Privacy Policy
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. Administrator – Inter Cars S.A., headquartered in Swobodni, ul. Swobodnia 35, 05-180 Swobodnia, entered into the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw in Warsaw, 13th Commercial Division of the National Court Register, under KRS number: 0000008734, NIP: 1181452946, REGON: 014992887, with share capital of PLN 28,336,200.00, fully paid up.
1.2. Personal Data – information about an identified or identifiable natural person through one or more specific factors determining the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity, including the device’s IP, location data, online identifier, and information collected via cookies or other similar technologies.
1.3. Policy – this Privacy Policy.
1.4. GDPR – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC.
1.5. Service – the website operated by the Administrator at https://blic-autoparts.eu/.
1.6. User – any natural person visiting the Service or using one or more services or functionalities described in the Policy.
2. PROCESSING DATA IN CONNECTION WITH USING THE SERVICE
2.1. In connection with the User’s use of the Service, the Administrator collects data to the extent necessary to provide the services offered, as well as information about the User’s activity in the Service. The detailed rules and purposes of processing Personal Data collected during the User’s use of the Service are described below.
3. PURPOSES AND LEGAL BASIS FOR DATA PROCESSING IN THE SERVICE
USE OF THE SERVICE
3.1. Personal Data of all persons using the Service (including IP address or other identifiers, as well as information collected via necessary cookies or other similar technologies) are processed by the Administrator:
3.1.1. for the purpose of providing electronic services in terms of making content collected in the Service available to Users – the legal basis for processing is the necessity of processing for the performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR);
3.1.2. for analytical and statistical purposes – the legal basis for processing is the Administrator’s legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), consisting of analyzing Users’ activity and preferences to improve functionalities and services;
3.1.3. to establish, pursue, or defend against claims – the legal basis for processing is the Administrator’s legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), consisting of protecting its rights.
3.2. User activity in the Service, including Personal Data, is recorded in system logs (a special computer program for storing a chronological record of information about events and actions relating to the IT system used to provide services). Information collected in logs is processed mainly for service provision purposes, as well as technical, administrative, and IT security purposes – the legal basis is the Administrator’s legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR).
CONTACT FORMS
3.3. The Administrator enables contact via electronic forms. Using the form requires providing Personal Data necessary to establish contact and respond to the inquiry. The User may also provide other data to facilitate contact or handling of the inquiry. Providing data marked as mandatory is required; failure to do so means the inquiry cannot be processed. Providing other data is voluntary.
3.4. Personal Data is processed:
3.4.1. to identify the sender and handle the inquiry sent via the form – legal basis: necessity for the performance of a service contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR); for optional data – consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR);
3.4.2. for analytical and statistical purposes – legal basis: legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), consisting of keeping statistics on inquiries to improve the Service;
3.4.3. to establish or defend against claims – legal basis: legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), consisting of protecting rights.
4. COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGY
4.1. Cookies are small text files installed on a User’s device when browsing the Service. They store information to facilitate the use of the website, e.g., remembering visits and actions.
BASIC COOKIES AND PERSONALIZATION COOKIES
4.2. Basic cookies (“Essential”) are necessary for the correct functioning of the website. They are used, for example, to remember login sessions or form completion, and for privacy settings. Personalization cookies (“Personalization”) remember and adjust the site to the User’s choices, such as language preferences or location. The User may set the browser to block or warn about these cookies, but this may cause parts of the site to malfunction.
ANALYTICS COOKIES
4.3. Analytics cookies check visit counts and traffic sources, helping identify popular and less popular pages and understand navigation. Data collected is aggregated and not used to identify individuals. Without these cookies, the Administrator will not know when a User visited the Service.
5. ANALYTICAL TOOLS USED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR’S PARTNER
5.1. The Administrator and its Partners use tools for analytical purposes. Detailed information can be found in each partner’s privacy policy.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS
5.2. Google Analytics cookies are used by Google to analyze how the User uses the Service and to create statistics and reports. Google does not use the collected data to identify the User or combine it for identification purposes. More information: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/partners.
6. MANAGING COOKIE SETTINGS
6.1. The use of cookies to collect data, including accessing data stored on the User’s device, requires the User’s consent, which may be withdrawn at any time.
6.2. Consent is not required only for cookies essential to providing a telecommunications service (data transmission to display content). The User cannot opt out of these if they wish to use the Service.
6.3. Personalization and analytics cookies are not installed automatically. The User can consent to their installation upon opening the Service or via https://intercars.pl/s/zarzadzanie-plikami-cookies.
6.4. The User can consent to personalization and analytics cookies by clicking “Accept All” on the site banner. In that case, cookies will be installed according to browser settings (default settings allow all cookies).
6.5. Consent withdrawal is also possible through browser settings. More information:
6.5.1 Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
6.5.2 Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/kb/ciasteczka
6.5.3 Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
6.5.4 Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/cookies.html
6.5.5 Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en-GB
6.6. The User can check their current privacy settings via:
6.6.1 http://www.youronlinechoices.com/youradchoices
6.6.2 http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN
7. DATA RETENTION PERIOD
7.1. Data retention depends on the type of service and purpose of processing. Generally, data is processed during service provision, until consent is withdrawn, or an objection is raised where processing is based on legitimate interest.
7.2. The retention period may be extended if necessary to establish or pursue claims, or defend against them, and later only if required by law. After that, data is irreversibly deleted or anonymized.
8. USER RIGHTS
8.1. The User has the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing, transfer data, object to processing, and lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
8.2. Where processing is based on consent, it can be withdrawn at any time by contacting the Administrator or using the Service’s functionalities.
8.3. The User can object to processing where the legal basis is legitimate interest (e.g., for analytics purposes).
8.4. More on GDPR rights: https://intercars.com.pl/pl/faq-rodo/.
9. DATA RECIPIENTS
9.1. In providing services, Personal Data will be disclosed to external entities, especially IT service providers.
9.2. The Administrator may disclose User information to competent authorities or third parties requesting it based on an appropriate legal basis.
10. DATA TRANSFERS OUTSIDE THE EEA
10.1. Personal Data protection outside the European Economic Area (EEA) differs from that in the EU. Transfers occur only when necessary and with adequate protection, primarily by:
10.1.1 cooperating with entities in countries with an EU adequacy decision;
10.1.2 using European Commission standard contractual clauses with additional safeguards;
10.1.3 applying binding corporate rules approved by a supervisory authority.
10.2. The Administrator informs Users about transfers outside the EEA when collecting data.
11. DATA SECURITY
11.1. The Administrator regularly conducts risk analyses to ensure secure processing, with access granted only to authorized persons as necessary. All data operations are logged and performed only by authorized staff.
11.2. The Administrator ensures subcontractors and partners also use appropriate security measures when processing data on its behalf.
12. CONTACT DETAILS
12.1. Contact: [email protected] or Inter Cars S.A., ul. Swobodnia 35, 05-180 Swobodnia.
12.2. The Data Protection Officer can be contacted at: [email protected].
13. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
13.1. The Policy is regularly reviewed and updated when necessary.
13.2. Current version adopted and effective as of 04.12.2025.