This Privacy Policy contains the rules for processing and protection of personal data provided by Users in connection with the use of the website of the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor (hereinafter referred to as: Website).
1. The Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor with its seat in Warsaw (00-372) at Foksal Street 17, research institute entered into the register of entrepreneurs kept by the District Court for the Capital City of Warsaw, 12th Economic Department of the National Court Register, under KRS [National Court Register] number: 0000713483, NIP [Taxpayer Identification Number]: 5252735962, REGON [Statistical Identification Number]: 369236544, is the data controller.
2. Out of concern for the security of personal data provided by Users, the controller acts on the basis of internal procedures and policies that comply with the relevant legal regulations pertaining to the protection of personal data, especially the Regulation (EU) No 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.
3. The controller uses his best efforts to ensure protection of the interests of the data subjects, and specifically ensures that personal data are:
a). processed lawfully;
b). collected for specified and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes;
c). accurate and adequate in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
d). kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data are processed.
4. Personal data are processed on the basis of the consent of Website Users and in cases in which the law in force authorizes the controller to process personal data.
5. Personal data of Users of the Website are neither sold nor disclosed to third parties and are subject to profiling, that is, automated processing aimed at evaluating and determining the personal aspects or needs of Users.
6. The Website User who provided personal data has the right to request access to their data processed by the controller. The User also has the right to rectify their data, demand transferring their data to a third party, as well as to restrict or object to processing of their data at any time. The User also has the right to withdraw consent to process their personal data at any time and demand their removal from the Website.
7. In order to exercise the rights mentioned in para. 6 above, the Website User shall contact the controller via the same email address or phone number as the one provided before or by writing to iodo@instytutpileckiego.pl
8. The controller collects information about Users and their behaviors:
a). through data voluntarily entered in the form,
b). by collecting cookies.
9. If the User wishes to contact us through the provided on-line form, the following personal data must be entered: name and surname, e-mail address. The personal data collected by the forms are used for contact purposes only.
10. The User who filled in the contact form has the right to access their personal data, and the right to review, amend or delete them.
11. This website uses the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol as a communication tool.
12. This website uses cookies. They identify the User’s browser and enhance the functioning of the website. You may disable cookies by adjusting your browser settings, but in effect some website functions might not work properly.
13. When the User is visiting the Institute’s website, the servers collect the following data: IP address, domain name, browser type, operating system type. Moreover, the following anonymous data about the Users is collected: number of visitors, country, browser type, duration of the visit etc. In the process of analysis of these data, we use the solution of an external provider: Google Analytics. Such information might be used for developing the demographic profile of our Users and for creating statistics of the website traffic and the characteristics of the usage of the Institute’s website.
For details, please see: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
14. Clicking on the link on the Institute’s website will direct the User to another website. The data controllers of the websites to which the links are provided on the Institute’s website are responsible for the privacy policy of these websites. The Institute is responsible solely for the data collected by the website it controls.
15. The controller reserves the right to change the above described privacy policy by publishing the updated version on the website at the same location.
The library of the Pilecki Institute
ul. Stawki 2, 00-193 Warszawa
Monday to Friday, 9:00 - 15:00
(+48) 22 182 24 75
The library of the Berlin branch of the Pilecki Institute
Pariser Platz 4a, 00-123 Berlin
Pon. - Pt. 10:30 - 17:30
(+49) 30 275 78 955
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Ever since it was established, the Witold Pilecki Institute of Solidarity and Valor has been collecting and sharing documents that present the multiple historical facets of the last century. Many of them were previously split up, lost, or forgotten. Some were held in archives on other continents. To facilitate research, we have created an innovative digital archive that enables easy access to the source material. We are striving to gather as many archives as possible in one place. As a result, it takes little more than a few clicks to learn about the history of Poland and its citizens in the 20th century.
The Institute’s website contains a description of the collections available in the reading room as well as the necessary information to plan a visit. The documents themselves are only available in the Institute’s reading room, a public space where material is available free of charge to researchers and anyone interested in the topics collected there. The reading room also offers a friendly environment for quiet work.
The materials are obtained from institutions, public archives, both domestic and international social organizations, as well as from private individuals. The collections are constantly being expanded. A full-text search engine that searches both the content of the documents and their metadata allows the user to reach the desired source with ease. Another way to navigate the accumulated resources is to search according to the archival institutions from which they originate and which contain hierarchically arranged fonds and files.
Most of the archival materials are in open access on computers in the reading room. Some of our collections, e.g. from the Bundesarchiv, are subject to the restrictions on availability resulting from agreements between the Institute and the institutions which transfer them. An appropriate declaration must be signed upon arrival at the reading room in order to gain immediate access to these documents.
Before your visit, we recommend familiarizing yourself with the scope and structure of our archival, library and audio-visual resources, as well as with the regulations for visiting and using the collections.
All those wishing to access our collections are invited to the Pilecki Institute at ul. Stawki 2 in Warsaw. The reading room is open from 9–15, Monday to Friday. An appointment must be made in advance by emailing czytelnia@instytutpileckiego.pl or calling (+48) 22 182 24 75.
Please read the privacy policy. Using the website is a declaration of an acceptance of its terms.