Terms of service

Terms of service

§ 1. General provisions

  1. These terms of service specify the terms and conditions for using the website available under the domain https://kwkr.pl/ and its subpages (hereinafter the domain and its subpages collectively referred to as the “Website”) by KWKR KONIECZNY WIERZBICKI I PARTNERZY SPÓŁKA KOMANDYTOWO-AKCYJNA with its registered office in Kraków (address: Kącik 4 Street, 30-549 Kraków), entered into the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court for Kraków-Śródmieście in Kraków, XI Commercial Division of the National Court Register under KRS number: 0000941027, NIP (TIN) No.: 9452181482, REGON No.: 123240424 (hereinafter referred to as “KWKR”, “Law Firm” or “Service Provider”).
  2. The Service Provider can be contacted:
    • by telephone at: +48 12 3957161,
    • by email at: kontakt@kwkr.pl,
    • personally or by post at the address – Kącik 4 Street, 30-549 Kraków.
  3. These Terms constitute the terms and conditions for the provision of electronic services within the meaning of Article 8(1)(1) of the Act of 18 July 2002 on the provision of electronic services.
  4. The Terms define and regulate, in particular, the rules for the use of the Website by Users, including the types and scope of services provided by KWKR by electronic means, the conditions for the provision of these services, the terms for concluding and terminating agreements for the provision of services by electronic means, and the complaint procedure.
  5. The offer of the Website is addressed to both entrepreneurs and Consumers..
  6. The Terms apply to:
    • the Website use by Users, including opening, browsing and sharing;
    • the available on the Website Forms use by Users;
    • the Newsletter subscription by Users.
  7. The User is obliged to comply with the provisions of the Terms from the moment of undertaking any actions aimed at using the Electronic Service.

§ 2. Definitions

The terms used in these Terms shall have the following meaning:

  1. Form – an interactive form available in the tabs of the Website, which is an Electronic Service, in particular the Application Form, Contact Form and Newsletter subscription form.
  2. Application Form – an Electronic Service, an interactive form available in the tabs of the Website, enabling the User to provide personal data, application documents and information necessary to participate in the recruitment process in response to job or cooperation offers or student internships offers available on the Website.
  3. Contact Form – an Electronic Service, an interactive form available in the tabs of the Website, enabling contact between the User and the Service Provider.
  4. Consumer – a User who is a natural person concluding an agreement with the Service Provider for the provision of an Electronic Service not directly related to his/her business or professional activity. For the purposes of these Terms, a Consumer shall also be deemed to be a natural person concluding an agreement with the Service Provider directly related to his/her business activity, if it is evident from the content of the agreement that it does not have a professional character for that person, in particular resulting from the subject of his/her business activity.
  5. Newsletter – an Electronic Service provided by the Service Provider via email, consisting of periodical sending by the Service Provider of content containing information on important legal events, legislative changes and KWKR’s activity to the email address provided by the User. The Newsletter content may include, in particular: information on KWKR’s activity, publications, legal news, industry events, legislative changes, as well as other informational or promotional materials related to the law and KWKR’s activity.
  6. Privacy Policy – privacy policy, i.e. information explaining how the Service Provider processes personal data, available here: https://kwkr.pl/en/privacy-policy-2/
  7. Terms – these terms and conditions for the provision of electronic services, specifying the terms for the use of the Website.
  8. Website – the website available at https://kwkr.pl/ operated by the Service Provider, within which it provides the services described in these Terms.
  9. Electronic Service – a service provided by electronic means by the Service Provider to the User via the Website or email.
  10. Service Provider/KWKR/Law Firm – KWKR KONIECZNY WIERZBICKI I PARTNERZY SPÓŁKA KOMANDYTOWO-AKCYJNA with registered office in Kraków (address: Kącik 4 Street, 30-549 Kraków), entered into the Register of Entrepreneurs of the National Court Register kept by the District Court for Kraków-Śródmieście in Kraków, XI Commercial Division of the National Court Register under KRS number: 0000941027, NIP (TIN) No.: 9452181482, REGON No.: 123240424.
  11. User – a natural person, legal person or organisational unit without legal personality, to which legal capacity is granted by law, who uses the Website or Electronic Service.

