Our Commitment to Users

At biznetx.pl, we treat privacy protection as an absolute priority. Your privacy is at the core of the design and development of the services and products you know and love, so you can fully trust them and focus on building meaningful connections.

Thank you for placing your trust in us and sharing your information. We take this responsibility very seriously.

Our Commitment to Privacy Protection

We design all our products and services with privacy in mind. We involve experts from various fields, including law, security, engineering, product design, and more, to ensure that every decision we make respects your privacy.

Our Commitment to Transparency

As users of the same online services, we understand that common issues with privacy policies include sparse information and overly complicated language. Our approach is different: we have worked hard to formulate our Privacy Policy and related documents using clear, understandable language. We simply want our users to read and understand the privacy practices we follow.

Our Security Efforts

We have established dedicated teams for security and data protection. We continuously update our security procedures and strive to enhance the safety of our users' data.

Privacy Policy

We invite you to review our Privacy Policy. Thank you for taking the time to read it.

If you live in California, please review our California Privacy Notice, which supplements this Privacy Policy.

We are grateful for your trust and for sharing your information with us. We don’t intend to disappoint you. We want to start by ensuring that you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what choices you have regarding your information. This Policy explains our privacy practices in straightforward language, minimizing legal and technical jargon.

This Privacy Policy will take effect on August 20, 2023. Until then, the previous version of the Privacy Policy will remain in effect.

1.    Who We Are

2.    Scope of this Privacy Policy

3.    Information We Collect

4.    How We Use Information

5.    How We Share Information

6.    Cross-Border Data Transfers

7.    Your Rights

8.    How Long We Retain Your Information

9.    Children’s Privacy

10.                    Job Applicants, Contractors, and Representatives of Subcontractors

11.                     Changes to the Privacy Policy

12.                    How to Contact Us

1. Who We Are

The company responsible for your information under this Privacy Policy (also referred to as the "data controller") is:
Smoląg Company - Mikołaj Smoląg

2. Where This Privacy Policy Applies

This Privacy Policy applies to websites, applications, events, and other services that we provide under the biznetx.pl brand. To simplify, we refer to these collectively as our "services" in the Privacy Policy. For clarity, we have added links to the Privacy Policy under all the services to which it applies.

Some services may be governed by their own privacy policies. If a particular service has its own privacy policy, that policy will apply instead of this Privacy Policy.

3. Information We Collect

It’s clear that we couldn’t help you build meaningful connections without collecting certain information about you, such as basic profile details or the characteristics of the people you want to meet. We also collect information generated during your use of our services, such as access logs, as well as information from third parties—for instance, about access to our services via a social media account or sharing information from such an account to supplement your profile. More detailed information on this is provided below.

Information You Provide to Us

When you use our services, you choose to provide us with certain information, including:

●       Creating an account: You provide us with at least your phone number and email address, as well as basic information necessary for the service to function, such as gender, date of birth, and who you are looking to connect with.

●       Filling out your profile: You may share additional details with us, such as your sexual orientation. By providing us with this information, you consent to its use for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy. You can also provide more information, such as a bio or interests, and share other content like photos and videos. You may also allow us access to your camera or photo gallery to upload specific content like pictures or videos.

●       Subscribing to a paid service or making a purchase: When you make a purchase directly from us (not through platforms like iOS or Android), you provide us with purchase-related information, and our payment processor receives details such as your debit or credit card number or other financial information.

●       Participating in surveys, focus groups, or market research: You share your feedback on our products and services, respond to questions, and provide opinions.

●       Engaging in promotions, events, or contests: We collect the information you use to register or participate.

●       Contacting customer support: We collect the information you provide during the conversation with our support team.

●       Providing information about others: If you provide us with information about others (e.g., sharing a friend’s contact details using one of our features), we process it on your behalf to fulfill your request.

●       Processing your interactions: We also process your conversations with other users and the content you post, as this is essential for the operation of the services and the safety of our community.

Information We Receive from Others

In addition to the information you provide directly, we receive information about you from other sources, including:

●       Users: Other users may provide information about you when interacting with our services, such as when they interact with you or submit a report that involves you.

●       Social media: You may share information with us via your social media account, for instance, when you choose to create an account on biznetx.pl using your social media credentials (e.g., Facebook, Google, or Apple), or by sharing information like photos from your social media accounts (e.g., Instagram or Spotify) to our platforms.

