Polish law allows VPNs, and businesses, universities and public institutions rely on them for remote work. In Poland, the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) oversees the GDPR.

Two kinds of blocking exist. Since 2017, the Ministry of Finance has kept a register of domains that offer gambling without a Polish licence, and internet providers must block them. Taking part in unlicensed online gambling is an offence for players too. Separately, CERT Polska keeps a warning list of phishing domains that telecom operators block for their customers. Reaching a listed site through a VPN or proxy does not change its legal status in Poland, so it is worth being careful. Operator phishing filters may also not apply while a VPN is on, so check links before you click.

Technically, a VPN does two things: it encrypts the connection and replaces your IP address with one from the location you choose. Your legal duties and the terms of each service stay as they were. The Browsec VPN blog covers the basics in what a VPN is.