8Foundry

Privacy Policy

Who we are

Welcome to 8Foundry Alliance’s privacy policy. This document explains how we collect, use and protect your data when you visit our 8foundry_alliance.eu website. We respect your privacy and keep your data safe. Our actions comply with RODO and Polish data protection law. Please read this policy to know how we handle your data.

Who is responsible for your data

8Foundry Alliance, based in Poland, is the controller of your personal data. This means that we decide for what purpose and how we process the data collected on our website.

What data we collect

Site usage data

When you visit our site, we automatically collect basic information about your device and how you use the site:
– What pages you view and how much time you spend on them
– Where you came to our site from
– What browser you use
– What operating system you have
– What country or city you are from (in general, not the exact address)
We collect this data through Google Analytics, a tool that helps us understand how people use our site.

Contact form data

When you fill out the contact form, we collect:
– Name
– Email address
– Phone number (if you provide it)
– Company name (if you provide it)
– Content of your message
– Date and time you sent it

What we use your data for

:

Site usage data:

  • We analyze site traffic to improve it
  • We check what interests our visitors
  • We measure the effectiveness of our marketing efforts
  • We take care of the security and smooth operation of the site

We do not use this data to identify specific individuals.

Contact form data:

  • We answer your questions
  • We provide support
  • We contact you about our services
  • We keep a history of our correspondence
  • We improve our services based on your feedback

On what basis do we process data

In accordance with RODO and Polish data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your data:

Site usage data:

  • Legitimate interest : we have the right to analyze how our site works in order to improve it

  • Agreed: For cookies, we ask for your consent

Contact form data:

  • Legitimate interest: we have the right to answer your questions

  • Pre-contractual activities : When you inquire about our services before a possible collaboration

  • Consent : When you explicitly agree to it

Cookies

Our website uses cookies through Google Analytics. These are small text files stored on your device that help us analyze website traffic. In accordance with EU law, we will ask your permission for cookies that are not essential to the operation of the site. You can control cookies in your browser – accept or reject them. If you reject them, some features of the site may not work.

Transferring data abroad

Google Analytics may transfer your data to the United States. Google provides appropriate safeguards for such transfers.
Contact form data remains in the European Union.

How long we keep the data

Site usage data:

We store them for 26 months or until you ask us to remove them.

Contact form data:

Contact form data:

  • Active cases: until case resolution plus 12 months for quality control purposes

  • General correspondence : for 3 years since last contact

  • Marketing: until you withdraw your consent

Your rights

In accordance with RODO and Polish data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your data:

  • Check what data we have about you

  • Correct your data

  • Deletion of your data

  • Restrictions on data processing

  • Objection to processing

  • Data transfers

  • Withdrawal of consent (when based on consent)

  • File a complaint with the Office for Personal Data Protection (OPA)

To exercise these rights, contact us.

External services

We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic. This is a service from Google that stores data on servers in the US.

We have activated IP anonymization, so your IP address is truncated in EU/EEA countries before being transferred to the US.

Google Privacy Policy https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Data security

We protect your data from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. We apply:

  • Data encryption

  • Regular security checks

  • Access control and authentication

  • Employee training on data protection

Automatic decision-making

We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling.

Changes in privacy policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will notify you of changes on this page by changing the date of the update. In case of significant changes, we will additionally notify you.

We recommend checking this policy regularly.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Email: contact@8foundry_alliance.eu
8Foundry Alliance – address of the cluster coordinator i.e. 8Foundry sp. z o.o.
ul. Czworaki 6
37-555 Sośnica
Poland

You can complain at any time to the Polish supervisory authority for data protection – the Office for Personal Data Protection https://uodo.gov.pl/.