●       Affiliated entities: Biznetx.pl is part of Smoląg Company, owned by Mikołaj Smoląg. User safety is an absolute priority. If you are banned from one of Mikołaj Smoląg - Smoląg Company's services, we may be notified and take appropriate action, including removing your account or preventing you from creating one across our services.

●       Other partners: We may receive information about you from our partners, for example, when our ads are published in partner services (partners may share details about the campaign’s success). Where legally permitted, we may also receive information from third parties about individuals who are flagged or convicted, to enhance user safety.

Information Generated or Automatically Collected During the Use of Our Services

When you use our services, information is generated about which features you use, how you use them, and the devices you use to access our services. More details are provided below:

●       Usage information: Data is generated about your activities, such as how you use the services (including login times, features used, actions taken, content viewed, the websites you came from, and interactions with ads) and how you interact with other users (e.g., the users you connect with, interact with, and when you match or exchange messages).

●       Device information: We collect data from and about the devices you use to access our services, including hardware and software details, such as IP address, device ID and type, app settings, and specifications, app crashes, advertising identifiers (randomly generated numbers you can reset in your device settings and sometimes disable altogether), and identifiers tied to cookies or other technologies to uniquely identify a device or browser.

●       Information collected by cookies and similar technologies: We and others may use cookies and similar technologies (e.g., web beacons, pixels, SDKs) to recognize you and/or your device(s). For more details on how and why we use these technologies and how to better control their use, see our Cookie Policy.

●       "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals: Some web browsers (including Safari, Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome) have a “Do Not Track” feature, which informs websites that a user does not want their online activities tracked. Not all browsers offer a DNT option, and DNT signals are not yet uniform. For this reason, many businesses, including Biznetx.pl, currently do not respond to DNT signals.

Other Information Requiring Your Consent:

●       Precise geolocation data: If you consent, we may collect precise geolocation data (latitude and longitude) from your device. Geolocation data may be collected in the background even when you are not actively using the services, if the consent expressly allows this type of collection. If you do not consent to the collection of geolocation data, we will not collect it, and services requiring precise geolocation may become unavailable.

●       Photo verification data: If you opt to use our photo verification feature, we will collect facial geometry data to verify your identity, which may be considered biometric data in certain jurisdictions. Learn more about photo verification and how we process facial geometry.

●       Other information: With your consent, we may collect other data, such as your photos and videos (for example, if you wish to upload a photo, video, or livestream content in our services).

4. How We Use Information

The main reason we use your information is to provide and improve our services. Another important reason is to ensure your safety—and the safety of our community—and to show you ads that might interest you. Below is a more detailed explanation of the various reasons we use your information, along with practical examples.

A. To Manage Your Account and Provide Our Services:

●       Creating and Managing Your Account: We handle the process of setting up your account and ensuring it runs smoothly.

●       Customer Support: We provide customer service and respond to your requests.

●       Communication About Our Services: We contact you regarding our services.

●       Personalization: We personalize pricing, offer discounts and other promotions, and finalize transactions.

●       Managing Lotteries and Contests: We oversee the organization of lotteries and contests.

B. To Facilitate Connections with Other Users:

●       Recommending Connections: We suggest new acquaintances and recommend you to other users.

●       Displaying Member Profiles: We show profiles of members to other members.

●       User Search Capabilities: We enable users to search for and connect with other users.

C. To Enable Us to Offer You New Biznetx.pl Services:

●       Registration and Display of Your Profile: We register and display your profile in new Biznetx.pl features and applications.

●       Account Management for New Features: We manage your account in these new features and applications.

D. To Deliver Offers and Conduct Advertising and Marketing Campaigns:

●       Advertising Campaign Management: We conduct and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns within our services and promote our services outside the platform.

●       Product and Service Communication: We contact you regarding products and services we believe may interest you.

E. To Improve Our Services and Develop New Ones:

●       Focus Groups and Surveys: We manage focus groups, market research, and surveys.

●       Quality Improvement Analysis: We analyze interactions with customer support teams to enhance service quality.

●       Understanding User Behavior: We aim to understand how users typically engage with our services to improve them (e.g., we may change the design or functionality based on user behavior).

●       Development of New Features and Services: We create new features and services (e.g., a new feature based on interests in response to user requests).

F. To Prevent, Detect, and Combat Fraud and Other Illegal or Unauthorized Activities:

●       Detecting Violations: We identify and prevent actual, alleged, or suspected violations of our Terms of Service, particularly based on report analyses and user interactions.

