At Papaikonomou Eleni we aim to protect and ensure the privacy of the information provided to us, always with respect for the trust of our customers and users of our website. We always comply with the applicable national and European legislation on the Protection of Personal Data and have implemented a series of actions and procedures, in order to be fully compliant with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. Please read this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy. This Policy sets the basis for the processing by our website of all personal data that we collect from you or that you provide to us. We hold certain basic information when you visit our website and recognize the importance of keeping this information secure, as well as informing you about how we intend to use it. Please review this Policy to learn more about how we collect, store, use, transfer and protect the personal data and information we receive. Also, learn about your rights regarding this collection and processing, how you can exercise them and more generally how you can contact us with any questions.
1. Principles governing data processing
2. Lawfulness of processing
3. Minors
4. Collection and use of Personal Data
5. Transfer of Personal Data to third parties
6. Rights and how to exercise them
7. Links to other websites
8. Provision of professional services
9. Changes to the personal data protection policy
10. Contact
Principles governing data processing
a) Lawfulness and transparency
All personal data we collect are processed lawfully and fairly, always in accordance with applicable law and in a transparent manner regarding the information we collect about you.
b) Purpose limitation and data minimization
Papaoikonomou Eleni collects your personal data for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes, while they are not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes. In addition, only appropriate and necessary data are collected in relation to the purpose for which they are processed. That is, the information and data you share with us are not subjected to further unlawful processing, unless there are reasons of public interest.
c) Accuracy
Your personal data is accurate and, where necessary, updated. Papaikonomou Eleni takes all reasonable steps to immediately delete or correct personal data that is inaccurate, through the ready-made processing form and our direct communication via e-mail, as detailed below.
d) Limitation of the storage period
Papaikonomou Eleni retains your personal data only for the period required for the purposes of their processing or compliance with the request of each individual or until their deletion is requested by the subject (and in any case not more than 1 year, unless we continue to keep them in accordance with the provisions of applicable legislation).
e) Integrity, Confidentiality and Security of Data
Papaikonomou Eleni implements appropriate security policies and procedures to ensure that your personal data is processed in a manner that guarantees appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and accidental loss, destruction or damage, using appropriate technical and organizational measures. Despite the efforts made by Papaikonomou Eleni, security cannot be guaranteed against all threats.
In the event of a loss or breach of personal data, we have a specialized incident response team and a process for dealing with these incidents in order to restore the breach as soon as possible, limit the possible consequences and comply with our obligations under the law. We make every effort to ensure that access to your personal data is limited to those who need to know it. Persons who have access to the data are obliged to maintain the confidentiality of this data. In the event of a breach of your personal data, we will inform you immediately and by any appropriate means.
Lawfulness of processing
In order for the processing of your personal data and information to be lawful, certain conditions must be met. Papaikonomou Eleni, always in line with Greek and EU legislation, collects only the personal data that is necessary and necessary, in compliance with the above legal conditions, which are as follows:
a) Your consent: For the processing of the data provided to us, you must have given us your consent first of all, by accepting the terms of use and this privacy policy of our website, the use of cookies. We may occasionally ask you for specific permission to process some of your personal data, and the processing of your personal data will only be done in this way, if you agree to it. You may withdraw your consent at any time either by completing the “Personal Data Management Request”, in which you may at any time request the withdrawal of your consent to the processing of certain personal data as well as the export, correction or deletion of your personal data held by us, or by contacting Papaoikonomou Eleni at elena@arccontour.com. In general, you are not required to submit personal data to Papaoikonomou Eleni online, but we may ask you to provide certain personal data in order to receive additional information about our services and our events. Papaoikonomou Eleni may also request your permission for certain uses of your personal data and you can either consent to or refuse these uses. If you accept the consent clause for specific services or communications, such as an electronic newsletter, you will have the ability to unsubscribe from the relevant recipient list at any time by following the instructions contained in each communication. If you decide to unsubscribe from a service or communication, we will try to delete your data as soon as possible, although we may need some time and/or information before we can process your request.
b) Performance of a contract: this is where the processing of your personal data is necessary for the performance of our obligations arising from a contract, when you are a party to it or at your request prior to entering into a contract.
c) Legal obligation: this is where we are required to process your personal data to comply with a legal obligation, such as keeping records for tax purposes or providing information to a public body or law enforcement authority.
d) Legitimate interest: we may process data about you where we have a legitimate interest in the performance of a legitimate activity so as to ensure the continuity of that activity, provided that it does not exceed your interests.
e) Public interest: sometimes processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority.
