Cookies Policy

Last updated: 2024

This Cookies Policy explains how Bukuge ("we", "us", "our"), operator of the website associated with the Initiative for Supporting Hobbies and Interests, uses cookies in connection with the operation of this website. This Policy is issued in accordance with the Polish Telecommunications Law of 16 July 2004 (Prawo telekomunikacyjne), in particular Article 173, and with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation, "GDPR"), as applicable to data controllers established in Poland.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser when you visit a website. They allow the website to remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences, for a set period of time.

2. Who Is Responsible for Your Data

The data controller responsible for cookies set through this website is:

3. The Cookie We Use

This website sets only one cookie. We do not use analytics tools, tracking scripts, or any third-party cookies other than the advertising measurement described in Section 5 below. The table below lists this cookie in full.

Cookie Name Purpose Type Duration
cookie_pref Stores your consent choice regarding cookies, so that the website remembers your preference and does not ask again on each visit. Essential (functional) 1 year

No other cookies, pixels, local storage identifiers, or similar tracking technologies are set by this website outside of the circumstance described in Section 5.

4. Essential vs. Optional Cookies

Under Polish and EU law, cookies are generally divided into two categories:

4.1 Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and to remember your basic choices. The cookie_pref cookie falls into this category, as it stores your consent decision. Essential cookies do not require separate consent under Article 173 of the Polish Telecommunications Law, since they are necessary to provide a service you have explicitly requested (remembering your preference).

4.2 Optional Cookies

Optional cookies include analytics, advertising, and similar tracking technologies. This website does not set any optional cookies by default. The only optional data processing that may occur is advertising measurement, which is described in Section 5, and which is activated solely with your prior consent.

5. Third-Party Advertising Measurement

This website does not run any advertising or analytics scripts on general pages. However, on the confirmation page only, and only after you have given consent via the cookie banner, an advertising measurement mechanism may be activated for the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. This mechanism does not run before consent is given, and it is not active anywhere else on the website. No such measurement runs if you decline or have not given consent.

6. How to Change or Withdraw Your Consent

When you first visit this website, you are asked to make a choice regarding cookies. This choice is stored in the cookie_pref cookie. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by:

7. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings, including refusing all cookies or being notified when a cookie is set. Please note that blocking the cookie_pref cookie may cause the consent banner to reappear on every visit, as your preference cannot be remembered.

8. Your Rights

As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the right to access, rectify, or erase your data, to restrict or object to processing, and to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Polish supervisory authority, the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection (Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych, UODO).

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.