Cookies Policy

 

1.      PURPOSE

 

This cookie policy explains what cookies are and how we use them on the company's website.  By reading this policy, you will be able to understand:

 

• the types of cookies we use each time you visit our website.

• the information we collect using cookies.

• how this information is used.

 

2. SETTING COOKIES

 

Cookies are small pieces of text that are placed on your hard drive by the server of a website, based on our legitimate interest in optimizing the company's website. Cookies do not cause harm to your end device, do not contain viruses, malware or other harmful programs. The web browser is part of your computer and stores certain preference information, such as preferred language, location, and so on.

 

Cookies can perform many functions and are mainly used to measure the traffic of a website as a whole or only specific subpages. Indicatively, the number of visitors can be recorded live or per hour of the day, their geographical origin, the operating system and the resolution of their computer screen, the page from which they came (via search engine, link from another page or direct entry), the keyword used in the search engine, etc. Other cookies can remember, for the convenience of the user, the choice of language or the results of his search on a website. Others can record the user's failed attempts to enter a website, in order to require (the websites), after a certain number of failed login attempts, the further cross-checking of his data, such as by entering an additional code, which is sent by SMS to his mobile phone.

 

Also, when you visit a website to browse or read information, certain "visitor information" is collected and stored from you, such as the name of the domain and provider through which you access the internet, the IP address of the computer you are using, the date and time you access the website and the addresses you visited. This information is used to measure traffic and obtain information necessary to improve the usability of web pages.

 

If you do not want to receive cookies, you can set your browser to block cookies or notify you when a cookie is placed on your computer. Although you are not obliged to accept "cookies" when you visit the company's website, you may not be able to use all the functions of our website and there is also the possibility that some pages of the online platform may not be displayed correctly if the browser you use blocks our "cookies".

 

3.1. Information collected and its use

 

When you access and use the company's website, there are the following ways in which we may collect information and personal data about you:

 

3.1.1. Information collected by placing a "Cookie" on your computer

 

The company's website uses the following types of cookies as detailed below:

 

1.      Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies help the website remember your choices, such as your language and region. Thus, we provide you with improved and personalized features. In addition, they help provide services that you have requested. Please be advised that functionality cookies do not allow us to track your activity on other websites.

 

2.      Google Analytics

 

The company uses Google Analytics as a Google tool that helps it understand how website visitors use their properties. Google Analytics is used to export website traffic statistics. Cookies are used to collect information and statistics regarding the use of the website, but without collecting personal information that can identify each visitor. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is the "_ga" cookie.

 

In detail, the cookies used by Google Analytics:

 

3.1.2. Information you voluntarily provide

 

The company collects the information you voluntarily and voluntarily provide in order to take advantage of a feature or participate in an activity on its website. For example, we may collect your information in order to receive email notifications when you create an account and ask us for information about our products or send us an email. In many cases, this information may involve the collection of personal data.

 

The company uses your personal data only for the reasons for which you provide it to us. For example, if you provide your email address indicating that you wish to receive updates, we use your email address to deliver the email notifications and updates you request.

 

We may also use the information we collect from our website for various purposes such as customer service, fraud prevention and improving our services.

 

4. MANDATORY CONSENT TO STORE COOKIES

The installation and use of "cookies" is regulated in particular by paragraph 5 of article 4 of Law 3471/2006 (which transposed Directive 2002/58/EC into Greek law) as well as by the decision of the Personal Data Protection Authority (File No.: C / EX / 1525, Athens 25/2/2020) according to which the installation and use of the "cookie" is allowed only with the consent of the user. A website can install such a "cookie" only if each user has given his consent after clear and extensive information about this installation, the purpose of processing, the exercise of the right of access and any recipients of the data and regardless of whether personal data is ultimately processed through it. This consent may be given through appropriate settings in the web browser or through another application.

4.1. OBTAINING CONSENT FROM THE VISITOR

 

Given that Google Universal Analytics cookies are third-party to our page and do not fall under the exceptions as mentioned in the decision of the Personal Data Protection Authority (File No.: Γ/EX/1525, Athens 25/2/2020), our page receives the consent of the visitor before storing cookies on its terminal equipment. The user has the ability at any time to delete cookies,  that this page saved in his browser, through his settings.

In particular, the website uses a special plugin, which prevents cookies from being stored on the visitor's terminal equipment if his consent is not first obtained through a "click" on an acceptance button. Near the acceptance button there is a link that leads to this cookie policy of the website, in which the user can read all the necessary information, which will facilitate him to make a decision to grant consent or not to accept cookies.

5. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

 

The company will not sell the personal data collected from its website to address book brokers without your explicit consent.

 

The company may share the collected personal data with other internal services. These internal services will use your data in a manner consistent with the purposes for which it was originally collected (or to which you subsequently consented).

 

The company may also share your personal data with third-party support service providers. These third parties are required to use the data we share with them only to perform the services on our behalf and to process them as strictly confidential, in compliance with all applicable privacy and personal data protection laws.

 

6. SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

 

The collected personal data will be stored in our company's databases or in databases maintained by our service providers.

 

The company takes reasonable measures to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of your personal data.

 

Although we use security measures to help protect your personal data from unauthorized disclosure, misuse or alteration, please be aware that no transmission over the Internet is completely secure or error-free. The company bears no responsibility for security breaches beyond its reasonable control.

 

7. ACCESS TO PERSONAL DATA

 

You can review, correct, update and request the deletion of your collected personal data through the company's website by contacting us via email at [email protected] address.

 

 

 8. OPTIONS

 

To learn more about the types of cookies and how you can manage cookies, you can visit the website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org. In case you refuse the use of cookies, some features of the company's website may not function normally.

 

9. RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA

 

The retention period of your personal data will vary and will depend on the purpose and use of the collected data. Where there are legal requirements, we will retain certain types of data for specified periods and in accordance with applicable law. Otherwise, we will retain the data for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data was collected.

 

10. CHILDREN AND PARENTS

 

The company's website is not intended for children under the age of 15. The company does not intentionally request or collect personal data from/or about children on its website, unless permitted under applicable law.

 

11. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

 

The company submits this Policy to frequent review and may modify or revise it periodically at its discretion. When changes occur, the date of modification or revision will be recorded in the Policy. The updated Policy will be effective from this date.

This Statement was last updated in June 2024.

 

You can download above Cookies Policy here.
For more details on how we handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy available on our Policy Hub.