Minors
Papaoikonomou Eleni understands the importance of protecting children’s personal data, especially in an online environment. If the child who provides consent for the processing of their personal data has reached the age of 16, then the processing is in accordance with the law. If the child is under the age of 16, such processing is lawful only if and to the extent that such consent is provided or approved by the person who has parental responsibility for the child.
Collection and Use of Personal Data
4.1 What Data We Collect We receive your personal data if you choose to provide it (for example, if you contact us via email or if you register as a subscriber for certain services). In some cases, you may have previously provided your Personal Data to Papaoikonomou Eleni. By registering and/or submitting your personal data to Papaoikonomou Eleni, you also consent to the use of this data in accordance with this Statement. Your personal data is not used for other purposes, unless we obtain your permission, or unless this is required or permitted by law or professional standards. For example, if you register on the Papaoikonomou Eleni website and provide information about your preferences, we will use this information in order to personalize your experience as a user. When you register or log in using a third-party single sign-on service, we may identify you as the same user regardless of the use of different devices and personalize your user experience on any other Papaoikonomou Eleni websites you visit. If you send us your resume (CV) in order to apply online for a job at Papaoikonomou Eleni, we will use the information you provide to see if you match Papaoikonomou Eleni’s existing job opportunities. In some cases where you have registered for certain services, we may temporarily store your email address until we receive confirmation of the information you provided via email (i.e. by sending an email to the email address you provided as part of your registration to confirm your registration request).
4.2 Automatic Collection of Personal DataIn some cases, Papaikonomou Eleni and its service providers use cookies and other technologies to automatically collect certain categories of data when you visit us online, as well as through the electronic messages we may exchange. The collection of this data allows us to personalize your online experience, improve the performance, usability and effectiveness of Papaikonomou Eleni’s online presence and evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing activities.
4.2.1 IP Addresses An IP address is a number assigned to your computer each time you access the internet. It allows computers and network servers to identify and communicate with each other. The IP addresses from which visitors appear to originate may be recorded for information technology security and system diagnostics purposes. This data may also be used in aggregate form to analyze trends and website performance.
4.2.2 Cookies Cookies may be placed on your computer or internet-enabled device whenever you visit us online. This allows the website to remember your computer or device and serve multiple purposes. A banner will appear on our website requesting your consent to the collection of cookies. If you do not consent, your computer or internet-enabled device will not be tracked for activities related to the promotion of services. A secondary type of cookies may be required to ensure necessary functionality. These cookies cannot be blocked by using this banner. Your choice will be stored in a cookie and will be valid for a period of 365 days. If you wish to revoke your choice, you can do so by deleting your browser cookies. Although most browsers automatically accept cookies, you can choose whether or not to accept cookies through your browser settings (an option often found in the Tools or Preferences menu of your browser). You can also delete cookies from your device at any time. However, you should be aware that if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to fully experience some of the features of our website and that some parts of our website may not function properly. Additional information regarding cookie management can be found in the “Help” folder of your browser or through websites such as www.allaboutcookies.org. Other third-party tools and widgets may be used on our website to provide additional functionality. Using these tools or widgets may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use, and to ensure that your activity is displayed correctly on our websites. Cookies themselves do not tell us your email address or otherwise personally identify you. In our analytics reports, we may receive identifying information including IP addresses, but only to determine the number of unique visitors to our websites and the geographic origin of visitors, and not to identify individual visitors. By browsing our website and entering your login details to access areas for registered users only, you agree that we may place cookies on your computer or internet-enabled device.
4.2.2.1 Types of cookies The main types of cookies that websites may use are described below.
- Session cookies
These are temporary cookies that remain in your device’s browser’s cookie file only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies
These remain in your device’s browser’s cookie file even after you close your browser, sometimes for a year or more (the exact length of time depends on the lifespan of each cookie). Persistent cookies are used when the website administrator may need to know who you are across multiple visits (e.g. to remember your username or preferences for customizing the website).
- First-party cookies
These are cookies that are installed in your browser and/or on your device’s hard drive by the website you are visiting. This involves assigning a unique identifier to you for the purpose of tracking your navigation on the website. Website administrators often use first-party cookies to manage visits and for identification purposes.
- Third-party cookies
These are cookies used by third parties, such as social networks, to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. The website administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.
4.2.2.2 Cookies from video service providers (Google, Vimeo, DailyMotion, etc.) These providers may place cookies on your device if you watch videos on our website that they provide to us as an external service. If you disable these cookies, you may not be able to view embedded videos from our website.
4.2.3 Google Analytics Papaoiconomou Eleni uses Google Analytics. More information on how to use Google Analytics from Papaoiconomou Eleni . In order to provide website visitors with more choices about how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to indicate that information about the visit to the website should not be sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on does not prevent information from being sent to the website itself or to other web analytics services.
