I. General provisions

The Privacy Policy defines how Users' personal data necessary for the provision of services electronically through the www.ien.com.pl website (hereinafter: the Website) are collected, processed and stored.

The Website collects only personal data necessary for the provision and development of the services offered therein.

Personal data collected through the Service shall be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter: RODO) and the Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018.

II. Data controller

The Administrator of the personal data collected through the Website is the Institute of Power Engineering - National Research Institute, ul. Mory 8, 01-330 Warsaw, KRS: 0000088963, NIP: 525-00-08-761, REGON: 000020586, e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (hereinafter: Administrator).

The Institute of Power Engineering has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted at e-mail address: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

III. Purpose of personal data collection

In accordance with the accepted practice of most websites, we store HTTP requests directed to our server. The resources viewed are identified by URLs. The list of information stored in the web server log files is as follows:

  • the public IP address of the computer from which the request came (this may be the user's computer directly)
  • the name of the client station - identification via the HTTP protocol if possible,
  • the user name provided during the authentication process,
  • the time of the request,
  • the first line of the HTTP request,
  • the HTTP response code,
  • the number of bytes sent by the server,
  • the URL of the page previously visited by the user (referer link), in the event that the Authority's website has been accessed via a link,
  • information about your browser,
  • information about errors that occurred during the HTTP transaction.

In order to ensure the highest possible quality of the website, we analyse the log files to determine: which pages are visited most often, which web browsers are used, whether the structure of the website contains any errors, etc. The above data is collected automatically.

The above data are collected automatically.

In addition, you can, using the form on the website, contact us by providing the following data:

  • Name,
  • Email address
  • Telephone number

Personal data is used for:

  • keeping statistics Article 6(1)(f) RODO (legitimate interest of the Administrator)
  • carrying out marketing activities (including by means of electronic communication), article 6(1)(f) RODO (legitimate interest of the Administrator)
  • communication with the User (contact form), article 6(1)(a) RODO
  • personalisation of the Website for Users, article 6(1)(f) RODO (legitimate interest of the Administrator)

The provision of data in the form is voluntary, but necessary in order to answer the question.

IV. Period of processing of personal data

Users' personal data provided in the form are processed until the purpose is fulfilled, i.e. an answer is provided or consent is withdrawn.

The information contained in the browser logs is stored indefinitely as support material for the administration of the website.

V. Provision of personal data

Users' personal data may be disclosed to: entities related to the Administrator, its subcontractors, entities cooperating with the Administrator such as web hosting or e-mail delivery services.

Such third parties will receive or have access to the User's personal data in order to provide the aforementioned services, but may not in any way process the personal data for their own purposes.

The Administrator shall not transfer, sell or lend personal data to other users or institutions, except with the express consent or at the request of the user, or at the request of authorised entities under the law.

Users' personal data will not be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

VI. User Rights

The User of the Website has the right to: access to the content of their personal data, rectification, deletion, restriction of processing, portability, to object to processing, to withdraw consent at any time (which does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal).

Notification of the User's assertion of an entitlement under the aforementioned rights should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Administrator shall comply or refuse to comply with the request immediately - within a maximum of one month of receiving it.

The User has the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection if he/she considers that the processing violates his/her rights and freedoms (RODO).

VII. Cookies

The Website collects information by means of cookies - session cookies, permanent cookies and third party cookies.

The collection of cookies supports the correct provision of services on the Website and serves statistical purposes.

The User can determine the extent to which cookies can be accessed on his/her device in the browser settings.

VIII. Automated decision-making and profiling

Users' data may not be processed in an automated manner in such a way that any decisions could be made against them as a result.

Users' data may be profiled in order to adapt the content and personalisation of the offer upon their consent.

IX. Final provisions

The Administrator is entitled to amend this privacy policy without limiting the rights of the Users.

Information on the introduced changes will appear in the form of an announcement available on the Website.

In matters not regulated in this Privacy Policy, the provisions of RODO and the provisions of Polish law shall apply.

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