Privacy policy

INFORMATION ON THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

1. Statutory and secondary legislation

   The laws governing personal data are:

   1. the Act of 10 May 2018 on the protection of personal data,
   2. 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 EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (hereinafter referred to as GDPR),
   3. the Act of 18 July 2002 on theprovision of services by electronic means (Journal of Laws 2002 No. 144 item 1204, as amended)

   Our data registration details in National Court Register are as follows:

   • INPROGRESS Sp. z o.o., ul. Balicka 95, 30-149 Kraków, Poland, VAT number: 6772357001, National Court Register no. 0000384161

2. Company contact details

   E-mail: hello@dtmethod.com

   Telephone: (+48) 12 639 10 48

   Our representative for data protection is the Data Protection Officer, who you can contact at the following email address: iod@inprogress.pl or a phone No. +48123579579

3. Personal data we may collect from you

   INPROGRESS may collect information from you because:

   • we have a legal basis (permitted by law (Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR) or contract (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR) ) to collect the information,
   • because you have given your consent for a specific purpose (Article 6(1)(a)),
   • because we have a legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)).

   Information you provide us with

   You may provide us with information about yourself with your consent such as your name, email address, phone number when you contact us via contact forms on websites, social media, and through emails.

   Information obtained from other sources

   If you purchase a DTMethod exam, take a DTMethod exam, want to become or are an accredited DTMethod trainer or facilitator, your employer designates you as a contact person within the Accredited Training Organization's business accreditation with the owner of the methodology, our business partner may provide us with certain personal information about you (such as name and email address, phone number, exam score, type of exam purchased, accreditation status), job title. The privacy policy of the relevant business partner / training provider will indicate how they use your data and share this information with us. Make sure you are comfortable with their privacy terms by reviewing their privacy policy.

   Privacy policy accreditor DTMethod, which will be have access to your data if you take exam DTMethod and which will be shared these data with us, you can find under link: https://apmg-international.com/privacy-policy

   Information on the use of websites and online platforms

   We use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standardised information about site efficiency. This information is processed in such a way that it does not identify individuals. Information about your Internet usage is collected by our web server and from other sources, including browsers, Internet service providers, site tagging techniques and cookies. We use IP addresses to analyse trends, track user traffic and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.

   In addition to the information you provide, we receive and store a range of website usage information each time you use one of our websites. If we want to collect personal information, we will be clear and specific about why we need the information and ask you for your consent.

   We use it to:

   • evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
   • develop and provide services and information that better meet your needs
   • to keep you informed about events, services and products that we think are relevant to you, where you have consented to be contacted for such purposes.

4. Cookies

   Cookies and relevant marketing techniques 

   Our websites place small files (known as ‘cookies’) on your computer to collect information about how you use our site. Cookie files (so called ‘cookies’) are IT data, in particular text files, which are stored in the Website User’s device and are intended for use on the Website.  

   The entity placing cookies on the Website User's device and accessing them is the Website Administrator. 

   The websites do not use cookies to identify you personally, but to gain useful knowledge about how you use the website so that we can continually improve it for our users. 

   Before we save a cookie on your computer, you will see a message displayed on the website. 

   Web browsing software (Internet browser) usually allows the storage of cookies on the User's device by default. Users of the Website may change their settings in this respect. Your web browser allows you to delete cookies from your browser history. It is also possible to block cookies automatically. Details can be found in the help or documentation of the web browser.  

   Restrictions on the use of cookies may affect some of the functionality available on the Website. 

   An important element of data protection is the regular updating of all software used by the Website Administrator to process personal data, which in particular means regular updates of programming components. 

   Cookies placed in the Website User's device may also be used by entities cooperating with the Website Operator, as specified in the table below. 

   The login and entry points for personal data are protected in the transmission layer (SSL certificate). This ensures that the personal and login data entered on the Website are encrypted on the user's computer and can only be read on the target server.  

   In order to protect the data, the Website Administrator regularly makes back-up copies.  

   The Website Administrator uses statistical analysis of website traffic through Google Analytics provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland. The service is based on the use of cookies on the User's device. For more information, follow the links : : How Google uses cookies - Privacy and terms – Google and  Google Ads Data Processing Terms (safety.google) . Google Analytics has infrastructure outside the EEA and may transfer personal data outside the EEA. 

    We use Google conversion tracking, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland . For more information, follow the link: https://privacy.google.com/businesses/adsservices/ .  

   The Website uses following cookie files  

   1. essential - without them the Website may not function properly; 
   2. functionality - they collect and record information about User settings, increase the convenience of using the Website; 
   3. analytics - to track and record your interaction with the Website (we use Google Analytics). They allow us to improve our Website; 
   4. marketing - to tailor advertising to you (we use Google Ads);
   5. session cookies - they are temporary files that are stored on the User's device until logging out, leaving the website or switching off the software (web browser);
   6. persistent cookies - cookies are stored on the User's device for the period of time specified in the cookie parameters.
      
