Privacy Policy
I am committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring compliance with GDPR and other data protection laws.
Last updated: July 9, 2025
Effective date: July 9, 2025
Introduction
This Privacy Policy describes how Piotr Dankowiakowski ("me","we", "our", or "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit and interact with our portfolio website at https://portfolio.piotrdankowiakowski.com (the "Service").
I am committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.
Data Controller:
Piotr Dankowiakowski
Email: piotr12451@gmail.com
Location: Poland, European Union
Information I Collect
1. Contact Form Data
When you submit our contact form, I collect:
- Name: To identify and address you personally
- Email Address: To respond to your inquiry
- Subject: To understand the nature of your inquiry
- Message: The content of your communication
- Technical Data: IP address, timestamp, browser information (for security purposes)
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest in responding to inquiries and providing customer service (GDPR Art. 6(1)(f))
2. Automatically Collected Information
- Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs
- Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on site, interaction patterns (only with consent)
- Device Information: Screen resolution, language preferences
3. Cookies and Tracking
I use different types of cookies based on your consent preferences. See our Cookie Policy section below.
How I Use Your Information
I use your personal information for the following purposes:
📧 Communication
Responding to your inquiries, providing information about our services, and maintaining professional correspondence.
🔒 Security
Protecting against spam, fraud, and abuse. Monitoring for security threats and maintaining system integrity.
📊 Analytics (With Consent)
Understanding how visitors use our website to improve user experience and optimize content.
⚖️ Legal Compliance
Complying with legal obligations, responding to legal requests, and protecting our rights.
Data Retention
I retain your personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy:
Deletion Policy: I automatically delete personal data when the retention period expires. You can also request immediate deletion at any time by contacting me.
Your Rights Under GDPR
As a data subject under GDPR, you have the following rights:
🔍 Right to Access
Request a copy of all personal data I hold about you.
✏️ Right to Rectification
Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
🗑️ Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
⏸️ Right to Restrict Processing
Request limitation of how I process your personal data.
📤 Right to Data Portability
Receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
❌ Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
🚫 Right to Withdraw Consent
Withdraw consent for processing at any time (where consent is the legal basis).
How to Exercise Your Rights: Contact me at piotr12451@gmail.com with your request. I will respond within 120 days and may need to verify your identity for security purposes.
Data Sharing and Third Parties
I take your privacy seriously and limit data sharing to essential services:
📧 Email Service Provider
I use Google SMTP services to send emails from our contact form.
- Data Shared: Contact form submissions (name, email, message)
- Purpose: Email delivery and communication
- Legal Basis: Legitimate interest in communication
- Location: Google servers (EU-US adequacy decision)
☁️ Hosting Provider
Website hosted on secure cloud infrastructure.
- Data Shared: Website data, visitor logs
- Purpose: Website availability and performance
- Security: Industry-standard encryption and security measures
I Never: Sell your personal data, share it for marketing purposes without consent, or transfer it to countries without adequate protection.
Data Security
I implement comprehensive security measures to protect your personal information:
🔐 Technical Safeguards
- HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
- Input validation and sanitization to prevent injection attacks
- Rate limiting to prevent abuse and spam
- Secure cookie settings with SameSite and Secure flags
🛡️ Organizational Measures
- Access controls and authentication for admin functions
- Regular security updates and monitoring
- Data minimization - I only collect what's necessary
- Privacy by design in all development processes
Data Breach Response: In the unlikely event of a data breach affecting your personal information, I will notify you and relevant authorities within 72 hours as required by GDPR.
Contact Information
For any privacy-related questions, concerns, or requests, please contact me:
Piotr Dankowiakowski
piotr12451@gmail.com
I will respond to your privacy requests within 30 days
If you believe I have not adequately addressed your privacy concerns, you can file a complaint with your local data protection authority or the Polish Personal Data Protection Office (UODO).
Questions About This Policy?
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how I handle your personal information, please don't hesitate to contact me.