Privacy Policy of Historia Scripta
The website “Historia Scripta” (hereinafter the “Website”) would like to inform visitors/users/members (hereinafter “Users”) about the type and scope of information it may collect and process as the Data Controller during their visit and navigation on this Website. It assures Users that any processing of their personal data is always in the interest of Users, in accordance with the principles of legality, transparency, accuracy, availability, and integrity in all its aspects. Additionally, it fully complies with the European General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and the applicable Law 4624/2019, implementing the appropriate Technical and Organizational Measures (TOMs) to protect personal data and ensure Users’ privacy, which is of utmost importance and priority.
By reading below, you will be fully informed about how we process your personal data (collection, management, use, storage, transmission to third parties, protection), the retention period, and the rights you can exercise at any time regarding your personal data.
Collection of Personal Data
What are Personal Data:
Personal data refers to any information concerning an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one whose identity can be verified, directly or indirectly, especially by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
Processing of Personal Data:
Processing of personal data includes any action or series of actions carried out with or without the use of automated means on personal data or sets of personal data. These actions include collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation, or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination, or otherwise making available, alignment, or combination, restriction, erasure, or destruction. Under certain conditions, users visiting our website may be asked to provide us with their personal data (e.g., when registering for our newsletters or using our contact form, we may request your name, email, and address to communicate with you). Under no circumstances are personal data collected from minors unless explicitly consented to by those exercising parental responsibility for them.
During your visit to the website, you unequivocally and without limitations acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted the privacy policy as well as the use of cookies.
Cookies:
A cookie is a file stored on your computer, mobile phone, or tablet when you visit any website, and it may contain information related to:
Your online behavior and preferences as a user to send you targeted advertising or offers that match your preferences when visiting websites that match your interests (behavioral cookies – advertising/ third-party cookies),
The pages you visit on the website and any errors that may occur (performance cookies),
The analysis of the use of the website (e.g., Google Analytics),
The type of browser,
Internet service provider (ISP),
The use of social media,
Your geographical location (e.g., searching for weather forecasts for a specific city), or
Saving your username (where necessary) so that you don’t have to enter it again when you return to our website (functionality cookies).
Our website uses cookies primarily to improve the user experience and provide the highest quality services to our users.
You are not obliged to accept cookies, and therefore, you can, as an additional measure, modify your browser to not accept cookies. The browser you use to surf the internet not only allows you to view the cookies you have but also allows you to control their use.
You can control them by allowing them, deleting them all, or some of them. You can also set your browser to not accept cookies from any website. You can even exclude specific companies from which you do not want to receive cookies in some browsers.
It should be emphasized that there are different levels of cookie control. You have the option through your browser to choose not to receive third-party cookies or behavioral advertising cookies. In some browsers, you can even exclude specific companies from which you do not want to receive cookies.
You can manage the cookies of our website in detail and separately for each case in the following list:
To manage your cookies, please select your browser from the list below and follow the instructions.
Opt-out URLs for Cookie Management:
Browser–Specific Cookie Management:
• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Opera
Mobile Devices:
• Android
• Safari
Use of Personal Data – Purposes:
Personal data provided by users through the website or connected applications can be used for the following purposes:
• Personalizing the website for users to provide an optimal user experience and enjoy the provided services.
• Providing statistics to third parties in a way that does not allow them to identify the subjects of personal data.
• Managing the website and all forms of communication.
• Managing connected applications.
• Sending updates, notifications, or promotional activities upon the users’ prior choice, meeting GDPR terms, and allowing users to revoke their consent freely.
By registering for the website’s newsletters, users explicitly consent to receiving updates on current news, competitions, or prizes, and they can revoke this consent at any time.
There is a possibility of transferring user data to third parties/partners acting on our behalf (processing) if they meet personal data protection conditions consistent with our policy.
Under no circumstances will Historia Scripta disclose or notify the personal data of website users without their explicit and free consent or unless required by relevant legal rules.
Data Protection Measures:
• Confidentiality is maintained for known personal data.
• Organizational and technical security measures are implemented to protect data processing, ensuring logical and physical security such as secure software, physical protection, pseudonymization, and encryption.
• Systems are designed and inherently ensure compliance with GDPR obligations and the applicable Law 4624/2019.
• Users will be immediately informed of any incident related to the breach of their personal data.
• Compliance with the legal framework for personal data protection, especially GDPR 2016/679 and the applicable Law 4624/2019, is maintained as the data controller.
For any further details or queries, please contact with us.
PRIVACY POLICY & PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
Historia Scripta consistently implements all Necessary Technical and Organizational Measures (N.T.O.M.) to protect your personal data and privacy.
Access to personal data is strictly limited within Historia Scripta, and strict rules of professional confidentiality, trust, and secrecy apply. The processing of your personal data is carried out by authorized individuals in full compliance with the rules and procedures mandated by the legislation, ensuring the security of your personal data and protection against any unauthorized access and use, forgery, loss/theft, or destruction.
This Privacy Policy & Personal Data Protection does not apply in case you connect to another website via this website for processing for which we are not responsible. Therefore, we encourage you to refer to the Privacy Policy & Personal Data Protection of each website you visit.
DATA RETENTION PERIOD
User personal data is retained for as long as necessary for the lawful purpose of the processing for which it was initially collected, based on the user’s free consent.
USER RIGHTS
As the data controller, Historia Scripta provides you with the opportunity to exercise the rights provided by the GDPR, Law 4624/2019, and the broader legal framework:
• Right to Information: Historia Scripta takes all necessary actions during both the collection and subsequent processing phases of your personal data to enable you to fully exercise your legal rights, as described in this notice.
• Right to Access Personal Data: You have the right to be informed by us about how and if we process your data. You can request information about the purpose of processing, the type of data we hold, to whom we disclose it, how long we store it, whether automated decision-making is involved, and your other rights, such as correction, deletion of data, processing limitation, and lodging a complaint with the Data Protection Authority.
• Right to Rectification: If you notice an error in your data, you can request us to correct it (e.g., correcting a name).
• Right to Object to Processing: You can object to the processing of your data, and we will immediately stop processing it unless there are other legitimate reasons that prevail.
• Right to Portability: You can ask us to provide your data in a readable format or request us to transfer it to another data controller.
• Right to Erasure/Forgetfulness: You can request us to delete 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 previously given consent.
Users can exercise all their rights under the GDPR, Law 4624/2019, and the broader legislative framework by sending an email to EMAIL. Historia Scripta will respond to your request within a reasonable period of one (1) month from the receipt of your request.
If you believe that your personal data is being violated or your rights are being affected in any way beyond our legal obligation or if you are not satisfied with the justification of the acceptance or rejection of your request or requests, you can file a complaint.
PRIVACY SETTINGS FEEDBACK
If you wish to change the privacy settings you previously declared on the website, you can click on this link to display the settings window again and make the desired changes.