Cookies Policy

COOKIES IN THE INTERNET BASED SERVICE/ WEB SITE, OPERATING DATA AND ANALYTICS

1. The Cookie files (cookies) are small textual pieces of information in the form of text files, sent by the server and recorded at the side of the person who visits the page of the Internet-based Service/ Web Site or using the Application (for example on the hard disk of a computer, of a laptop or on the memory card of a smart phone - depending on what device is used by the person who visits our Internet-based Service/ Web Site). The detailed information related to Cookies and also the history of their creation may be found among others here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie.
2. In BodyChief the Administrator provides a tool for easy and active management of Cookies - Cookiebot. Active management allows, among other things, to check what kind of Cookies are or may be saved while using BodyChief, as well as to select and subsequently change the scope and purposes of using Cookies connected with the device and the person visiting BodyChief. When beginning to use BodyChief, the visitor is asked to select Cookie settings by Cookiebot. It is possible to change them later by changing the settings within the Cookiebot available on the website. You can read more about this tool at: https://www.cookiebot.com/en/what-is-cookiebot/.
3. In the privacy policy, the Administrator provides a number of information on the use of Cookies in BodyChief, their types and purposes of use and their management by, for example, web browser settings and the Cookiebot tool. The Administrator encourages you to use the Cookiebot tool, which allows you to easily and actively manage Cookies when using BodyChief.
4. Cookies which might be sent by BodyChief can be divided into different types, according to the following criteria:

    

   Their supplier:   own (created by the Website or the Administrator's Application) and belonging to third parties/entities (other than the Administrator).

   Their storage period on the device of the person visiting the Online Store website:   session cookies (stored until you log out of BodyChief or turn off your web browser) and permanent cookies (stored for a specific time defined by the parameters of each file or until being manually deleted).

   The purpose of their use:   necessary (enabling the proper functioning of BodyChief), functional/preferential (enabling the adjustment of BodyChief to the preferences of the visitor), analytical and performance (collecting information on the way BodyChief is used), marketing, advertising and social (collecting information about the person visiting BodyChief in order to display advertisements to that person, personalise them, measure their effectiveness and conduct other marketing activities, including activities on websites and in web applications separate from BodyChief, such as social networks or other websites belonging to the same advertising networks as BodyChief).

    

5. The specific purposes of the processing of data contained in Cookies while using the BodyChief Website are indicated on an ongoing basis as part of the Cookiebot tool available in BodyChief. This is why they can be checked at any time. The Administrator informs that the data contained in Cookies while using the BodyChief Website may be processed, among others, for the following purposes:

    

   Purposes of using Cookies in BodyChief	identification of Service Recipients as logged into BodyChief and showing that they are logged in (strictly necessary cookies)
   	remembering Services added to the cart in order to place an Order (strictly necessary cookies)
   	remembering data from completed Order Forms, surveys or BodyChief login data (strictly necessary and/or functional/preferential cookies)
   	adapting the content of BodyChief to the individual preferences of the Service Recipient (e.g. colours, font size, page layout) and optimising the use of BodyChief (functional/preferential cookies)
   	keeping anonymous statistics showing how BodyChief is used (analytical and performance cookies)
   	displaying and rendering advertisements, limiting the number of advertisement displays and ignoring advertisements that the visitor of BodyChief does not want to see, measuring the effectiveness of advertisements, as well as personalising them, i.e. studying the behaviour of BodyChief visitors through anonymous analysis of their activities (e.g. repeated visits to specific pages, keywords, etc.) in order to create their profile and provide them with advertisements tailored to their expected interests, also when they visit other websites in the advertising network of Google Ireland Ltd., Facebook and Instagram (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd.), TikTok (TikTok Technology Limited), Twitter (Twitter International Company) and Pinterest (Pinterest Europe Limited) (marketing, advertising and social cookies)
   	personalizing content displayed to a specific user on the website, e.g. showing personalized greetings, product suggestions, or dynamic pop-up forms with offers tailored to the user’s interests (marketing cookies).
   	displaying reminders about an abandoned shopping cart, adjusting ads for our products on other websites visited by the user (remarketing) (marketing cookies);

    

ON WHAT BASIS DO WE USE COOKIES? HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES ON YOUR DEVICE?