§ 3. Types and scope of services provided by electronic means

  1. Through the Website, the Service Provider provides the following Electronic Services free of charge to the Users:
    • browsing the content of the Website,
    • provision of the Contact Form,
    • provision of the Application Form,
    • provision of the Newsletter subscription form.
  2. The provision of Electronic Services is free of charge and is carried out in accordance with the rules set out in these Terms.
  3. With the exception of the Newsletter, the agreement for the provision of an Electronic Service is concluded at the moment of commencement of use of a given Electronic Service.
  4. With the exception of the Newsletter, Electronic Services are of a one-time nature and terminate at the moment of making an enquiry, sending an application or at the moment of earlier termination of their use by the User (e.g. by ending the browsing on the Website and closing the browser window).
  5. The User may terminate the use of a given one-time Electronic Service at any time. In such an event, the agreement for provision of a given Electronic Service shall automatically expire, without the need to make any additional statements.
  6. Detailed rules concerning the conclusion, nature and termination of an agreement for the provision of the Newsletter service are described in § 9 of these Terms.
  7. The use of Electronic Services may require the provision of the User’s personal data.

§ 4. Minimum technical requirements

  1. In order to use the Website, the following minimum technical requirements must be met:
    • having a computer with Internet access and with the recommended operating system Windows 11 and Mac OS 10.10 or the minimum operating system Windows 7, or a mobile device with Android or iOS with Internet access,
    • having one of the web browsers installed, which allows the display of web pages and access to the Website, with support for SSL encrypted connections, JavaScript technology and cookies:
      • Microsoft Edge, począwszy od wersji 85;
      • Mozilla Firefox, począwszy od wersji 70;
      • Google Chrome, począwszy od wersji 70;
      • Opera, począwszy od wersji 70;
      • Safari, począwszy od wersji 14.
  1. In addition to meeting the requirements specified in section 1 above, the use of Electronic Services requires the possession of an active electronic mail (email) account and, if required, an active telephone number (if its provision in the Form is required).
  2. Proper use of the Website and Electronic Services may also require the installation of additional software required by the browser or necessary to read the Newsletter file format (e.g. a program capable of reading files in PDF format).
  3. The User’s use of computer hardware or software that does not meet the technical requirements specified in this § 4 may adversely affect the quality or a manner of the use of Electronic Services, for which the Service Provider shall not be liable in such a case.
  4. In order to ensure the security of communications and data transmitted on the Website, the Service Provider shall take technical and organisational measures appropriate to the level of risk, in particular measures to prevent the acquisition and modification by unauthorised persons of personal data transmitted via the Internet. Notwithstanding the taking of these measures, the Service Provider informs about the basic potential risks associated with the use of the Internet:
    • the possibility of receiving spam, i.e. unsolicited advertising (commercial) information sent by electronic means;
    • the presence and operation of malicious software (malware), including computer viruses, which are special software capable of infecting files in a self-replicating manner, usually without the user’s awareness;
    • the possibility of exposure to spyware, i.e. software that spies on a user’s online activities;
    • the possibility of exposure to cracking or phishing (passwords “fishing”);
    • sniffing – unauthorised eavesdropping and interception of data, other than those falling within the bounds of cracking and phishing, involving the use of a sniffer – a computer program designed to intercept and possibly analyse data flowing through a network;
    • the possibility of being exposed to other unwanted or “malicious” software, performing actions not intended by the user and not falling within the definitions mentioned above.
    • It is important that the User installs anti-virus software on their computers or devices used to connect to the Internet and updates it regularly, installing the latest versions as soon as they become available.

§ 5. Terms of the Website use

  1. The Service Provider supervises the technical functioning of the Website on an ongoing basis, ensuring it operates correctly. However, the Service Provider does not guarantee that the pages of the Website are available at all times or that they operate without errors.
  2. The Service Provider reserves the right to modify the Website, as well as the right to interrupt or discontinue the operation of the Website or to withdraw or modify the Electronic Services, and the right to interrupt or discontinue the operation of the Electronic Service or the Website, including for maintenance purposes. This does not affect the Service Provider’s obligations under previously concluded agreements.
  3. The use of the Website and individual Electronic Services is possible provided that the User’s ICT system meets the minimum technical requirements specified in § 4 of these Terms.
  4. The Service Provider shall not be liable for technical problems or technical limitations of the computer equipment used by the User, which prevent the User from using the Website or the Electronic Service correctly.
  5. The User is obliged to use the Website and the Electronic Services in a manner consistent with these Terms, applicable laws, principles of social coexistence and the purposes of the establishment of the Website or the given Electronic Service, and in particular in a manner that does not violate the rights and personal interests of third parties or the rights and interests of the Service Provider.
  6. In particular, the User is obliged to:
    • use all information and materials made available through the Website only within the scope of permitted use,
    • to provide in the Forms only his/her own, true and up-to-date data, and in the event of any change to such data, to promptly update the data, including personal data, provided to the Service Provider by the User in connection with the use of the Electronic Service,
    • to use the Electronic Services in a manner that does not interfere with the functioning of the Service Provider or the Website, in a manner consistent with the law, the provisions of the Terms, as well as with the customs and rules of social coexistence accepted in a given scope,
    • not to provide or transmit within the Website any content prohibited by law, in particular content violating third parties’ copyrights or their personal rights.
  7. The User uses the Website voluntarily and at his/her own risk.
  8. The User should notify the Service Provider of any infringement of the law in connection with the Website.

