Privacy Policy

contestforchildren.com
Last updated: June 2026

1. Data Controller


The controller of your personal data is the Asia Kowalczewska Foundation, Śnieżna 5 lok 1.52, 92-103 Łódź, Poland, reachable at:
Email: office@contestforchildren.com

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why


a) Contact Form
When you use the contact form on our website, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. This data is sent directly to office@contestforchildren.com and is used solely to respond to your inquiry. Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR – legitimate interest in responding to correspondence.


b) Contest Entry Form
When you submit an entry to the contest, we collect personal data provided in the registration form (such as name, age, contact details of the participant or their guardian). This data is processed for the purpose of conducting the contest and sent to dkleczyca@dkleczyca.pl. Legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR – performance of a contract (participation in the contest) and/or Article 6(1)(a) GDPR – your explicit consent.


c) Cookies and Analytics
Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. We may use the following tools:

  • Google Analytics – to analyze website traffic and usage patterns. Data is anonymized and processed by Google LLC. You can opt out via Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
  • Google Tag Manager – a tag management system used to deploy and manage marketing and analytics scripts on the website.
  • Facebook Pixel – used to measure the effectiveness of our social media campaigns. Data may be shared with Meta Platforms, Inc. This tool is currently inactive and will only be enabled with your consent.

These tools will only be activated upon your prior consent through our cookie consent banner. You may withdraw your consent at any time. Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

3. Cookies

We use cookies – small text files stored in your browser. Cookies can be:

  • Necessary cookies – required for the basic functioning of the website. They cannot be disabled.
  • Analytical cookies – help us understand how visitors use the site. Enabled only with your consent.
  • Marketing cookies – used to display relevant advertisements. Enabled only with your consent.

You can manage cookie preferences at any time via the cookie settings panel on our website or through your browser settings.

4. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles and pages on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, social media posts). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those websites directly. Those websites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interactions with the embedded content.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We may share your data with:

  • Hosting and technical service providers (processors acting on our behalf under a data processing agreement).
  • Google LLC – in connection with Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (data may be transferred to the USA under standard contractual clauses).
  • Meta Platforms, Inc. – only if Facebook Pixel is enabled and you have provided your consent.
  • Dom Kultury w Łęczycy (dkleczyca@dkleczyca.pl) – as the receiving party for contest entries, for the purpose of conducting the contest.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected:

  • Contact form data – until your inquiry is resolved, and for up to 12 months thereafter for documentation purposes.
  • Contest entry data – for the duration of the contest and any required archival period under applicable law.
  • Analytics data – as defined by the respective third-party service (Google Analytics default: 26 months).

7. Your Rights Under GDPR

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to:

  • Access – request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification – request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure – request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”), where no legal obligation requires us to retain it.
  • Restriction – request that we limit the processing of your data under the conditions set out in Article 18 GDPR.
  • Data portability – receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
  • Objection – object to processing based on legitimate interest.
  • Withdrawal of consent – withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise your rights, contact us at: office@contestforchildren.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Polish supervisory authority: Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw, Poland.

8. Children’s Personal Data

Our contest is open to children. Where a participant is a minor, the personal data submitted in the contest entry form must be provided by a parent or legal guardian who thereby gives consent for the child’s data to be processed for the purpose of the contest. We take special care to protect the data of minors and process it strictly for the purposes of the contest.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or disclosure. The website uses SSL/TLS encryption (HTTPS).

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
Asia Kowalczewska Foundation
Śnieżna 5 lok 1.52, 92-103 Łódź, Poland
Email: office@contestforchildren.com
Website: contestforchildren.com