Privacy policy
Data controller
The site is run by the Hammerzeit Podcast crew. For privacy matters you can contact us at podcast@hammerzeit.pl.
What data we collect
The site uses Google Analytics 4 to collect anonymous visit statistics (e.g. the number of page views, approximate location, device type). Google Analytics stores the cookies _ga and _ga_* in your browser, which let it tell unique visitors apart between visits.
These cookies are loaded only after you give your consent. The legal basis for the processing is your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
We store your choice (accept or reject) in the cookie_consent cookie for 6 months, so that we do not have to ask you on every visit. You can change your decision at any time by clicking the Cookie Monster in the bottom left corner of the page.
Language choice
If you use the language switcher, we remember your choice in a locale cookie for one year, so that the site opens in the language you picked on your next visit. This cookie is used only for that purpose, does not identify you and is not used for analytics.
Episode download and play statistics
We also count downloads and plays of individual episodes on the server side - including when an episode is downloaded directly by any podcast app using our RSS feed. This measurement does not store any cookies on your device and works independently of the decision you made on the website.
Contact form and reCAPTCHA
The contact form on the site is protected by Google reCAPTCHA (version 3), which helps us tell real users from bots and limit spam. reCAPTCHA analyses how you interact with the page (e.g. mouse movements, browsing behaviour) and passes the result of that analysis to Google.
The legal basis for the processing is our legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) in protecting the form against abuse. Data passed to Google as part of reCAPTCHA is subject to the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
The data you enter directly in the form (name, email address, message) is used solely to reply to your enquiry, on the basis of your consent given when you submit the form.
YouTube video
Some episodes can be watched as a video embedded from YouTube. We load the YouTube player only after you switch an episode to video yourself - by default the page shows the audio player and does not contact YouTube. This happens regardless of the choice you made in the Google Analytics cookie dialog.
Once the player is loaded, Google (the owner of YouTube) receives, among other things, your IP address and information about your browser, and may store its own cookies or similar data on your device, even before you start the video. This data is subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
We remember your choice of video locally in your browser (localStorage), so that on later visits episodes with a video open that way straight away - the YouTube player is then loaded as soon as you open the episode page. This information never leaves your device and does not identify you. Switching an episode back to audio removes it.
Listener Bingo
Listener Bingo is available only on the Polish-language version of the site. How it handles data is described in the Polish version of this policy.
Your rights
You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or deleted, and to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before it was withdrawn. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) in Poland.