Cookies Policy
This written information is an extension of the information banner for the use of cookies displayed on the home page. The Cookies Policy is part of the terms of use of the Website and may be modified from time to time. We recommend that you check the Cookies Policy regularly to be informed of any changes.
The Cookies Policy, which is published on our Website, is the one that is valid at all times. The “LAST AMENDMENT” section at the bottom of this page describes when this Policy was last modified. No modification of the Cookies Policy is valid unless published on our Website. If there is any substantial change in our Cookies Policy, we will notify you with a new message when you enter the Website. If we make any significant changes to our Cookies Policy, we will ask you to accept it again.
What are cookies?
“Cookies” are small pieces of files in the form of text, which are stored in the browser of the User when visiting a Website. The information stored on the User’s computer may contain information such as which pages the User visited, the date and time of the visit as well as a random and unique User ID number. In no case do cookies contain personal information which will allow anyone to communicate with the visitor of the website, by phone, e-mail, etc. In addition, using cookies does not access your computer’s documents or files.
Categories of cookies
- 1. Depending on how long they remain stored on your device, cookies are divided into «session cookies» and «persistent cookies»
- Τα “Session cookies” are stored on your device when you visit the Website and are automatically deleted after you close the browser (browser, eg Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, DuckDuckGo, etc.).
- Τα “Persistent cookies” are stored on your device at the time you visit the Website and remain stored even after closing the browser. The “persistent cookies” will be activated again automatically when you open the browser and browse the internet.
- 2. They can also be distinguished as first-party and third-party cookies. Depending on the website or the domain that installs the cookie, cookies are characterized as “first” or “third” party.
- The first party cookies are cookies that are installed by the website that the user visits (in our case they are the cookies that our website installs)
- The third-party cookies are cookies that are installed from a domain different from the one visited by the user. If the user visits a website and a different company installs a cookie through that website, this cookie will be third party (such as LinkedIn and other social networks).
Which Cookies do we use and why
We use cookies to give you the best possible browsing experience. Some cookies are technically necessary for the proper use of the Website. Other cookies are used to perform functions such as advertising, obtaining statistics (ie how many visitors saw specific pages on our Website or see our ads when using other websites) and facilitating your interaction through social media. Obtaining statistics and our interaction with social media helps us to better design our Website and to constantly improve it to offer you the best possible experience when using our Website.
ΕWe and / or third parties that provide services on our behalf categorize cookies as we will describe below. You can manage them through the cookie banner each of the categories of cookies separately (except for the absolutely necessary cookies) by activating or deactivating them at any time. Let’s see them below:
The data and statistics that will be collected from the Cookies files, may by case be disclosed to the partner company – provider of the Website as well as to the partner company that provides the services of updating / recording the cookie files, optimal configuration of it and / or its maintenance..
Specifically, regarding Google cookies , as mentioned in the corresponding section above, the information generated by this process (including the IP address) is anonymous, making personal identification impossible. An evaluation for reporting purposes only takes place after the anonymization process. The data generated by this cookie is usually transferred and stored on a server in the US. More information about Google’s terms of use and privacy options is available at: https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/gb.html.
How you can check the cookies
The Website has in principle only the absolutely necessary cookies activated. When you visit the Website for the first time, a box (cookie banner) appears which informs you about the use of cookies by the Website. This box gives you the following options:
- Accept the installation of all cookies, used by our Website, on your device.
- Reject the installation of cookies, except for the absolutely necessary cookies which for the reasons mentioned above can not be disabled.
- Select “Learn More” to choose which cookies will be installed on your device. In this case, you do not have the ability to disable the absolutely necessary cookies.
- Visit and read this Cookies Policy
Web browsers provide means of control that allow you to block or delete cookies. You can enable or disable the installation of cookies on your device by changing the settings in the browser you use at any time. You can also configure the browser you use to notify you before a cookie is installed on your device or follow the browser instructions to delete any cookies that are already installed. If you use multiple devices, you need to configure your browser to suit each of your devices.
If you choose to disable all cookies, you may not be able to fully enjoy the interactive features of our Website or receive our services through our Website.
To manage cookies through your browser, select the following hyperlinks to be redirected to your browser instructions::
Mobile devices:
If you use another browser, you can find the cookie setup instructions in the support section of your browser.
You can find out more about cookies on the following third party websites:
- AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
- Cookiepedia: http://cookiepedia.co.uk/
Privacy
We are committed to using good practices of privacy and protection of your personal data. For more information about our approach to privacy, see our Privacy Notice Privacy Policy.
LAST AMENDMENT: December 2023