Personal data privacy policy & terms of use:

The CretaKlark website would like to inform its visitors/users/members (hereinafter: "Users") regarding the type and totality of information that it may collect and process as a Data Controller during their visit and browsing of this Website and to assure them that any processing of their personal data is always carried out in the best interests of the users, in compliance with the principles of legality, transparency, accuracy, availability and integrity in all its aspects, as well as that, in full compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (hereinafter "GDPR"), it applies the Appropriate Technical and Organizational Measures (ATO) to protect your personal data and ensure your privacy, a fact of the utmost importance and priority for it.

By reading below you will be fully informed about the way in which we process your personal data (collection, management, use, storage, transfer to third parties, protection), about the period of retention of such data, as well as about the rights that you can exercise at any time regarding your personal data.

COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

What is Personal Data:

It is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

What is Personal Data Processing:

Any operation or set of operations which is performed upon personal data or upon sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Our users who visit the Website may, under certain conditions, be asked to provide us with their personal data (e.g. when you subscribe to our newsletters or on your contact form with us, we ask for your name, e-mail, address and telephone number so that we can contact you).

Under no circumstances will personal data of minors be collected except with the express consent of those exercising parental responsibility.

When browsing the Website, you acknowledge unreservedly and without limitation that you have read, understood and accepted the privacy policy as well as the use of cookies.

A cookie is a file that is stored on your computer, mobile phone or tablet when you visit any Website and may, for example, store information related to:

– with your online behavior, with your preferences as a user in order to send you (by us, our partners and/or advertisers/sponsors) targeted advertising or offers that meet your preferences and which will continue to be presented to you when you visit a Website that matches your interests (behavioral cookies – advertising/third-party cookies),

– with the pages you visit on the Website and if errors occur with them (performance cookies),

– by analyzing the use of the Website (e.g. Google Analytics),

– with the type of browser,

– the internet service provider (ISP),

– by using social media, by your geographical location (e.g. searching for weather forecasts for a specific city) or by saving your username (where necessary) so that you do not have to enter it from the beginning when you return to our website (functionality cookies).

Our Website uses cookies, primarily, for the purpose of improving the user experience and providing the highest possible quality of services to our users.

You are not required to accept cookies and therefore you can, as an additional measure, modify your browser so that it does not accept cookies. The browser you use to surf the Internet not only allows you to see the cookies you have, but also allows you to control their use.

You can control them by allowing or deleting all or some of them. You can also set your browser to not accept cookies from any website. You can also set your browser to ask for your consent before accepting a cookie on your device. This gives you complete control over cookies, but has the disadvantage of slowing down your browsing experience.

It should be noted that there are different levels of cookie control. You have the ability through your browser to choose not to receive third-party cookies or behavioral advertising cookies. In some browsers you can even block specific companies from which you do not wish to receive cookies.

USE OF PERSONAL DATA – PURPOSES

The Personal Data of the users of the Website which is provided through them or through connected applications may be used for the purposes mentioned herein or in the connected applications, namely for:

– to personalize the Website for users in order to provide an optimal user experience and enjoy the services provided

– it is possible to provide statistics to third parties, but in a way that prevents them from identifying the subject of the personal data

– to be able to manage the Website and every form of communication

– be able to manage connected applications

– it should be possible to send updates or notifications or even promotional actions following a prior relevant selection by users, which should meet the conditions now in force within the framework of the implementation of the GDPR and which they can freely revoke at any time.

By subscribing to the newsletters, users of the Website accept, having given their express consent, to receive the information that we will provide them with both on the course of current news, as well as on any competitions and/or gifts as a result of participation in them.

There is a case of transferring user data to third parties/partners who act on our behalf (processing) and it has been confirmed that they meet the requirements for personal data protection by applying a parallel protection policy to ours.

The CretaKlark page will not, under any circumstances and for any reason, announce or disclose the personal data of the users of the Website unless it has their free and express consent to do so or if this is required due to the existence of a corresponding obligation to comply with the applicable legal rules and always with the specific authority that the Law will define.

The CretaKlark page:

– Maintains confidentiality regarding the personal data you know about.

– Takes organizational and technical security measures for data processing that protect their logical and physical security, such as secure software, physical protection, pseudonymization, encryption.

– Our systems by design and by default ensure that we will be able to fulfill our obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

– It will immediately inform you of any incident concerning the breach of your personal data.

– Complies with the legal framework for the protection of personal data and in particular the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a data controller.

SECURITY OF PERSONAL DATA

The Creta Klark page constantly takes all those Appropriate Technical and Organizational Measures (ATO) to protect your personal data and your privacy.

Access to personal data is strictly limited to CretaKlark staff and strict rules of professional secrecy, confidentiality and secrecy apply. Any processing of your personal data is carried out by authorized persons in a manner that is fully in line with the rules and procedures required by the GDPR, ensuring the security of your personal data and its protection from any unauthorized access and use, falsification, loss/theft or destruction.

This Privacy & Personal Data Protection Policy does not apply if you connect through this Website to another Website for the processing that may be carried out by the other Website and for which we are not responsible. For this reason, we encourage you to refer to the Privacy & Personal Data Protection Policy of each Website you browse.

PERIOD OF RETAINING PERSONAL DATA

Users' personal data is retained for as long as the legitimate purpose of the processing for which it was initially collected following the users' free consent lasts.

The visitor/user may configure his/her browser in such a way as to either warn him/her (the user) about the use of cookies in specific services of the pages, or to not allow the acceptance of the use of cookies under any circumstances. In case the visitor/user does not wish the use of cookies for his/her identification, he/she cannot have further access to these services.
You can also modify the settings in the browser you are using. In some cases, you can even accept cookies from specific sites and block the creation of cookies by third parties. You should be aware that deleting or blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of the site you are browsing. For more information about cookies, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org or go to the help menu in the browser you are using. If you are having trouble deleting or blocking cookies from the browser you are using, contact your browser provider. In the following links you can find additional information on how you can prevent the use of or delete cookies from the browser you are using. Firefox 2.0+ / 3.0+ / 4.0+/8.0+
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You can also opt out of the use of your data for the purpose of interest-based advertising by visiting this page http://www.youronlinechoices.com/gr/your-choices
Delete Performance Analysis Cookies: If you wish to delete these types of cookies, see here on Google Analytics.
The website uses completely anonymous data that records behaviors. No personally identifiable user information is collected under any circumstances, while IP Address and data anonymization is applied. For users who do not want any -even anonymized- recording of behavior, a relevant opt-out procedure is provided (see details here https://www.crazyegg.com/opt-out).
The user expressly accepts that the exclusive jurisdiction and competence for any dispute arising with CretaKlark lies with the Courts of Chania. These terms of use are governed by Greek law. If any of the above terms prove to be invalid, this does not affect the validity and force of the remaining terms which remain in full force.
The use of the website, its services and content are subject to the above terms of use. If the user - visitor considers these terms unacceptable, he/she is asked not to use the website.