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The contents of this website, in the scope described above, are made available for free and serve an informational purpose only. The works presented on the website do not constitute a position of the European Commission or of any organisation of the Polish authorities. No information found on the website can be treated as legal advice. Any person interested in obtaining more detailed information concerning issues discussed on the website is asked to contact a relevant member of staff of the National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the EU, the National Centre for Research and Development (Krajowy Punkt Kontaktowy Programów Badawczych Unii Europejskiej, Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju – NCBR), hereinafter referred to as the NCP. We make our best effort to provide the most up to date, true and complete information. We also strive to provide it based on credible sources. The NCP is not liable for any errors, or lack of pieces of information, or for any actions taken up based on information presented on the NCP’s website. The website provides direct links to websites hosted and updated by third parties, which are in no way controlled by the NCP.

Copyrights

The contents of this website are protected under copyright law. The sole owner of its contents is the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR). All rights reserved. Unauthorised use of any materials presented on this website may constitute an infringement of copyright law. No part of this website may be copied (including printed, electronic and any other copies) for any purpose, with the exception of actions in line with the Act on Copyright and Related Laws of 4th of February 1994 (Journal of Laws no 90, item 631), or for the purpose of acquisition of information about the National Contact Point, NCBR. If any part of this website is used for such purpose, all copies must bear all copyright markings and other markings related to copyright that are visible on the original material.Apart from the scope described above, no information presented on this website can be disseminated, published, changed or included in any publications, on websites, or included in any other forms of electronic dissemination, without prior approval.

Electronic messages  (e-mail)

Electronic messages (e-mail) and any files attached to them are intended to be received by their addressees and may contain confidential information that is protected by law. If you have received such a message by mistake, please inform the addressee immediately and delete the original message and its copies. Any unauthorized use of such messages is prohibited. If the sender was not aware of the situation, he may not be held liable for errors or deficiencies in the message. The declarations formulated in these messages, in order to be valid, need a confirmation in writing and can be received via fax or standard mail. Moreover, the NCP can be held liable for information disseminated via email only in case it is/has been confirmed by an official letter signed by the NCP.

Supported Browsers

The website supports the following web browsers:

  • Edge, Internet Explorer
  • Mozilla Firefox

Browsers that are not fully supported, however, so far, no issues with them have been encountered:

  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera

Creating an account

  1. Fill in the registration form
  2. Click the activation link given in the e-mail (sent to the e-mail address given in the form)
  3. The account has been created successfully (you will receive a confirmation e-mail). From now on you can log in to your account and register for events.

NOTE: If you had an account on our website before (for example for the 7 Framework Programme), it is no longer active. You need to create a new account because former accounts have not been transferred to the new system.

Registration for events

  1. Log in
    Go to “Konto” ( -> top right corner of the website), or click the link: Your applications – Your account
  2. Find the event you are interested in
  3. Click “Wyślij zgłoszenie / Register” at the bottom of the webpage
  4. Your entry has been sent

You can check your registration status at “Konto”.
You will also receive an e-mail notification when the status changes.

Newsletter

  1. Log in
    Go to “Konto” ( -> top right corner of the website) and click “Your profile
  2. Go to “Newsletter” category.
  3. Tick the “Newsletter” category.
  4. Update your profile

Ticking the „Newsletter” category means subscription for the Newsletter.

Account blocked

If you type in incorrect login or password three times, the access to your account will be blocked.
Administrators monitor the system and will contact you in case of any problems.
Contact: kpk@ncbr.gov.pl

Privacy Policy

General information

National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union in National Centre for Research and Development respects the right to privacy of people whose personal data we store, in particular using appropriate technological solutions and legislative measures that prevent unauthorized entities from intruding on their privacy.

The Policy contains information about what you can expect when we contact you or you contact us, or you cooperate with us.

