions, in particular enabling verification of the authenticity of the browser session;
iii) optimizing and improving the efficiency of services provided by the Administrator.
c. Implementation of processes necessary for the full functionality of the website, including in particular adapting the content of the Service’s web pages to the User’s preferences and optimizing the use of the Service’s websites. In particular, these files make it possible to recognize the basic parameters of the User’s Device and appropriately display the website tailored to the User’s individual needs.
d. Remembering the User’s location, including in particular proper configuration of selected Service functions enabling information displayed to the User to be adjusted according to the User’s location.
e. Analytics, research, and audience measurement, including in particular creating anonymous statistics that help understand how Users interact with the Service’s websites, allowing improvements to their structure and content.
f. Ensuring the security and reliability of the Service.
2. The Administrator also uses Third-Party Cookies for the following purposes:
a. collecting general and anonymous statistical data through analytics tools, in particular Google Analytics [Cookies administrator: Google Inc., USA];
b. enabling interactive features to promote the Service through social media platforms:
i) plus.google.com [Cookies administrator: Google Inc., USA];
ii) Facebook.com [Cookies administrator: Facebook Inc., USA, or Facebook Ireland, Ireland];
iii) LinkedIn.com [Cookies administrator: LinkedIn Ireland Limited, Ireland].
IV. Options for Determining the Conditions of Storage or Access by Cookies
1. The User may independently and at any time change Cookie settings, specifying the conditions for storing and accessing Cookies on the User’s Device. The User may change these settings using their web browser settings or through service configuration settings. In particular, these settings may be modified to block the automatic handling of Cookies in browser settings or to notify the User each time Cookies are placed on their Device. Detailed information about the available options and methods for handling Cookies can be found in the settings of the User’s browser software.
2. The User may delete Cookies at any time using the functions available in the web browser they use.
3. Restricting the use of Cookies may affect certain functionalities available on the Service’s website.
