Privacy and Cookie Policy for the Websites of the University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw places particular importance on respecting the privacy of users visiting websites within the *.uw.edu.pl domain. In order to provide services at the highest level, UW uses cookies[1]. By using our website, you consent to cookies being stored on your device. You can change your browser settings at any time:

Types of Cookies Used on lbm.uw.edu.pl

  • Performance cookies – collect information about how visitors use the website.
  • Functional cookies – store user settings such as language and consent preferences, including:
    • cookies from google-analytics.com – used to generate statistics for the uw.edu.pl website;
    • cookies from googleads.g.doubleclick.net – used to verify “clicks” and automatically tag URLs;
    • static.doubleclick.net – used to verify time, date, location of content display, and determine the number of visits to the website.

More information about Google cookies can be found at:

External websites linked from uw.edu.pl may use cookies different from those listed above. The University of Warsaw is not responsible for the privacy policies of those websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies.

Data Collection

The uw.edu.pl website stores HTTP requests directed to our server. The following information is stored in log files:

  • public IP address of the computer from which the request was sent,
  • client workstation name,
  • number of bytes sent by the server,
  • URL of the page previously visited by the user,
  • information about the user’s browser,
  • information about errors that occurred during HTTP transaction processing.

Use of Data

The collected logs are stored for an indefinite period as auxiliary material for website administration. The information contained therein is not disclosed to anyone except authorized personnel responsible for administering the website.

Information on the Processing of Personal Data

Controller

The controller of your data is the University of Warsaw, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland.

  • Postal contact: University of Warsaw, ul. Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland (please indicate the relevant organizational unit).
  • Telephone contact: +48 22 55 20 000.

Data Protection Officer

The controller has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted via email at: iod@adm.uw.edu.pl.

Purposes and Legal Bases for Processing

Personal data are processed for the purpose of:

  • communication with users – Article 6(1)(c) GDPR[2],
  • improving the quality of the controller’s services – Article 6(1)(f) GDPR,
  • sending newsletters – Article 6(1)(a) GDPR,
  • adding users to a media mailing list – Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Consent for personal data processing may be withdrawn at any time by sending an email to: redakcja.www@uw.edu.pl. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.

Recipients of Personal Data

Your data will be accessible to authorized employees and collaborators of the University of Warsaw. Data may also be transferred to entities entrusted by the controller with performing specific activities requiring data processing.

Data Retention Period

Data will be stored until the purpose for which they were collected is fulfilled, and subsequently in accordance with applicable archival regulations.

Rights Related to Data Processing

Users have the right to:

  • access their data and receive a copy,
  • rectify their data,
  • restrict processing,
  • erase data (subject to Article 17(3) GDPR),
  • lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.

Obligation to Provide Data and Consequences of Failure to Provide Them

Providing data is mandatory where required by law. In cases where processing is based on consent, providing data is voluntary; however, failure to provide data may hinder the achievement of specific purposes.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

The privacy policy may be updated to ensure that it provides current and accurate information. Any changes will be published on this page.

Footnotes

[1] More information about cookies can be found at: https://wszystkoociasteczkach.pl/.

[2] Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ EU L 119, 04.05.2016, p. 1, as amended).

[3] The legal obligation arises in particular from: the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science; the Act of 16 July 2016 – Telecommunications Law; the Act of 17 February 2005 on the Computerization of Activities of Entities Performing Public Tasks.