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Poczta Polska SA accepts reports of signalists in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 14 June 2024 on the protection of signalists (hereinafter: "Act") and with the procedure of internal reports in Poczta Polska SA

Poczta Polska SA does not consider applications made anonymously.

The notification should apply to the action or omission of unlawful or aimed at bypassing the law regarding:

  • public procurement,
  • corruption,
  • services, products and financial markets;
  • counteracting money laundering and financing terrorism;
  • product safety and their compliance with requirements,
  • transport safety,
  • environmental protection,
  • radiological protection and nuclear safety,
  • food and feed safety,
  • animal health and well -being,
  • public health,
  • consumer protection,
  • protection of privacy and personal data,
  • network security and ICT systems,
  • financial interests of the State Treasury of the Republic of Poland, local government units and the European Union,
  • the European Union internal market, including public law rules
    and state aid and taxation of legal persons.

If you know that there has been a violation of the law, you can submit a notification by choosing one of the channels below. Such forms of notification will ensure the confidentiality of your data and protection against the use of retaliation.

  • During a direct meeting with the appointed person, appointed earlier via the email address: signalista@poczta-polska.pl,
  • by phone , via the Alarm Notification Center, tel. +43 842 06 03 (conversations are recorded),
  • in writing to the following address:

Poczta Polska SA
Law Office
ul. Families of Spanish 8,
00-940 Warsaw
necessarily with the note: "Signalist's notification-not open",

We encourage you to use the form of violation of the law in the form of a WORD document in the event of a written transfer of the application:

  • Online , filling out the electronic form:

Persons authorized to submit an internal application, in the context of work are:

  • employee,
  • temporary worker,
  • a person providing work on a basis other than an employment relationship, including on the basis of a civil law contract,
  • entrepreneur,
  • proxy,
  • shareholder or partner,
  • member of the company's body,
  • a person providing work under the supervision and management of the contractor, subcontractor or supplier, including on the basis of a civil law contract,
  • trainee,
  • volunteer,
  • apprentice,
  • A natural person who will be in possession of information on a violation of law obtained in the context of work, before establishing an employment relationship or other legal relationship constituting the basis for the performance of work or services or performing a function in the company or for the company, or when such a relationship has already ceased.

A violation of legal provisions reported by a signalist will be subject to thorough and impartial analysis with the principles of confidentiality. Activities undertaken as a result of a signalist's notification will be aimed at preventing or removing the effects of violation of law and making adequate repair actions.

The procedure is as follows:

  • confirmation of the impact of the application, if the signalist indicated the contact details,
  • preliminary verification of the application,
  • taking subsequent actions and initiating explanatory proceedings in order to assess the truthfulness of the information contained in the application and to counteract the violation of the law being the subject of the notification, provided that the notification is qualified as subject to consideration under the provisions of the Act,
  • Contact with a signalist - if you need to supplement the information,
  • Feedback to the signalist about the result of the proceedings with the indication of the planned or undertaken repair actions, to the e -mail address indicated by him or the correspondence address. The information will be provided within 3 months from the date of confirmation of the application.

Poczta Polska SA makes every effort to maintain confidentiality and ensures that:

  •  Only authorized employees have access to the full content of the signalist's notification,
  • Access to the information contained in the application is limited, and the data on the signalist is stored in a secured place, to which only authorized persons have access,
  • The possibility of contact with a signalist has only an employee authorized to accept reports of violation of law and, in justified cases, verifying the application under the explanatory proceedings - after obtaining the appropriate authorization.

The signalist is protected from the moment the notification is made, provided that he has reasonable grounds to believe that the information being the subject of the notification is true at the time of the notification and that it provides information about the violation of the law.

The provisions on the protection of the signal you do not apply to information (Article 5 of the Act):

  • provisions on the protection of classified information and other information that is not subject to disclosure of law in general for public security, by virtue of law,
  • professional secrets of medical and legal professions,
  • the secret of the judicial meeting,
  • the secret of criminal proceedings.

Signalists are entitled to legal protection against the use of retaliation against them. Legal protection measures include:

  • submission to law enforcement agencies, i.e. police and prosecutor's office units, notifying the possibility of committing a crime consisting in the application of retaliation against the signalist,
  • a claim for compensation or compensation for admission of retaliation,

A signalist who is afraid or experienced retaliation, can also report this fact to Poczta Polska SA can use the form of retaliation.

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Form of application for retaliation
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Signalist Remember that making a notification cannot constitute a basis for liability (including disciplinary, for the damage due to violation of the rights of other persons or obligations specified in the law, in particular in the subject of defamation, violation of personal rights, copyright, personal data protection and the obligation to maintain a secret, including the secret of the company, including You can apply for its redemption.

The only condition for protection is the fact that as a signalist you have reasonable grounds to believe that the notification is necessary to disclose the violation of the law in accordance with the Act, provided that obtaining information or access to information is not a prohibited act.

Also, remember that regardless of internal notification, you can submit an external application to other public bodies or the Ombudsman at any time. Also in this case, the Act provides you with protection against retaliation.

When we get a notification, we only process personal data to the extent that it will be needed to accept the application or the implementation of subsequent activities. We store personal data in accordance with the provisions of the Act on the Protection of Sirens.

Each person who wants to make a report on a violation of law (signaling) is entitled to free legal assistance and free civic counseling, provided on the basis of the Act of 5 August 2015 on free legal assistance, free citizens' counseling and legal education. Free legal assistance is organized by the poviat/city with poviat rights, which is competent for your place of residence.

Important!

The signalist may bear legally specific sanctions for making a unjustified notification, i.e. if he consciously and intentionally makes a violation of law, which in fact did not take place (Article 57 of the Act).

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