Privacy Policy

1. General Information

This Privacy Policy explains how the European Federation of Polish Scientific and Technical Associations (EFPSNT) (“we”, “us”, “our”) processes personal data collected through the website https://efpsnt.org.

2. What Data We Collect

Data you provide voluntarily

We may process the following information when you interact with our website:

• name and surname,
• email address,
• information submitted through contact forms,
• information submitted when posting comments (if enabled),
• information provided when creating a user account (if applicable).

Data collected automatically

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

• IP address,
• browser type and version,
• device information,
• cookies and similar technologies,
• server logs.

3. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect:

• data shown in the comment form,
• the visitor’s IP address,
• browser user agent string (for spam detection).

An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/

After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible next to your comment.

4. Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images containing embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract such data from images published on the website.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality and improve user experience.

Examples:

• If you leave a comment, you may opt‑in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience.
• When visiting the login page, a temporary cookie is set to check if your browser accepts cookies.
• Login cookies and display preference cookies may be stored for a limited time.
• When editing or publishing an article, an additional cookie may be stored to identify the post ID.

You can manage or delete cookies in your browser settings.

6. Embedded Content

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website directly.

These websites may:

• collect data about you,
• use cookies,
• embed third‑party tracking,
• monitor your interaction with embedded content.

7. How Long We Keep Your Data

• Comments and their metadata are stored indefinitely to recognize and approve follow‑up comments automatically.
• For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except username). Website administrators may also view and edit this information.

8. Your Rights

You may request:

• access to your personal data,
• a copy of the data we hold about you,
• correction of inaccurate data,
• deletion of your personal data,
• restriction of processing,
• objection to processing (where applicable).

These rights do not apply to data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Additionally, data may be processed by:

• hosting providers,
• analytics tools (if used),
• email or communication services.

All third‑party processors are required to ensure appropriate data protection measures.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.