      

      Name of cookies placed on the Website	Provider (general)	Objective	Time	Essential/security/functionality/analytics/marketing
      				Persistent/ session
      Test_cookie	Doubleclick.net	Checking whether the user's browser supports cookies	15 minutes	Essential/ Persistent
      cookieyes -consent	CookieYes	Saving consents given by users so that the website recognises the user on their next visit	1 year	Essential/ Persistent
      _GRECAPTCHA	Google	In order ensure protection against spam, distinguishes between humans and bots	5 months and 27 days	Essential/ Persistent
      Pll_language	Pll_language	Saving the language settings of the user returning to the website and information on unavailable / available languages	1 year	Functionality/ Persistent
      _gcl_au	Google	experimenting with the advertising effectiveness of websites	2 years	Analytics/ Persistent
      _ga,    _ga_39Z5W7VS21	Google	Storage and counting of page views, collection of aggregated statistical data about the user of the website, enables differentiation between individual users, stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise the user	2 years	Analytics/ Persistent
      _gat_gtag_UA_224807569_1	Google	reducing the number of requests and thus limiting data collection on high-traffic websites	1 minute	Analytics/ Persistent
      _gid	Google	storing and counting page views, storing information on how visitors use the website, used to generate an analytical report on how the website is used	1 day	Analytics/ Persistent
      CONSENT	YouTube	YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and records anonymous statistical data.	2 years	Analytics/ Persistent
      pys_first_visit,  pysTrafficSource,  pys_landing_page,  last_pysTrafficSource,  last_pys_landing_page	PixelYourSite	Storage of data for the use of Google Analytics, Storage of the first opened site, Storage of the shared site	7 days	Analytics/ Persistent
      pys_session_limit,	PixelYourSite	Data storage for the use of Google Analytics	1 hour	Marketing / Persistent
      pys_start_session	PixelYourSite	Data storage for the use of Google Analytics	By the end of the session	Marketing/ session
      _fbp	Facebook	Storage and tracking of visits to websites, matching of ads to user profile, measurement of ads effectiveness	7 days	Marketing / Persistent
      YSC	YouTube	The cookie is set by YouTube and is used to track views of embedded videos on YouTube sites	By the end of the session	Marketing/ session
      VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	YouTube	A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth, which determines whether the user receives the new or old player interface	5 months and 27 days	Marketing / Persistent
      Yt.innertube::requests,    Yt.innertube::nextid	YouTube	A cookie set by YouTube to store information about what YouTube videos the user has seen	Until removed	Marketing / Persistent
      Yt-remote-device-id,    Yt-remote-connected-devices	YouTube	A cookie set by YouTube to save the user's preferences	Until removed	Marketing / Persistent

5. Why does Inprogress collect personal data?

   It collects information for some or all of the following reasons:

   • As the owner of the DTMethod, we are obliged to control information about examinations conducted and their results, coaching accreditations, company accreditations granted by our business partners in order to assess the correctness of the accreditation process and its continuous improvement,
   • To provide you with information about our DTMethod,
   • To provide you with marketing information about our methodology and its changes if you have agreed to receive it,
   • To reply to your message received by email or via the contact form,
   • To send you newsletter, if you have subscribed to it,
   • For legal reasons, if you have entered into a contract with us.
   • To improve the use of the Website and for the purposes indicated in point 4. Cookies.

6. What legal basis does Inprogress have for processing my data?

   Inprogress may process your data because:

   • We have a contract with you (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR);
   • You have given us your consent to do so (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR);
   • We have a legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR);
   • We have a legal basis (Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR).

   These are all reasons why Inprogress can legally process the information we hold about you.

7. Where we store your personal data?

   We store and process your personal data primarily in the EU/European Economic Area ("EEA").

   Only after accepting cookies when using the Website, personal data may be transferred to a third country. The legal basis for the transfer of data are standard contractual clauses. The adopted standard contractual clauses are in line with the European Commission Decision 2021/914 on standard contractual clauses for the transfer of personal data to third countries.

   Remember, however, that some of your data may be transferred to us from outside the European Economic Area by the accreditor. Please read the accreditor's privacy policy: Privacy Policy | APMG International (apmg-international.com).

8. How long will we keep your personal data?

   INPROGRESS will not keep your personal data longer than required.

   We will keep your personal data:

   • As long as required by law,
   • Until we no longer have a good reason to keep it,
   • Until you ask us to stop processing them,
   • for purposes based on consent, until the consent is withdrawn, but not longer than 2 months.

   We will keep the personal data we collect for as long as necessary to do what we say in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

   We may keep enough of your personal data to ensure that we comply with your requests not to use your personal data or to comply with your right to erasure.

9. What happens if I decide not to provide my personal data?

   If the personal data are necessary for our business partner to provide you with goods or services under a contract between you and the partner, you will not enter into a contract with the business partner and the business partner will not provide the services to you.

10. Control of personal data

    If you have given your consent to receive communications from us or are currently receiving material relating to our DTMethod, you may ask us to stop sending you such material at any time by contacting us at the following email address: iod@inprogress.pl

    We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal data to third parties.

11. Information on the rights of the data subject

    The data subject has the right:

    1. to have access to his/her data and to receive a copy thereof,
    2. to rectify (amend) his/her data,
    3. to remove, restrict or object to its processing,
    4. to data portability,
    5. to make a complaint to the supervisory authority - the President of the Personal Data Protection Office.