1. Overview
This Privacy Policy applies to FreeRDP.edu.pl website interactions, access requests, Windows RDP and Linux service workflows,
user communications, future advertising features, and related support or administrative processes unless a separate policy states otherwise.
Scope
By using the platform or submitting information through it, you acknowledge that your information may be processed as described in this policy,
subject to applicable law and legitimate operational requirements.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect information directly from you, automatically through platform operations, or from administrative review processes tied to access,
support, cookies, analytics, and future advertising functions.
Information You Provide
- Name, email address, institution details, and academic verification materials.
- Application details, requested service type, and support communications.
- Information voluntarily submitted through forms, contact channels, or request workflows.
Operational and Technical Information
- Basic service logs, authentication events, session metadata, and security-related records.
- Device, browser, IP, and access information used for fraud prevention, troubleshooting, and service integrity.
- System events relevant to abuse prevention, policy enforcement, and infrastructure reliability.
- Cookie identifiers, consent signals, ad interaction data, and analytics signals where such technologies are enabled.
3. Cookies, Advertising, and Google AdSense
We may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags, SDK-related technologies, and similar tools to operate the site,
understand usage, improve performance, remember preferences, manage consent, and support advertising.
In the future, this website may use Google AdSense and related Google publisher technologies to display advertisements.
What Cookies May Be Used For
- Site functionality and user preferences.
- Security, fraud prevention, abuse detection, and login/session integrity.
- Analytics, performance measurement, and troubleshooting.
- Advertising delivery, frequency capping, measurement, reporting, and personalization where allowed.
Advertising Technologies
- Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads.
- Ads may be personalized or non-personalized depending on user location, consent status, browser signals, and applicable law.
- Non-personalized ads may still use contextual information, approximate location, and limited technical data.
- Advertising partners may collect identifiers, device/browser details, IP-related information, ad interaction data, and diagnostic information.
Google AdSense Disclosure
When Google AdSense is active, Google may use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this and other websites where permitted by law.
We may also use Google ad services for reporting, fraud prevention, and performance measurement.
Third-Party Vendors
Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on visits to this site and other websites.
Some vendors may process personal data for ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention, or reporting, subject to their own privacy policies and your choices where applicable.
Managing Cookie and Ad Choices
- Users may be able to manage preferences through browser settings, cookie banners, and consent tools.
- Where implemented, users may update ad or cookie choices through a consent settings link or privacy controls interface.
- Users may also review ad controls or vendor options through provider tools where available.
If and when ads are enabled for users in regions where consent is legally required, we intend to request and manage that consent before using advertising cookies for personalized advertising.
4. How We Use Information
We may use collected information to operate the platform, evaluate requests, maintain security, communicate with users,
enforce policies, improve services, and support analytics and advertising functions where permitted.
- Review and manage academic access requests.
- Provision, maintain, secure, or restrict access to platform services.
- Respond to support requests, service issues, or abuse reports.
- Prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized access, and policy violations.
- Measure site usage, improve content, and understand service performance.
- Serve, limit, personalize, measure, and report on advertisements where legally permitted.
- Store and apply consent signals, region settings, and privacy preferences.
- Comply with legal obligations and administrative responsibilities where applicable.
5. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not state that we sell personal data in the traditional sense. We may share information only where reasonably necessary for operational,
legal, security, hosting, advertising, analytics, or administrative purposes.
- With service providers or technical partners supporting hosting, security, analytics, consent management, or ad delivery.
- With advertising partners or vendors where ad technologies are enabled and such sharing is permitted by law or consent.
- With legal authorities where required by law, regulation, or valid legal process.
- Where necessary to investigate abuse, defend rights, or protect platform safety and other users.
6. Data Retention
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for service administration, platform security,
legal compliance, dispute handling, analytics, consent recordkeeping, advertising administration, and legitimate operational purposes.
- Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information involved.
- Security and abuse-prevention records may be retained longer where justified.
- Consent records and privacy-choice signals may be stored to demonstrate compliance and honor user preferences.
- Some information may be deleted, anonymized, aggregated, or archived according to operational needs.
7. GDPR / EEA / UK / Switzerland
If you are located in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you may have rights and protections under applicable data protection laws,
including requirements relating to cookies, consent, lawful processing, and ad personalization.
Consent and Ad Personalization
- Where required, we may request consent before storing or accessing cookies or similar technologies on your device for advertising purposes.
- Where required, we may request consent for the collection, sharing, and use of personal data for personalized advertising.
- When serving Google publisher ads in applicable regions, we may use a consent management platform and related consent signals to manage those requirements.
Lawful Bases
Depending on the context, we may rely on consent, legitimate interests, contractual necessity, legal obligations, or other lawful bases recognized by applicable law.
Withdrawal of Consent
Where processing is based on consent, you may be able to withdraw consent or update your preferences at any time through the tools we make available.
8. California and U.S. State Privacy Rights
If you are a resident of California or another U.S. state with applicable privacy rights, you may have rights relating to access, deletion, correction,
and opting out of certain uses or disclosures of personal information, including targeted advertising or certain forms of sale or sharing as defined by law.
Possible Rights
- Right to know what categories of personal information we collect, use, disclose, sell, or share.
- Right to request deletion of certain personal information.
- Right to request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Right to opt out of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising where applicable.
- Right to non-discrimination for exercising applicable privacy rights.
Sale / Sharing / Targeted Advertising
We do not sell personal data in the traditional sense. However, some advertising-related disclosures or use of third-party ad technologies may be considered a sale,
sharing, or targeted advertising under certain U.S. privacy laws.
Global Privacy Control and Opt-Out Signals
Where applicable and technically supported, we may honor browser-based privacy signals, including Global Privacy Control, or enable restricted advertising settings in response to opt-out choices.
If you want, you can add a visible footer link such as “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” or “Your Privacy Choices” and connect it to your consent or opt-out tool.
9. Security Measures
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information from unauthorized access,
misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no system can be guaranteed completely secure.
- Access controls, monitoring, and operational safeguards may be used to protect service integrity.
- Users are also responsible for protecting their credentials and access methods.
- You should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive information unless explicitly requested through an appropriate channel.
10. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights relating to access, correction, deletion,
restriction, objection, portability, consent withdrawal, and advertising opt-outs.
- You may request access to certain personal data we hold about you.
- You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
- You may request deletion where retention is no longer necessary and no exception applies.
- You may request information about cookies, consent choices, or ad-related privacy settings where applicable.
- Some requests may be limited by legal obligations, security needs, or the protection of other users and platform systems.
11. International Access and Transfers
Because the platform may serve users or infrastructure across multiple regions, information may be processed in jurisdictions
different from your own, subject to appropriate operational and legal considerations.
- Cross-border processing may occur where technically necessary for service delivery, analytics, advertising administration, or support.
- Users should understand that data protection standards may vary by jurisdiction.
12. Children’s Privacy
The website and related services are not directed to children unless expressly stated for an educational workflow.
We do not intend to knowingly collect personal information from children in a manner prohibited by applicable law.
If you believe personal information from a child has been submitted improperly, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in operations, legal requirements,
service features, consent requirements, ad technologies, or data practices. Updated versions become effective when posted unless stated otherwise.
- You should review this page periodically for current information.
- Continued use of the platform after updates may indicate acceptance of revised terms where legally appropriate.
14. Contact and Related Policies
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to make a privacy-related request, you should contact
the platform operator through the website’s available support or contact channels.