1. Data Protection at a Glance
General Information
The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit this website. Personal data refers to all data that can be used to personally identify you. Detailed information on data protection can be found in our privacy policy listed below this text.
Data Collection on This Website
Who is responsible for data collection on this website?
Data processing on this website is carried out by the website operator. Their contact details can be found in the section “Information on the Responsible Party” in this privacy policy.
How do we collect your data?
Your data is collected in part when you provide it to us. This may include, for example, data you enter into a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent when you visit the website by our IT systems. This primarily includes technical data (e.g. internet browser, operating system, or time of page access). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
What do we use your data for?
Some of the data is collected to ensure error-free provision of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What rights do you have regarding your data?
You have the right at any time to receive free information about the origin, recipient, and purpose of your stored personal data. You also have the right to request correction or deletion of this data. If you have given consent to data processing, you may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future. In addition, you have the right, under certain circumstances, to request restriction of the processing of your personal data. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
You may contact us at any time regarding these or other questions on the subject of data protection.
Analysis Tools and Third-Party Tools
When you visit this website, your browsing behavior may be statistically analyzed. This is done primarily using so-called analysis programs.
Detailed information on these analysis programs can be found in the following privacy policy.
2. Hosting and Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
External Hosting
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the host’s servers. This may include IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact details, names, website access data, and other data generated via a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling contracts with our potential and existing customers (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) and in the interest of secure, fast, and efficient provision of our online services by a professional provider (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
Our host will process your data only to the extent necessary to fulfill its service obligations and in accordance with our instructions regarding this data.
We use the following host:
SiteGround Spain S.L.
Calle de Prim 19, 28004 Madrid (Spain)
Registration number CIF: B87194171
3. General Information and Mandatory Disclosures
Data Protection
The operators of these pages take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We treat your personal data confidentially and in accordance with statutory data protection regulations and this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various personal data is collected. Personal data is data that can be used to personally identify you. This privacy policy explains which data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this is done.
We point out that data transmission over the Internet (e.g. communication by email) may have security vulnerabilities. Complete protection of data against access by third parties is not possible.
Information on the Responsible Party
The responsible party for data processing on this website is:
Walking Poland Group
Antoni Wladyka
ulica Minska 69B
03-828 Warsaw
Poland
Phone: +48 507 980 921
Email: info@walkingwarsaw.com
The responsible party is the natural or legal person who alone or jointly with others determines the purposes and means of processing personal data (e.g. names, email addresses, etc.).
Storage Duration
Unless a more specific storage period has been specified in this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you submit a legitimate request for deletion or revoke your consent to data processing, your data will be deleted unless we have other legally permissible reasons for storing your personal data (e.g. tax or commercial retention periods); in the latter case, deletion will take place once these reasons no longer apply.
Notice on Data Transfer to the USA
Our website includes tools from companies based in the USA. If these tools are active, your personal data may be transferred to the respective companies’ US servers. We note that the USA is not considered a secure third country under EU data protection law. US companies are required to disclose personal data to security authorities without you being able to legally challenge this as a data subject. It therefore cannot be ruled out that US authorities (e.g. intelligence services) may process, analyze, and permanently store your data located on US servers for surveillance purposes. We have no influence over these processing activities.
Withdrawal of Your Consent to Data Processing
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You may revoke consent you have already given at any time. The legality of data processing carried out before the revocation remains unaffected.
Right to Object to Data Collection in Special Cases and to Direct Advertising (Art. 21 GDPR)
IF DATA PROCESSING IS BASED ON ART. 6(1)(E) OR (F) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT AT ANY TIME TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR REASONS ARISING FROM YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING BASED ON THESE PROVISIONS. THE LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU OBJECT, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA UNLESS WE CAN DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR PROCESSING THAT OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS, AND FREEDOMS OR THE PROCESSING SERVES TO ASSERT, EXERCISE, OR DEFEND LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT AT ANY TIME TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR SUCH ADVERTISING PURPOSES; THIS ALSO APPLIES TO PROFILING INSOFAR AS IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL NO LONGER BE USED FOR DIRECT MARKETING PURPOSES (OBJECTION PURSUANT TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
Right to Lodge a Complaint with the Supervisory Authority
In the event of violations of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work, or the place of the alleged infringement. This right exists without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies.
Right to Data Portability
You have the right to receive data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or in fulfillment of a contract, in a commonly used, machine-readable format, and to have it transferred to you or to a third party. If you request direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will be done only where technically feasible.
SSL or TLS Encryption
This site uses SSL or TLS encryption for security reasons and to protect the transmission of confidential content, such as orders or inquiries you send to us as the website operator. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the browser address line changing from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in your browser line.
If SSL or TLS encryption is activated, the data you transmit to us cannot be read by third parties.
Information, Deletion, and Correction
Within the scope of applicable legal provisions, you have the right at any time to free information about your stored personal data, its origin and recipients, and the purpose of data processing, as well as a right to correction or deletion of this data. You may contact us at any time regarding this or other questions on the subject of personal data.
