Privacy policy

Privacy policy

Grupa Progres Sp. z o.o. respects the privacy of persons using the Service and makes every effort to protect the personal data provided. This Privacy Policy contains information about the processing of personal data, in particular it describes the way of collecting, using and protecting the transferred personal data and the rights of persons using the Service. In addition, this Policy sets out the principles concerning the storage of and access to information on Users’ devices using cookies.

  1. Definitions:
    • Personal Data Controller / Controller – Grupa Progres Sp. z o. o. with its registered office in Gdańsk 80-309, Al. Grunwaldzka 411, entered in the register of entrepreneurs by the District Court Gdańsk-Północ in Gdańsk, VII Economic Division of the National Court Register under KRS no. 0000532455, NIP: 5842739004, REGON: 360182321, being the sole shareholder of the personally and capital related companies of the subsidiaries:

Progres HR Poland Sp. z o. o. (registered office: Al. Grunwaldzka 411, 80-309 Gdańsk, KRS: 0000761627, NIP: 6040100389, REGON: 220647576),

Progres HR International Sp. z o.o. (registered office: Al. Grunwaldzka 411, 80-309 Gdańsk, KRS 0000513227, NIP 5842736371, REGON 222108725),

Progres Sp. z o.o. (registered office: Al. Grunwaldzka 411, 80-309 Gdańsk, KRS 0000176128, NIP  5932406370, REGON 190031562),

Progres Advanced Solutions Sp. z o.o. (registered office: Al. Grunwaldzka 411, 80-309 Gdańsk, KRS 0000694006, NIP: 5272820139, REGON:  368264981),

Progres Services Sp. z o.o. (registered office: Al. Grunwaldzka 411, 80-309 Gdańsk, KRS: 0000863576, NIP 5842739004, REGON 360182321),

Each of the above-mentioned entities is a separate Personal Data Controller;

  • Policy – this Privacy Policy;
  • GDPR – 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);
  • Personal Data – any information about an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of the natural person;
  • Website – the website operated by the Controller, available at the following address: https://grupaprogres.pl/ and https://jestempro.pl/;
  • User – a person or entity visiting this website. A user is also a person using the Website or contacting via email;
  • Newsletter – means a free service provided electronically by the Controller to the User by means of sending electronic letters through which the Controller informs about events, services, products and other items relevant to the Controller and/or in order to pursue the Controller’s legitimate aim which is direct marketing, including the sending of marketing and commercial content with the User’s consent;
  • Cookies – IT data, in particular text files, recorded and stored in devices through which the User accesses the Website’s pages;
  • Device – an electronic device together with software through which the User accesses the Website.

 

  1. General provisions
    • The Controller of the Personal Data is Grupa Progres Sp. z o. o. with its registered office in Gdańsk 80-309, Al. Grunwaldzka 411, entered into the register of entrepreneurs by the District Court Gdańsk – Północ in Gdańsk, VII Economic Division of the National Court Register under KRS no. 0000532455, NIP 5842739004, REGON 360182321.
    • For matters related to the processing of your data, you may contact using the above mentioned data or the Controller’s designated Data Protection Officer at the following e-mail address: iod@grupaprogres.pl.
    • By using the Website, you agree to the provisions of this Privacy Policy.
    • The submission of personal data indicated in the forms as well as the submission of data in email correspondence is voluntary.

 

  1. Scope of data collected, purposes of processing and legal grounds for processing
    • The purpose of the processing of personal data, the scope of the data and the possible recipients of the personal data provided by the User to the Controller shall be determined on the basis of the consent given by the User or pursuant to the applicable legal provisions or by virtue of the legitimate legal interest of the Controller.
    • User provides personal data:
  2. in the contact form;
  3. in the contact form for business clients (Employers);
  4. as part of the submission of applications for positions offered by the Grupa Progres and its subsidiaries;
  5. in the Newsletter subscription form.
    • In some cases, it is possible to store data in the form of your browser preferences, IP address, traffic and frequency of your visits to the Website, as well as location data and resources used.
    • The personal data collected by the Controller shall be processed for the following purposes:

 

Processing purpose Legal basis for processing
a.      For the purpose of feedback contact and email correspondence and to answer a question asked by the User by filling in the contact form on the Website; Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interests of the Controller
b.     In order to take action in connection with the conclusion and performance of a contract with the User or with the entity on whose behalf the User is acting; Article 6(1)(b) or (f) GDPR – performance of a contract for the provision of electronic services
c.      For marketing purposes, in particular: sending information on new products and services and offers, sending commercial information by electronic means, in particular distribution of Newsletter; Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – on the basis of the consent given; – on the basis of the consent given, which may be withdrawn at any time
d.     To carry out administrative activities, in particular the administration of the services provided by the Controller, the management of the organisation, in particular the Website and IT systems; Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interests of the Controller
e.      For statistical and analytical activities related to the functioning of the Website; Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interests of the Controller
f.       In order to pursue the legitimate interests of the Controller, in particular the establishment, investigation and defence of claims; Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interests of the Controller
g.      In order to carry out the recruitment process;

