Privacy

Protection of Personal Data

With the pan-European law on the protection of personal data (GDPR), which has been in force since May 25, 2018, it is required that we explain our policy and procedures regarding the protection of our visitors’ personal data.

Our website collects data in order to function effectively and to offer you the best possible experience with our services. Some of this data is provided directly by you, such as your IP address, as well as details about your access, for example whether you connect via mobile or computer, the operating system you use, your browser, and individual details of your device. Our website interacts with your computer using small pieces of code (cookies), which are stored on your computer, making your experience of our website more efficient.

Apart from this data that is stored automatically, much of your information is sent to us through contact forms, quote requests, your comments on articles, online chats, and any form of voluntary communication with our website.

How we use your personal data

Our website uses your data for statistical purposes, for more personalized information about your needs, as well as for more effective communication between us and you through contact forms and record keeping.

Some of your information may also be used by us for promotional purposes such as newsletters, notifications, promotional activities, discounts, offers, etc., always with your consent. You can opt out of these lists at any time.

Sharing of Personal Data

Our website uses open-source software and CMS, as well as third-party plugins and themes. Our website complies with all security rules for data protection. However, it bears no responsibility for any leaks from third-party developers.

Analytical data is also used by external companies we employ, such as Google, for analytical presentation of statistical data regarding your equipment, online preferences, age group, gender, etc. Much of this information is used to display more targeted promotions by advertising companies.

How to access and control your personal data

From our website you can request that we delete any information, email, form, or quote request you have sent us. You can request that we delete your connection records, your account, your information, your history, etc., but under no circumstances can we act on the information that may have been collected by third parties about you—for example Google, plugin developers, theme developers, etc.

Finally, in the event of a data leak due to malicious software, unauthorized access by third parties to our administration, software failure, server or other equipment, we commit to immediately informing you as well as the relevant data protection authorities, but we cannot guarantee the timely prevention of such a leak.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored in our browser as we browse the internet. Their purpose is to notify the website visited by the user of their previous activity. They usually describe details such as username and password so that during future visits to the same website, it “remembers” us and we do not need to log in again.

Cookies may come from the website we have visited or from another (third-party cookies), for example through advertisements. They are usually harmless, but it has been shown that third-party cookies collect information about each user’s behavior on the internet, which raises significant privacy concerns. This prompted the EU and the US to issue guidelines on their use and to inform the user for every website that uses them. There are programs that clean malicious cookies, while if the user wishes to delete them, this option is provided through the web browser.

Personalization

By using this information (cookies), websites can offer personalized services that meet the individual needs of each user, ultimately aiming to increase their traffic and profit. Cookies play a decisive role in the operation of websites and digital applications. They define the way online media operate, appear, and are used, and these parameters are customized by each user. To this extent, offering services and tools aimed at each visitor and their needs is unprecedented in commercial history. This new economy based on advertising, buying and circulating information, products, and services globally, with only user preferences and choices as boundaries, has no precedent in human history.

Disclaimer

By using our website, using our services, sending data through form submissions, and browsing our pages, you automatically declare that you have read, understood, and accepted all of the above and we disclaim any individual responsibility.