Effective date: 13 November 2026 · Last updated: 13 November 2026
Shop (guides, checkout, delivery, order emails, newsletter): MS sp. z o.o., ul. Starowiejska 16/2, 81-356 Gdynia, Poland, KRS 0000808293, NIP 5842787977 — controller.
Free preliminary check and any legal work: Małgorzata Schneider, radca prawny (reg. no. GD/GD/2577), contact hello@polishlineage.com — controller; this information is covered by her professional secrecy. Our email/CRM tools process it on her behalf.
Contact for all privacy matters: hello@polishlineage.com.
| Data | Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| Email, country, order details, consent records | Selling and delivering guides, receipts, refunds, statutory records (incl. EU withdrawal-right confirmation) | Contract (art. 6(1)(b)); legal obligation — tax/accounting (art. 6(1)(c)) | For the contract, then as required by tax/accounting law (generally 5 years from the end of the tax year) |
| Payment data | Processed by Stripe; we do not see or store your full card number. Your card is not stored for later charges. | Contract (art. 6(1)(b)) | Per Stripe's retention |
| Email for the post-purchase emails about your guide | Help using the guide; information about the free preliminary check | Legitimate interest (art. 6(1)(f)); you can object/unsubscribe at any time | Until you unsubscribe; the sequence stops immediately |
| Newsletter (only if you ticked the box) | Occasional emails about Polish citizenship by descent and family records | Consent (art. 6(1)(a)) | Until you withdraw consent |
| Facts you send for a preliminary check | Assessing whether a paid document analysis looks worthwhile | Steps before a contract (art. 6(1)(b)); legitimate interest | If you don't instruct us, we delete the facts you sent for a preliminary check 12 months after our last contact. If you do, they become part of your case file and are kept as described in your engagement letter and as professional rules require. |
| Cookies and similar technologies | Strictly necessary: running the site and checkout. Optional: Meta Pixel / Conversions API to measure ads. | Necessary: legitimate interest. Meta Pixel: your consent in the cookie banner. | Per cookie; you can change your choice under “Cookie settings”. |
Our website and guide files are hosted by Netlify, Inc. (USA). Payments and the checkout page are processed by Stripe. Our emails and customer records run on HighLevel, Inc. (USA). Only if you accept optional cookies, Meta Platforms (advertising measurement) also receives data. These providers may track you across different websites over time: Meta Pixel does so when enabled. Some of these providers are in the United States. Where a provider is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, transfers rely on that framework; otherwise they rely on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses included in the provider's data processing terms.
Our site does not change its behaviour in response to browser ‘Do Not Track’ signals. If you are in the EU/EEA, Meta Pixel and similar tools run only after you accept them in the cookie banner.
You can ask us for access to your data, a copy, correction, deletion, restriction, portability, and you can object to processing based on legitimate interest or withdraw consent at any time (this does not affect earlier processing). To review or correct your data, email hello@polishlineage.com. If you are in the EU/EEA you may complain to the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (Prezes UODO), ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa, Poland, or to your local authority.
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