Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes the rules for processing information about you, including personal data and cookies (so-called “cookies”).

1. General Information

This policy applies to the website functioning at the URL: discover-colombia.com.

The Operator of the website and the Personal Data Administrator is: Radoslaw.

Contact email address of the Operator: info@discover-colombia.com.

The Operator is the Administrator of your personal data in relation to data provided voluntarily on the Website.

The Website uses personal data for the following purposes:

  • Operating the comment system
  • Operating online chat conversations
  • Operating a classified ads system
  • Displaying users’ advertisements
  • Handling inquiries via a form

The Website obtains information about users and their behavior in the following ways:

  • Through data voluntarily entered in forms, which are entered into the Operator’s systems.
  • By storing cookies (so-called “cookies”) on end-user devices.

2. Selected Data Protection Methods Used by the Operator

  • Login areas and points of entering personal data are protected at the transmission layer (SSL certificate). This ensures that personal data and login details entered on the site are encrypted on the user’s computer and can only be read on the target server.
  • Personal data stored in the database is encrypted in such a way that only the Operator possessing the key can read it. This protects the data in case the database is stolen from the server.
  • An important element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the Operator to process personal data, which especially includes regular updates of programming components.

  • 3. Hosting

    The Service is hosted (technically maintained) on servers operated by: another company.

    The hosting company, to ensure technical reliability, keeps server-level logs. Records may include:

    • Resources specified by a URL identifier (addresses of requested resources – pages, files)
    • Time of receiving a request
    • Time of sending a response
    • The name of the client station – identification carried out by the HTTP protocol
    • Information about errors that occurred during the execution of the HTTP transaction
    • The URL of the previously visited page by the user (referer link) – if the transition to the Service was made via a link
    • Information about the user’s browser
    • Information about the IP address
    • Diagnostic information related to the process of self-ordering services through the recorders on the page
    • Information related to the handling of email directed to and sent by the Operator

    4. Your Rights and Additional Information on How the Data Is Used

    In certain situations, the Administrator has the right to transfer your personal data to other recipients, if it is necessary to perform the contract concluded with you or to fulfill obligations resting on the Administrator. This applies to the following groups of recipients:

    • Comment system operators
    • Online chat solution operators

    Your personal data processed by the Administrator will not be processed for longer than is necessary to perform the activities related to them as defined by separate regulations (e.g., on accounting). With regard to marketing data, the data will not be processed for more than 3 years.

    You have the right to request from the Administrator:

    • access to the personal data concerning you,
    • their rectification,
    • erasure,
    • restriction of processing,
    • and data portability.

    You have the right to object to the processing indicated in point 3.2 in respect of processing personal data in order to perform the legitimate interests pursued by the Administrator, including profiling, but the right to object cannot be exercised if there are valid, legitimate grounds for processing overriding your interests, rights, and freedoms, in particular establishing, pursuing, or defending claims.

    A complaint against the Administrator’s actions may be lodged with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.

    Providing personal data is voluntary, but necessary to use the Service.

    Actions may be taken in relation to you that involve automated decision-making, including profiling, to provide services under a concluded contract and for the Administrator’s direct marketing purposes.

    Your personal data is not transferred to third countries within the meaning of personal data protection regulations. This means we do not send them outside the territory of the European Union.

    • 5. Information in Forms

  • The Service collects information voluntarily provided by the user, including personal data, if provided.
  • The Service may record information about connection parameters (time stamp, IP address).
  • The Service, in some cases, may save information that helps link data in the form to the email address of the user filling in the form. In that case, the user’s email address appears within the URL of the page containing the form.
  • Data provided in the form is processed for the purpose resulting from the function of a particular form, e.g. for handling a service request or a business contact, registering services, etc. Each time, the context and description of the form clearly indicates its purpose.

    • 6. Administrator Logs

    Information about user behavior in the Service may be subject to logging. These data are used for the purpose of administering the Service.

    7. Important Marketing Techniques

  • The Operator uses statistical analysis of website traffic via Google Analytics (Google Inc. based in the USA). The Operator does not provide personal data to the operator of this service, only anonymized information. The service is based on the use of cookies on the user’s end device. As regards information about user preferences collected by the Google advertising network, the user can view and edit information resulting from cookies using the tool: https://www.google.com/ads/preferences/.
  • The Operator uses the Facebook Pixel. This technology means that Facebook (Facebook Inc. based in the USA) knows that a person registered there is using the Service. It is based in this case on data for which it is itself the administrator; the Operator does not transfer any additional personal data from itself to Facebook. The service is based on the use of cookies on the user’s end device.

    • 8. Information about Cookies

  • The Service uses cookies.
  • Cookies (so-called “biscuits”) are IT data, in particular text files, which are stored on the end device of the Service User and are intended for the use of the Service’s websites. Cookies usually contain the name of the website from which they originate, the time of their storage on the end device, and a unique number.
  • The entity placing cookies on the Service User’s end device and accessing them is the Service Operator.
  • Cookies are used for the following purposes:
    • Maintaining the session of the Service user (after logging in), thanks to which the user does not have to re-enter their login and password on every subpage of the Service;
    • Carrying out the purposes set out above in the section “Important Marketing Techniques.”
  • The Service uses two basic types of cookies: “session” (session cookies) and “permanent” (persistent cookies). Session cookies are temporary files that are stored on the User’s end device until logging out, leaving the website, or turning off the software (web browser). Persistent cookies are stored on the User’s end device for the time specified in the parameters of the cookies or until they are deleted by the User.
  • Web browsing software (web browser) usually allows cookies to be stored on the User’s end device by default. Service Users can change these settings. The web browser allows deleting cookies. It is also possible to automatically block cookies. Detailed information on this topic can be found in the help or documentation of your web browser.
  • Restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some functionalities available on the Service’s websites.
  • Cookies placed on the User’s end device may also be used by entities cooperating with the Service Operator, in particular by companies: Google (Google Inc. based in the USA), Facebook (Facebook Inc. based in the USA), Twitter (Twitter Inc. based in the USA).

    • 9. Managing Cookies – How to Express and Withdraw Consent in Practice?

    If the user does not want to receive cookies, they can change the browser settings. We reserve that disabling cookies necessary for authentication, security, and user preference maintenance processes may make it difficult, and in extreme cases may prevent, the use of websites.

    To manage cookie settings, choose your web browser from the list below and follow the instructions:

    • Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
    • Opera

    Mobile devices:

    • Android
    • Safari (iOS)
    • Windows Phone

    This policy template was generated free of charge for informational purposes, based on our knowledge, industry practices, and laws in effect on 2018-08-14. We recommend reviewing this policy before using it on your website. The template is based on the most common situations found on websites, but it may not reflect the complete and precise specifics of your website. Read the generated document carefully and, if necessary, adapt it to your situation or seek legal advice. We take no responsibility for the consequences of using this document, as only you can influence whether all information contained therein is true. Also note that even the best Privacy Policy is just one element of your concern for personal data and user privacy on the website.

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