By reading the following content you will learn about:

  • why do we process your personal data
  • why do we do it
  • whether the provision of data is mandatory
  • how long do we have to store data
  • are there other recipients of your personal data
  • what rights do you have

Our activities related to storing and processing of all data aim to guarantee you a sense of complete security and lawful processing at a level appropriate to the data protection law applicable in Poland, including Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 2016/679 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 (General Data Protection Regulation) –  called GDPR.

Please be advised that our websites may also include external links which unable direct access to other websites, or when using our services, you may place cookies files in the User’s end device in order to enable you to take advantage of integrated functions (for instance: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube). Each of the suppliers defines the rules of using cookies in their privacy policy, therefore we have no influence on the privacy policy of the providers and their use of Cookies.

Personal Data Controller

The entity deciding on the purposes and methods of using your personal data (meaning their controller according to GDPR) is National Centre for Research and Development.

You can contact us in many ways, using:

  • e-mail kpk@ncbr.gov.pl or iod@ncbr.gov.pl
  • mail: National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union in the National Centre for Research and Development , 69 Chmielna Street, 00-801 Warsaw.

More details here.

Data Protection Officer

Bearing in mind the security and transparency of the processing of personal data in National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union in the Nationa Centre for Research and Development and the need for their constant control, we have appointed a Data Protection Officer (DPO).

With the appointed DPO you can contact by using iod@ncbr.gov.pl or via our postal address (with notation “Data Protection Officer”)

Security

We conscientiously approach the protection of data concerning you and constantly develop our systems and security processes. The security measures we use include:

  • limited physical access to our buildings and user access to our systems – only for those who are entitled
  • control mechanisms such as firewall, user verification, strong data encryption and separation of roles, systems and data
  • proactive monitoring.

We also use the highest standards in the industry to support the maintenance of a solid information security management system.

What data do we process?

Most of the personal data processed by National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union in the National Centre for Research and Development is passed directly to us due to one of the following reasons:

  • You cooperate with us, or your data has been provided to us by your employer or partner
  • we obtained it directly from you or from a third party authorized to provide us with your information
  • You have filed a complaint or inquiry
  • You have asked us for information
  • You took part in the event organized by us
  • You represent your organization

The basis for the processing

In any case, when we process your personal data, we must have so-called “Legal basis”. The legal bases result directly from the law (GDPR), below are those on which we most often rely:

  • Consent: You have indicated to us that you agree to the processing of your data for a specific purpose
  • Legitimate interests: only if processing is necessary for us to conduct our business and it does not interfere with the right to respect your privacy
  • Performance of the contract: we must process your personal data in order to be able to provide you with one of our services
  • Legal claims: when data processing is necessary to establish, enforce or defend our legal claims
  • Legal obligation: when we are obliged under law to process your personal data

Who might we share your personal information with?

In addition to us, access to your data may have a number of entities. They may be service providers with whom we cooperate, and who help us in delivering products and services that you expect from us or support us in your business. These entities process personal data on our behalf and must meet high security standards. We only share information that allows them to provide us services or facilitate their provision to you.

In some circumstances, we may also be legally obliged to disclose information about you – for example, by court order, law or public authority decision. In any case, we make sure that we have a legal basis to share information about you and document our decisions.

International transfers of personal data

For the purposes of the processing purposes described in this policy, we may transfer your personal information to our suppliers, partners or service providers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In any case, if your data can be found outside the EEA, we will inform you about it.

At the same time taking care of the security of your data we strictly follow the rules of their transfer resulting directly from the GDPR and provide data only where the degree of security is guaranteed in accordance with the decisions of the European Commission (eg. to the USA only to entities located on the so-called Privacy Shield list).

How long we keep your personal data?

We store your data for purposes strictly set out in this privacy policy and in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. We never store personal data longer than necessary. In most cases, the storage period ends after 5 years from the end of cooperation with us. However, in some cases, we are required to store personal data for up to 10 years from the end of the relationship due to the limitation periods for certain claims.

Is there an obligation to provide personal data?

As a rule, providing your personal data is completely voluntary, however, it may be necessary for the implementation of specific services or your requests, eg. in terms of contact, conclusion of a contract, execution of your processing rights, etc. Providing data may also be necessary due to the applicable law.

