COOKIE POLICY

We use cookies to improve efficiency and offer Users increasingly better functionalities of the metal-serwis.pl website (hereinafter referred to as the Service) and content better tailored to the User. To ensure transparency of operations, this Cookie Policy has been adopted, which specifies detailed rules for the use of cookies by the Service.

Data through cookies is collected by METAL-SERWIS SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ, address ul. Szlak Kaszubski 13, 83-334 Miechucino, NIP number: 5892069310, REGON number: 520589450. If the data contained in cookies is determined to be personal data, METAL-SERWIS SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ is considered the Data Administrator, and the User has all rights contained in the Privacy Policy.

A User is any person whose data is concerned, using our Service and other related websites, communications, and services (hereinafter referred to as User).

COOKIES

Cookies are code fragments that are text files corresponding to HTTP requests directed to our server. These files are saved by each browser from which the User visits our Service. Thanks to the information contained in cookies, we know how Users use our Service.

Cookies help us ensure optimal service during the User’s visit to the Service and enable faster and easier access to information, as well as to offer the User increasingly better Service functionalities and content better tailored to the User.

Storing information or gaining access to it does not cause configuration changes in the User’s device and software installed on it.

Information contained in cookies is considered personal data only in connection with other personal data available about a given User. Through cookies, we try to collect only anonymous data about the User, serving for convenience of using the portal and minimizing the nuisance of advertisements.
TYPES AND PURPOSES OF USING COOKIES

We use cookies and other similar technologies to recognize Users during their visits to our Service, remember their preferences, and display appropriate, customized content to them. Thanks to cookies, User interactions with us are faster and more effective. Additionally, cookies allow us to present tailored content to the User without the need for surveys.

Two types of cookies are used in the Service:
- Session cookies – these are temporary files that remain on the User’s device until they leave the Service or close the web browser. In such cases, information saved in session cookies is automatically deleted.
- Permanent cookies – these are files that remain on the User’s device for a period specified in the cookie parameters or until manually deleted.
In the Service area, other available technologies are also used, allowing information to be stored in the browser in appropriate data stores (Session Storage, Local Storage), and fragments of analytical tool codes provided by other suppliers are placed, which enable cookies to be saved in the domains of these services.

Below are descriptions of the individual cookie categories used in our Service:

Technical cookies – are necessary for the Service website to function properly. They relate to the functionality of our websites and allow us to improve the services we offer through our websites, for example by enabling information to be transferred between pages of our website to avoid having to re-enter information, or recognizing User preferences when returning to our Service. We use them to:
- ensure security;
- maintain session when the User visits and logs into their customer account;
- ensure proper page display – depending on what device the User is using;
- adapt our services to User choices;
- remember whether the User consents to displaying certain content.
Analytical cookies – allow us to recognize and count the number of Users visiting our Service, see how visitors move around the Service when using it, and record which content they view and are interested in. This helps us determine how often pages and advertisements are visited and which areas of our Service are most popular. This enables us to improve our offered services, ensuring that our Users find the information they are looking for. They are also necessary to settle accounts with our Trusted Partners, measure the effectiveness of our marketing activities without identifying personal data.

We use them to:
- study statistics regarding traffic on the site and check traffic sources (redirection directions);
- detect various types of abuse, e.g., artificial internet traffic (bots), DDoS attacks;
- limit unwanted marketing activities;
- measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns conducted for the Service, e.g., in the Google advertising network, in partner programs, on external websites;
- settle accounts with Trusted Partners for advertising services based on user activity, e.g., clicks.
Marketing cookies – are used when the User consents to this and only when the functionalities and forms of advertising applied by our Service require it.

We use them to:
- display ads that are relevant and interesting for a specific user. They concern profiling ads displayed both on external websites and on our Service site, according to users’ preferences in terms of product selection, based on data held by the Service, including user behavior in the Service.
When entering the Service website, the User may not agree to the use of analytical and marketing cookies. In this case, we will not be able to conduct detailed statistics and adjust our advertisements based on information collected in our Service. However, general advertisements will still be displayed both on the Service website and on other websites.

For advertising on the Internet, as well as for other tools such as Google reCAPTCHA (a tool for spam protection), we use technologies provided by Google and Meta (Facebook), so please note whether you consent to the use of these tools, including ad profiling on the Internet and Facebook. You can check and manage your privacy and security settings on your Google account using the link g.co/privacytools. More information about Google’s privacy policy, technologies used by Google, and Google’s terms of service can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=pl#infochoices. Information about Meta’s (Facebook) privacy protection principles and privacy settings management is available at https://pl-pl.facebook.com/privacy/explanation/.

More detailed information about the cookies we use, storage time, and the current list of external companies whose services we use or whose technologies we place in our Service can be found in the Cookie Table.
DISABLING COOKIES

Web browsers by default allow cookies to be stored. If the User does not want to receive cookies, they can change their browser settings on their computer or other device used to access our Service. Continued use of our Service without changing settings means that the User agrees to receive technical cookies in our Service, which as we indicated are necessary for the proper functioning of the Service website.

Most web browsers have a function that allows the User to view and delete cookies, including cookies in our service. However, it should be emphasized that the inability to save or read cookies by our Service website may prevent full and proper use of our Service.

If the User uses different devices to access and browse our Service (e.g., computer, smartphone, tablet), they should ensure that each browser on each device is adjusted to their cookie preferences.

The method of disabling cookies depends on the browser the User is using. Below is how the User can disable cookies in Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Internet Explorer browsers.
1. Disabling cookies in Google Chrome browser
  1. In the top right corner near the Google Chrome browser address bar, select the three vertically arranged dots. Select Settings, then click Privacy and security on the left. Select the Third-party cookies section and configure your own cookie settings.
  More information about Google Chrome browser settings
  
  Chrome:https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=pl
2. Disabling cookies in Firefox browser
  1. In the top right corner of the Firefox browser window, select the three horizontal lines. Select Settings, then click Privacy and security on the left. Select the appropriate security level or configure your own.
  More information about Firefox browser settings:
  https://support.mozilla.org/pl/kb/usuwanie-ciasteczek-i-danych-stron-firefox
3. Disabling cookies in Safari browser
  
  Choose the menu command Safari Preferences, click Privacy, then do any of the following:
  - Block all cookiesPrevent cross-site tracking
  More information about Safari browser settings:https://support.apple.com/pl-pl/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
4. Disabling cookies in Opera browser
  1. In the top right corner near the Opera browser address bar, select the three horizontal lines. Select Go to full browser settings. Select Privacy and security, then adjust the settings to your preferences.
  More information about Opera browser settings:https://help.opera.com/pl/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
5. Disabling cookies in Edge browser
  1. In the top right corner near the Edge browser address bar, select the three horizontally arranged dots. Select Settings, then click Cookies and site permissions on the left. Select Manage and delete cookies and site data. Adjust cookie settings to your preferences.
  More information about Edge browser settings:https://support.microsoft.com/pl-pl/microsoft-edge/usuwanie-plik%C3%B3w-cookie-w- przegl%C4%85darce-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any doubts related to the issues of this Cookie Policy or to obtain information regarding this Cookie Policy, the User can contact the Administrator via email piotr@wandtke.pl and by mail to the Administrator’s address.