Privacy Policy

1. General Information

This Privacy Policy describes how the website mafiacorruption.pl (mafiacorruption.pl) collects, stores, uses, and protects personal data of its users, in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Polish data protection law.

By using mafiacorruption.pl, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Data Controller

The controller of your personal data is:

For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact the Data Controller via the contact form available on mafiacorruption.pl.

3. What Data Do We Collect?

The Service mafiacorruption.pl may collect the following categories of data:

• Contact form data: name or alias, email address, message content — only when you voluntarily submit it.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, screen resolution, visit timestamp, pages visited on mafiacorruption.pl — collected automatically by the server and analytics tools.
• Cookies: small text files stored by your browser while using mafiacorruption.pl.
• Analytics data (Google Analytics 4): anonymized data on user behavior within the Service — collected by Google LLC via cookies.

mafiacorruption.pl does not collect sensitive data within the meaning of Article 9 of the GDPR.

4. Legal Basis and Purpose of Processing

The Data Controller of mafiacorruption.pl processes data for the following purposes:

• Handling inquiries and correspondence – Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (performance of a contract / taking steps at the data subject's request);
• Analytics and improving the quality of mafiacorruption.pl – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest of the Controller);
• Service delivery and security – Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR;
• Compliance with legal obligations – Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.

5. Cookies on mafiacorruption.pl

The Service mafiacorruption.pl uses the following categories of cookies:

• Essential – required for the correct operation of the Service (e.g., admin session); no consent required.
• Analytics (Google Analytics 4) – help measure traffic and user behavior; data is anonymized before being sent to Google. You can disable these cookies in your browser settings or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on.
• Functional – remember user preferences (e.g., language, last active tab) to personalize the mafiacorruption.pl experience.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may limit the functionality of mafiacorruption.pl.

6. Sharing Data with Third Parties

User data from mafiacorruption.pl may only be shared with:

• Google LLC – for Google Analytics 4 (analytics processing); data may be transferred to the USA under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs);
• hosting provider – to the extent necessary for maintaining the mafiacorruption.pl infrastructure;
• public authorities – only when required by law.

The Administrator of mafiacorruption.pl does not sell personal data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

• Contact form data: until the inquiry is resolved, no longer than 12 months.
• Analytics data (Google Analytics): according to Google Analytics data retention settings — 14 months by default.
• Server logs of mafiacorruption.pl: up to 90 days.
• Data retained for potential legal claims: for the applicable statute of limitations under Polish civil law (max. 6 years).

8. Your Rights

In connection with the processing of your data by mafiacorruption.pl, you have the following rights:

• Access – the right to obtain information about whether and what data mafiacorruption.pl processes about you;
• Rectification – the right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Erasure ("right to be forgotten") – the right to request deletion of your data when there is no longer a legal basis for processing;
• Restriction of processing – the right to request that processing be paused;
• Data portability – the right to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format;
• Objection – the right to object to processing based on the legitimate interests of mafiacorruption.pl;
• Complaint to a supervisory authority – the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (uodo.gov.pl).

To exercise any of these rights, contact the Administrator at mafiacorruption.pl/kontakt.

9. Data Security

The Administrator of mafiacorruption.pl applies appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure, including:

• HTTPS (TLS) encryption across the entire mafiacorruption.pl domain;
• access control to the Service's systems and databases;
• regular data backups.

10. Chrome Extension (New Tab Plugin)

The mafiacorruption.pl companion Chrome extension replaces your browser's new tab page with a personalized dashboard featuring news, interesting posts, and weather.

What the extension collects:

• Preferences (stored locally): language choice (PL/EN), favorite city for weather, last active tab — data never leaves your browser.
• No personal data: the extension does not collect any personally identifiable information.
• No tracking: no data is sent to analytics or third-party services.

Extension permissions:

• storage — to save your preferences locally in the browser.

The extension retrieves data exclusively from the public APIs of mafiacorruption.pl. All data is stored locally on your device.

11. Third-Party Links

The Service mafiacorruption.pl may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies solely to mafiacorruption.pl. The Administrator of mafiacorruption.pl is not responsible for the privacy practices of external services.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

1. The Administrator reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy.
2. The current version is always available at https://mafiacorruption.pl/privacy.
3. For material changes, the Administrator will publish an updated version on mafiacorruption.pl.