4.3 Social media applications and widgets In addition, our website may host blogs, forums, crowd-sourcing and other applications or services (collectively referred to as “social media features”). The purpose of social media features is to facilitate the exchange of information and content. Any personal information you provide on any Papaikonomou Eleni social media feature may be disclosed to other users of that social media feature (unless otherwise stated at the time of collection), over whom we may have limited or no control. The publication of third party personal data (images, etc.) through the Papaikonomou Eleni website is unlawful, unless prior consent of the data subjects has been obtained.
Transfer of Personal Data to Third Parties
We do not share personal data with third parties that are not affiliated with us, unless this is necessary for our legitimate professional and business needs, in order to respond to your requests and/or where required or permitted by law or professional standards. This includes the following third parties:
External service providers: Where necessary, we will commission other companies and individuals to perform certain tasks that contribute to our services on our behalf under data processing contracts. We may, for example, provide personal data to partners to host our databases and applications, to provide data processing services, or to send you information you have requested, or to call centers for the purpose of providing support or interview services during market research projects. All partners of Papaikonomou Eleni are fully GDPR compliant and are contractually bound to comply with it. Papaikonomou Eleni only transfers personal data to them when they meet our strict data processing and security standards. We only disclose personal data that allows them to provide their services.
Business Transfer: In the event of a reorganization, restructuring, merger, sale or other transfer of assets, we will transfer data, including personal data, on a reasonable scale, provided that the recipient agrees to respect your personal data in a manner consistent with applicable data protection laws. We will continue to ensure the confidentiality of any personal data and will inform you when your personal data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.
Courts, judicial or regulatory authorities: Papaoikonomou Eleni may disclose personal data in order to respond to requests from courts, judicial, government or police authorities, or where it is necessary and prudent to comply with applicable law, court decisions or orders of courts or judicial authorities.
Public Bodies: Papaoikonomou Eleni may disclose personal data in cases of audits by public bodies and authorities, such as, for example, audits relating to the protection of personal data, security, tax audits.
The Papaikonomou Eleni will not transfer the personal data you provide to any third parties for their own direct use for promotional purposes (marketing).
Rights and how to exercise them
If you have submitted personal data to Papaikonomou Eleni, you have the following rights:
Access: you have the right to access and export your personal data. Before providing you with personal data, we may ask you for proof of your identity and sufficient information about your transactions with us from which we can identify your personal data.
Correction: if the data we hold about you is inaccurate, you can correct it by editing your profile, the “Personal Data Management Request” or alternatively ask us to correct any inaccuracies in it.
Objection and restriction of processing: you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data by us, if we no longer have the right to use it, for any legitimate reason or to request that its processing be restricted in certain cases, such as for reasons of data accuracy and reasons of lawfulness.
Right to portability: Upon your request, we will we transfer your data to another controller, where technically feasible, provided that the processing is based on your consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract
Erase: you have the right to request the deletion of your data in certain cases, such as if it is no longer necessary for processing or has been in our file for a long time.
You can exercise the above rights by completing the “Personal Data Management Request”, in which you can at any time request the export, correction or deletion of your personal data held by us. You can also submit a request or exercise your above rights by contacting us at elena@arccontour.com and we will make all reasonable and practical efforts to comply with your request, provided that this is in accordance with applicable law and professional standards.
Links to other websites
The Papaikonomou Eleni website may contain links to other websites for your convenience and information. These websites operate independently, and since they do not cooperate with Papaikonomou Eleni, they are not under our control and we are not responsible for any unlawful processing of your personal data. They may follow their own privacy policy, which we urge you to review if you visit a link to other websites, before disclosing any personal data.
Provision of professional services
Papaikonomou Eleni receives personal data when providing professional services – usually when providing services to individuals, employers, businesses with natural person clients and in the public sector. Our relationships with clients are governed by the letters of cooperation and the general terms of transactions, including the use of the personal data we receive. Papaikonomou Eleni provides services of various types and its role may not always be clear to the individuals who are data subjects. However, Papaikonomou Eleni complies with its obligations arising from the applicable Greek and European legislation on the protection of personal data, as applicable, and the applicable regulatory directives related to the management of personal data.
Changes to the personal data protection policy
Papaoikonomou Eleni may periodically modify this Policy, so that it adapts to national and community legislation and reflects our recent privacy practices. When we make any changes, we will record the date of modification or revision at the bottom of this page and whenever necessary we will inform you of the changes.
Contact
If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding our management or protection of your personal data or if you wish to modify your personal data or exercise any of your rights as a data subject, please contact us at elena@arccontour.com.
This policy was revised and is effective from February 7, 2025.