Article 6(1)(c) GDPR in conjunction with Article 221 § 1 of the Polish Act of 26.06.1974 Labour Code (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1465) (hereinafter the “Labour Code”);

 

Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR in conjunction with Article 22² § 1 of the Polish Labour Code (in the case of posting a document with a photograph (CV) or submitting a photograph on an application form);

 

Article 6 – paragraph 1(a) GDPR – consent (in case of participation in future recruitments);

 

Where personal data is processed on the basis of consent, this may be withdrawn at any time.

 
h.     For the transfer of data to the companies indicated in point 1.1. for marketing purposes Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – on the basis of the consent given, which may be withdrawn at any time
i.        for the use of personal data by the companies referred to in point. 1.1. i.e. to send information about new products and services and offers, to send commercial information by e-mail Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – on the basis of the consent given, which may be withdrawn at any time

 

  1. Processing of data by automated means
    • The Controller does not process data by automated means.

 

  1. Recipients of personal data
    • Grupa Progres Sp. z o.o. may provide personal data to dependent companies, related personally and by capital,
    • In the case of other entities, the entrustment and processing of personal data shall only take place due to a legitimate need of the Controller, in accordance with the applicable Polish law, in particular:
  2. for the provision of services to the company Grupa Progres Sp. z o.o. and its subsidiaries, including but not limited to the performance of administrative and operational work in order to improve and support the services provided; provision and improvement of hosting and support of IT systems; provision of services related to financial consultancy and management;
  3. to the cooperating entities or the local offices of the company Grupa Progres Sp. z o.o. and its subsidiaries, located within or outside the European Union, in cases necessary and indispensable in relation to the provision of services to the User;
  4. clients of the company Grupa Progres Sp. z o. o. and its subsidiaries who are responsible for the recruitment process or who offer jobs or projects which may be of interest to the User or who are interested in the application submitted by the User for a given position;
  5. clients/potential employers are obliged to observe contractual and other confidentiality obligations in respect of the data shared;
  6. to state administrative authorities, state supervision, law enforcement authorities, including the police, if the Controller is obliged to share them.

 

  1. Transfer of personal data to third countries
    • As a rule, the Controller shall not transfer or process the User’s personal data outside the borders of the European Union, including the border of Poland.
    • Personal data may be transferred to a third country, i.e. a country which does not belong to the European Economic Area (EEA) on the basis of:
  1. Article 45(1) GDPR – decision of the European Commission declaring an adequate level of protection (for countries for which such a decision has been issued);
  2. Article 46(2)(c) GDPR – standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission (for other countries).

 

  1. Social media plug-ins
    • The Website uses social media plugins from the networks: Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly: “Twitter”), Linkedin, Youtube, Tik Tok within the framework of Article 6(1)(f) GDPR in order to allow the User to access the channels operated by the Controller.
    • Each of the social networks has a separate privacy policy, which the User should read by accessing the respective page using the plug-in:
  2. Facebook – More information on data processing is available at: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacyshield;
  3. Instagram – More information on data processing is available at: https://privacycenter.instagram.com/policy/?entry_point=ig_help_center_data_policy_redirect;
  4. X (formerly: “Twitter”) – More information on data processing is available at: https://twitter.com/en/privacy;
  5. Linkedin – More information on LinkedIn’s data processing is available at: https://pl.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy;
  6. Youtube – More information on data processing is available at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=pl;
  7. Tik Tok – More information on data processing is available at: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=pl
    • The content of the plug-in is sent to the social network from the browser and is integrated into the website. The information is then sent directly from the User’s browser to the server of the specific social network indicated under 7.2. and is subsequently stored.
    • The User may log out of his/her account on the relevant social networking site in advance of visiting the site if he/she does not wish the social networking site to attribute the information collected about the visit to the Controller’s Website.

 

  1. Period of processing of personal data
    • Personal data will be processed until there is a basis for processing i.e.:
  2. where consent has been given, until revocation, restriction or other action by the user restricting such consent, not longer than 5 years,
  3. if the data are necessary for the performance of a contract, for the duration of its performance and until the expiry of the limitation period for claims arising from that contract,
  4. where the processing is based on the legitimate interest of the Controller, until such time as the User raises an effective objection, but not beyond the expiration of the statute of limitations for claims arising from that purpose of processing,
  5. in case of sending the Newsletter – until the User resigns from receiving the Newsletter or the Controller ceases to provide the Newsletter service, not longer than 5 years.