●       Planning Remedial Actions: We plan and prepare remedial measures against violations of our Terms of Service.

●       Storing Violation Data: We retain data on violations of our Terms to resolve issues and prevent future occurrences.

●       Enforcement of Our Rights: We enforce or utilize our rights, such as those under our Terms of Service.

●       Communicating with Reporters: We communicate with individuals who filed reports to inform them about the actions taken in response.

G. To Ensure Legal Compliance:

●       Legal Compliance: We adhere to legal requirements.

●       Cooperation with Law Enforcement: We collaborate with law enforcement agencies.

Information on Profiling and Automated Decision-Making

For information about profiling and automated decision-making used when processing personal data, please refer to the FAQ section.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data

The processing of personal data described in this Privacy Policy is based on the following legal grounds:

1. Providing Our Services to Users: The reason for processing your information for the purposes outlined above in sections A, B, and C is to fulfill our contract with you. For instance, when you use our services to form valuable connections, we use your information to manage your account and profile so that it is visible to other users, to recommend new users, and to offer you and other users free and paid features.
2. Legitimate Interests: We process your data for the purposes outlined in sections D, E, and F based on our legitimate interests. For example, we analyze user behavior in our services to continuously improve our offerings; we suggest offers that we believe may interest you and promote our services; we process information to ensure user safety, as well as when necessary to enforce our rights, assist law enforcement, and defend ourselves in legal proceedings.
3. Compliance with Legal Requirements and Relevant Regulations: We process your data for the purposes outlined in section G when necessary to comply with legal requirements and relevant regulations, ensuring our actions align with legal standards. For example, we retain traffic and transaction data in accordance with our accounting, tax, and other statutory data retention obligations, as well as to respond to legitimate requests from law enforcement. We also keep data confirming the consents given by users and their decisions to withdraw from specific features or data processing.
4. Consent: If you choose to provide us with data that may be considered “special” or “sensitive” under certain legal systems, such as sexual orientation, you consent to its processing in accordance with this Privacy Policy. Occasionally, we may request your consent to collect specific data, such as your precise geolocation or the use of your data for particular purposes. In some cases, you can withdraw your consent by changing your settings (e.g., regarding precise geolocation sharing) or deleting content (e.g., if you’ve shared information on your profile that could be deemed “special” or “sensitive”). Regardless, you can withdraw your consent at any time by writing to us at the address provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

5. How We Share Information

Our goal is to help establish valuable connections, so sharing information primarily involves passing it on to other users. We also share some information about our users with service providers and partners who help us deliver our services, as well as – for specific reasons outlined below – with other companies within Smoląg Company and, in certain cases, legal authorities. Below are detailed information regarding the data we share with others.

Sharing with Other Members

You share information with other members when you voluntarily disclose information on the service (including your public profile). Be cautious when providing information and make sure you do not mind that the content you share is visible to everyone. You share information with other members when you voluntarily disclose information on the service (including your public profile). Be cautious when providing information and ensure that you do not mind your shared content being visible to everyone.

If you decide to restrict access to all or part of your profile or certain content or information about you, it will be visible according to the selected settings. If we receive a report mentioning you (e.g., regarding a violation of our Terms of Service), we may present the reporting party with actions we took in response to the report, if applicable.

Sharing with Our Service Providers and Partners

We rely on service providers to ensure, distribute, market, and improve our services. They assist us in various tasks, including data hosting and management, analysis, customer service, marketing, advertising, payment processing, and security operations. We also share information with service providers who help us promote and advertise our services. For example, we may share limited user information in an encoded, unreadable form with advertising service providers. Before starting cooperation with any service provider or partner, we conduct a strict verification process. Our service providers and partners must agree to adhere strictly to confidentiality obligations.

Sharing with Affiliated Entities

Biznetx.pl is part of Mikołaj Smoląg - Smoląg Company. We share information with affiliated entities for legitimate legal reasons and for the following purposes:

●       Enhancing Security: To strengthen the security of all Smoląg Company services and enable appropriate actions (e.g., account deletion) against individuals violating the terms on one platform across all others.

●       Processing Assistance: To allow them to assist us in processing information as processors/service providers, according to our instructions and on our behalf. Their assistance may include technical processing operations such as data hosting and management, customer service, targeted marketing and advertising, analytics, financial and accounting assistance, enhancing our services, securing our data and systems, and combating spam, abuse, fraud, violations, and other offenses.

