Privacy Policy - 8Foundry Alliance
- August 4, 2025
Who we are
Data Controller
Information We Collect
Website Analytics Data
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device.
We collect this data using Google Analytics, which helps us understand how visitors interact with our website. The information collected may include:
• Pages visited and time spent on each page,
• Referring websites,
• Browser type and version,
• Operating system,
• General geographic location (country or city level).
Contact Form Data
When you use our contact form, we collect the following personal information:
• Name (first and last name)
• Email address
• Phone number (if provided)
• Company name (if provided)
• Message content
• Date and time of form submission
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
Analytics Data:
- To analyze website traffic and improve our website,
- To better understand our visitors’ needs and preferences,
- To measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns,
- To maintain the security and functionality of our website.
We do not use the collected analytics information to personally identify individual visitors.
Contact Form Data:
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support,
- To communicate with you about our services,
- To maintain records of our correspondence,
- To improve our services based on your feedback,
- To comply with legal obligations.
Legal Basis for Processing
Under the GDPR and Polish data protection law, we process your data based on the following legal grounds:
For Analytics Data:
Legitimate Interest: We have a legitimate interest in analyzing website usage to improve our services and website functionality.
Consent: For cookies that are not strictly necessary, we process data based on your consent.
For Contact Form Data:
Legitimate Interest: We have a legitimate interest in responding to inquiries and providing customer support.
Pre-contractual measures: Processing is necessary for taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Consent: Where you have explicitly provided consent for specific processing activities.
Cookies
International Data Transfers
By using Google Analytics, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Google provides appropriate safeguards for international data transfers through standard contractual clauses and compliance with the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
Contact form data is processed and stored within the European Union.
Data Retention
Analytics Data:
We retain the information collected via Google Analytics for a reasonable period, typically 26 months, or until you request deletion of your data, whichever comes first.
Contact Form Data:
We retain contact form data for:
Active inquiries: Until the inquiry is resolved and for 12 months thereafter for quality assurance purposes.
General correspondence: For 3 years from the last contact, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
Marketing communications: Until you withdraw consent or object to processing.
Your Rights
Under the GDPR and Polish data protection law, you have the following rights regarding your data:
The right to access information we hold about you
The right to request correction of your personal data
The right to request deletion of your personal data
The right to restrict processing of your personal data
The right to object to processing of your personal data
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent
The right to lodge a complaint with the Polish supervisory authority (Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych – UODO)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.
Third-Party Services
Our website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use our site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of our website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
We have activated IP anonymization in Google Analytics, which means your IP address will be truncated within EU/EEA member states before being transferred to the US.
Google’s Privacy Policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. This includes:
Encryption of data in transit and at rest
Regular security assessments
Access controls and authentication measures
Staff training on data protection
Automated Decision-Making
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the „Last updated” date. For significant changes, we may provide additional notice, such as a prominent website notice or an email notification.
We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Email: contact@8foundry_alliance.eu
8Foundry Alliance – cluster coordinator 8Foundry sp. z o.o.
Czworaki Street 6
37-555 Sośnica
Poland
You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Polish supervisory authority for data protection issues, the Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO), at https://uodo.gov.pl/.