 

  1. User rights
    • Each User is entitled to:
  2. The right of access to personal data, including obtaining a copy of the data;
  3. The right to request the rectification of personal data;
  4. The right to request erasure of personal data (right to be forgotten);
  5. The right to request the restriction of the processing of personal data;
  6. The right to transfer of personal data;
  7. The right to object to the processing of personal data (objection to processing, objection to direct marketing including profiling, legitimate objection to the processing of your data for the legitimate interest of the Controller),
  8. Right to withdraw consent. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of consent before its withdrawal. Where User data is processed on the basis of consent.
  9. The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, i.e. the President of the Office for the Protection of Personal Data.
    • If you wish to exercise the rights indicated above, you should contact the Controller.

 

  1. Cookies
    • The Controller’s Website uses cookies, which the User agrees to by accepting a pop-up notification when accessing the Website.
    • The entity placing cookies on the User’s end device and gaining access to them is the operator of the Website Grupa Progres Sp. z o.o., as well as personally and capital-related entities listed in point 1.1. of this Policy.
    • Cookies are used for the following purposes:
  1. dapting the content of the Website to User preferences, in particular in the form of remembering passwords and completing Service User preferences;
  2. to remember information and use it to improve the structure and content of the Website;
  3. maintaining, after logging in, a session of the Website User, thanks to which the User does not have to re-enter his/her/they login and password on each page of the Website;
  4. registration of User visits for marketing and statistical purposes;
  5. maintaining the security of services;
  6. use of social functions.
  • The Website uses the following types of cookies):
  1. Necessary cookies – are necessary for the functioning of the Website and cannot be disabled on the Controller’s systems. Necessary cookies are usually used in response to actions taken by the User, in particular when filling in forms. The User may change them in the browser settings.
  2. Analytical cookies – make it possible to analyse the number of visits and collect data on traffic sources, which contributes to the optimisation of the Website.
  3. Advertising cookies – in order to promote certain services, the Grupa Progres may use advertisements that are displayed on other websites.
  4. Functional cookies – help perform certain functions, such as sharing site content on social media platforms and other third party functions.
  5. Session files – these are temporary pieces of information that are stored until you leave the Website (by going to another page, logging out or switching off your browser).
  6. Permanent files – these are stored on the User’s terminal equipment until they are deleted by the User or for the time resulting from their settings.
    • The User may at any time modify the settings of his/her/they browser regarding the storage, deletion and access to stored Cookies. The User can find detailed information on the possibility and handling of cookies in the description of the help function of the browser used or by contacting the producer of the software.
    • Instructions on how to control cookies in popular browsers can be found below:
  7. Google Chrome
  8. Mozilla Firefox
  9. MacOS Safari
  10. Microsoft Internet Explorer
    • Cookies used by the Website (placed on the User’s terminal equipment) may be shared with its partners and cooperating advertisers.
    • Cookies may be read by systems belonging to other entities whose services are used by the Controller. Service providers may process the information contained in cookies as separate controllers for their own purposes.
    • The Website uses:
  11. Google Analytics – is a web analytics service provided by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. More information about the privacy policy and how to opt-out of cookies is available at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies#how-google-uses-cookies;
  12. Google Ads – is a tool for creating and analysing search engine and ad network advertising campaigns, which operates, among other things, on the basis of data collected by Google Ads pixels. More information on Google’s data processing can be found at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads?hl=pl;
    • The Controller stipulates that disabling or limiting the use of cookies may restrict access to certain functions of the Website.

 

  1. Final provisions
    • In matters not regulated by this Privacy Policy, the relevant provisions of Polish and European law shall apply.
    • The Controller reserves the right to update this Policy by publishing its new version on the Website. Information on any modifications to the Policy may also be communicated to the Users by e-mail or through other available forms of communication.

 

Wyrażam zgodę na przetwarzanie podanych przeze mnie danych osobowych przez Grupę Progres Sp. z o.o. Administratora danych osobowych, w celach związanych z uczestnictwem w konferencjach i innych wydarzeniach oraz w celach marketingowych i statystycznych, przesłania informacji handlowych. Wyrażam zgodę na udostępnienie moich danych osobowych partnerom Grupy Progres Sp. z o.o, w celu otrzymywania od nich informacji handlowych. Więcej informacji na temat celu i sposobu przetwarzania Państwa danych osobowych przez Grupę Progres Sp. z o.o znajduje się TUTAJ.