Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy of Elafonisos Eco

This website collects some Personal Data from its Users.

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Data Controller

Panaghia 100
Elafonisos
23053
Greece

Controller’s email address: info@elafonisoseco.org

Types of Data collected

Among the types of Personal Data collected by this Application, either independently or through third parties, there are: Cookies; Usage Data; Tracking Tool; first name; last name; email; User ID.

Complete details on each type of Data collected are provided in the dedicated sections of this privacy policy or through specific explanatory texts displayed prior to the Data collection.

Personal Data may be freely provided by the User or, in the case of Usage Data, collected automatically when using this Application.

Unless specified otherwise, all Data requested by this Application is mandatory. If the User refuses to provide it, it may be impossible for this Application to provide the Service. Where this Application specifically states that some Data is optional, Users are free not to provide it, without any consequence for the availability or operation of the Service.

Users who are unsure about which Data is mandatory are encouraged to contact the Controller.

Any use of Cookies – or of other tracking tools – by this Application or by the owners of third-party services used by this Application, unless stated otherwise, serves the purpose of providing the Service requested by the User, in addition to the other purposes described in this document and in the Cookie Policy, if available.

The User assumes responsibility for any third-party Personal Data obtained, published or shared through this Application and confirms that they have the right to communicate or disseminate it, thereby releasing the Controller from any liability towards third parties.

Methods and place of processing of the Data collected
Methods of processing

The Controller adopts appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification or destruction of Personal Data.

The processing is carried out using computers and/or IT-enabled tools, following organizational procedures and modes strictly related to the purposes indicated. In addition to the Controller, in some cases, the Data may be accessible to other parties involved in the operation of this Application (administrative, sales, marketing and legal personnel, system administrators) or to external parties (such as third-party technical service providers, mail carriers, hosting providers, IT companies, communications agencies) appointed, where necessary, as Data Processors by the Controller. The updated list of these parties may be requested from the Controller at any time.

Legal basis of processing

The Controller processes Personal Data relating to the User if one of the following applies:

the User has given consent for one or more specific purposes. Note: under some legislations the Controller may be allowed to process Personal Data until the User objects to such processing (“opt-out”), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases. This, however, does not apply whenever the processing of Personal Data is subject to European data protection law;
the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the User and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof;
the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Controller is subject;
the processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Controller;
the processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller or by a third party.

In any case, the Controller will gladly help to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Data is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Place

The Data is processed at the Controller’s operating offices and in any other places where the parties involved in the processing are located. For further information, please contact the Controller.

The User’s Personal Data may be transferred to a country other than the one in which the User is located. To obtain further information on the place of processing, the User can refer to the section containing details on the processing of Personal Data.

The User is entitled to learn about the legal basis of Data transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by the Controller to safeguard their Data.

The User can check whether any of the transfers described above takes place by examining the section of this document on the details of the processing of Personal Data, or by requesting information from the Controller using the contact details provided at the beginning.

Retention time

Data is processed and stored for as long as required by the purposes for which it was collected.

Therefore:

Personal Data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between the Controller and the User shall be retained until such contract has been fully performed.
Personal Data collected for the purposes of the Controller’s legitimate interests shall be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes. Users may find specific information regarding the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller within the relevant sections of this document or by contacting the Controller.

When the processing is based on the User’s consent, the Controller may retain Personal Data for longer, until such consent is withdrawn. Furthermore, the Controller may be obliged to retain Personal Data for a longer period whenever required to do so to comply with a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.

Once the retention period expires, Personal Data shall be deleted. Therefore, the right of access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after expiration of the retention period.

Purposes of processing of the Data collected

The User’s Data is collected to allow the Controller to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, respond to enforcement requests, protect its rights and interests (or those of its Users or third parties), detect any malicious or fraudulent activity, as well as for the following purposes: Displaying content from external platforms, Analytics and Platform services and hosting.

To obtain detailed information on the purposes of processing and on the Personal Data processed for each purpose, the User may refer to the section “Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data”.

Detailed information on the processing of Personal Data

Personal Data is collected for the following purposes and using the following services:

  • Analytics
  • Platform services and hosting
  • Displaying content from external platform
The rights of Users

Users may exercise certain rights regarding their Data processed by the Controller.

In particular, Users have the right to:

withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to the processing of their Personal Data.
object to processing of their Data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their Data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent. Further details are provided in the dedicated section below.
access their Data. Users have the right to learn if Data is being processed by the Controller, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the Data undergoing processing.
verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their Data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
restrict the processing of their Data. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of their Data. In this case, the Controller will not process their Data for any purpose other than storing it.
have their Personal Data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their Data from the Controller.
receive their Data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that the Data is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on the User’s consent, on a contract which the User is part of, or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.
lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection authority or to take legal action.
Details about the right to object to processing

Where Personal Data is processed for a public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in the Controller or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Controller, Users may object to such processing by providing a ground related to their particular situation to justify the objection.

Users must know that, however, should their Personal Data be processed for direct marketing purposes, they can object to that processing at any time, free of charge and without providing any justification. Where the User objects to processing for direct marketing purposes, the Personal Data will no longer be processed for such purposes. To learn whether the Controller is processing Personal Data for direct marketing purposes, Users may refer to the relevant sections of this document.

How to exercise these rights

Any requests to exercise User rights can be directed to the Controller through the contact details provided in this document. Requests are free of charge and will be answered by the Controller as early as possible and always within one month.

Additional information about Data collection and processing
Legal action

The User’s Personal Data may be used for legal purposes by the Controller in Court or in the stages leading to possible legal action arising from improper use of this Application or the related Services.

The User declares to be aware that the Controller may be required to reveal personal data upon request of public authorities.

Additional information about User’s Personal Data

In addition to the information contained in this privacy policy, this Application may provide the User with additional and contextual information concerning particular Services or the collection and processing of Personal Data upon request.

System logs and maintenance

For operation and maintenance purposes, this Application and any third-party services may collect files that record interaction with this Application (System logs) or use other Personal Data (such as the IP address) for this purpose.

Information not contained in this policy

More details concerning the collection or processing of Personal Data may be requested from the Controller at any time. Please see the contact information at the beginning of this document.

How “Do Not Track” requests are handled

This Application does not support “Do Not Track” requests.

To determine whether any of the third-party services it uses honor the “Do Not Track” requests, please read their privacy policies.

Changes to this privacy policy

The Controller reserves the right to make changes to this privacy policy at any time by notifying its Users on this page and possibly within this Application and/or – as far as technically and legally feasible – sending a notice to Users via any contact information available to the Controller. It is strongly recommended to check this page often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom.

Should the changes affect processing activities performed on the basis of the User’s consent, the Controller shall collect new consent from the User, where required.

To manage the cookies and similar technologies used (tracking pixels, web beacons, etc.) and related consents, we use the consent tool “Real Cookie Banner”. Details on how “Real Cookie Banner” works can be found at https://devowl.io/rcb/data-processing/

The legal basis for the processing of personal data in this context are Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR and Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is the management of the cookies and similar technologies used and the related consents.

The provision of personal data is neither contractually required nor necessary for the conclusion of a contract. You are not obliged to provide the personal data. If you do not provide the personal data, we will not be able to manage your consents.