PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

            Last updated: May 2018

The websites *ellak.gr (hereinafter ellak.gr), are managed by the non-profit organization Open Technologies Alliance (GFOSS), which is based in ATHENS at Iroon Polytechniou 9, ZIP 15780, Greece and which is the Data Controller of the personal data we collect from you during your visit to our Website and the use of the services of GFOSS, namely all information that identifies or can identify you directly or indirectly. Ellak.gr takes the protection of your privacy very seriously and has taken all necessary measures to safeguard the security and confidentiality of information relating to visitors/users of the services of the Website.

The following terms of this Policy concern both the use of ellak.gr websites by casual visitors and registered users. The use of our website and registration on it, as well as the general use of ellak.gr online services implies the unconditional acceptance, consent, approval and agreement by the visitor/user with the terms of use and the privacy and personal data protection policy that we follow.

This Policy serves as information to data subjects in accordance with Articles 13-14 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation 679/2016, and your acceptance implies your consent to the collection and processing of your personal data as described in detail herein. Please read carefully this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy of ellak.gr, in order to be informed about the information collected from you when visiting ellak.gr websites and using its online services, how this information may be used and disclosed, how this information is protected, and what your rights are. We inform you that you have the right to withdraw your consent to the collection and processing of your personal data at any time, without affecting the legality of processing based on consent before its withdrawal by ellak.gr. If you wish to withdraw your consent, you can send an email to webmaster@eellak.gr and request the deletion of your information from the websites of ellak.gr.

This Privacy Policy applies only to ellak.gr websites. Users should note that our websites may contain links to other websites, ellak.gr however bears no responsibility whatsoever for the practices and terms of privacy policy or the content of these websites.

WHAT PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

1. Personal data you provide to us

1.1. Personal data of registered users

In order to provide our services to registered users, they may be asked to provide ellak.gr with certain information that identifies them personally, including:

  • Full name
  • Contact details, such as residential address and mobile phone number
  • E-mail address
  • Username and password, if the visitor creates an account on the Website
  • Postal code
  • Gender
  • Date of birth
  • Any information and communication in general provided by the visitor/user via e-mail or through registration forms to ellak.gr

2. Personal data collected automatically from your browsing on our Website:

Ellak.gr may automatically record and collect, indicatively but not limited to, the following categories of information during the visitor/user’s visit to our website:

  • IP addresses
  • Domain servers
  • Types of computers accessing our website
  • Types of browsers used to access our website
  • Referring source or URL that may have directed the user to our website
  • Pages and information you accessed on our website

This data helps us understand website traffic, diagnose server problems, administer our website and customize and improve our information and services.

3. Minors

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors under the age of 18. If we find that we have collected any personal information from a minor under the age of 18 without verifiable parental consent, we will delete the information from our database as soon as possible.

HOW WE USE THE PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

GFOSS uses the personal data it collects for the visitors/users of its online services for the following purposes:

  • For displaying GFOSS’ profile
  • To provide website users with personalized informational material according to their needs
  • For statistical purposes, analyzing the information we collect to help improve our users’ profiles, monitor and analyze the use of the Websites, enhance their functionality, and better shape their content and design
  • For general public information on open software matters
  • In addition to the uses mentioned above, we may use the information we collect for any other purposes, provided that these are compatible with the original purpose for which your personal data was collected and always after informing you and with your explicit consent

RETENTION PERIOD OF INFORMATION

GFOSS will retain the personal data it collects in electronic and/or paper form for the absolutely necessary time period for fulfilling the above processing purposes and for as long as their retention becomes necessary in compliance with our legal obligation or for the protection of our legitimate interests.

ACCESS TO DATA COLLECTED

GFOSS may provide access to or provide data relevant or necessary to support the websites to authorized partners. The processing of personal data collected in accordance with the above by the above partners is carried out under the control and only at the behest of GFOSS. These partners are obliged, finally, to follow the same privacy requirements as GFOSS.

RECIPIENTS OF DATA COLLECTED

GFOSS does not in any way grant / transfer or in any way disclose the personal data it collects to any third-party private companies, natural or legal persons, public authorities or services or other organizations, other than those expressly defined herein.

