Privacy Policy

Valid from December 21, 2021

The website  fotoagora.gr  (hereinafter “our website”) belongs to the company  SPYRIDON ANDRITSOS  (here in after “fotoagora” or “we”).

Fotoagora  attaches  particular importance to the privacy of Internet users’ information and the security of communications.

In this context,  Fotoagora has taken the appropriate technical and organizational measures, such as the minimization of personal data and the use of certified encryption protocols, in order to meet the increased security requirements, determined by Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Website Security

Our website has an SSL security certificate and the server on which it is hosted uses state-of-the-art encryption protocols TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), which provide absolute communication security over a computer network.

All the data you receive and send to and from our website, through your device (desktop, tablet, laptop, mobile, etc.) is 100% encrypted.

SSL is an electronic certificate that is issued after checks by independent and creditable organizations called Certificate Authorities that undertake the identification of website elements as well as the secure transfer of data between these websites and their users.

SSL offers server-to-client authentication, client-to-server authentication, and establishing a secure encrypted communication channel between the two parties, offering absolute security in your communication with our website.

Children

Fotoagora  understands the importance of protecting children’s personal data, especially in an online environment . In particular, our website is neither intentionally designed nor directed at children under 16 years of age. It is our policy to never collect or knowingly hold data about any person under the age of 16.

If  Fotoagora  determines that a user of our website services is a child under the age of 16, it will take the appropriate legal actions required to identify the parent or guardian in order to obtain the necessary consent.

Data Collection & Processing and Protection

The collection of all data falling under the category of personal data received by  Fotoagora  through our website, which are either sent by users on a case-by-case basis or collected during users’ browsing and use of our website, is carried out in accordance with laws 2472/1997 and 3471/2006, as applicable, as well as Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as applicable, with security and transparency.

Fotoagora  may  process part or all of the data sent by users/visitors for statistical purposes and to improve its services – information, in accordance with the terms of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Fotoagora  has taken  appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect user data and privacy from accidental events as well as malicious actions.

Collection of Personal Data

Through our website,  Fotoagora may only collect personal information of users. Personal information is considered to be that which can only be used to identify or communicate with users/visitors, in particular that collected through various Data Submission Forms or to determine the location of the user.

Fotoagora  uses  the personal information of registered users for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations towards these users. The duration of the processing is limited by these purposes.

Fotoagora  uses the users  ‘ personal data for informational – advertising purposes (e.g. sending electronic information brochures – newsletters), as long as the users expressly consent to this and for as long as said consent is not revoked.

Fotoagora  does  not sell personal information of third parties or users of our website. Fotoagora  does  not transfer or disclose personal information of users of our website to third parties, unless the law states otherwise or it is a contractual obligation, under the terms of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Collection of non-personal information

Through our website, non-personal identification information of the users of our website may be collected using corresponding technologies, such as cookies and/or the tracking of Protocol addresses and others similar to those resulting from the communication of the navigation and browsing program (web browser) with the server (server).

Non-personal information may also include the type of web browser the user uses, the type of computer, its operating system, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other such information.

Automatic collection of Personal Data

In some cases,  Fotoagroa  and its service providers use cookies, web beacons 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, to improve the performance, usability and effectiveness of  Fotoagora ‘s online presence  and to evaluate the effectiveness of the marketing activities of our services.

IP addresses

An IP address is a number assigned to your computer every time you access the internet. It allows computers and network service computers (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 systems diagnostics purposes. This data may also be used in aggregated form in order to perform an analysis of website trends and performance.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on the hard drive of each user and do not take notice of any document or file from their computer, nor do they lead to the identification of their computer with any person. They are used to facilitate user access to the use of specific services and/or pages of our website for statistical purposes and to determine which areas are useful or popular.

The information stored on the user’s computer may contain information such as the pages visited, the date and time of the visit, as well as a random and unique identification number. By using cookies, the site is able to store useful information about the user’s browsing (in it), as well as to read this information in order to offer the user a unified browsing experience.

Browser settings for cookies

The user of our website can set his program for navigation and web browsing (web browser) in such a way that it either warns him about the use of “cookies” in specific services or does not allow the acceptance of the use of “cookies” in any case, as well as for deactivating the user’s location services. In the event that the user of the specific services and pages does not wish to use “cookies” for his identification, he may have limited access to some of the services, uses or functions provided by this website.

Your browser or device may have settings that allow you to choose whether cookies are used, as well as to delete them. For more information about these settings, visit the help pages of your browser or device.

Many browsers, such as Chrome, Edge or Firefox, allow you to block third-party cookies. You can also delete any existing cookies through your browser. Learn more about browsing data and privacy with  Chrome ,  Microsoft Edge  , and  Firefox .

