In this text you will find basic information about the policy on the use of Cookies, which are used on our website. Please note that this policy is an integral part of the Privacy Policy and is considered as a single whole, for the full and effective protection of your Personal Data.
As their use may be related to the processing of your Personal Data, we urge you to carefully study the Privacy Policy of our website, where you will be informed about how they are collected, processed, used, as well as informed about your rights.
1.What are Cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of text files that are stored in the user’s browser when they visit a website. The information, which is stored on the user’s computer, may contain information such as which web pages the user visited, the date and time of the visit, as well as a random and unique identification number of the user. With this use, the website can store useful information about the user’s browsing on the website, as well as to “read” this information, in order to offer the user a personalized and unified browsing experience, based primarily on his personal preferences.
On the part of the Institute, Cookies provide us with the ability to monitor data regarding the performance and traffic of our website.
In any case, we can assure you that your electronic device is not at risk from the use of Cookies.
2.What kind of information do they collect.
Cookies collect information related to the wishes and preferences of each user, with the main purpose of optimizing your browsing experience on the website and preventing the display of information that is not useful to you.
Please note that we do not use cookies to collect or record information about your name, address, or other contact information.
3.What kind of Cookies and why do we use them?
The main reason for the use of Cookies on our website is to provide personalized information, to adapt and configure the advertising content in such a way that it reflects your special needs and personal interests.
In addition, Cookies, as a company, allow us to compile cumulative statistics which, in turn, help us understand how the public uses our website, in order to continuously improve our structure and content.
Please note that some features are only available through the use of Cookies, so if you decide to opt out of them, these features may not be available to you.
There are several categories of Cookies, of which we use the following on our website:
- Strictly necessary cookies (always active): This category of cookies is necessary for the operation of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. Usually, they are only set in response to actions taken by you in connection with a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling out a form. If you wish, you can set your browser to block or notify you about these cookies, but please be advised that some parts of the site may not work in this case.
- Performance cookies: This category of cookies allows us to list visits and traffic sources to calculate and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and which are the least popular and help us track where visitors move to the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and, therefore, anonymous. If you do not allow the use of these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.
- Functional cookies: These cookies allow for the provision of enhanced features and personalization, such as video and live chat. They can be set by us or by third-party service providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all these functions may not work properly.
- Promotional cookies: This category of promotional cookies is used to show you advertisements relevant to your preferences and interests. In other words, they are used to send targeted advertising to limit massive, unsolicited and meaningless advertising messages.
- First-party cookies: This is a category of cookies that is installed on your browser’s and/or device’s hard drive by the website you are visiting. This includes 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: This is a category of cookies used by third parties, such as social networks, advertising platforms, etc., to track your visits to the various websites where they display content or advertisements. The administrator of this website has no control over third-party cookies.
- Social network cookies: Third-party social networks may place cookies on your device if you choose to share material from our website with them by clicking on one of the built-in buttons titled “Share”. If you disable these cookies, the “Share” feature will not be available.
- Cookies Analytics: Like most websites, this website uses Google Analytics (GA) to track user activity. We use this data to determine the number of people who use our website, to better understand how they search, locate and use it, and to see their progress within it.
You can generally manage or disable cookies through tools available in all major browsers. For each browser you use, you will need to set your cookie options separately for each one. Each browser may have different tools available to handle them.
Web beacons: These are small graphic photos (also known as “pixel tags” or “clear GIFS”) that may be included on our site, or in some of our emails or in our services in general, and which work in conjunction with cookies to identify the user or some of their behaviour.
Similar technologies: These are technologies that store information in your browser or device such as Flash cookies, HTML 5 cookies, and others provided by the various web application programming methods. These technologies may work independently and against all browsers you use and may need to be configured directly through your installed applications or device. We do not use such technologies to store data.
We use cookies or similar technologies in our policies to refer to all technologies we use to store data in your browser or device or to collect data that helps us identify you in the way we described above.
4.How to control cookies?
It is at your discretion to withdraw, whenever you wish, your consent or to object to the cookie policy on your computer or device, to control and/or delete cookies.
In the following links you can find information on how you can prevent the use or delete cookies from larger search pages.
Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/el/kb/diagrafh-cookies-gia-afairesh-plhroforiwn
Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=el
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/el-gr/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Safari: https://support.apple.com/el-gr/HT201265
Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/8.51/el/cookies.html
5.What are your rights?
- Access to your data
- Correction or Deletion of Your Data
- Portability of your data
- Restriction of processing of your data
- Object to the processing of your data
- Withdraw your consent to the use of some or all cookies and consequently to the processing of your data.
In order to exercise the above rights, you may submit your request in writing to the headquarters of our Institute, responsible for the website, in Larissa, M. Alexandrou 21, or electronically at ipsa.larissa@gmail.com address in case you consider that the operation of the Cookies we use violates the applicable law on the protection of personal data.
In any case, you may submit a complaint to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (1-3 Kifisias Postal Address, P.C. 115 23, Athens, tel. 210. 6475600, e-mail address contact@dpa.gr).
USE OF COOKIES BY AUTHORIZED THIRD PARTIES
We work with third parties, known as “Service Providers” who are authorized by us to place third-party cookies, web beacons and other technologies on our website. These providers help us improve our services either through the statistics they collect or through interest-based targeted advertising for our website users. collection or use by them of personal data.
If you have accepted the use of cookies, it is likely that third-party cookies and similar technologies have been placed by the following service providers.
Facebook: To provide you with ads through Facebook’s advertising and marketing platforms (such as Audience Network, Website Custom Audiences) and other Facebook plugins or marketing tools.
Google: For statistical purposes through the google analytics platform but also for advertising and marketing purposes through its tools (such as DoubleClick for Publishers, Google DoubleClick AdX Service, Adwords).
The above providers may use the personal data they have collected through their cookies located on our site in accordance with their own terms of personal dataFacebook Data
Policy: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation
Google Privacy
Policy: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/).
For more information about third party cookies as well as how to manage them, you can also refer to the following links
The Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising
Network Advertising Initiative Consumer Opt-Out
Please note that cookies are placed on the browser or device. If you enter our site from various devices and on some of them you choose to use cookies, then you may see our advertisements on the platforms of some of our above partners on any of your devices.
With the exception of authorized service providers, we do not allow any third party service to place cookies or similar technologies on our site for the purpose of tracking or collecting personal data.
You can accept or not the placement of cookies by our site by clicking on the appropriate button below:
Your consent or not lasts 365 days from the moment you press the button. If you visit our site after 365 hours, you will be asked for consent again or not.
I ACCEPT COOKIES / I DO NOT ACCEPT COOKIES
6.Changes to the Cookie Policy.
This Cookie Policy may be modified and changed at any time. For this reason, we consider it advisable that you regularly refer to this Policy and be informed about it.