1. What are Cookies ?
“Cookies” are small pieces of files in text format (text files), which are stored in the User’s browser when he visits a web site. The information, which is stored on the User’s computer or other device used, to browse our Site (smartphone,tablet etc.), may contain information about the pages visited by the User, the date and time of the visit and some random and unique User’s identification number. Cookies, doesn’t contain personal information or information that would allow anyone to contact the website visitor, by phone, e-mail or other means, while cookies do not provide access or cause damage to documents, files or your computer settings.
With this use, the Site is able to store useful information about the User browsing on it, as well as to read this information in order to offer the User a seamless and optimized browsing experience, without technical difficulties.
In addition, cookies allow us to provide the User with information, complete their orders and see statistics about the performance, browsing and traffic of our websites, improving their presentation and content , according to the preferences of our visitors, as they are determined and estimated based on the movement of Users on the site.
2. Categories of Cookies that we use.
We use cookies on our site to manage sessions, to provide personalized web pages and to tailor advertising and other content to reflect your particular needs and interests. Cookies can also be used to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how the public uses our Site and help us improve its structure, presentation and content. We cannot ascertain your personal identity from this information. You can modify your browser settings to reject some or all cookies, except those that are absolute necessary. You should be aware that some features (e.g. Cart, Offers, Related Articles, e.t.c.) are only available through the use of cookies and if you choose to reject cookies, these features may not be available or may not work properly. In general, the following categories of cookies are used in our site:
- Necessary cookies
Necessary, in other words, absolutely necessary cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our site. They allow you to browse and use their functions, such as access to secure areas or use of the shopping cart. These cookies do not recognize your individual identity. Without these cookies we cannot offer efficient operation and a smooth experience to our Site Users. - Functionality Cookies (Preferences)
These cookies allow our Site to “remember” the User’s choices such as username, language or region, in order to provide improved and personalized features. They can also be used to provide services requested by the User, such as viewing videos, connecting/sharing with Social Media, etc. The information collected by these cookies can be made anonymous and it is not possibleto identify the User’s activity and browsing on other websites. If you choose not to accept these cookies, it is possible to affect the performance and functionality of the Site and the e-shop and to limit your access to their content. - Performance Cookies (Statistics)
These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our Site, for example, which pages they visit more often, how long they stay or browse the Site, which pages have more or less traffic, which create difficulties or cause program errors browsing. The information collected is bulk, aggregated and does not identify any visitor. They are used exclusively to improve the Site’s performance in order to provide a better User experience. - Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver content tha is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to display or send targeted advertising/offers, limit viewing of advertising that may not be of interest to the User, or measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. These cookies may be used to remember the websites you have visited to better advertise our products and services and allow us to reward external websites and partners who referred you to us. - Unclassified cookies
Unclassified cookies are cookies that are being classified together with individual cookie providers.
3. Third party partners
Third-party vendors, including Google, may display advertisements of our Company on Internet sites, use cookies to update, optimize and display advertisements based on the User’s previous visit to our Site. You can optionally choose to be out of such use of cookies by Google, by clicking here.
The Company complies with the Interest-based advertising policy of Google AdWords. The Company and third-party vendors, including Google, together use cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) to update, optimize and display advertisements, according to the previous visits of some users to its website, to run reports to analyze how our ads are displayed, other uses of ad services, interactions with those ad displays, and ad services related to visits to our Site. Third-party advertisers and other businesses we work with, may use their own Cookies to collect information about your activities on our Site. These cookies are not under our control.
4. Cookies Control
It is at your discretion to choose which cookies you allow to be installed to your computer, to withdraw your consent at any time or to object to the use of cookies on your computer or device, to control and/or delete cookies. Follow these instructions in paragraph 7 to change your preferences for cookies recorded when you browse our Site.
5.User Rights
You have the following rights :
- Access to your data
- Correcting or Deleting your data
- Portability of your data
- Restriction of the processing of your data
- Objection to the processing of your data
- Withdrawal of your consent for the use of some or all of the cookies and by extension, for the processing of your data.
To exercise your above rights you can submit your request in writing to Company “ΑVΕΚ VΕΚRΑΚΟS S.A.” based in Metamorfosi Attica, 10-14 Nafpliou Street, PO Box 144 52, or at the email address gdpr@avek.gr, as well as to submit, in case you consider that the processing of your personal data violates the applicable law on the protection of personal data, a complaint to the Personal Data Protection Authority (1-3 Kifisias Street PO Box 115 23 Athens, tel.0030 210 64 75 600, email address contact@dpa.gr)
6. Privacy
Information on the protection of your personal data, but also on your rights, can be found at Privacy Policy.
7. Information and Settings for Cookies
You will find more information about the general use of cookies, as well as the methods of blocking or limiting them, on the websites http://cookiepedia.co.uk/all-about-cookies and http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
In case you wish to activate or deactivate the use of cookies from the browser settings, follow the following steps :
If you use Internet Explorer (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835):
- select from the menu “Tools” and then “Internet Options”
- click on the “Privacy” tab
- select the setting for the appropriate setting.
If you use Google Chrome (http://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en):
- select “Settings” and then “advanced”
- under Privacy & Security, click Content Settings
- click on the option “Cookies”.
If you use Safari (http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042):
- select “Preferences” and then “Privacy”
- click “Clear all website data”
If you use Mozilla Firefox (http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored):
- select from the menu “Tools” and then “Options”
- click the icon “Privacy”
- find the “cookies” menu and select the relevant options.
8. Amendments to the Cookies Policy.
This Cookies Policy may be modified at any time. For this reason, we consider it appropriate that you refer to this Policy regularly. This became effective on June 10, 2021. In case of modification, the date on which it took place will be indicated. The Cookies Policy, as configured by the most recent modification, is always considered valid.