Chrome ‘s  incognito mode  lets you browse the web without having websites and files recorded in your browser or account history (unless you choose to sign in). Cookies are deleted after you have closed all incognito windows and tabs. Also, your bookmarks and settings are saved until you choose to delete them. Learn more about  cookies .

Statistics & Google Analytics

Many websites and apps, including our website, use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with their websites or apps. Fotoagora  does not transmit, nor  does it assist or allow any third party to transmit, any information to Google that could be used or recognized by Google as personally identifiable information.

You can learn  how Google uses data, when you use on its partner websites or apps,  and more about  Google Analytics and privacy .

If you do not want Analytics to be used in your browser, you can  install the Google Analytics browser add-on .

Third Party Social Media Widgets & Buttons

Fotoagora, on our website uses third-party social media widgets or buttons to provide additional functionality in order to disseminate website content through social media sites and via e-mail.

Use of these widgets or buttons may install a cookie on the user’s device to make their service easier to use, ensure that your interaction is displayed on the website (e.g. social media follower count) and connection information of the user’s activities throughout the Internet and on the  Fotoagora website.  Fotoagora  encourages you to review each provider’s privacy policy before using any such service.

For more details about the use of widgets and social media applications, you can visit the following addresses:

About  Facebook Like Button  read their  Data Policy  .

Contact Forms & Email Links

In the event that you contact  Fotoagora using a contact form on this website or a Fotoagora  email link , none of the data you provide will be stored by our website in a database or transferred or processed by any third party data processor. Instead, this data will be sent to us in an email via our mail server. Our server has and uses state-of-the-art encryption protocols TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) which provide absolute communication security over a computer network and which are used when sending and receiving our mail and in the local our network.

Online Advertisements

We promote our products and services through online advertising.

One of the ways we use cookies is to show you useful and relevant ads on and off our site, using third-party services such as Google and Facebook. You can control how these third-party services use data to show you ads by using the tools described below.

As a rule, advertising companies, including Facebook and Google, use cookies and similar technologies in the context of the services they provide. You can opt out of seeing interest-based online advertising from Facebook, Google and other partner companies by:

• of the  European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance  in Europe
• of the  Digital Advertising Alliance  in the US
• of the  Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada  in Canada
• or through your mobile device settings

To learn how advertisers generally use cookies and what choices they offer, see the sources above.

Here are some of the ways you can control the information shared from your device when you visit or interact with websites and apps that use Google or Facebook services.

Controlling Information through your Google Account

• Google  Ads Settings  help you control the ads you see on Google services (such as Google Search or YouTube) or on non-Google websites and apps that use Google advertising services. You can also  learn how  ads are personalized, opt out of ad personalization, and block specific advertisers.
• If you are signed in to your Google Account and depending on your account settings, the  My Activity section  allows you to review and control data generated when you use Google services, including information that Google collects from websites and apps you’ve visited. You can browse by date and topic and delete all or part of your activity.
• You can use  Facebook’s advertising preferences to learn why you’re seeing a particular ad and control how it uses the information it collects to show you ads.
• To show you better ads, Facebook uses data that advertisers and other partners provide about your activity outside of Facebook companies’ products, including websites and apps. From  Facebook’s ad settings , you can control whether it uses this data to show you ads.
• The Facebook Audience Network is a way for advertisers to show you ads on apps and websites that aren’t part  of the Facebook Companies Products . One of the ways Facebook’s Audience Network shows you relevant ads is by using your advertising preferences to determine which ads might be of interest to you. You can set this  in Facebook’s ad settings .

Controlling Information through your Facebook account

User Rights

The user can contact  Fotoagora  at the email address  info@fotoagora.gr , in order to be informed about the personal data collected and concerning him, the type and period of data processing, the identity and contact details of the person in charge. processing, the purposes of the processing, as well as the recipients thereof.

The user has the right to submit a request for access, in accordance with the above, correction or deletion of his personal data, as well as for portability or limitation of the processing of his personal data.

Fotoagora  will make every effort to satisfy user  requests within thirty (30) days. This deadline may be extended by an additional sixty (60) days due to complexity or a large number of requests. Manifestly unfounded or excessive requests, in the sense of article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, will not be satisfied.

The user who has given his consent for any kind of processing (e.g. consent for sending newsletters) of the data concerning him, can revoke it at any time in the relevant field.

The user has the right to complain to the Personal Data Protection Authority ( www.dpa.gr ), if he considers that his rights and freedoms are affected in any way by the processing of the data concerning him.

Changes to this Statement

Fotoagora  may periodically  modify this Statement to reflect our recent privacy practices. When we make any changes, we will record the date of modification or revision at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Statement from time to time in order to be informed about how we manage your personal data.