You can access the Polish version of our Privacy Policy here.

Data Controller Information:

Link Group Sp. z o.o. is the Data Controller of your personal information. Our registered office is located at Aleje Jerozolimskie 142A, 02-305 Warsaw. We're registered with the District Court for the capital city of Warsaw, XII Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under the KRS number 0000614921 and tax identification number NIP: 5252657506. In this Policy, we will refer to ourselves as "We", "Our", or "Link Group".

 

For communication purposes, you may:

Write to us at: Aleje Jerozolimskie 142A, 02-305 Warsaw.

Email us at: office@linkgroup.pl.

Call us at: 532 344 832.

We've appointed a Data Protection Officer who can be reached at: iod@linkgroup.pl.

 

Definitions:

In this Policy, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:

• "Service" refers to our website at https://linkgroup.co/.
• "Policy" means this privacy policy document.
• "GDPR" refers to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council dated 27 April 2016. The full text is accessible [here].

Personal Data Security:

Your personal data's privacy and security are paramount to us. We adhere to the GDPR and other relevant data protection and privacy regulations. We implement technical and organizational measures to ensure your personal data's security, especially from unauthorized access or alteration, in compliance with applicable laws.

 

Your Rights:

As a data subject, you have the right to:

• Access your personal data.
• Request rectification of inaccuracies.
• Seek deletion, subject to conditions under the GDPR.
• Limit the processing, as defined by the GDPR.
  
  

You also have the right to object, particularly:

Further details on additional rights are discussed in Section II of this Policy. To exercise any rights or for related inquiries, refer to our contact details in the "Data Controller Information" section.

 

Lodging a Complaint:

If you believe we're processing your data contrary to the law, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority, which, in Poland, is the President of the Office for Personal Data Protection. Reach them:

• By post: ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw.

• Online: https://www.uodo.gov.pl/pl/p/kontakt.
• By phone: (22) 531 03 00.

 

Policy Queries and Accessibility:

Should you have queries regarding this Policy, please contact us using the details provided under "Data Controller Information". This Policy can be accessed at https://linkgroup.co/ and is also available at our premises.

Contact via the contact form

Purpose of processing your data:

• To respond to your message and address the issue you've raised.
• For marketing purposes, with your voluntary consent, to send offers about our services via email or phone.

Your rights:

This topic is detailed in Section I titled "Your Rights".

Are you obliged to provide your data?

No, it's voluntary. However, without providing the data, we might be unable to address your issue.

Legal basis for processing:

Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, i.e., the legitimate interests of Link Group.

If you've consented to receiving offers from us, depending on the consent provided, the legal basis will also be Article 10 of the Act on Providing Services by Electronic Means or Article 172 of the Telecommunications Law.

Remember, you can always withdraw your consent. If you wish to do so, please contact us.

What do we mean by legitimate interest?

Addressing the issue you've raised, responding to your message, and activities related to sending offers.

Who are the recipients of your data?

• Entities responsible for hosting (storing) the Service or personal data for Link Group.
• Marketing tool providers.
• Couriers and postal services.

Will your data be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA)?

If transferring your personal data outside the EEA becomes necessary, it will be done on a legal basis as provided in the GDPR.

How long will we process your data?

As long as it's needed to address your issue. Depending on its nature, also for the duration needed to prove we have resolved it, which is the limitation period for claims.

For the time we conduct marketing activities or until you object to further data processing for marketing purposes or withdraw consent for email communication. Your withdrawal of consent doesn't affect the legality of the processing done before the withdrawal.

Marketing

Why do we need your data, i.e., what is our purpose in processing it?

We aim to build our image in the media, including social media platforms (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, X, TikTok) and platforms like YouTube, by sharing press releases with journalists, media representatives, and influencers, publishing posts, and engaging in other activities on social media

What rights do you have?

This topic is detailed in Section I titled "Your Rights".

Which of your personal data do we process?

We may process personal data published in the media, especially on social media profiles and other data related to our use of social media functions.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, i.e., the legitimate interests of Link Group.

Where did we get your personal data from?

We have obtained it from publicly available sources such as websites, industry portals, and social media profiles (e.g., related to your activity under our posts).

What do we mean by legitimate interest?

• Responding to your private messages sent to us via social media.
• Engaging in discussions via comments under our posts.
• Sharing our posts as a follower of our profile.

• Marketing, which involves informing you about our services and our company through content published on Link Group's social media channels, email campaigns, and publications on our company's website.

• Analytical activities through statistics provided to us by social media entities, such as Meta Platforms Ireland Limited, LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, X Inc., TikTok Technology Limited, and Google Ltd. (YouTube), including data on the display of our posts, their reach, the number of interactions, and demographic data of our followers. The data provided to us by social media entities are statistics created based on the observation of your behavior on our profile by these companies.

Who are the recipients of your data?

• Social media providers such as Meta Platforms Ireland Limited., LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, and X Inc.

