PREAMBLE
The visitor/user of the services of this website portability-project.eu (hereinafter the “Website”) understands and accepts that all pages/services are provided “as is” and the website disclaims any responsibility related to the limited duration, deletion, poor performance or inability to store electronically any data of the users and/or any content of personal pages/services.
The visitor/user is responsible for accessing the services of the website and the relevant access may require the payment of fees to third parties (e.g. internet service providers, internet time charge). The visitor/user is solely responsible for paying the relevant fees. Also, the visitor/user is solely responsible for his personal equipment with the necessary technological means that allow him to access the services of the website.
The website is committed to ensuring the privacy of its visitors. These terms of use – Privacy Policy explain how the personal data of visitors/users are managed, in accordance with the applicable legal framework (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and any implementing provisions of its laws).
Each visitor/user is asked to accept the use of Cookies in accordance with the terms of this Policy, the first time they visit the website. By using the website, and by accepting this Policy, the visitor/user accepts the website’s use of Cookies in accordance with the terms of this Policy.
PROTECTION OF MINORS
Visitors/users of the website who are minors are not allowed to access the services of the website that may be considered unsuitable for minors and which cannot be controlled by the website. In each section or service that may contain inappropriate/offensive/immoral material, there is a warning to visitors/users. If, however, underage users voluntarily visit pages with inappropriate / offensive / immoral material and which cannot be constantly checked, the website is not responsible.
MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT
The website provides its users with membership services, after completing the process of registering their details. As soon as the visitor/user completes the registration process that has been set, he/she will receive a confirmation of a personal password and the user name that he/she will have set by means of an information note from this website. Members remain solely responsible for all actions carried out under their personal password, username and user account in general. Members agree to immediately notify the website of any unauthorized use of their account and any occurring and/or potential security breach. Also, members are solely responsible for the careful use of their account and their formal exit from their account at the end of each use (Log out). The website is not responsible for any harm or damage resulting from the failure of members to respect and follow this clause.
REGISTER
If the visitor/user wishes to register in the services of the website, he/she agrees to: a) provide true, accurate, valid and complete information regarding the data requested by the website in the relevant requests for access to its contents/services and b) maintain and diligently update his/her registration data, so that they are kept true, accurate, valid, up-to-date and complete. The registration details are necessary for the proper provision of the website’s services to users and the maintenance/recovery of their account. By sending the passwords from the website, the registration process is completed and the user/member is presumed to accept and be aware of these terms of use. The visitor/user is kindly requested to update the website in case the personal information concerning him needs to be corrected or updated.
DURATION
The user understands and accepts that the website reserves the exclusive right to discontinue the use of his/her passwords to its services and/or to discontinue the provision of its content to users/members, in particular, when he/she believes that they have violated the letter and spirit of these terms of use, as well as the services themselves.
COOKIES
The website may use cookies to identify the visitor/user of certain services and pages. The website and linked applications use cookies.
A cookie is a file that contains an identification code (a sequence of numbers and letters) and which has been sent from a server to a browser where it is stored. Every time the browser requests a page from the server, the identification code is sent back to it.
Cookies can be either permanent or relate to a single session. Persistent cookies are stored by the browser and remain active either until their expiration date or until the user deletes them. Those that concern a single session end when the connection ends, as soon as the browser is deactivated (closed).
In cooperation with our trusted partners, we use cookies for the following purposes:
Mandatory Cookies
We use these cookies to ensure optimal functionality of the website in the following:
Identify users who have browsed the website at least once more or are registered members of the website and allow them to be presented with a personalised version of the website.
Eliminating the need for users who have entered the site once, to re-enter information necessary for their better browsing.
Contacting our website with a number of contact and information forms.
Analytics Cookies
We use these cookies to measure the usage behavior of visitors to our website with the ultimate aim of optimizing it. With the use of web analytics provided by Google Analytics we can analyze the pages visited by users as well as other statistics (e.g. time spent on the page, website from which they came, number of pages per visit, etc.) and through them we can provide optimized content on the website (based on user interests). We also use the above-mentioned statistics to record users’ desires and define the advertising strategy based on them.
If for any reason you do not wish to receive ‘cookies’, you must modify the settings in your browser accordingly so that it either notifies you of the use of cookies or does not allow their use. You should keep in mind that any settings that do not allow the use of cookies may affect the way and/or the ability of the website to provide services, facilities or certain functions. Failure to make such settings is understood as acceptance of the receipt and storage of ‘cookies’ by the website.
How can I manage or stop the use of cookies?
Many users find the idea of using data intrusive to their personal data, especially when the use of such data is made by third parties. For example, you may object to the use of your information (derived from your browsing history on a website) to run an advertising campaign. If you want to prevent the use of cookies while browsing, you can do so by following these steps, knowing that this will affect the functionality of the website.
You can delete cookies from your hard drive.
You can also change your preferences/settings in your web browser. In some cases, you may accept cookies from certain sites and block the creation of third-party cookies. In others, you can block cookies from certain advertisers. You should be aware that deleting or blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of the site you are browsing. For more information about cookies you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org page or go to the help menu within the browser used. If you have trouble deleting or blocking cookies from the browser you are using, please contact your browser provider.
In the following links you can find information on how you can prevent the use or delete cookies from your browser.
Firefox
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Safari
Opera
INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – TRADEMARKS
Except for the expressly mentioned exceptions (copyrights of third parties, partners and institutions), all the content of the website, including videos, images, graphics, photographs, drawings, texts, the services provided and in general all files of this website, constitute intellectual property, registered trademarks, configurations, distinctive features and service marks of the site and are protected by the relevant provisions of Greek law; European law and international conventions and treaties. Therefore, none of them may be sold, copied, modified, reproduced, republished or uploaded, transmitted or distributed in whole or in part. The products or services referred to in the electronic pages of this site and bearing the trademarks of the respective organizations, companies, partner bodies, associations or publications, constitute their own intellectual and industrial property and therefore these bodies bear the relevant responsibility. The user understands and accepts that he is not granted the right to reproduce, copy, sell, resell and/or commercially exploit in any way all or part of the content of the website. If he does so, he accepts that he is solely responsible for compensation for the above.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Given the nature and volume of the internet, under any circumstances, including in the case of negligence, the website is not liable for any form of damage suffered by the visitor/user of its pages, services, options and contents that he/she makes on his/her own initiative. Its contents are provided “as is” without any warranty expressed or implied in any way. To the maximum extent and in accordance with the law, the website disclaims all warranties expressed and/or implied, including, but not limited to, those implied merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
The Site does not warrant that the pages, services, options, and contents will be provided without interruption, without errors, and that errors will be corrected. Also, it does not guarantee that the same or any other related site or the servers through which they are made available to users/members, do not contain “viruses” or other harmful components. The website does not guarantee in any way the correctness, completeness or availability of the contents, pages, services, options or their results. The cost of any corrections or services is borne by the visitor/user and in no case by this website and the company that manages or commercially exploits it.
DISCLAIMER FOR INFORMATION/ADVICE
The content and information included in the website constitute an offer to the visitor/user and to the community of internet users in general and cannot of course be perceived as valid information and/or advice nor do they conceal any exhortation to the business or non-specific actions. The website undertakes the collection, processing and distribution of its content, but in no way guarantees its completeness, completeness, adequacy and general suitability and the absence of possible errors, all the more so due to its particularly large volume, as well as the participation of third parties (natural or legal persons) during its primary production and collection. Therefore, the visitors/users of the website, using its services on their own initiative, undertake the relevant responsibility for cross-checking the information provided.
Some of the information on the website is provided by third parties. The website is not able to verify this information and does not guarantee its accuracy.
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The website or linked applications have hyperlinks to, and details of, third-party websites or related applications. The website does not control and bears no responsibility for the availability, content, privacy and privacy policy, quality and completeness of the services of other websites and pages to which it refers through “links”, hyperlinks or advertising banners. The website should not be considered to endorse or accept the content or services of the web sites and pages to which it refers, or to link to them in any other way.
SERVICES AND PAGES OF PERSONAL CHARACTER AND CONTENT
The user understands and accepts that the website may adopt new terms of use of its services, including the time limits that will be maintained on the services of the website, e-mails, messages (fora), user pages, and/or any other content posted and/or published by the user/member. Users/members understand and accept that the website reserves the right to deactivate email accounts at any time and free of charge. In this case, you will be notified in order to receive your stored data within a certain period. This notification will be made both by sending an email and by posting on the website. In case you do not exercise this right, these data will be securely and permanently deleted.
DATA COLLECTION AND USE
The website collects personal data a) when the visitor/user registers for its services, b) when it uses its products and/or services. The personal data that are collected for the use of the above services are the following: Name – Surname – E-Mail.
The following types of personal data may be collected, stored and used:
(a) information relating to your computer as well as your visits, and activity, on this website or related applications (including [your own IP address, geographical location, type and version of your browser, operating system, referral source, duration of your visit; the pages they read and the navigation paths on the website or related applications].
(b) information provided by you when registering on the website or connected applications (including its own email address);
(c) the information they provide to the Website for the purpose of registering as a subscriber to the Website’s email updates and newsletters (including their name and email address);
(d) the information they provide to the Website using the services available on the Website or in linked applications (including the time, frequency and manner of use of the Services);
(g) the information they publish/post on the website or in connected applications for the purpose of publishing them on the internet (including the username they have set, their profile pictures and the content of their posts).
(h) the information contained in, or linked to, any communication that they promote on the Website, or which they promote through the Website or through connected applications (including the content of the communication and the metadata associated with such communication);
(i) any other personal information that they choose to send to the website, and
(j) provide details related to other information collected.
Before disclosing personal data of a third party on the website, the user must have previously obtained that person’s consent for both the disclosure and processing of their personal data, in accordance with this Policy.
Personal data provided through the website, or linked applications, will be used for the purposes stated in this Policy or on the relevant pages of the website or in related applications.
The website may use the user’s personal data to:
(a) administering the website and related applications and activities
(b) personalize the website and connected applications for the user;
(c) to enable the user to use the services provided through the website or connected applications;
(e) to send commercial, non-promotional, updates to the user
(f) to send to the user notifications that he/she has specifically requested to receive
(g) to send newsletters to the user by e-mail, if he/she has chosen to do so (he/she can at any time inform the website that he/she no longer wishes to be a subscriber to the newsletter)
(h) to administer queries and complaints originating from, or referring to, users of the website or connected applications;
(i) to keep the website and connected applications secure and to avoid fraud
(j) verify compliance with the terms and conditions governing your use of the Website or Linked Applications (including checking for personal messages sent through the Website or the Linked Apps Personal Messaging Service);
If the user submits personal information for publication on the website or in linked applications, this information will be published and used in accordance with the permission granted by the user.
Privacy Settings can be used to restrict the publication of user information on the website or in connected applications, and can be customized using the privacy settings on the website or in connected applications.
Without the user’s prior explicit consent, the website will not make their personal information available to any third party for the purposes of direct marketing of the user or any other third party.
CORRECTION AND/OR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA
The website gives users the right to delete their personal data, correct and/or update their personal data and/or inactivate their registration, at any time, by sending a relevant email to the website.
CHANNELING AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA
The website undertakes not to sell, rent or in any way publish and/or share the personal data of visitors/users/members of the website to any third party.
The website may channel personal data of its visitors/users/members to third legal and/or natural persons only if:
It has the prior explicit consent of visitors/users to channel personal data
The channeling of personal data to legal and/or natural persons cooperating with the website becomes necessary for the implementation of users’ wishes and/or orders. Legal and natural persons cooperating with the website have the right to process the personal data that users/members of the website deposit with it only to the extent that it is absolutely necessary to provide support to the website.
It is imposed due to compliance with the relevant provisions of the law and only to the competent authorities.
The Site may disclose users’ personal information to any employee, manager, insurer, professional advisor, agent, supplier, or subcontractor, to the extent reasonably necessary for the purposes set forth in this Policy.
The website may disclose users’ personal information:
(a) to the extent that he is required by law
(b) in connection with an existing or potential legal proceeding
(c) to establish, exercise or protect its legal rights (including providing information to third parties to prevent fraud and limit credit risk)
(d) any person who reasonably believes that he or she may have recourse to the court or other competent authority for disclosure of personal information, where, in the reasonable judgment of the persons responsible for the website, such court or competent authority would be reasonably likely to order the disclosure of such personal information.
Except as provided in this Policy, the website will not make users’ personal information available to third parties.
INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS
The information collected by the website may be stored, processed in, and transferred to, any of the countries in which it operates in order to facilitate the use of such information in accordance with this Policy.
Information collected by the website may also be transferred to the following countries, which do not apply personal data protection laws similar to those that exist in the European Economic Area: United States of America, Russia, Japan, China and India.
