PRIVACY POLICY

Please, read this text of the Privacy Policy of the website kne.gr, because:

  • It concerns the protection of your personal data, in accordance with the new legislation (EU General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).

  • It is an integral part of the  terms of use  of kne.gr. Use of the website indicates your acceptance of  all terms of use , including specifically the privacy policy.

 

Personal Data Protection Policy

What are Personal Data?

How is internet use related to them?

Personal data are information about a person, whether that person is identified or identifiable. Personal data are also the different information, which, collected together, can lead to the identification of a specific individual, regardless of whether each piece of information, taken separately, would not lead to identification on its own.

Examples of personal data are: first and last name, home address, e-mail address, ID number, etc. Personal data are also: Internet protocol address (IP address), web browser ID (e.g., in the form of “cookies”), etc., which are processed while browsing the internet.

Of course, the Internet protocol address, as well as cookies, are not capable of identifying a person on their own. The IP address in most cases is not fixed for every internet user, it is not strictly "personal".

 

Browsing through kne.gr

Simple browsing through kne.gr does NOT lead to the collection of any personal information, it is NOT linked to data processing that requires verification of user/ visitor identity.

The data related to navigating on the website are the minimum required for its operation. For example, there are some data (such as some cookies, see below) without which kne.gr (like all websites) would not be able to operate, providing users with its services.

The website fully respects the right of every user/ visitor to the protection of their personal data, and the existing legal framework (General Data Protection Regulation - GDPR).

We take all necessary measures (technical, organizational, etc.) for your security (e.g., IP anonymization, security updates, encrypted pages, etc.).

In no way do we disclose, promote, transmit, publish, sell, or exchange with any third party the minimum data from the visits required for the operation of our website.

With this Privacy Policy, we strive to inform all our users/ visitors in accordance with the provisions of the GDPR.

 

More in depth on the cookies policy and other details

1) Cookies Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files, which are transferred via the internet from the website to each user/ visitor’s device and are stored on it. Cookies, in principal, are not aware of any document or file on your computer, they cannot be used to transmit viruses and they do not run programs. Cookies are assigned exclusively to you and can only be read by the web server domain that issued the cookies to you.

Which cookies does kne.gr use?

There are different categories of cookies.

We use the minimum necessary for the best and safest navigation on the website.

We do NOT use advertising and other online services that "record" user preferences through cookies.

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE

COOKIES USED by kne.gr

a) the strictly necessary (session) cookies

These are basic functional cookies, permitting the operation of the website, its interaction with the user. These cookies are deleted after your visit to the website.

Consider that when you browse through the internet, a "communication" develops between your web browser and the respective server. For example, if you visit our website and wish to search for any content in the search engine, a "conversation" starts between kne.gr and you. Without specific cookies, it would be impossible for the website to "know" which user the search result should "reply" to.

b) functionality cookies

These are cookies, based on which certain preferences of the visitor/ user are "memorized", in order to make browsing easier.

We only use one cookie of this type, so that, when a user accepts the terms of use and the privacy policy of kne.gr, the relevant notification is not constantly displayed when entering the website.

c) analytics cookies

In order to be able to examine the traffic of our website and draw conclusions in order to upgrade its content, we need these cookies permitting the collection of statistics (without the possibility of identifying persons in here as well) about how many users browse through the website in a given time period, which pages are most often chosen, etc.

Our website does NOT use targeting and advertising cookies, collecting information about your actions on the website for the purposes of advertising, online promotion, etc.

How can I delete cookies from my device?

If a user wishes to see and delete cookies from their computer or other device, they can do so at any time, through their browser settings. This may affect the functionality of their browsing. For your convenience, we refer you to the corresponding websites depending on the browser you use:

Internet explorer
http://windows.microsoft.com/el-gr/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

Chrome
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95582?hl=en

Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

Opera
http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Safari
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042

For more information about Cookies, you can visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/cookies/



 

2) Log Data: The files that ensure the secure operation of the website

These are temporary files that need to be collected for technical reasons as well as for network and information security, so that we can essentially:

  • "resist" to accidental events or illegal or malicious actions on the network, which could endanger the operation of the site, the integrity of its data, the protection of your personal data.

  • respond to legal obligations, such as any requests of the competent state authorities, of course in accordance with the process provided for by the law.

These data are deleted after four (4) weeks, without the possibility of retrieval.

a) While you are browsing

For reasons such as those mentioned above (network security, etc.), we have the legal obligation to collect during your browsing: the IP and information about your visit to our site (such as the page you requested, any searches on the website).

These data are kept for a period of four (4) weeks, and then deleted, without the possibility of retrieval.

 

b) Data for statistics (analytics)

In order to evaluate the traffic of the website and to draw conclusions in order to upgrade site content, websites collect certain data.

We utilize the minimum necessary data, which, within a period of 180 days are permanently deleted too.

The technical process is executed by us, we do NOT use any other online service provider.

We do not share these data in any way, we do not utilize them further, we do not follow promotion policies for advertising purposes etc.

 

READ MORE ABOUT THIS

We have defined the collection of the minimum required data to monitor the website's traffic in statistical terms, such as the IP (collected anonymously), browser, preferred pages etc.

None of these data is "shared" or utilized. They are not promoted for advertising purposes, which is why we do not collect information such as gender, age.

We take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of your data. We take the step of collecting your IP only anonymously and then delete it and all the data within 180 days

We fully respect the Do Not Track Me setting once you have enabled it in your browser. Read about this setting at  https://allaboutdnt.com/  but be aware that not all sites currently comply with it.

For all the above data, we take the necessary technical and organizational measures (e.g., IP anonymization, security updates, encrypted pages, etc.).

Rights provided by law

  • The right of transparent information on how your personal data are used (Articles 12, 13, 14 GPDR).

  • The right of access to your personal data that have been collected (Article 15 GPDR)

  • The right to rectify inaccurate personal information about you (Article 16 GPDR)

  • The right to erase information ("the right to be forgotten") (Article 17 GPDR)

  • The right to restrict the processing of your personal data (Article 18 GPDR)

  • The right to the portability of your data, i.e., to have your data sent either to you or to another service provider (Article 20 GPDR)

  • The right to object to the processing of your personal data (Article 21 GPDR)

  • The right to revoke your previously given consent, i.e., to withdraw your consent at any time for processing that was based on consent. (Article 7 GPDR)

  • The right to make a complaint to the competent supervisory authority, in Greece, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (Kifissias 1-3, PC 115 23, Athens, Greece, +30 210 6475600, contact@dpa.gr )



Especially for minors

The content and services of kne.gr which are controlled by KNE and KKE and for which we are not responsible according to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, do NOT contain material that could be considered offensive or in any way unsuitable for underage internet users. On this basis, we do not collect data from users/ visitors concerning their age verification. Besides, as it results from all the above mentioned in this Privacy Policy, browsing through kne.gr is NOT connected with the collection and processing of personal data and data that would allow the verification of the identity of the users/ visitors.



Of course, the use of the website means the acceptance of its Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. This consent, which concerns access to information society services in accordance with the GDPR for children under 16 years of age is provided or approved by the persons bearing parental responsibility.

Scope & Extent of our Privacy Policy

The Terms of Use , including the Privacy Policy, govern the operation, visit and use of kne.gr in principle, but also any of its subdomains.

The present Privacy Policy concerns and covers exclusively the visit and use of the services and pages controlled and/ or owned by kne.gr of KNE and KKE. In any other case, where a website or service is controlled and/ or owned by a third party, natural or legal person, entity or body, then the latter is exclusively liable for the protection of users/ visitors' data and rights, for the terms of use and the privacy policy applied, as well as the legal update of the subjects-users for the above mentioned.

For example, the website, KNE and KKE are not liable for cases in which part of the website's content (and its subdomains) is "given" by an external provider, nor for cases in which the website includes links providing or referring to contents/ pages controlled by third parties.

The privacy policy of the website, as well as all the terms of use governing its visit/ use, may be updated/ amended from time to time within the existing legal framework.

You can contact us for any question or other issue by e-mail: int@kne.gr