Privacy policy
Short and jargon-free: below I describe what data I collect through this site, why I need it, how long I keep it, and what you can do with it.
Last updated: 19 July 2026
01 Who processes your data
The controller of personal data collected through bitinate.pl is Jakub Chodnik, operating as an unregistered small-scale sole trader under the trading name „Bitinate” pursuant to Article 5 of the Polish Entrepreneurs' Law Act of 6 March 2018 (Prawo przedsiębiorców).
Because of this form of activity, the controller does not hold a Polish tax identification number (NIP) or business register number (REGON). Contact is handled exclusively by email — there is no customer-facing office and no postal address is published.
Contact: kontakt@bitinate.pl
For any matter concerning personal data you can write to kontakt@bitinate.pl. I reply personally.
02 What data I collect and why
I only collect what's needed to get back to you. I don't sell data, don't pass it on for marketing purposes and don't sign you up for any newsletter.
| Where | What data | Why | Legal basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact form | full name, email, selected service, message content | replying to your message | Art. 6(1)(a) and (b) GDPR (consent and steps prior to entering into a contract) |
| Booking | full name, email, date and time, topic (optional) | scheduling and confirming the free consultation | Art. 6(1)(a) and (b) GDPR |
| Google Analytics | anonymised traffic data (pages viewed, source, device type) | visit statistics and site improvements | Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR (your consent in the cookie banner) |
Providing your data is voluntary, but without an email address I can't reply to your message or confirm a booking.
03 How long I keep the data
- Form messages — for the time needed to reply and hold any follow-up conversation about working together, no longer than 24 months from the last contact.
- Consultation bookings — up to 12 months from the meeting date.
- Billing data (if we work together) — for the period required by tax law, i.e. 5 years from the end of the tax year.
- Google Analytics data — as configured in the service, by default up to 14 months.
After that I delete the data. You can also request earlier deletion — see section 06.
04 Who I share data with
I don't sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes. Data may only reach entities that are necessary to run the site and handle contact:
- Hosting provider — on whose server the site and message database run.
- Email provider — through which I send confirmations and replies.
- Google Ireland Limited — solely for Google Analytics and only if you consent via the cookie banner.
Each of these entities processes data under a data processing agreement and only to the extent necessary to provide the service.
05 Cookies
The site sets no tracking cookies of its own. On your first visit you'll see a banner asking for consent to analytics.
- If you click "Accept" — I load Google Analytics, which sets its own cookies to count visits.
- If you click "Decline" — Google Analytics is not loaded at all. The site works exactly the same.
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Either way — I store a single entry in your browser's localStorage under
the key
bitinate_cookies, so I don't have to ask again on every visit. This is not a cookie and is not used for tracking.
You can withdraw consent at any time by clearing the site's data in your browser settings — the banner will appear again.
06 Your rights
Under GDPR you have the right to:
- Access — you can ask what data exactly I hold about you.
- Rectification — correcting data that is inaccurate or out of date.
- Erasure — the "right to be forgotten", unless a legal obligation requires retention (e.g. invoice records).
- Restriction of processing — you can require me to pause processing your data.
- Data portability — receiving your data in a commonly used format.
- Objection — to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Withdrawal of consent — at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, an email to kontakt@bitinate.pl is enough. I reply within 30 days at the latest — usually much sooner.
You also have the right to file a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (the Polish supervisory authority: Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych, ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw, Poland), if you consider that I process your data unlawfully.
07 Security
Data from forms is transmitted over an encrypted connection and stored in a database accessible only to me. I do not process special-category (sensitive) data and I do not use profiling or automated decision-making.
08 Changes to this policy
If I change how data is processed, I'll update this document and the date at the top. Worth checking back if you've been away for a while.