Right to Restriction of Processing
You have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data. You may contact us at any time regarding this. The right to restriction of processing applies in the following cases:
- If you dispute the accuracy of your personal data stored by us, we generally need time to verify this. For the duration of the review, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
- If processing of your personal data was/is unlawful, you may request restriction of data processing instead of deletion.
- If we no longer need your personal data, but you require it to exercise, defend, or assert legal claims, you have the right to request restriction of processing instead of deletion.
- If you have lodged an objection pursuant to Art. 21(1) GDPR, a balancing of interests must be carried out. As long as it has not yet been determined whose interests prevail, you have the right to request restriction of processing of your personal data.
If processing of your personal data has been restricted, such data may—apart from storage—only be processed with your consent or for the assertion, exercise, or defense of legal claims, or to protect the rights of another natural or legal person, or for reasons of important public interest of the European Union or a Member State.
4. Data Collection on This Website
Cookies
Our websites use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files and do not cause any damage to your device. They are either stored temporarily for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (persistent cookies) on your device. Session cookies are automatically deleted after your visit ends. Persistent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them or your web browser automatically deletes them.
In some cases, cookies from third-party companies may also be stored on your device when you enter our site (third-party cookies). These allow us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (e.g. cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Many cookies are technically necessary, as certain website functions would not work without them (e.g. shopping cart function or video display). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or display advertising.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions you desire (functional cookies, e.g. shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies for measuring web audience) are stored on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR, unless another legal basis is stated. The website operator has a legitimate interest in storing cookies for technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to store cookies has been requested, the relevant cookies are stored exclusively on the basis of this consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR); consent may be revoked at any time.
You can set your browser to inform you about the setting of cookies and allow cookies only in individual cases, exclude acceptance of cookies for certain cases or in general, and activate automatic deletion of cookies when closing the browser. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of this website.
If cookies are used by third-party companies or for analysis purposes, we will inform you separately in this privacy policy and, if necessary, request consent.
Contact Form
If you send us inquiries via the contact form, your details from the inquiry form, including the contact details you provide there, will be stored by us for the purpose of processing the inquiry and in case of follow-up questions. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to the fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effective processing of inquiries addressed to us (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if requested.
The data you enter in the contact form remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your inquiry has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially retention periods—remain unaffected.
Inquiries by Email, Telephone, or Fax
If you contact us by email, telephone, or fax, your inquiry including all resulting personal data (name, inquiry) will be stored and processed by us for the purpose of handling your request. We do not pass on this data without your consent.
Processing of this data is based on Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR if your inquiry is related to fulfillment of a contract or necessary for pre-contractual measures. In all other cases, processing is based on our legitimate interest in effective processing of inquiries (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) or on your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), if requested.
The data sent to us via inquiries remains with us until you request deletion, revoke your consent to storage, or the purpose for data storage no longer applies (e.g. after your request has been processed). Mandatory legal provisions—especially statutory retention periods—remain unaffected.
Comment Function on This Website
For the comment function on this site, in addition to your comment, information about the time the comment was created and, if you do not post anonymously, the username you selected will be stored.
Storage of the IP Address
Our comment function stores the IP addresses of users who post comments. Since we do not review comments before publication, we need this data to take action against the author in the event of legal violations such as insults or propaganda.
Subscribing to Comments
As a user of the site, you can subscribe to comments after registering. You will receive a confirmation email to verify that you are the owner of the specified email address. You can unsubscribe from this function at any time via a link in the information emails. The data entered when subscribing to comments will be deleted in this case; however, if you have provided this data to us for other purposes and elsewhere (e.g. newsletter subscription), this data will remain with us.
Storage Duration of Comments
Comments and the associated data are stored and remain on this website until the commented content has been completely deleted or the comments must be deleted for legal reasons (e.g. offensive comments).
Legal Basis
Comments are stored on the basis of your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). You may revoke consent you have given at any time. An informal email notification to us is sufficient. The legality of data processing operations already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation.
5. Social Media
Facebook Plugins (Like & Share Button)
This website integrates plugins of the social network Facebook. The provider of this service is Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Dublin 2, Ireland. According to Facebook, the collected data is also transferred to the USA and other third countries.
You can recognize Facebook plugins by the Facebook logo or the “Like” button on this website. An overview of Facebook plugins can be found here:
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/?locale=en_US
When you visit this website, a direct connection is established between your browser and the Facebook server via the plugin. Facebook thereby receives the information that you have visited this website with your IP address. If you click the Facebook “Like” button while logged into your Facebook account, you can link the content of this website to your Facebook profile. This allows Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We note that as the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Facebook. Further information can be found in Facebook’s privacy policy at:
https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
If you do not want Facebook to associate your visit to this website with your Facebook user account, please log out of your Facebook account.
