Privacy and Data Protection Policy - Statement on the Protection of Personal Data

This Privacy Statement outlines how the website innovation.ekt.gr uses and protects the information you provide. We respect your privacy and are committed to safeguarding your personal data. This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, transfer, process, use, and disclose your data. It also defines our security practices and provides details about actions website users can take if they do not wish their personal information to be collected or further processed during their visit.

By providing personal information, you agree and consent to its collection, transfer, processing, use, and disclosure as described in this Privacy Statement and in compliance with the law.

These terms of personal data protection may be revised and updated at any time without prior notice. Users are encouraged to periodically review these terms for any changes, as continued use of the website implies acceptance of any modifications.

Collection, Processing, and Protection of Personal Data - User Rights

Users can visit the website and its subpages, as well as its computational applications, without disclosing their identity or providing any personal information. However, accessing all services on innovation.ekt.gr requires user registration to obtain a password and/or the collection of personal data for specific purposes, as outlined in this statement. Such information is limited to what is necessary for user account identification and for providing personalised support tailored to your needs and preferences.

The required data for accessing all services include: name, surname, email, organisation, role, street and number, postcode, city, country, gender, age group, education level, field of education, and organisation category. Optionally, users may also provide a contact phone number.

The required personal data for submitting comments (via the contact form) include: name, surname, and email. Optionally, users may also provide their organisation, role/position, and phone number.

Innovation.ekt.gr may in the future maintain records and process any user data (e.g., name, email address) (hereafter referred to as "personal data") provided voluntarily via the website. Innovation.ekt.gr collects personal data only when users provide it voluntarily to access the applications or services available on the website. At no time will special categories of personal data be requested.

When registering on the website to access services, users must consent to the collection, use, and transfer of their personal data under the terms of this privacy policy. Users will be explicitly asked to provide their consent by accepting this policy before completing their registration (activating their account via the link sent to their email). Specifically, users will agree and consent that innovation.ekt.gr, under the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 679/2016 (effective as of 25 May 2018), will retain and process their personal data collected via the website for purposes such as accessing provided applications, user support, statistical analysis, or broader purposes, following specific user consent.

Additionally, users explicitly consent to receiving information about services via electronic communication unless they specifically opt out. Users can object at any time to the use of their email or other details for service updates by sending a message to privacy@ekt.gr.

Innovation.ekt.gr fully complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 679/2016. Personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. Data is collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and is not processed in ways incompatible with these purposes unless for archiving, service improvement, or statistical purposes. Data processing is appropriate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary. Measures are in place to ensure data accuracy, with users able to update or delete their data promptly. Data is retained in an identifiable form only as long as required for the operation of each user's account. Innovation.ekt.gr does not retain deleted user data (immediate deletion, even from backups).

Furthermore, users retain their rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, transfer, object to, and contest automated decision-making concerning their data, as provided by GDPR. Users can exercise these rights by contacting privacy@ekt.gr.

Unless expressly required by law or competent authorities, innovation.ekt.gr will not disclose, transfer, distribute, or otherwise make user-provided information available without explicit consent or instructions from the user.

Statistical Browsing Information

In certain cases, non-personally identifiable technical information may be collected automatically (e.g., without user registration) when a user visits or uses the website. Examples include the type of web browser used, the operating system of the computer, and the domain name of the website that referred the user to this site.

Use of Cookies

Cookies are data files transferred from a web server to the computer of the individual visiting the website to track statistical information. Cookies are a standard technology used by most websites to facilitate repeated access to a specific site and its use. Cookies are not harmful to your computer system or files. Only the website that transferred a specific cookie can read, modify, or delete it. If you do not wish to have information collected via cookies, you can use your web browser's settings (related information: https://cookies.insites.com) to delete existing cookies and automatically reject future cookies, or to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept or reject each cookie. However, rejecting cookies may make it more difficult or impossible to use some parts of the website, as continuous login may be required.

Scope of Application

This personal data protection policy applies only to the innovation.ekt.gr website. It does not apply to information collected via other websites or to the practices of companies not controlled by us. Please note that the innovation.ekt.gr website may contain links to other websites. When navigating to third-party websites via links (links, hyperlinks, banners), innovation.ekt.gr is not responsible for their personal data management and protection practices. We recommend that you read the personal data protection policy of any website you visit.