General Information

The contest is a joint venture of the University of Silesia in Katowice.

This Privacy Policy will explain how we use and process the personal data we collect from you when you use our website. The eucyskatowice2024.eu domain is owned by the University of Silesia in Katowice.

What personal data do we collect?

We collect the following data:

How do we collect your data?

We collect only the data voluntarily provided by the users by completing the forms on the website at https://eucyskatowice2024.eu/.
Most of the personal data has been collected directly from you. We provide data and process data when you:
• register for the event as a participant, member of the jury, or volunteer;
• voluntarily complete our post-event participant survey;
• use or view our website through your browser’s cookies.

How will we use your data?

We collect your data in order to:
• process and manage your registration to the event;
• present bios of the contest’s participants, volunteers, members of the jury and organisers, including their first and last name, affiliate organisation, country and picture;
• announce the contest’s results at https://eucyskatowice2024.eu/;
• prepare the post-event statistics and collect feedback for future editions.

How long do we store your data?

We keep your personal data for a period of five years or until you raise an objection.



What are your data protection rights?

The University of Silesia in Katowice wants to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following rights:

• the right to access – you have the right to request for copies of your personal data;

• the right to rectification – you have the right to request to have any information you believe is inaccurate corrected. You also have the right to request to have the information you believe is incomplete completed;

• the right to erasure – you have the right to request to have your personal data erased;

• the right to restrict processing – you have the right to request to have the processing of your personal data restricted;

• the right to object to processing – you have the right to object to processing of your personal data by the University of Silesia in Katowice;

• the right to data portability – you have the right to request that the University of Silesia in Katowice transfers the collected data to another organisation, or directly to you.

If you make a request to exercise any of the rights above, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at eucys.katowice@us.ed.pl or the Data Protection Officer at the University of Silesia in Katowice at iod@us.edu.pl.  

 

Cookies

Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behaviour information. When you visit our websites, we may collect information from you automatically through cookies or a similar technology.
The following cookies are used on the contest’s website:

Elementor

Functional, Statistics (anonymous)

Usage

We use Elementor for content creation. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
various
Function
Provide a responsive website
Name
Expiration
various
Function
Provide a responsive website

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store browser details
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store user preferences
Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

Polylang

Functional

Usage

We use Polylang for locale management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store language settings

Wordfence

Functional

Usage

We use Wordfence for security and fraud prevention. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wordfence Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
1 day
Function
Read to determine if the user is logged in

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Facebook

Marketing, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing

Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management. Read more

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if the cookie banner has been dismissed
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
Expiration
365 days
Function
Read to determine which cookie banner to show

YouTube

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use YouTube for video display. Read more

Sharing data

For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
GPS
Expiration
Function
Name
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Expiration
Function
Name
YSC
Expiration
Function
Name
PREF
Expiration
Function

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
e_event-tracker
Expiration
Function
Name
e_kit-elements-defaults
Expiration
Function
Name
Expiration
Function
Name
acf
Expiration
Function

More information about cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our website, including:
• understanding how you use our website;
• carrying out a statistical analysis to determine the number of people visiting the website using the Complianz tool.
The Privacy Policy of the Complianz tool is available at https://complianz.io/legal/privacy-statement/.

How to manage cookies?

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, and the website will guide you how to remove cookies from your browser. However, in a few cases, some of our website features may not function as a result.

Privacy policies of other websites

The contest’s website uses the services of or contains links to other websites. Our Privacy Policy applies only to our website, so if you click on a link to another website, make sure to read their privacy policy.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

The University of Silesia keeps its Privacy Policy under regular review and applies any updates on this web page. This Privacy Policy was last updated on 10 May 2024.

How to contact us?

If you have any questions regarding our website’s Privacy Policy or the data we store, or you would like to exercise any of your data protection rights, do not hesitate to contact us.

Email us at eucys.katowice@us.ed.pl.