Narodowy Bank Polski Privacy Policy

Respecting the privacy of users of NBP websites, pursuant to article 173 of the Telecommunications Law of 16 July 2004 (Dz. U z 2019 r. poz. 2460, z 2020 r. poz. 374, 695, 875.), Narodowy Bank Polski warns that cookie technology might be used with respect to users while they visit these websites.

 What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files sent by a website to an Internet user’s device (a PC, smartphone, tablet, etc.) when he or she visits a web page. These files help to identify the user’s device and display the website appropriately, in accordance with the individual settings of the user’s device.   

What do we use cookie files for?

Narodowy Bank Polski uses cookie files to:

1)      adjust the content of websites to the user’s preferences and optimise the use of websites,  

2)      create anonymous, aggregate statistics that help to understand the way users use websites and, as a result, to improve their structure and content, except for the personal identification of users.

Deleting cookies

Normally, the Internet browser software allows cookies to be stored on the user’s device by default. However, users may disable the cookie storage option themselves by changing their browser settings. In order to block the automatic use of cookies, it is necessary to select the option of blocking cookie storage in your Internet browser. Detailed information on the possibility and ways of using cookies can be found in the settings of a particular Internet browser. It is, however, worth remembering that blocking cookies may affect some functionalities available on the website of Narodowy Bank Polski.

 Please also note that we take no responsibility for the privacy policies of the sites to which users are directed via links provided on the websites of Narodowy Bank Polski. Therefore, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with their policies after being redirected to such sites.