Your personal data may be communicated or transferred to government authorities and/or law enforcement officials, if required for the above-mentioned purposes, in the context of executing a court decision or obedience to a provision of law or if required to meet the legitimate interests of GFOSS as the controller, in accordance with the applicable law, GFOSS will publish any such request on eellak.gr.

INFORMATION SECURITY

The processing of personal data by GFOSS is carried out in a way that ensures its confidentiality and security. Specifically, it is carried out exclusively by authorized personnel of GFOSS, while all appropriate organizational and technical measures are taken to ensure data security and protect it from accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized dissemination or access, and any other form of unlawful processing.

YOUR RIGHTS

You may exercise, as applicable, the following rights:

  • The right of access, to learn what data we process about you, for what purpose, and its recipients
  • The right of rectification, to correct any deficiencies or inaccuracies in your data
  • The right of erasure (right to be forgotten), to have your personal data deleted from our records, provided that their processing is no longer necessary
  • The right to restriction of processing, in case you dispute the accuracy of your data
  • The right to data portability, to receive your data in a structured and commonly used format
  • The right to object, especially if you do not want your data to be used for direct marketing purposes of our services, including objection to profiling

For the exercise of your rights, please send a written request to admin@eellak.gr or to the postal address EELLAK – Polytechneioupoli Zografou – Iroon Polytechniou 9 – Athens – ZIP 15780.

Ellak.gr is committed to provide you, to the extent technically feasible, with automated means to exercise your rights and to proceed to the satisfaction of your requests free of charge. Ellak.gr will make every possible effort to respond to each of your relevant requests within thirty days of receipt. However, if due to the complexity of your request or due to the amount of information it is not possible to satisfy your request within thirty days, ellak.gr will inform you within the above deadline in writing of the reasons for the delay and will make every effort to satisfy your request as soon as possible and in any case within two additional months.

In any case, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Personal Data Protection Authority, which may accept the submission of relevant complaints either in written form in its protocol (Kifissias 1-3, PC 115 23, Athens) or electronically (www.dpa.gr).

Cookies

What are cookies and why do we use them?

Cookies are small text or message files sent from an organization’s server and then stored on your computer. Cookies do not have access to the data on your computer’s hard drive or the cookie files created by other websites and do not cause damage to your system.

However, you can modify your browser’s settings to prevent the acceptance of cookies or to warn you about the use of cookies. Browsers allow you to control cookies stored on your hard drive through web browser settings. For more information about cookies, e.g. to see which cookies have been placed on your device and how you can manage or delete them, please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

We use cookies only for analyzing and improving our website’s performance and for personalizing your experience.

If you choose not to accept cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

The cookies used by ellak.gr

ΤύποςNamePurpose
Google analytics_ga_gid_gat_gat_general_site_trackerThese cookies are used to monitor our website’s performance. We use this information to help us improve our website. Cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number and origin of website visitors, as well as the pages they visit. To block Google Analytics on all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

The terms and conditions of this policy, as well as any modification or change thereof, are governed and supplemented by Greek and Community law and the relevant international treaties. The Greek Courts are defined as the courts for the resolution of any disputes arising herefrom. Any provision of the above terms is found to be contrary to the above legal framework or to be out of force, automatically ceases to apply and is removed from the present, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms.

The terms and conditions of this policy constitute the entire agreement between eellak.gr and the user / visitor of its websites and services and binds only these parties. No amendment to this policy is taken into account and is not part of this agreement unless expressed in writing and incorporated herein. Unless otherwise specified by announcement on eellak.gr website, this policy comes into immediate effect in its entirety..

GFOSS unilaterally reserves the right to modify, add to, or change the content of this policy whenever it deems necessary, with the obligation to provide prior notification to registered members who have given permission to ellak.gr to communicate with them for this purpose. Otherwise, communication is made by announcement on the eellak.gr Website and in accordance with the applicable law.

COMMUNICATION

If you have any questions regarding this Policy or generally about the activities of ellak.gr, you can contact us at the email address admin@eellak.gr or at the postal address EELLAK – Polytechneioupoli Zografou – Iroon Polytechniou 9 – Athens – ZIP 15780 or by phone at (+30) 210-2209380.