7. The basis for the use of cookies and similar technologies is the legitimate interest of the website owner (in the case of necessary/technical cookies) or the user's consent (in the case of other cookies and similar technologies).
8. It is possible to check what kind of Cookies (including the period of Cookies functioning and their supplier) are currently sent by BodyChief using the Cookiebot tool available in BodyChief or using the options available in the most popular web browsers:

    

   In the Chrome browser:   (1) in the address bar, click on the padlock icon on the left, (2) go to the "Cookies" tab.	In the Firefox browser:   (1) in the address bar, click on the shield icon on the left, (2) go to the "Allowed" or "Blocked" tab, (3) click on the "Cross-site tracking cookies", "Social network trackers" or "Content from trackers”	In the Internet Explorer browser:   (1) click on the "Tools" menu, (2) go to the "Internet Options" tab, (3) go to the "General" tab, (4) go to the "Settings" tab, (5) click on the "View Files" box.
   In the Opera browser:   (1) in the address bar, click on the padlock icon on the left, (2) go to the "Cookies" tab.	In the Safari browser:   (1) click on the "Preferences" menu, (2) go to the "Privacy" tab, (3) click on the "Manage website data" field.	Regardless of the browser, using the tools available, e.g. on the website:   https://www.cookiemetrix.com/ lub: https://www.cookie-checker.com/

    

9. Most web browsers available on the market accept Cookies by default. It is possible to specify the terms of using cookies via the settings of the web browser. This means that you can, for example, partially limit (e.g. temporarily) or completely disable the option of saving Cookies. In the latter case, however, it may affect some BodyChief functionalities (for example, it may not be possible to complete the Order path through the Order Form due to not remembering the Products in the cart in the next steps of placing the Order).
10. Besides the possibility of managing Cookies via browser settings, the Administrator enables active management of Cookie files in BodyChief by the Cookiebot tool. Active management allows, among others, to check what kind of Cookies are or can be saved while using BodyChief, as well as to select and later change the scope and purposes of using Cookies connected with the device and the person visiting BodyChief. You can read more about this tool at: https://www.cookiebot.com/en/what-is-cookiebot/ .
11. Web browser settings related to Cookies may be important from the perspective of consent to the use of Cookies by BodyChief. In accordance with the regulations, such consent may also be expressed through the settings of the web browser, however, we recommend using the more convenient Cookiebot tool available in BodyChief. Detailed information on changing the Cookies settings and their self-deletion in the most popular web browsers is available in the help section of the web browser and on the following websites (just click on the link):

    in the Chrome browser

    in the Firefox browser

    in the Internet Explorer browser

    in the Opera browser

    in the Safari browser

    in the Microsoft Edge browser

12. The Administrator may use Google Analytics services, provided by Google LLC. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). These services help the Administrator keep statistics and analyse the traffic on the BodyChief Website. The collected data are processed in the framework of the above-mentioned services to generate statistics necessary in administering and analysing traffic on the BodyChief Website. The Administrator, using the above-mentioned services in BodyChief, collects information about activities in BodyChief including information about the device, source and medium of acquiring BodyChief visitors, the way they behave on the Website or in the Application, visited websites, purchases, displayed advertisements, Website entries, adding the Service to the cart, purchasing the Service and the methods of using the services, as well as information on the devices and browsers by which they visit the website, IP and domain, geographical data and demographic data (age, gender), interests and information on any interaction outside BodyChief with BodyChief social media accounts or interaction with BodyChief advertisements displayed outside BodyChief. Your personal data, such as your email address, may be used for marketing purposes, including the personalization of advertisements displayed on external platforms. As part of these activities, data may be shared with technology partners (e.g. Google) solely for the purpose of executing our advertising campaigns. The data is hashed and not used for any other purposes. In such cases, cooperation with these entities results in joint controllership of the data between us and those partners.
13. It is possible to easily block sharing information about the person’s activity on the Website to Google Analytics. For this purpose, you can install a browser add-on provided by Google Inc. available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=pl .
    
    Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.
14. The Administrator may use the Facebook Pixel and/or Instagram service provided by Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland) on the Website. This service helps the Administrator measure the effectiveness of advertisements and analyse the actions taken by BodyChief visitors, as well as display advertisements adjusted to these people. Creating remarketing lists based on Cookies collected by Pixel Facebook takes place in the Facebook or Instagram panel. The data collected or made available by Pixel Facebook may contain information about activities in BodyChief including information about the device, visited websites, purchases, displayed advertisements, Website entries, adding the Service to the cart, purchasing the Service and the methods of using the services, as well as information regarding any interaction outside BodyChief with BodyChief social media accounts or interaction with BodyChief advertisements displayed outside BodyChief. Detailed information on the operation of the Facebook Pixel and Instagram can be found at the following internet address: https://www.facebook.com/business/help/742478679120153?helpref=page_content and https://pl-pl.facebook.com/business/tools/meta-pixel .
    1. Managing the operation of the Facebook Pixel (advertising preferences) is possible by changing the advertising settings in your Facebook.com account: https://www.facebook.com/ads/preferences/?entry_product=ad_settings_screen .
    2. Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.
15. The Administrator may use TikTok scripts and/or advertising pixels in BodyChief and therefore collect and share data of the device or person using BodyChief to TikTok Technology Limited (10 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, D02 T380, Ireland) within the scope and in accordance with the privacy policy available at: https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=pl (the data may contain information about activities in BodyChief including information about the device, visited websites, purchases, displayed advertisements, Website entries, adding the Service to the cart, purchasing the Service and the methods of using the services, as well as information on any interaction outside BodyChief with BodyChief social media accounts or interaction with BodyChief advertisements displayed outside BodyChief) regardless of whether the BodyChief user has a TikTok account and is logged into their TikTok account.
    1. Managing the operation of the Tik Tok script and/or advertising pixel (advertising preferences) is possible by changing the advertising settings in your TikTok account in accordance with the instructions available at: https://support.tiktok.com/en/account-and-privacy/personalized-ads-and-data/personalization-and-data
    2. Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.
16. The Administrator may use Twitter scripts and/or advertising pixels in BodyChief and therefore collect and share data of the device or person using BodyChief to Twitter International Company (1 Cumberland Place, Fenian Street, Dublin 2, Ireland) within the scope and in accordance with the privacy policy available at: https://twitter.com/privacy and https://help.twitter.com/pl/rules-and-policies/twitter-rules (the data may contain information about activities in BodyChief including information about the device, visited websites, purchases, displayed advertisements, Website entries, adding the Service to the cart, purchasing the Service and the methods of using the services, as well as information on any interaction outside BodyChief with BodyChief social media accounts or interaction with BodyChief advertisements displayed outside BodyChief) regardless of whether the BodyChief user has a Twitter account and is logged into their Twitter account.
    1. Managing the operation of the Twitter script and/or advertising pixel (advertising preferences) is possible by changing the advertising settings in your Twitter account in accordance with the instructions available at: https://help.twitter.com/en/safety-and-security/privacy-controls-for-tailored-ads
    2. Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.
17. The Administrator may use Pinterest scripts and/or advertising pixels in BodyChief and therefore collect and share data of the device or person using BodyChief to Pinterest Europe Limited (2nd Floor Palmerston House, Fenian Street, Dublin 2 Dublin, Ireland) within the scope and in accordance with the privacy policy available at: https://policy.pinterest.com/pl/privacy-policy (the data may contain information about activities in BodyChief including information about the device, visited websites, purchases, displayed advertisements, Website entries, adding the Service to the cart, purchasing the Service and the methods of using the services, as well as information on any interaction outside BodyChief with BodyChief social media accounts or interaction with BodyChief advertisements displayed outside BodyChief) regardless of whether the BodyChief user has a Pinterest account and is logged into their Pinterest account.
    1. Managing the operation of the Pinterest script and/or advertising pixel (advertising preferences) is possible by changing the advertising settings in your Pinterest account in accordance with the instructions available at: https://help.pinterest.com/en/article/personalization-and-data and https://help.pinterest.com/pl/article/edit-personalization-settings
    2. Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.
18. The Administrator may use on the BodyChief Website the services available as part of the Hotjar software provided by Hotjar Limited (Dragonara Business Center, 5th Floor, Dragonara Road, Paceville St Julian's STJ 3141, Malta). The software provider ensures its compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation. The service provider may use Hotjar to better understand the needs of BodyChief Website visitors and then optimise its operation and improve the convenience of using BodyChief. Hotjar is a technology service, which helps the Administrator better understand the experience of people visiting the BodyChief Website (e.g. how much time they spend in different sections, which links they choose to click, what they like or dislike about BodyChief, etc.), which enables the Administrator to build and maintain the BodyChief Website taking into account the opinions of people using it. Hotjar uses cookies and other technologies to collect data about the behaviour of people using the BodyChief Website and their devices. This includes the IP address of the device (processed during the session and stored de-identified), device screen size, device type (unique device identifiers), web browser information, geographic location (country only), and the preferred language used to display the BodyChief Website. The Hotjar provider stores above-mentioned information on behalf of the Administrator in a pseudonymised user profile. The Hotjar provider is contractually obliged not to sell any data collected on behalf of the Administrator. Neither the HotJar Provider nor the Administrator will ever use this information to identify individual persons or to match it with further data relating to an individual.
    1. More information about the Hotjar service can be found in the HotJar privacy policy at (link) and on the Hotjar service information website (link).
    2. It is possible to opt out of HotJar's data collection by visiting the opt-out page.
    3. Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.
19. Positive Group Polska sp. z o.o.

The Administrator  may use the services of the user.com platform in the Store, provided by Positive Group Polska Sp. z o.o., with its registered office in Warsaw (ul. Emilii Plater 53, 00-113 Warsaw, Poland). User.com is a marketing and communication automation tool that enables statistics tracking, analysis of visitor behavior, and personalization of content and communication within the Store. The collected data is processed within the scope of these services for analytical purposes (e.g. activity tracking, user path analysis, collecting statistical traffic data) and — upon obtaining separate consent — for marketing purposes (e.g. displaying personalized offers, abandoned cart reminders, profiling).

By using user.com services in the Store, the Administrator may collect information about user behavior — including information about the device and browser, IP address, location, visited pages and clicks, visit duration, data voluntarily provided by the user (e.g. email address), reactions to messages displayed on the website, clicks on sent messages, and interactions with forms (such as the newsletter or chat). Active management of Cookies in BodyChief is also possible using the available Cookiebot tool.