Personal information that users post on the website or in connected applications, or that they submit for publication on the website or in connected applications, may become available, via the internet, around the world. The website cannot prevent the use, or misuse, of this information by other persons. In any case, the transfer to third countries will be made in accordance with the conditions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and any implementing Greek law and only in full compliance with what the law stipulates. The user expressly consents to the transfer of personal information as described in this Section.
RETENTION OF PERSONAL DATA
This Section sets out the policies and process for retaining personal data, designed to ensure that the website complies with its legal obligations regarding the retention and deletion of personal information.
The personal information processed by the website for any reason or for any reason will not be retained for longer than is required for this purpose or purposes. The website retains your personal information for six months after you are deleted from it.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the website will retain documents (including electronic documents) that include personal data:
(a) to the extent required by law
(b) If the competent authorities of the website deem that these documents relate to any existing or potential legal/judicial proceedings
(c) To establish, exercise or protect its legal rights (including information to third parties for the purpose of fraud prevention and credit risk mitigation)
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
The website will take every organizational and technological precaution to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of users’ personal information.
The website will store all personal information provided by users on secure servers (protected by passwords and firewalls).
The user acknowledges that the sending of information over the internet presents inherent security problems and consequently the website cannot guarantee the security of the data transmitted through it.
The user is responsible for keeping confidential the password used to log in to the website or connected applications. You will not be asked by the website to disclose this code (except if the user logs in to the website or linked applications).
USER RIGHTS
The user may ask the website to provide him or her with any personal information in his or her possession concerning him/her. This benefit is subject to:
The provision of appropriate evidence of his/her identity (for this purpose, the competent authority of the website usually accepts a photocopy of the user’s identity card certified by a lawyer as well as an original utility bill document indicating his/her current address).
The website may withhold personal information requested by the user from the website, to the extent permitted by law.
RIGHTS REGARDING THE PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED BY THE WEBSITE
We inform you that you have the right to:
- Access to your data,
- Correction of your data in case of inaccuracy,
- Deleting your data in specific cases,
- Restriction of the processing of your data;
- Object to the processing of your data;
- Transferring your data to another company,
- Complaint to the Hellenic Data Protection Authority in the event of an unfortunate incident of data breach.
The website will examine and respond to your above requests within one month of receiving them, and in exceptional cases this deadline can be extended by another 2 months, if further time is required.
We inform you that for any issue that concerns you regarding the security of your data concerning the website, you can contact at the following email: dataprotection@idec.gr.
APPLICABLE LAW AND OTHER TERMS
The above terms and conditions of use of the website, as well as any modification thereof, are governed and supplemented by Greek law, European Union law and the relevant international treaties, and the competent Courts for the resolution of any dispute are the Courts of Athens. Any provision of the above terms that is contrary to the law shall automatically cease to be in force, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms.
This constitutes the entire agreement between the site and the visitor/user of its pages and services and is binding only on them. No amendment to these terms will be considered and shall form part of this agreement if it has not been formulated in writing and incorporated into it. These terms of use supersede any other terms and apply to all services and applications of the website without exception, without the need for other more specific terms. The user who uses this website and its services is presumed to accept these terms unconditionally, if he does not submit an objection. The operator of the website is Portability Project Consortium. The website may update this Policy from time to time, by publishing the new version on the website or in linked applications. The user should check this page regularly to make sure that he/she is in compliance with any changes to the terms of this Policy.
The website may notify users of changes to this Policy (either via email or through the website’s private messaging service or connected applications).
The management and protection of the personal data of the visitor/user of the services of the site is subject to the terms of this section, as well as to the relevant provisions of Greek legislation (REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation). and any applicable laws thereof). These terms are formulated taking into account both the rapid development of technology, and in particular the internet, as well as the existing – albeit not fully developed – network of legal regulations on these issues. In this context, any possible relevant regulation will be the subject of this section. In any case, the site reserves the right to change the terms of personal data protection after informing the visitors/users and within the existing or potential legal framework.
If a visitor/user does not agree with the terms of personal data protection provided herein, he/she must not use the services of the site and in particular refuse to register as a member.
Given the nature and volume of the internet, under any circumstances, including in the case of negligence, the site is not responsible for any form of damage suffered by the visitor/user of the pages, services, options and contents of the site that he/she proceeds on his/her own initiative and with knowledge of the terms herein.
