Privacy Policy for andreastsiartas.com

Effective Date: 6th December 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to andreastsiartas.com (the “Website”), operated by ADET Services Ltd, a company registered in Cyprus under registration number HE 375642 (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website.

2. Data Controller Contact Information

• Data Controller: ADET Services Ltd
• Contact Email: termsofuse@andreastsiartas.com

3. Data Collection

We may collect and process the following personal data:

• Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, and postal address.
• Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this Website.
• Usage Data: Information about how you use our Website, products, and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing from us and your communication preferences.

4. Methods of Data Collection

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

• Direct Interactions: You may provide personal data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us via email or otherwise.
• Automated Technologies: As you interact with our Website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.
• Third Parties or Publicly Available Sources: We may receive personal data about you from various third parties and public sources.

5. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data for the following purposes:

• To Provide Services: Processing your data is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or to take steps at your request before entering into such a contract.
• To Manage Our Relationship with You: Including notifying you about changes to our terms or privacy policy. This processing is necessary to comply with legal obligations and for our legitimate interests to keep our records updated.
• To Administer and Protect Our Business and Website: Including troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, system maintenance, support, reporting, and hosting of data. This is necessary for our legitimate interests in running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, and to prevent fraud.
• To Deliver Relevant Website Content and Advertisements: To measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you. This is necessary for our legitimate interests to study how customers use our products/services, to develop them, to grow our business, and to inform our marketing strategy.
• To Use Data Analytics: To improve our Website, products/services, marketing, customer relationships, and experiences. This is necessary for our legitimate interests to define types of customers for our products and services, to keep our Website updated and relevant, to develop our business, and to inform our marketing strategy.
• To Make Suggestions and Recommendations: About goods or services that may be of interest to you. This is necessary for our legitimate interests to develop our products/services and grow our business.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share your personal data with:

• Service Providers: Third parties who provide IT and system administration services.
• Professional Advisers: Including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers who provide consultancy, banking, legal, insurance, and accounting services.
• Regulatory Authorities: Authorities in Cyprus and the EU who require reporting of processing activities in certain circumstances.
• Affiliates and Partners: In cases where you have consented to receive marketing communications from them.
• Third Parties in Business Transfers: If we sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or assets, personal data may be transferred to the new entity.

We require all third parties to respect the security of your personal data and to treat it in accordance with the law.

7. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed without authorization. These measures include:

• Encryption of sensitive data.
• Secure access protocols and firewalls.
• Regular monitoring and audits of data systems.

Despite these measures, no system can guarantee absolute security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and login details.

8. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

• Retention Periods:
  • User account information: Retained for the duration of your account’s activity.
  • Marketing data: Retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion.
  • Transactional data: Retained for 7 years for compliance with tax laws in Cyprus and the EU.

In some circumstances, we may anonymize your personal data so it can no longer be associated with you, in which case we may use this data indefinitely without further notice.

9. Your Rights as a Data Subject

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to Erasure: Request the deletion of your data under certain circumstances (e.g., when it is no longer necessary for the purposes collected).
• Right to Restrict Processing: Request a temporary halt to data processing under specific conditions.
• Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object: Object to processing where we rely on legitimate interests as the basis.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.

To exercise these rights, contact us at termsofuse@andreastsiartas.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

10. International Transfers

If we transfer your personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we ensure it is protected by using safeguards such as:

• Contracts based on the EU Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
• Transferring to countries deemed to provide an adequate level of data protection by the EU Commission.

11. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve user experience and analyze traffic.

• Types of Cookies:
  • Essential cookies for website functionality.
  • Analytics cookies to track user behavior and improve services.
  • Marketing cookies for personalized advertising.

You can manage your cookie preferences via your browser settings or through our Cookie Consent Manager.

12. Third-Party Links

Our Website may include links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in legal, regulatory, or operational requirements. Significant changes will be notified via email (if applicable) or a prominent notice on our Website.

14. Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

• Data Controller: ADET Services Ltd
• Email: termsofuse@andreastsiartas.com

Alternatively, you may contact the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus for unresolved complaints.