Privacy Policy – Grekos Consulting
Grekos Consulting’s Privacy Policy has been formulated in a way that allows you to understand what information we collect about your online browsing and why, how you can view/understand this information, as well as how you can proceed to permanently delete it.
User Privacy and Data Protection
The constant flow of data on the internet is now an everyday occurrence! However, the collection and processing of such data should only be carried out if deemed necessary and justified.
In accordance with the relevant legislation, as well as with the code of conduct governing our company, we as Grekos Consulting commit that we will not sell, rent, distribute or disclose in any way your personal information.
Relevant legislation
Along with the internal systems installed, our website is designed to comply with national, European and international legislation regarding data protection and user privacy. At the same time, our company is also committed to any further compliance and adaptation of the website to possible subsequent changes in legislation.
The relevant legislation, to which we refer above, is as follows:
- EU Data Protection Directive 95/461995 (DPD)
- EU General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR)
- Law 2472/1997 on the Protection of Individuals with regard to the Processing of Personal Data
What kind of information do we collect?
We collect information that helps us to upgrade the services we provide to you! The data we collect is used exclusively for the services you request and is not shared with third parties under any circumstances.
Our website, therefore, collects Cookies and, in some cases, only IP Addresses, without, however, collecting, processing or storing personal data related to their use.
In addition, every time you fill out an expression of interest form on our website, we collect information that we treat as personal data. We consider as personal data the information you provide that exclusively identifies you, such as your name, your email address and your mobile phone number.
How do we collect personal data?
Initially, when you submit your details on an expression of interest form for our services via our website, we receive an email with them.
This message is sent via the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). SMTP servers are protected by a TLS or SSL certificate, which means that email content is encrypted before it is sent over the internet. Then the content is decrypted by local computers and local devices.
The information collected is stored in our website database. This action helps us to carry out certain procedures – for example, to preserve your information in case it becomes impossible to receive the email via the SMTP server.
Furthermore, when you opt to receive our newsletter in your email inbox, your email address is stored on our website, received via email and forwarded to MailChimp, which provides our company with email marketing services.
Your email address remains in MailChimp’s database for as long as we continue to use its services or until you explicitly request to be removed from our list. Please note that as long as your email address remains in the MailChimp database, you will receive periodic email updates from us.
If you are under 16 years of age, you must obtain parental consent before subscribing to our newsletter.
We consider MailChimp to be a third party data processor.
How do we use personal data?
We use the information we collect in the above way, such as your email address and mobile phone number, so that we can interact with you directly and better!
Since we aim to satisfy you, we ask for your consent to process your data for specific purposes. We inform you that you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
How do we protect your data?
Our website uses an SSL certificate. SSL guarantees a secure connection between the server hosting our website and the browser you are using. Any data that is transferred (files, personal information, etc.) to and from our website is encrypted so that it is impossible for any third party to access it without the required authorization or to intercept it.
We are committed to successfully protecting your personal data from the very first moment it is received through our website. However, in the extreme case that we become aware of a security breach, we will notify you in time for you to take the necessary protective measures.
Finally, we keep your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which we collected it.
In case you wish to receive your personal data that are registered in our company’s database, you can send an email to the subject “REQUEST FOR PERSONAL DATA RELEASE”.
In case you wish us to permanently delete your data from our company’s database, you can send an email to the subject “REQUEST FOR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA”.
Data breaches
Any accidental breach of this website’s database or the database of a third party data processor (if notified to us), which implies that personal data stored in an identifiable form has been stolen, will be promptly notified to all parties directly concerned. At the same time, it will be notified to the competent authorities within 72 hours of the time of the breach.
Changes to our privacy policy
This privacy policy may be amended from time to time, always in compliance with the legislative framework or developments in the field of data protection, as it has been created on the basis of current legislation. Customers and users of this website will not be informed in the form of a notification of the above mentioned modifications.
For this reason, we recommend that you check this page frequently in order to stay informed of any additions or changes to our privacy policy, which will always be lawful, as we point out above.
Third Party Tools
This website works with certain third parties who provide on our behalf the necessary tools to process the personal data we collect. These third parties are carefully selected and fully comply with the relevant legislation.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track user interaction with our website. We use the data you provide us with in order to determine the number of people who use our website, to gain an in-depth understanding of how users locate and navigate our website, and to examine their navigation path within it.
Google Analytics records data such as your geographical location, your device, your internet browser and your operating system. However, none of these are considered personal data.
In addition, Google Analytics records your computer’s IP address, which could be used to identify you. However, we do not have access to this information.
Google (Privacy Policy)
Hotjar
We use Hotjar to further understand how our visitors navigate our site, and to identify potential problems they may encounter while navigating. We strive to continuously improve the experience we provide to the users of our website.
HotJar (Privacy Policy)
Facebook Pixel Code
We use the Facebook Pixel Code in order to provide personalised content when visitors to our Facebook website are browsing. Example: If you browse our website, you may later see an advertisement for an article of our company on Facebook.
Facebook Pixel Code (Privacy Policy)
