Privacy Policy

How we collect, use, and protect your information

Last Updated: June 15, 2023

At GeoPoland Environmental News ("we," "us," or "our"), we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (https://geopoland-eco.com) or use our services.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, you may choose not to use our website. By accessing or using our website, you agree to this privacy policy.

1. Data We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:

1.1 Personal Data

  • Contact Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, contact us, or submit feedback, we collect your name and email address.
  • Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your name, email address, username, and password.
  • Payment Information: If you make a purchase or donation, we collect payment details, billing address, and other information necessary to process the transaction. Note that payment processing is handled by secure third-party payment processors.
  • Communication Data: We collect information you provide when you contact us, leave comments, or participate in surveys or contests.

1.2 Automatically Collected Data

  • Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, navigation paths, and information about your device (type, operating system, browser).
  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, and operating system.
  • Location Data: General location information derived from your IP address.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

  • Providing Services: To deliver the content and services you request, manage your account, and process transactions.
  • Communication: To respond to your inquiries, provide customer support, and send you newsletters, updates, or other information you've requested.
  • Improving Our Website: To analyze usage patterns, diagnose technical issues, and enhance the user experience.
  • Marketing: To send you relevant content, updates, and promotional materials (only with your consent).
  • Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or other illegal activities.
  • Compliance: To comply with legal obligations, enforce our terms of service, and protect our rights or the rights of others.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data on the following legal grounds:

  • Consent: Where you have explicitly agreed to the processing of your data for specific purposes, such as receiving our newsletter.
  • Contractual Necessity: When processing is necessary to fulfill a contract with you or take steps at your request before entering into a contract.
  • Legitimate Interests: Where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
  • Legal Obligation: When we need to process your data to comply with a legal requirement.

4. Cookie Policy

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect information about your browsing activities and to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and allows us to improve our site.

4.1 Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
  • Analytical/Performance Cookies: Allow us to recognize and count visitors and see how they move around our website.
  • Functionality Cookies: Used to recognize you when you return to our website, enabling us to personalize content and remember your preferences.
  • Targeting Cookies: Record your visit to our website, the pages you visit, and the links you follow to deliver relevant advertisements.

4.2 Managing Cookies

You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with:

  • Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, email delivery, and payment processing.
  • Business Partners: When necessary for providing services you've requested or enhancing your experience.
  • Legal Authorities: When required by law, court order, or governmental regulation.
  • Corporate Affiliates: In connection with a corporate transaction, such as a merger, sale of assets, or bankruptcy.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law. We do not allow our third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes and only permit them to process your personal data for specified purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

6. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to protect your personal data from accidental loss, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include:

  • Encryption of sensitive data
  • Regular security assessments
  • Access controls and authentication procedures
  • Secure network infrastructure

While we strive to protect your personal data, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

In determining the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and applicable legal requirements.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: The right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Rectification: The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Erasure: The right to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Restriction: The right to request temporary or permanent limitations on processing of your data.
  • Data Portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Objection: The right to object to processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Withdraw Consent: The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on consent to process your data.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Information" section below. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your personal data. This is a security measure to ensure that personal data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.

9. International Data Transfers

Our operations are primarily based in the European Union. However, we may transfer, store, and process your information in countries other than your country of residence. These countries may have data protection laws that are different from the laws of your country.

When we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by implementing appropriate safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

10. Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete such information.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated privacy policy on our website and update the "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about how we collect, use, and protect your information.

12. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

GeoPoland Environmental News

49 Shaw Avenue South

Isla WV5 9BS

United Kingdom

Email: privacy@geopoland-eco.com

Phone: +447245659202

If you are located in the European Union, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you are unsatisfied with our response to your concerns.