Facebook plugins are used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
Twitter Plugin
This website incorporates functions of the Twitter service. These functions are provided by Twitter International Company, One Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX07, Ireland. By using Twitter and the “Re-Tweet” function, the websites you visit are linked to your Twitter account and made known to other users. Data is also transferred to Twitter. We note that as the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Twitter. Further information can be found in Twitter’s privacy policy at:
https://twitter.com/privacy
The Twitter plugin is used on the basis of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:
https://gdpr.twitter.com/en/controller-to-controller-transfers.html
You can change your Twitter privacy settings in your account settings at:
https://twitter.com/account/settings
Instagram Plugin
This website incorporates functions of the Instagram service. These functions are provided by Facebook Ireland Limited, 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland.
If you are logged into your Instagram account, you can link the content of this website to your Instagram profile by clicking the Instagram button. This allows Instagram to associate your visit to this website with your user account. We note that as the website operator, we have no knowledge of the content of the transmitted data or its use by Instagram.
Data storage and analysis are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/legal/EU_data_transfer_addendum
https://help.instagram.com/519522125107875
https://www.facebook.com/help/566994660333381
Further information can be found in Instagram’s privacy policy:
https://instagram.com/about/legal/privacy/
Pinterest Plugin
This website uses social plugins from the social network Pinterest, operated by Pinterest Europe Ltd., Palmerston House, 2nd Floor, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
When you access a page containing such a plugin, your browser establishes a direct connection to Pinterest’s servers. The plugin transmits log data to Pinterest’s server in the USA. This log data may include your IP address, the address of the visited websites that also contain Pinterest functions, browser type and settings, date and time of the request, your use of Pinterest, and cookies.
Data storage and analysis are based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the widest possible visibility on social media. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information on the purpose, scope, and further processing and use of data by Pinterest, as well as your rights and options for protecting your privacy, can be found in Pinterest’s privacy policy:
6. Analysis Tools and Advertising
WordPress Statistics
This website uses “WordPress Statistics” to statistically analyze visitor access. The provider is Automattic Inc., 60 29th Street #343, San Francisco, CA 94110-4929, USA.
WordPress Statistics uses technologies that enable user recognition for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (e.g. cookies or device fingerprinting). For analysis, WordPress Statistics collects log files (referrer, IP address, browser, etc.), the origin of website visitors (country, city), and actions they performed on the site (e.g. clicks, views, downloads). The information collected about use of this website is stored on servers in the USA. Your IP address is anonymized after processing and before storage.
Use of this analysis tool is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in anonymized analysis of user behavior to optimize both its website and advertising. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
7. Plugins and Tools
YouTube
This website embeds videos from YouTube. The website operator is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
When you visit one of our pages that includes YouTube, a connection is established to YouTube’s servers. The YouTube server is informed which of our pages you have visited.
YouTube may also store various cookies on your device or use comparable technologies for recognition (e.g. device fingerprinting). This allows YouTube to obtain information about visitors to this website. This information is used, among other things, to compile video statistics, improve user experience, and prevent fraud.
If you are logged into your YouTube account, you allow YouTube to associate your browsing behavior directly with your personal profile. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account.
Use of YouTube is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Further information on handling user data can be found in YouTube’s privacy policy at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Web Fonts
This site uses so-called web fonts provided by Google for uniform display of fonts. When you access a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into its browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, the browser you use must connect to Google’s servers. This allows Google to know that this website was accessed via your IP address. Use of Google Web Fonts is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in uniform font display on its website. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Google Web Fonts can be found at:
https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq
and in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Font Awesome
This site uses Font Awesome for uniform display of fonts and icons. The provider is Fonticons, Inc., 6 Porter Road Apartment 3R, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
When you access a page, your browser loads the required fonts into its browser cache to display texts, fonts, and icons correctly. For this purpose, your browser must connect to Font Awesome’s servers. This allows Font Awesome to know that this website was accessed via your IP address. Use of Font Awesome is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. We have a legitimate interest in uniform font display on our website. If corresponding consent has been requested (e.g. consent to store cookies), processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
If your browser does not support Font Awesome, a standard font from your computer will be used.
Further information on Font Awesome can be found in Font Awesome’s privacy policy at:
https://fontawesome.com/privacy
Google Maps
This site uses the Google Maps service. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
To use the functions of Google Maps, it is necessary to store your IP address. This information is generally transmitted to and stored on a Google server in the USA. The provider of this site has no influence on this data transmission.
Use of Google Maps is in the interest of an appealing presentation of our online offerings and easy location of places specified on our website. This constitutes a legitimate interest within the meaning of Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR. If corresponding consent has been requested, processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR; consent may be revoked at any time.
Data transfer to the USA is based on the EU Commission’s standard contractual clauses. Details can be found here:
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/
https://privacy.google.com/businesses/gdprcontrollerterms/sccs/
Further information on handling user data can be found in Google’s privacy policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy