Privacy policy

Last updated: 11 November 2026

This page explains what personal data simplifycloud.pl collects, for what purpose and on what legal basis — in line with the GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679).

1. Data controller

The controller of your personal data is Michał Rudź, trading as Simplify Cloud, a sole proprietorship registered in Poland, tax ID (NIP) 5451768763.

For anything related to personal data, write to hello@simplifycloud.pl.

2. What data is collected

• Contact form data — your name, email address and the content of your message. Providing this data is voluntary but necessary for me to reply to your enquiry.
• Email correspondence — if you write directly to the contact address, I process the data contained in that message.
• Technical server logs — IP address, browser type and visit time, recorded automatically by the hosting provider to keep the site secure and working correctly.
• Analytics data — only after you give consent in the cookie banner: pages visited, how you arrived at the site, approximate location (country, city), and device and browser type. See section 7 for details.

3. Purpose and legal basis

• Replying to your enquiry and possibly entering into a contract — Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR (steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract).
• Handling correspondence, defending against claims and site security — Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interests of the controller).
• Accounting and tax obligations, should we work together — Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR.
• Visit statistics (Google Analytics) — Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, i.e. your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.

4. Recipients of the data

This site is hosted by Netlify, Inc. (USA), which also handles the contact form and stores submitted enquiries. Netlify acts as a data processor under a data processing agreement. Transfers outside the European Economic Area rely on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses and the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

Beyond that, your data may reach my email provider and — if we start working together — my accountant. I do not sell or share data for marketing purposes.

If you consent to analytics, data about your visit goes to Google Ireland Limited — the provider of Google Analytics — and may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA under the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework.

5. How long data is kept

• Enquiries that do not lead to cooperation — up to 12 months from the last contact.
• Data related to a contract — for the duration of the cooperation and then until claims become time-barred.
• Accounting records — 5 years, as required by Polish tax law.
• Analytics data in Google Analytics — up to 14 months.

6. Your rights

In relation to the processing of your data, you have the right to:

• access your data and receive a copy of it,
• have inaccurate data corrected,
• have your data erased,
• restrict processing,
• data portability,
• object to processing based on legitimate interests,
• withdraw your consent to analytics — without affecting the lawfulness of processing before the withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, write to hello@simplifycloud.pl. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Polish supervisory authority — Prezes Urzędu Ochrony Danych Osobowych (ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warsaw, Poland).

7. Cookies and analytics

This site has no ads and no social media widgets. The only third-party tool is Google Analytics 4, which I use to understand how visitors use the site — and only if you consent in the cookie banner. Until you select "Accept", the Google script is not loaded at all and no cookies are stored in your browser.

Once you consent, Google Analytics stores the cookies _ga and _ga_<id> (valid for up to 2 years), which let it tell new visits from returning ones. Google Analytics 4 does not store IP addresses, and I only see aggregated statistics — they do not allow me to identify you. Advertising features and ad personalisation are switched off.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time — select "Cookie settings" in the site footer. The choice itself is remembered in your browser's local storage so that you are not asked on every visit.

8. Changes to this policy

If the way data is processed changes, I will update this document and change the last-updated date shown above.