Cookie policy

Cookie policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Payfac24 Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (“Payfac24,” “we”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the websitewww.payfac24.pl (“the Website”).

The provisions of this policy are based on Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (“GDPR”) and the relevant provisions of Polish law concerning the protection of personal data and the use of cookies, in particular the provisions of the Telecommunications Law.

  1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on a user’s device (such as a computer, smartphone, or tablet) when they visit a website.

These files enable us to recognize the user’s device and display a website tailored to their preferences. In particular, they ensure the website functions properly, enhance its security, and improve the user experience.

The term "cookies" also refers to other technologies that function similarly and are used to store or access information on a user's device.

  1. Types of cookies

The following types of cookies may be used on the Website:

a) Essential cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. Without them, the website cannot work correctly.

In particular, these files allow you to:

  • website navigation,
  • ensuring the safe use of the Website,
  • proper functioning of the website's basic features,
  • server load balancing.

Cookies in this category are used automatically and do not require the user's consent.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR (the controller’s legitimate interest in ensuring the proper functioning and security of the website) in conjunction with the relevant provisions of telecommunications law.

b) Functional cookies (optional)

Functional cookies enable you to use additional website features, such as saving your settings or preferences.

These files are used only after the user has given their voluntary consent.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR (consent).

c) Analytical and statistical cookies (optional)

Analytical and statistical cookies help us understand how users interact with the website. This allows us to analyze traffic on the Site and improve its content, structure, and functionality.

These files are used only after the user has given their consent.

Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR (consent).

Information about specific cookies

A detailed list of the cookies used on the Website, including their name, provider, purpose, and retention period, is available in the cookie management panel displayed in the cookie banner during your first visit to the site.

This panel also allows you to change your consent settings for specific categories of cookies at any time.

  1. Third-party cookies

The website may use third-party services to support the operation of the website or provide specific features (e.g., Microsoft Forms).

When using these services, third parties may store their own cookies or use similar technologies on the user’s device.

These entities act as separate data controllers or data processors, in accordance with their own data processing policies. Payfac24 has no direct influence over the scope or manner of data processing by these entities.

In such cases, the relevant privacy policies and cookie policies published by those entities apply.

  1. Cookie Consent (Cookie Banner)

During their first visit to the Website, users are informed about the use of cookies via a cookie banner.

Through the banner, users can:

  • accept only essential cookies or
  • consent to the use of additional categories of cookies.

Consent to the use of optional cookies is voluntary and may be withdrawn or modified at any time via the cookie management panel available on the Website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to its withdrawal.

  1. Managing and deleting cookies

Users may manage their cookie settings at any time—including modifying the scope of their consent or withdrawing it—through the cookie management panel available on the Website.

In addition to the above, you can also change your cookie settings directly in your web browser, including blocking the storage of cookies or deleting cookies that have already been stored.

Detailed information on how to manage cookies is available in the settings of individual web browsers, specifically:

  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Safari

Please note that restricting the use of cookies may affect certain website features or make it difficult to use the Site properly.

  1. Not used for processing payments

Payfac24 is not a payment institution nor a party to contracts entered into between users and entities offering goods or services.

The cookies used on the Website are not used to process payments or to process users' payment data.

  1. Further information

Detailed information regarding the rules for processing personal data, including your rights and the controller’s contact information, is available in our Privacy Policy on the Website.

  1. Changes to the Cookie Policy

Payfac24 reserves the right to amend this Cookie Policy in the event of changes in the law, technological or organizational changes, or changes in how cookies are used on the Website.

The current version of the Cookie Policy is always published on the Website.

 

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