Privacy Policy

The management and protection of your personal data, as visitors and users of the services of the website https://efb.gr/, are subject to the terms of this text, as well as to the relevant provisions of the European Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data [679/2016 GDPR] and of Law 4624/2019. These terms are formulated taking into account both the rapid development of technology and in particular the Internet, as well as the existing legislation regarding these issues. In any case, the controller reserves the right to change the terms of personal data protection, in order to ensure compliance with the dynamically developing Greek and European legal framework.

  1. Controller

Responsible for the processing of your data is the company ENGINEERS FOR BUSINESS AE, based in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, 17th November 79, which is the main user and beneficiary of this website.

  1. Definition of Personal Data and its Processing

Personal data is information, such as name, postal address, e-mail address, contact phone number, etc., which determine or can, in combination with other information, determine the identity of a natural person, visitor/user of the Website.

Processing of personal data is the collection, registration, organization, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, information search, use, transmission to third parties, dissemination, association, combination, restriction, deletion and destruction of personal data of natural persons. The processing includes every operation carried out by the Processor on the personal data of the users of the Website.

  1. Collection of your Personal Data

On our Website we primarily collect your data passively through tracking tools such as cookies. In addition, we also collect data from third parties, such as the social networking platform Facebook. The ways of collecting your data are reflected in the following stages:

  1. A) During your visit and navigation on the Website, your data is collected only by the cookies that you have allowed with your consent to be used, which are detailed in the Cookies Policy.
  2. B) In order to communicate, criticize or comment on our Facebook Page, the username you have on Facebook is recorded, as well as the content of your message.
  3. C) Through the Website we provide information – addresses to contact us by email, telephone or post. In the event that you choose one of the above communication methods, you provide us with your name and email address, which we collect together with your comment in order to respond to you.
  4. D) We do not collect personal data from minors without the consent of their guardian. If we become aware that a minor is attempting to submit their personal data, we will remove that data from our records. If you are the parent/guardian of a minor who has submitted their personal data without your consent, please contact us to delete it.
  5. E) The Website uses external traffic recording services, such as Meta Business Suite. Meta Business Suite provides us with anonymized data to determine the number of people using our Website, to better understand how they find and use our websites, and to see their journey through the Website. Although Meta Business Suite uses cookies to record data such as your geographic location, device, web browser and operating system, none of this information is linked to your person and does not identify you. Please note that FACEBOOK-META is a third party data processor.
  6. F) Use of Social Network plugins: The Website uses additional “social plugins” applications of social media such as Facebook, Tweeter. The plugins are identified by the respective logos of the above media (a white “f” on a blue background or the “thumbs-up” icon for Facebook, the design of a bird with the phrase “Tweet” for Tweeter, on a page of the Website, in which we have integrated a plugin, the browser will contact the respective media server in order to load the plugin and display it. During this process, the social media may receive information about your visit to the Website. We do not know how much data can be collected using the specific plugins. In any case, data collected through the above plugins is subject to the protection policy of the respective media

Also, on the Website we process through notification and posting of relevant material, photos of third parties, for the promotion of our services, after obtaining relevant consent.

  1. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing Your Data

We process your Data for the following purposes and in particular for:

  1. A) the management of the Website and connected applications,
  2. B) monitoring of Website traffic,
  3. C) the optimization of navigation on the Website and the experience of the visitor and user of the included services,
  4. D) the communication and information of the visitors

Any processing of personal data requires a specific and legal reason in accordance with existing legislation. For this reason, we make sure that every use of your data is based on one of the following legal bases:

  1. A) to the user’s consent to the website’s cookies policy.
  2. B) to ensure our legitimate interests, without these circumventing the rights of users, as happens when asserting civil claims.
  3. C) in compliance with the provisions of Law 2725/1999, as well as other Laws, such as in the case of reporting illegal user activity to the competent Authorities.
  4. Access and Transfer of Your Personal Data

Access to your personal Data processed on the Website.

In addition, we may disclose your Data when you have expressly requested it or when required by law, such as e.g. if we are requested by the police authorities to investigate illegal activities.

Your Data is not transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA). In the event that it is deemed necessary to transfer your data to countries outside the EEA, we will ensure that your rights and freedoms in relation to the processing of your personal data are adequately and properly protected. To the extent that it is our obligation, we will ensure that it is performed under contractual agreements using standard contractual clauses, approved by the European Commission or other appropriate safeguards in accordance with applicable law.

Links to Third Party Websites: The Website may contain links to and from third party websites. If you follow a link to any of these other websites, please be aware that they have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for those policies or for those third party websites. Please review these policies before submitting any personal data to them.

  1. Maintenance and Security of Your Personal Data

Your personal data is kept for as long as the legitimate purpose of processing for which it was originally collected lasts.

To maintain data, we apply the appropriate level of security and have implemented reasonable physical, electronic, and administrative procedures to prevent accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access to personal data that is transmitted, stored or constituted with a different processing object mode. Our information security policies and procedures are closely aligned with international standards and are regularly reviewed and updated whenever required to meet our business needs, changes in technology and regulatory requirements.

We delete personal Data if it is no longer necessary to achieve the purposes for which it was originally collected. The data that has been collected exclusively for the purpose of the user’s communication with us, is kept during the communication and is deleted upon the termination of the cooperation. However, we may be required to store your personal data for a longer period due to legal provisions. We delete the Data collected by Cookies in accordance with the Cookies Policy.

  1. Your Legal Rights

As a data subject, you have specific legal rights regarding the personal data we collect from you:

Access: You have the right to be informed if and how we process your personal data at any time and free of charge.

Update: You can request the correction of personal data, which is incomplete or incorrect.

Deletion : You can request the deletion of your data if it is no longer necessary for the processing purposes for which it was originally collected or if you wish to withdraw your consent and there is no other legal basis for processing.

Objection: You can object at any time to the processing of your personal data, which we will respect provided there are no other legitimate grounds.

Restrictions on processing: You can ask us to restrict the processing of your personal data if you question its accuracy or the lawfulness of the processing.

Portability: You can ask us to receive the data you have provided in human readable form or ask us to transfer it to another controller

Right to withdraw consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without affecting the legal basis of our processing of your data based on that consent prior to its withdrawal.

For issues related to the processing of your personal data and to exercise your legal rights, please contact our offices in writing by letter or by e-mail at info@efb.gr. In order to make it easier for you to submit a complete request, which will allow us to respond in a timely manner, we advise you to use the relevant Request Form.

We will try to fulfill your request within 30 days. However, the deadline may be extended for specific reasons related to your specific legal right or the complexity of your request. We may ask for proof of your identity, for identification purposes, before responding to your request. In some cases, we may not be able to allow access to certain personal data (eg, if your personal data relates to other people’s personal data or for legal reasons).

You have the right to submit a complaint to the Personal Data Protection Authority (postal address: Kifissias 1-3, PO Box 115 23, Athens, tel. 210 6475600, e-mail address: contact@dpa. gr), if you consider that the processing of your Personal Data violates the applicable national and regulatory legal framework for the protection of personal data.

  1. Update of this Privacy Policy

EFB AE may update, supplement and/or modify this Privacy Policy, in accordance with the current regulatory and legislative framework. In this case, the updated Policy will be posted on the website www.efb.gr.