Michal Szajnecki

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 20, 2025

This Privacy Policy applies to michalszajnecki.com ("we", "our", "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. The data controller for this website is Michał Szajnecki, operating from Poland. For all inquiries, contact us at [email protected].

1. Introduction

Welcome to michalszajnecki.com. This Privacy Policy outlines how we handle any information you may provide while using our website located at michalszajnecki.com ("Website").

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information to provide and improve our services to you:

2.1 Information You Provide Us

When you use our contact form or subscribe to our newsletter, we collect the following information:

  • Name: To personalize our communication (if provided).
  • Email Address: To respond to your inquiries or send you newsletters if you opt in.
  • Message: The content of your message or inquiry.

This information is sent via email from our VPS server located in Warsaw, Poland to our Gmail inbox. While the VPS is based in the EU, emails sent to Gmail may transit through servers outside the European Union. We treat all received information as private and do not share it with any third parties.

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you can unsubscribe at any time using the link in each email. We store consent records for audit purposes.

2.2 Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal information based on one or more of the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data (e.g., subscribing to the newsletter or using the contact form).
  • Legitimate interests: Processing is necessary to respond to your inquiries and maintain the website.

3. Information We Do Not Collect

We respect your privacy and have designed our website to minimize data collection. Specifically, we do not:

  • Use tracking technologies such as cookies, web beacons, or similar tools.
  • Use any analytics tools, including Google Analytics or other third-party monitoring services.
  • Collect personal information beyond what is explicitly provided through the contact form or newsletter subscription.
  • Engage in any form of data sharing with third parties beyond what is necessary for service provision.

We do not use cookies or store any user data beyond what you explicitly submit via the contact or newsletter forms.

4. Automatically Collected Information

Our website is hosted on a VPS located in Warsaw, Poland and is served through Cloudflare, a content delivery and security provider. When you visit our site, Cloudflare may automatically collect and log certain technical data such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device and operating system
  • Referrer URL
  • Pages visited and time of request
  • Request headers and metadata

This data is collected automatically by Cloudflare to provide essential website services such as caching, load balancing, and protection from DDoS attacks. We do not directly access or use this data for analytics or marketing purposes. While Cloudflare may process certain technical information on our behalf, we do not have a direct Data Processing Agreement (DPA) in place with them. Their data handling practices are governed by their publicly available privacy policy and service terms.

For more information, please review Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy.

5. International Data Transfers

By submitting your information through our website, you acknowledge and agree that your data may be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA) as part of the email delivery process. We use appropriate safeguards and secure channels (such as TLS encryption) to protect your information during transmission.

6. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

7. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect any information transmitted to us, including HTTPS encryption and secured server access. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute protection.

8. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information.

9. Data Retention

When you submit information through our contact or newsletter form, the message is emailed from our VPS (located in Warsaw) to our Gmail inbox. We do not store your message on the server beyond the transmission process. Our Gmail account is protected with strong access controls. We do not share or repurpose any submissions and treat them as strictly private.

10. Your Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights under data protection laws, including:

  • The right to access, correct, or delete your personal information.
  • The right to object to or restrict the processing of your data.
  • The right to data portability.
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent).
  • The right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to all valid requests within 30 days and may request proof of identity to protect your data.

11. Do Not Track Signals

We do not track you across the web or build behavioral profiles. As such, “Do Not Track” (DNT) signals sent by browsers are not applicable.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our data practices.

13. Governing Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Poland and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us at:

Email:[email protected]