• Entities responsible for hosting (storing) the Service or personal data for Link Group.

• Marketing tool providers.

• Couriers and postal services.

Will your data be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA)?

If transferring your personal data outside the EEA becomes necessary, it will be done on a legal basis as provided in the GDPR.

How long will we process your data?

For the duration of achieving our legitimate interest described above, but not longer than until you object to the processing of your personal data.

Will you be subjected to automated processing, including profiling, that has legal effects or similarly affects you?

No.

What can you do if you don't want us to process your data and contact you?

You have the right to object to data processing. If you want to express such an objection, write to us at the previously mentioned email or click on the link found in every message you receive from us. You don't need to give us reasons for your objection.

Career

Employment and cooperation in the Controller's organization

Why do we need your data, i.e., what is our purpose in processing it?

Your data will be processed for the purpose of recruiting for a job position at the Controller or for the purpose of recruiting for a Controller contractor. If you provide an optional and voluntary consent, your data will also be processed for the purposes of future recruitment conducted by the Controller.

The position you apply for may be related to the necessity of forwarding your application to the Controller's client for whom the services will be performed as part of the established cooperation - if in the course of the recruitment process such a situation occurs, you will be informed about it in advance in order to enable you to consent to such an action, as well as you will be provided with all the necessary information on the processing of your personal data in accordance with applicable laws, in particular those specified in Art. 14 of GDPR.

If you voluntarily consent, your data will be processed after the recruitment process ends, for the purposes of our future recruitments.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Our legitimate interest i.e., Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

In the scope necessary for actions aimed at concluding an employment contract/internship/traineeship/contract/works contract, the legal basis is Article 6(1)(b) GDPR and, where necessary to meet our statutory obligations, Article 6(1)(c) GDPR.

If you consent to data processing for future recruitment purposes, in this respect, the data will be processed based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Personal data (e.g., image) is processed based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, your voluntary consent given by sending us your recruitment application, and providing them does not affect your ability to participate in the recruitment.

What do we mean by legitimate interest?

Searching for employees/co-workers/interns/trainees and conducting recruitment proceedings aimed at employing someone whose qualifications best match our needs.

Asserting or defending against possible claims.

What rights do you have?

You have the right to access your data, correct it, request its deletion, as well as the right to restrict processing, data portability, object to personal data processing, and the right to complain to the supervisory authority if data is processed contrary to legal requirements. If the data is processed based on separate consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. However, this will not affect the legality of the processing carried out before its withdrawal.

Which of your personal data do we process?

Personal data indicated in the Labor Code or other specific laws.

Are you obliged to provide your data?

Providing data is voluntary, but if you don't provide it, you won't be able to participate in the recruitment process.

Who are the recipients of your data?

Recruitment agencies and entities running recruitment portals.

Entities providing software we use.

Entities ensuring access to email inboxes.

Suppliers of other IT tools we use.

Will your data be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA)?

If transferring your personal data outside the EEA becomes necessary, it will be done on a legal basis as provided in the GDPR.

How long will we process your data?

Your data will be processed until the end of the recruitment process. If you consented to data processing for future recruitments, your data will be processed until the end of those recruitments, but no longer than 2 years or until you withdraw your consent.

Will you be subjected to automated processing, including profiling, that has legal effects or similarly affects you?

No.

What can you do if you don't want us to process your data and contact you?

Due to reasons related to your particular situation, you have the right to object to the processing of personal data if we process personal data based on legally justified interests.

 

Employment and cooperation within the Controller's client organization

Why do we need your data, i.e., what is our purpose in processing it?

The Controller may conduct a recruitment process as a result of which your employment or cooperation will take place within the structure of the Controller's client. However, until the recruitment process is completed and recommendations are forwarded to the Controller's client, your data will be processed only within the Controller's structure and will not be forwarded to the Controller's client. If the Controller decides to transmit your application documentation containing your personal data to the Controller's client, you will be informed of this in advance in order to allow you to consent to such action, as well as you will be provided with all necessary information on the processing of your personal data by the Controller's client in accordance with applicable laws, in particular as set forth in Article 14 of the GDPR. We would like to inform you that granting consent for the transmission of data to the Controller's client is voluntary, however, failure to give such consent will result in the inability to complete the recruitment and employment process within the structure of the Controller's client.

Your data will be processed by the Controller for the purpose of recruiting for a job at the Controller's client or for the purpose of recruiting for an contractor of the Controller's client. 

If you provide voluntary and optional consent, your data will also be processed for the purposes of future recruitment conducted by the Controller.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

On the legitimate interest of the Controller (article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

If you consent to data processing for future recruitment purposes, in this respect, the data will be processed based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR.

Personal data (e.g., image) is processed based on Article 6(1)(a) GDPR, your voluntary consent given by sending us your recruitment application, and providing them does not affect your ability to participate in the recruitment.

What do we mean by legitimate interest?