Your rights

In accordance with the provisions of the law on the protection of personal data, you have specific rights depending on the basis for processing your data.

Right to access personal data

You have the right to know if and how we use or store your personal data – the so-called right to access personal data. By using this right, you can also ask us for a copy of your data.

Right to correct personal data

You may question the accuracy of the data we process and ask us to correct it. This is the so-called “right to correct personal data”. If your data is incomplete, you can also ask us to complete it, eg. by adding new information.

Right to erasure

You can ask us to delete your data and in some circumstances we must do so. This entitlement is also known as so-called “The right to erasure”. This right is not absolute and applies, among others in the following circumstances when:

  • we do not require your data anymore
  • you initially agreed to the processing, but now you have withdrawn it
  • you opposed the use of your data
  • We processed your data unlawfully

We may deny you the right to “erasure” in the following circumstances:

  • when we are legally obliged to store your data
  • data storage is necessary to establish, enforce or defend legal claims

Right to restrict use of your data

You have the authority to limit the way we use your data, especially if you are concerned about the accuracy of the data or how it is used. If necessary, you can also submit a request to delete certain information about you. This right is closely related to your rights to question the accuracy of your data and the ability to object to their use.

The right to export the data

You have a right to gain the access to your personal data in a version which can be open on the computer, e.g. csv file. You can also ask the company for sending your personal data to the other economic subject. We can do this only if, as it was said in GDPR, it will be technically possible. It concerns only the information given for us on your own and the export goes in electronic format.

The right to withdraw the consent

If the processing of personal data is based on the sign consent, you can withdraw the permission at any moment. However, it doesn’t involve the data processed earlier.

The right to make a complaint to supervisory authority

The processing of personal data in our company covers the highest standards of security.

If you have some questions or doubts, please contact with us and we answer.

If you still be unpleased by the given answer or the execution of your privileges, you can make a complaint to the supervisory authority (in Poland to President of the Personal Data Protection Office) about the way how we process your personal data.

The execution of your rights

You can ask for the execution of your privileges in a written or oral form. If your request will be in oral for, we advise you to send us also a written form or e-mail message to provide us with the correspondence trace. The correspondence gives us a clear evidence of your action and helps with answering according to your expectations as soon as possible.

The execution of your rights is free of charges and we answer no longer that a month after the request. In case of possible delays, you will be informed immediately.

Cookies files

Our website may use the cookies files, which are the IT data, especially text files, which are stored on the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE). In general, cookie files contain the www address of the page from which they came from, the time of storing in DTE and the unique number.

The subjects, who can insert information in the form of cookies files in the device which you use to browse the website and who can get the access to them is National Contact Point for Research Programmes of the European Union in the National Centre for Research and Development and its Partners who for instance provide analytical services, advertisers or applications providers.

The usage

The cookies files are used to:

  • provide service;
  • make browsing the website in an easy way;
  • identify the device, on which the files were already downloaded, in case of reconnecting with the website;
  • create the statistics, which help in understanding how the users browse the website or what can make the structure and content of the website better;
  • adjust the content of website to the specific preferences and optimize browsing the web pages, all adjusted to the individual needs of users;
  • exchange information with our business partners in order to broker in supplying their services while using the website.

The types of cookies files

We can use the following types of the cookie files on our website:

  • “sessional”- they are stored on the DTE till the user leaves the page or closes the browser;
  • “permanent”- they are stored on users DTE for the time which is determined in their parameters or to the deleting them by the user;
  • “performance testing”- they record the information how the web pages are used;
  • “functional”- they make possible to remember settings chosen by the user and the personalization of the interface;
  • “internal”- provided by the website;
  • “external”- sourced on the other site than our website.

The website settings management

The software to browse the website, i.e. web browser, usually by default allows storing the cookies files on DTE. You can change those settings.

The web browser allows delaying the cookies files. You can also automatically block the cookies. More detailed information about the case might be found in “help” option or in the records of your browser.

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