●       Other Business Purposes: We may also share data with other companies within Smoląg Company for other legally justified business purposes, such as corporate audits, analyses, and consolidated reporting, as permitted by applicable law.

Within Sharing Functions

You can share other members' profiles, and they can share yours with individuals outside our services using the sharing functions.

In Case of Corporate Transactions

We may transfer information if we are involved, in whole or in part, in a merger, sale, acquisition, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, bankruptcy, or any other change of ownership or control.

To Law Enforcement / Under Legal Requirements

We may disclose information in justified cases: (i) to comply with legal proceedings, such as a court order, subpoena, or search warrant, governmental investigations, or other legal requirements; (ii) to assist in preventing or detecting crimes (in each case subject to applicable laws); or (iii) to protect the safety of any person.

To Enforce Rights

We may also share information: (i) if the disclosure would reduce our liability in an ongoing or potential lawsuit; (ii) as necessary to protect our rights and the rights of our members, business partners, or other stakeholders; (iii) to enforce our agreements with a member; and (iv) to investigate, prevent, or take other actions regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, or other violations.

With Your Consent or at Your Request

We may seek your consent to share information with third parties. In such cases, we will explain why we wish to share the information.

Sharing Non-Personal Data

We may use and share non-personal data (i.e., information that does not identify a user, such as device information, general demographic data, general behavioral data, non-identifying geolocation) as well as encoded personal information in unreadable form in any of the above situations. We may also share this information with other companies within Smoląg Company and third parties (especially advertisers) for the purposes of developing and delivering targeted advertisements in our services and on third-party websites or applications, as well as analyzing and generating reports about displayed advertisements. We may combine this information with additional non-personal or personal data in encoded, unreadable form collected from other sources. More information on the use of our cookies and similar technologies can be found in our Cookie Policy.

6. Cross-Border Data Transfers

The sharing of information specified in section 5 includes cross-border data transfers to the United States from jurisdictions that may have different data processing regulations. When we transfer data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, Switzerland, or other countries that apply data protection laws accepted by the European Commission or other relevant governmental authorities, we utilize standard contractual clauses (standard contractual clauses are agreements that require the involved companies transferring personal data to protect the privacy and security of that data) or other appropriate safeguards. We are currently reviewing our data transfer procedures to our contractors and their legal bases in light of the recent ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the transfer of personal data to the USA.

7. Your Rights and Choices

We want users to have control over their data, which is why we remind you of the features and tools we provide for this purpose:

Access/Update Tools

The account tools and settings in the service allow you to access, correct, or delete the information you have provided to us that is associated with your account directly within the service. If you have questions regarding these tools and settings, please contact our customer support team for assistance.

Device Permissions

Mobile platforms have permission systems for specific types of device data and notifications, such as contacts, photos, location services, push notifications, and advertising identifiers. You can change your device settings to consent to or oppose the collection of certain information or the display of certain notifications. Please note that if you do so, some services may lose full functionality.

Uninstalling

You can stop the collection of all information by the app by uninstalling it using the standard uninstall process on your device. Please remember that deleting the app does NOT close your account. If you want to close your account, please use the appropriate feature within the service.

Account Closure

You can delete your account using the appropriate feature available directly in the service.

We also want users to be aware of their privacy rights. Depending on your place of residence, you may have the right to:

●       Access/Knowledge: You may have the right to request a copy of the information we hold about you and, in certain circumstances, to receive it in a portable format. You can exercise the right of access directly within our service by submitting an appropriate request.

●       Deletion: You can request the deletion of personal data we hold about you. You can exercise the right of deletion directly within our service by submitting an appropriate request.

●       Correction/Rectification/Update: You can correct most of the information provided to us by editing your profile directly in the service. If you believe that the information we hold about you is inaccurate, you can contact us for rectification.

●       Objection/Restriction: You can also object or request that we restrict the processing of certain data. To do this, please contact us.

To ensure protection for you and all our members, we may request proof of identity before we can respond to the above requests. Please note that we may deny a request for specific reasons, including if we are unable to verify your identity, if the request is unlawful or unfounded, if it violates trade secrets or intellectual property, or the privacy or other rights of another person. To obtain information regarding another member, such as a copy of messages received from that person via our service, that member will need to contact us and provide written consent before the information can be shared. We may ask that individual to confirm their identity before responding to such a request. Additionally, we may not be able to accommodate certain requests to suspend or limit the processing of personal data, especially if such a request would prevent us from continuing to provide you with our services. For example, we cannot provide our services if we do not know your date of birth and cannot ensure that you are at least 18 years old.

