Last updated: 08/01/2025
This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, and protected when you visit and use MZ – Just a Programmer (“the Website”), which is powered by WordPress. We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable laws, including those in Poland and the European Union.
1. Data Controller
The data controller for this Website is a private individual. For privacy reasons, full personal details are not disclosed. You can contact the data controller via email:
contact@mzdebel.com
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, please use the above email address to reach out.
2. Personal Data We Collect
We collect and process personal data only as necessary to provide the Website and its services. This includes:
a. Data You Provide Voluntarily
- Comments: When you leave a comment on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
b. Automatically Collected Data
- WordPress may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and referral URL to ensure proper functioning of the Website.
c. Cookies
- The Website uses cookies provided by WordPress to manage user sessions, comments, and other functionalities.
- These cookies are essential for the Website’s operation and do not require explicit consent under GDPR.
3. How We Use Your Data
Your data is used for the following purposes:
- To manage and publish your comments on blog posts.
- To ensure the security and proper functionality of the Website.
- To comply with legal obligations.
We do not use your data for marketing purposes or share it with third parties, except as required by law.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data based on:
- Consent: When you provide data voluntarily (e.g., by leaving a comment).
- Legitimate Interest: To ensure the security and operation of the Website.
- Legal Obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
5. How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain your personal data only for as long as it is necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Specifically:
- Comments and their metadata are stored until you request their deletion or until they are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were collected.
- Technical data, such as server logs, is retained for a limited period to ensure website security and resolve technical issues, after which it is deleted.
If you have any questions about specific retention periods, please contact us at contact@mzdebel.com.
6. Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access: Request access to the data we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”), subject to legal obligations.
- Restriction: Request restriction of data processing.
- Portability: Request a copy of your data in a commonly used format.
- Objection: Object to the processing of your data in certain circumstances.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at contact@mzdebel.com.
7. Data Sharing and Transfers
We do not share or transfer your data to third parties, except:
- To comply with legal obligations.
- To protect the security of the Website and its users.
The Website is hosted on servers located in Poland, which complies with GDPR regulations.
8. Cookies
WordPress uses essential cookies to:
- Manage user sessions and preferences.
- Facilitate commenting on posts.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no system is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The updated version will be posted on this page with the “Last Updated” date.
11. Complaints
If you believe your rights under GDPR have been violated, you have the right to file a complaint with a data protection authority. In Poland, you can contact the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO):
Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych
ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa
Phone: +48 22 531 03 00
Website: https://uodo.gov.pl/
Thank you for visiting MZ – Just a Programmer.