Privacy policy

1. Introduction

As the 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 (General Data Protection Regulation) (GDPR), and the Personal Data Protection Act of 10 May 2018 are in force, in order to comply with the obligations imposed on us, below we present you with the key issues related to the processing of your personal data.

2. Data Controller

The Data Controller of your personal data is the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission, Pl. Stefana Batorego 4, 70-207 with its seat in Szczecin.

The Data Controller appointed a Data Protection Officer, who can be contacted to exercise rights under the GDPR by e-mail: IOD@pkbwm.gov.pl

3. Purposes and bases of processing

Your data are processed for the purposes of receiving reports on accidents, investigating marine accidents and incidents, and drawing up reports and issuing recommendations on marine safety based on the provisions of 31 August 2012 on the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission (Article 6(1)(c) and Article 9(2)(g) of the GDPR).

The personal data of the candidates for a Commission member are processed for the purposes of giving an opinion before being appointed by the Minister under the provisions of 31 August 2012 on the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission (Article 6(1)(c) of the GDPR).

In addition, the Commission may process personal data of candidates for experts in order to appoint an expert holding relevant qualifications to participate in the works of the Commission and to conclude a contract with them on performing such activities (Article 6(1)(b) of the GDPR).

The data of persons contacting the Commission for the purposes other than indicated above will be processed on the basis of the consent of such a person expressed through the information provided (Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR). The consent may be withdrawn at any time; in order to do so, contact the Data Protection Officer.

Where the rights of data subjects are exercised, the basis for the processing of data, in particular their retention after a request has been complied with, is the legitimate interest of the Data Controller to defend itself against claims (Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR).

4. Duration of processing

The data processed on the basis of the consent of the data subject will be processed until such a time that the granted consent is withdrawn.

The personal data of the candidates for a Commission member will be processed for the purposes of giving an opinion before being appointed by the Minister.

The data processed under the Act on the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission will be processed indefinitely, as per the provisions of the said Act.

Data processed in connection with defending against claims will be stored until such a time that the claim becomes time-barred.

5. Rights of data subjects

You have the right to access your personal data and to have them rectified (corrected). You also have the right to request erasure or restriction of processing, as well as to object to the processing of your data, however, you have this right only if continued processing is not necessary for the Data Controller to meet the legal obligations imposed on them and provided that there are no other overriding legal grounds for processing.

You have the right to file a complaint regarding the processing of your data by the Data Controller to the President of the Office of the Protection of Personal Data (uodo.gov.pl).

6. Requirements to provide personal data

Provision of personal data processed on the basis of consent as well as for the purposes of concluding a contract is voluntary but necessary to achieve the indicated purpose. Provision of data necessary to give an opinion about the candidate to becoming a member of the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission is required and arises from the provisions of the Act of the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission. Failure to provide the required information might prevent us from considering the application.

Provision of the data necessary to report an accident, as well as the activities performed by the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission in connection with handling investigations of the marine accidents and incidents as well as drawing up reports and issuing recommendations on marine safety comprises a duty that arises from the provisions of the Act on State Marine Accident Investigation Commission.

7. Data Recipients

Your data may be disclosed to entities authorised to receive them under the provisions of law. The minister competent for marine economy will in particular be a recipient of your data.

8. Transfer of data to a third country

In view of the fact that an interested third country outside the European Union might participate in investigating the accident, on the basis of the entitlement awarded to that country under the Act of the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission, your data may be disclosed in the course of such participation of such a third country, to the extent necessary for the State Marine Accident Investigation Commission to comply with the legal obligation imposed on it.

9. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to amend this Policy, if it turns out to be necessary or desirable due to the new provisions of law or new guidelines of the supervisory authority.