If you reside in the state of Virginia, USA, if we deny your privacy request, you may have the option to appeal by contacting us, explicitly referencing "Appeal of Privacy Request." If you have concerns about the outcome of your appeal, you may contact your state’s attorney general.

In some countries, including the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, users have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority if they have concerns about how we process their data. Information about data protection authorities in the European Economic Area can be found here, and in the United Kingdom here. Complaints should be submitted to the authority responsible for your place of residence, place of work, or the place where the alleged breach of data processing rules occurred.

8. How Long We Retain Your Information

We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill legitimate business purposes (as outlined in Section 4) and in accordance with applicable laws. If you decide to stop using our services, you may close your account, and your profile will no longer be visible to other users. Please remember that your account will be automatically closed if you do not use it for a period of two years. After your account is closed, your personal data will be deleted, as indicated below:

To protect the security of our members, we implement a data retention period for security reasons of three months from the date of account closure or one year from the date of account blocking. During this time, we retain member data in case it is necessary to investigate harmful or unlawful behavior. Such data retention for security reasons arises from our legitimate interest, as well as the interest of potential harmed third parties.

At the end of the data retention period, we delete your data, keeping only essential information for specific purposes, particularly: a) We retain necessary information to ensure compliance with data retention requirements: in particular, according to regulations regarding taxes and accounting, we retain transaction data for 10 years, credit card data for the period during which the user has the right to dispute the validity of the transaction, and traffic data (logs) for one year, as required by data retention regulations. Consents given to us by users are retained for five years as evidence of our compliance with applicable laws.

b) We retain necessary information based on our legitimate interest: we retain customer service processing data and supporting data, as well as non-identifying download/purchase location data for five years to justify our customer service decisions, enforce our rights, and enable us to defend against claims; information about previous accounts and subscriptions, which we delete three years after the last account closure, to ensure proper and accurate financial estimation and reporting; profile data is retained for one year in case of potential legal proceedings, for the establishment, execution, or defense of legal claims; as well as data necessary to prevent users, who were previously prohibited, from creating accounts – for as long as necessary to ensure the safety and vital interests of our users.

c) Additionally, we retain information based on our legitimate interest in cases where a misunderstanding, claim, or dispute has not been resolved or may arise requiring us to retain information (in particular if we receive a legitimate subpoena or legal request to preserve data – in which case we will need to retain data to fulfill our legal obligations – or if the data is otherwise necessary in the context of legal proceedings).

9. Prohibition of Access to Children

Our services are intended solely for individuals who are at least 18 years old. We do not allow individuals under 18 years old to use our platform. If you suspect that any member is under the age of 18, please use the reporting mechanism available through the services.

10. Job Candidates, Contract Employees, and Subcontractor Representatives

We process the data of job candidates, contract employees, and subcontractor representatives as part of recruitment and talent management procedures, as well as activities related to services provided to us by contract employees and subcontractor representatives. When processing the personal data of job candidates, contract employees, or subcontractor representatives, Biznetx.pl applies the relevant provisions of this Privacy Policy, including those chapters that discuss the entity responsible for processing your personal data, the transfer of personal data, the rights you have under applicable regulations, ways to contact us, and information regarding California residents.

In the case of job candidates, the scope of personal data we process varies depending on the position for which recruitment is conducted, but generally includes data provided to us by the candidate in the job application, as well as information about professional qualifications and previous experience and references provided to us by employment agencies and other third parties. We use this information in the recruitment process aimed at signing an employment contract. In the case of contract employees and subcontractor representatives, we may process identification data and work-related data necessary for managing our collaboration with employees and their employers, and for fulfilling the service agreement, as well as for determining, pursuing, or defending potential claims. We may share personal data with service providers assisting us in the recruitment process and processing technical data, as well as companies within Smoląg Company (for example, in the case of a person whose business relations are linked to an employee of the related entity). We retain personal data no longer than necessary in the instances indicated above.

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

As we continually seek new, innovative ways to establish valuable connections, and we also want to ensure that our information on personal data procedures is always up-to-date, this policy may be subject to change over time. We will notify users before making any significant changes so that they have time to familiarize themselves with them.

12. How to Contact Us

If you have questions about the Privacy Policy, please contact us in the following way:

Send an email to: support@biznetx.pl