§ 6. Browsing the content of the Website

  1. The Law Firm allows the User to browse the content posted on the Website.
  2. The content posted on the Website is for informational and educational purposes only and is up-to-date as of the date of its publication. It does not constitute legal advice or an offer within the meaning of the Civil Code, but only an invitation to conclude an agreement within the meaning of Article 71 of the Civil Code. The Service Provider is not liable for the usefulness or effectiveness of the content for the User or for the effect of using the content in the User’s individual case.
  3. The content posted on the Website is available to any User who browses the content of the Website via a standard web browser.
  4. The content posted on the Website is the subject to copyright protection by the Service Provider or members of its team and may only be used by the User within the scope of permitted use in accordance with the law.
  5. The Law Firm reserves the right to:
    • update, modify or delete content posted on the Website at any time,
    • restrict access to selected content, e.g. by making it temporarily available or securing it with an additional form.

§ 7. Contact Form

  1. The Contact Form allows the User to send an enquiry, message or request for contact via the form available on the Website.
  2. The Contact Form is available to any User who contacts the Service Provider via the form available on the Website.
  3. When using the Contact Form, the User may provide:
    • identification data (e.g. first name, surname),
    • email address and/or telephone number,
    • the content of the enquiry or message.
  4. In order to use the Contact Form, the required fields of the form must be completed in accordance with their purpose and the message must be sent to the Service Provider by clicking on the “Send” button.
  5. Using the Contact Form does not oblige the Law Firm to respond, however, the Law Firm will make every effort to respond within a reasonable period of time.

§ 8. Application Form

  1. The Application Form allows the User to submit a recruitment application in response to current job or cooperation offers or student internships offers posted on the Website under the “Career” tab.
  2. The Application Form is available to any User who is a natural person with full legal capacity and who, via the form available on the Website, submits an application for a current job offer, cooperation offer or student internship offer posted on the Website.
  3. When using the Application Form, the User may, via the form:
    • provide identification data (e.g. name, surname, email address, telephone number),
    • upload application documents (CV, cover letter or other),
    • indicate the preferred position or advertisement to which the application relates,
    • add other information relevant to the recruitment process.
  4. In order to use the Application Form, it is necessary to fill in the required fields of the form in accordance with its purpose, attach at least one document and send the application by clicking on the “Send” button.
  5. Submitting an application via the Application Form does not constitute an obligation to hire the candidate. The Law Firm reserves the right to contact only selected candidates.

§9. Newsletter

  1. The Newsletter service enables all Users using it to automatically receive from the Service Provider periodic content containing information on important legal events, legislative changes and KWKR’s activities to the email address provided by the User.
  2. The Newsletter service is provided free of charge by electronic means for an indefinite period of time, on a continuous basis, from the moment of confirming the Newsletter subscription by the User.
  3. Signing up for the Newsletter shall be done by completing the Form available on the Website, including providing the email address to which the Newsletter is to be delivered and sent, and sending the completed Form to the Service Provider by clicking on the “Subscribe” button.
  4. The User will promptly receive a message at the email address he/she has provided, asking him/her to confirm his/her subscription to the Newsletter. If the User does not receive such a message within 48 hours of registration, the User should notify the Service Provider.
  5. The Newsletter subscription shall be deemed to have been completed as soon as the User confirms his/her wish to subscribe to the Newsletter. At this point, the User enters into a Newsletter service agreement with the Service Provider.
  6. Subscribing to the Newsletter is tantamount to consenting to the sending of commercial information within the meaning of the provisions of the Act on the provision of electronic services of 18 July 2002, including direct marketing, referred to in 398(1) of the Act of 12 July 2024 – Electronic Communications Law.
  7. The frequency of the Newsletter delivery to the User shall be decided by the Service Provider, whereby the Service Provider reserves the right to send the Newsletter once.
  8. The User is obliged to provide in the Form his/her own data which is truthful, accurate and up-to-date, not misleading and not infringing the rights of third parties. The Company shall not be liable for any incorrect data provided by the User.
  9. The User may, at any time and without giving any reason, unsubscribe from the Newsletter by clicking on the unsubscribe link provided in the footer of the email sent as part of the Newsletter or by contacting the Law Firm.
  10. Within 14 days from the date of conclusion of the Newsletter delivery agreement (Newsletter subscription), the User who is a Consumer may withdraw from the agreement without stating reasons and without incurring costs by submitting an appropriate declaration to the Service Provider by email to the following address:kontakt@kwkr.pl or in writing to the address of the Service Provider’s registered office. In order to comply with the withdrawal period, it is sufficient for the User to send the Service Provider an unequivocal declaration concerning the exercise of his/her right of withdrawal before the deadline of the withdrawal period. For this purpose, the User may use the statutory withdrawal form, although this is not mandatory. A model withdrawal form is attached as Appendix No. 1 to the Terms.

