Privacy Policy
At pttl.gr we respect the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, with whom we share it, and what your rights are, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — EU 2016/679) and Greek law (Law 4624/2019).
1. Data controller
The controller of your personal data is the administrator of www.pttl.gr.
- Contact email: [email protected]
- Headquarters: Thessaloniki, Greece
- GEMI: 042561106000
2. What data we collect
We collect data in the following cases:
- Contact form: name, email, subject, message, sender IP address.
- Article comments: name, email (not published), URL (optional), IP address, user-agent.
- Newsletter: email address (only if you explicitly subscribe).
- Cookies & analytics: anonymous browsing data (pages visited, time on site, device type, geographic region at city level), pseudonymized IP address.
- Advertising: cookie data for targeted advertising via Google AdSense (only after your consent).
- Server logs: IP address, request time, browser type — for technical security reasons.
3. Processing purposes
We use your data exclusively for:
- Responding to inquiries/messages via the contact form.
- Managing and displaying comments.
- Sending the newsletter (if subscribed).
- Statistical analysis of traffic and content improvement.
- Showing advertisements (only with consent).
- Security — preventing spam, abuse, attacks.
- Compliance with legal obligations.
4. Legal basis for processing
Processing is based on:
- Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for cookies, analytics, advertising, newsletter.
- Legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) — for security, server logs, spam prevention.
- Contract / pre-contractual relationship (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR) — for responding to form requests.
- Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR) — where required by Greek or European law.
6. Data sharing with third parties
We do not sell your personal data. We work with the following processors:
- Google LLC — Google AdSense, Analytics, Funding Choices CMP. Google Privacy Policy
- Cloudflare Inc. — CDN, Turnstile bot-protection. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
- Hosting provider — Website data storage within the EU.
Data may be transferred outside the EEA (e.g. USA) through these services, under Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) and other compliance mechanisms.
7. Retention period
We retain your data only as long as needed:
- Form messages: up to 24 months from receipt.
- Comments: while published on the Website.
- Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
- Server logs: up to 6 months.
- Analytics: per Google Analytics setting (typically 14 months).
8. Your rights
Under GDPR you have the following rights:
- Access — to know what data we hold about you.
- Rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data.
- Erasure ("right to be forgotten") — to request deletion.
- Restriction of processing — under conditions.
- Portability — to receive your data in a structured format.
- Objection — to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Withdrawal of consent — at any time, without affecting prior processing legality.
To exercise any right: [email protected]. We respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr).
9. Data security
We apply technical and organizational measures to protect your data: HTTPS/TLS encryption, Cloudflare WAF, Turnstile anti-bot, regular backups, restricted database access. Nonetheless, no online transmission is 100% secure.
10. Minors
The Website is not directed at minors under 16 and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you are a parent/guardian and discover such information has been provided, please contact us for deletion.
11. Policy modifications
We may update this Privacy Policy. Significant changes will be announced on the Website. The last update date is shown at the top of the page.
12. Contact
For any matter related to this Privacy Policy: [email protected]