Searching for employees/co-workers and conducting recruitment proceedings on behalf of the Controller's client aimed at hiring an employee/contractor in the structure of the Controller's client whose qualifications most closely match the demand of the Controller's client,

Transmitting application documentation and passing information between you and the Controller's client,

Proper execution of the provision of intermediary services in the recruitment process

Asserting or defending against possible claims

What rights do you have?

You have the right to access your data, correct it, request its deletion, as well as the right to restrict processing, data portability, object to personal data processing, and the right to complain to the supervisory authority if data is processed contrary to legal requirements. If the data is processed based on separate consent, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time. However, this will not affect the legality of the processing carried out before its withdrawal.

Which of your personal data do we process?

Personal data indicated in the Labor Code or other specific laws.

Are you obliged to provide your data?

Providing data is voluntary, but if you don't provide it, you won't be able to participate in the recruitment process.

Who are the recipients of your data?

Recruitment agencies and entities running recruitment portals.

Entities providing software we use.

Entities ensuring access to email inboxes.

Suppliers of other IT tools we use.

Will your data be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA)?

If transferring your personal data outside the EEA becomes necessary, it will be done on a legal basis as provided in the GDPR.

How long will we process your data?

Your data will be processed until the end of the recruitment process. If you consented to data processing for future recruitments, your data will be processed until the end of those recruitments, but no longer than 2 years or until you withdraw your consent.

Will you be subjected to automated processing, including profiling, that has legal effects or similarly affects you?

No.

What can you do if you don't want us to process your data and contact you?

Due to reasons related to your particular situation, you have the right to object to the processing of personal data if we process personal data based on legally justified interests.

Newsletter

Why do we need your data, i.e., what is our purpose in processing it?

For marketing purposes related to promoting ourselves and our services, including sending you marketing information via email.

What rights do you have?

This topic is described in Part I of the Policy titled "Your rights."

Are you obliged to provide your data?

No, it's voluntary, but without providing it, you won't be able to sign up for the newsletter and receive commercial information from us.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR, i.e., our legitimate interest.

Article 10 of the Act on Providing Services by Electronic Means and Article 172 of the Telecommunications Law.

Remember, you can withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter and commercial information at any time. If you wish to do this, please contact us.

What do we mean by legitimate interest?

Promoting the services of Link Group by sending you commercial information.

Who are the recipients of your data?

Providers of tools for:

• Marketing activities.
• Sending newsletters.
• Entities responsible for hosting (storing) our website and personal data for us.

How long will we process your data?

For the duration of marketing activities or until you object to further processing of data for marketing purposes, or withdraw consent for sending messages to your email address or phone contact. Your withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of processing before its withdrawal.

Will we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA)?

If transferring your personal data outside the EEA becomes necessary, it will be done on a legal basis as provided in the GDPR.

Case study

Why do we need your data, i.e., what is our purpose in processing it?

Our purpose is informational and educational, to provide you, as an interested party, access to the full content of materials published by the Controller.

In connection with providing you with materials published by the Controller at your request, we also have a Marketing purpose, which includes promoting our services, such as sending marketing information to you via email (the processing of personal data related to sending newsletters or commercial information has been described above in the section titled “Newsletter / Commercial Information” and analogously below in this section).

What Are Your Rights?

We have described this topic in Part I of the Policy titled “Your Rights.

Are you obliged to provide your data?

No, it is voluntary, but without providing it, you will not be able to access the materials published by the Controller.

On what legal basis do we process your data?

Our legitimate interest i.e., Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

Article 10 of the Act on the Provision of Electronic Services and Article 172 of the Telecommunications Law

Please note that you can withdraw your consent to receive the newsletter and commercial information at any time. If you wish to do so, please contact us.

What do we mean by legitimate interest?

Providing access to the materials published by the Controller to allow you to familiarize yourself with their content;

Promoting Link Group services by sending you commercial information.

Who Are the Recipients of Your Data?

Providers of tools for:

• Marketing activities;
• Newsletter distribution.

Entities providing hosting (storage) of our website and personal data on our behalf.

How long will we process your data?

We will process your data for the duration of our marketing activities or until you object to further processing for marketing purposes, or withdraw your consent to receive messages to your email address or phone number. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the legality of processing carried out before the withdrawal

Will your data be transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA)?

If transferring your personal data outside the EEA becomes necessary, it will be done on a legal basis as provided in the GDPR.

Will you be subjected to automated processing, including profiling, that has legal effects or similarly affects you?

No.

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Cookies essential for the functioning of the website and applications are saved automatically. For other types of cookies, your consent is required. We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential - enabling the use of services available within the Website, e.g., authentication cookies used for services requiring authentication.
• In the Service, both session cookies (which are deleted after closing the web browser window) and persistent cookies (saved for a specified period on the devices you use to access the Service) are used.

You also have the option to adjust cookie settings through your browser settings. More information can be found on the websites of individual browser operators:

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• Google/Chrome/Android - link
• Opera - link
• Safari - link
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