§ 10. Intellectual Property

  1. Content available through the Website and provided to the User within the Newsletter service is protected under the Act on Copyright and Related Rights of 4 February 1994 and other relevant provisions of the law concerning copyright and industrial property rights. The Website and the Newsletter may contain legally protected trademarks, logos, utility models, industrial designs etc. owned by the Service Provider or third parties. Their use, copying, distribution or any other exploitation without the prior consent of the rightful owner is prohibited. The use of the Website and/or the Electronic Service does not constitute a license to use the intellectual or industrial property belonging to the Service Provider or third parties, subject to the sections set out below.
  2. The User may only use the Newsletter for personal purposes, without the right to further distribute it or use it in any other way for his/her business purposes (or other commercial purposes).
  3. By subscribing to the Newsletter, the User acquires a non-exclusive license to use the Newsletter in the following fields of exploitation:
    • display;
    • reproduction;
    • digital recording;
    • printing for personal use of the Newsletter.
  4. Further consolidation and multiplication, marketing of the original or copies, broadcasting and rebroadcasting, as well as public exhibition, displaying, playing back and making the Newsletter available in such a manner so that everyone can access it in the place and time selected by them, as well as any other use of the Newsletter beyond the fields of exploitation indicated in section 3 above, is prohibited.
  5. Modification and alteration of the integrity of the Newsletter is prohibited without the consent of the Service Provider, unless it is due to obvious necessity and the Service Provider would not have a legitimate reason to object to it.

§ 11. Data confidentiality and security

  1. The Service Provider shall ensure the operation of the IT system it uses in such a way that each User may terminate the use of the Electronic Services free of charge at any time.
  2. The Service Provider shall ensure the operation of the IT system it uses in such a way as to prevent access by unauthorised persons to the content of the communication comprising the Electronic Services, in particular by means of cryptographic techniques.
  3. The Service Provider shall ensure unambiguous identification of the parties to the Electronic Services.
  4. The Service Provider, within the framework of cooperation with its business partners, may make available to the Users the offers of these partners, joint offers, links or references to the partners’ servers, whereby the principles of providing services electronically within the framework of these websites are defined by the individual regulations of these websites. The use of the offered websites requires reading and accepting individual terms.

§ 12. Personal Data

Detailed provisions on the processing of personal data of Website Users and information on cookies used within the Website can be found in the Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy.

§ 13. Complaints

  1. The User has the right to lodge a complaint regarding the improper operation of the Website or the provision of Electronic Services by the Service Provider in violation to these Terms within 30 days from the date of occurrence of the event to which the complaint relates.
  2. The complaint may be submitted in electronic form at the Service Provider’s email address kontakt@kwkr.pl or in writing to the address of the Law Firm indicated in § 1 sec. 2 of the Terms.
  3. The complaint should include:
    • the User’s contact details necessary to send information on the outcome of the complaint, in particular the email address of the User submitting the complaint,
    • a detailed description of the irregularities in the provision of Electronic Services or in the operation of the Website.
  4. The Service Provider shall consider the complaint and inform the User of the outcome of its consideration within 14 days from the date of receipt of the complaint by sending a message to the User’s email address provided during the complaint procedure.
  5. In the event that the complaint does not contain all the information necessary to consider it unequivocally, the Service Provider may request the User to provide additional information. In this case, the deadline for considering the complaint shall be counted from the date of the delivery of the additional information.
  6. In the event of a dispute between the Service Provider and the User, the User who is a Consumer may make use of out-of-court ways of dealing with complaints and claims, including by submitting, after the conclusion of the complaint procedure, a request for mediation or a request for consideration of the case before an arbitration court. The User who is a Consumer also has the possibility to seek the assistance of a district (municipal) consumer ombudsman or a social organisation whose statutory tasks include consumer protection. For more information, please visit: https://uokik.gov.pl/.

§ 14. Liability of the Service Provider

  1. The Service Provider shall not be liable for the malfunctioning of the Website and interruptions in its operation, if such an interruption occurred due to reasons beyond the Service Provider’s control. The Service Provider shall make every effort to ensure that the Website operates continuously, without errors and in a manner that enables its full use.
  2. The Service Provider shall not be liable for technical problems or limitations occurring in the computer equipment or ICT systems used by the User’s device/mobile device, which prevent or limit the User’s proper use of the Website.
  3. The Service Provider shall not be liable for the correctness of the operation of the Website on the User’s device/mobile device or for the lack thereof. It is the responsibility of the User to use the Website on a device/mobile device suitable for this purpose.
  4. The Service Provider shall not be liable for any damage incurred by the User as a result of using the Website in a manner inconsistent with its intended purpose and contrary to the provisions of the Terms.
  5. The Service Provider shall not be liable for any loss or damage incurred by the User or any third party as a result of using the Website. In particular, the Service Provider shall not be liable for any events influenced by the User or a third party.

§ 15. Final provisions

  1. These Terms are available free of charge on the Website in a manner enabling the User to obtain, reproduce and record them using a data communications system.
  2. The Service Provider reserves the right to unilaterally amend the provisions of the Terms or to introduce new ones in the event of:
    • the introduction of new or changes to existing, generally applicable provisions of law,
    • changes or appearance of new interpretations of generally applicable provisions of law as a result of court rulings or decisions, recommendations, guidelines or suggestions,
    • changes in market conditions,
    • introduction of new services by the Service Provider, thematically related to the subject matter of the Website,
    • expansion of the Website’s capabilities,
    • changes to the functionalities of the Website resulting from the manner of operation of the Service Provider’s enterprise,
    • the need to correct clerical and accounting errors, as well as to ensure the unambiguousness of the provisions of the Terms, without increasing the scope of the User’s obligations or reducing the scope of the User’s rights.
  3. In the case of the occurrence of one of the aforementioned reasons, the Terms may be amended to the extent that is necessary due to the reason.
  4. If the above right is exercised, Users will be informed of the change to the Terms by posting the new or amended version of the Terms on the Website. The new Terms or amendment to the provisions of the existing Terms shall come into force on the date of their publication on the Website. Users who are Newsletter subscribers – to the extent to which these changes modify the Newsletter or affect the provision of the Newsletter service – will be informed of changes to the Terms by email to the email address provided when subscribing to the Newsletter. Changes to the Terms with respect to the Newsletter subscriber shall become effective within 14 days from the date of proper notification of the changes, unless the User terminates the Newsletter service agreement earlier.
  5. Changes to these Terms shall in no way affect the rights of Consumers acquired prior to the effective date of changes.
  6. The Terms are governed by the laws of Poland.
  7. Any issues not regulated in the Terms is governed by the provisions of generally applicable law, in particular the Act of 23 April 1964 Civil Code, the Consumer Rights Act of 30 May 2014 and the Act on provision of electronic services of 18 July 2002.
  8. The Terms are effective as of 28 July 2025.

Appendix No. 1 to the Terms

Model withdrawal form

 

This form should be completed and returned only if you wish to withdraw from the agreement.

 

/date/
/user details/

KWKR KONIECZNY WIERZBICKI I PARTNERZY
SPÓŁKA KOMANDYTOWO-AKCYJNA

                                       /address/

DECLARATION OF WITHDRAWAL FROM THE AGREEMENT

 

I hereby declare that I withdraw from the agreement for the provision of the following electronic service …………………………………………………… concluded on ………………………………..

 

/consumer’s signature*/

 

*only if a paper form is sent

 

 

 

Newsletter

Want to stay up to date?
Subscribe to our newsletter.

By entering your e-mail address above and clicking ‘Subscribe!’ you declare that you have read and accept the Terms of Service and subscribe to the newsletter, i.e. information on legal topics, including information on important legal events, legislative changes and the Law Firm's activities, services and products, via e-mail communication.

The controller of your personal data is KWKR Konieczny Wierzbicki i Partnerzy S.K.A. with its registered office in Kraków, Kącik 4 Street, 30-549 Kraków. Your data will be processed in order to provide the newsletter service and thus send commercial and marketing information to the e-mail address provided, in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Service. For more information on the principles of personal data processing, including your rights, please see the Privacy Policy.

Please wait...

Thank you for sign up!