Terms of Use – Privacy Policy – Cookie Policy
GENERAL
It is IMPORTANT that you read our TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE and POLICIES before using the website: http://spiliopouloslaw.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), owned by our law firm, SPILIOS SPILIOPOULOS & ASSOCIATES, 18 Voukourestiou Street, Athens 106 71, tel: 210 3387530 – 39, 210 3644926, 210 3387540 – 49, 210 3644618, e-mail: spilios@spiliopouloslaw.com (hereinafter referred to as the “Office”). By continuing to browse our Website, you declare that you UNRESERVEDLY ACCEPT the terms and conditions of this website and the policies contained therein, as amended and in force from time to time. If you DO NOT ACCEPT the terms and conditions of use and policies of our website, you must leave it and NOT make any use of its content.
Our Office may from time to time change the terms and conditions of use of the website, its privacy policy, its policy on Cookies and other texts on the website, in accordance with the applicable legislation or developments in the industry. We will not explicitly notify our customers or users of our website of these changes. Instead, we recommend that you check this page occasionally for any changes to this policy. Continued use of the website spilios@spiliopouloslaw.com even after any changes as described above means unconditional acceptance of the changes.
In order to use the Website, visitors/users are asked to accept the use of cookies by the Website. Visitors/users accept the use of cookies in accordance with these terms and conditions, as explained in detail below.
- TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OF THE WEBSITE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The entire content of the Website, including but not limited to texts, photographs, videos, sounds, and graphics, is subject to intellectual property rights and is protected by Greek and international laws. Therefore, you do not have the right to copy and, in particular, exploit (commercially or otherwise) the content of the website, part thereof or derivatives thereof, unless you have specific written permission. Such use, copying, and exploitation (commercial or otherwise) directly harms the company (materially and morally) and gives rise to its right against the visitor/user who commits the infringement to compensation for the material, moral, present, or future damage to our office.
WARRANTIES – DISCLAIMER
The information provided on this website is provided “as is” and without any warranty, express or implied, including (but not limited to) any implied warranties of fitness for any particular purpose or non-infringement of third party rights. Although we believe that the information provided is accurate, it may contain errors or inaccuracies. As a user, you accept that access to this website is at your own risk and you assume any risk that may arise from accessing and using the website. Our office does not guarantee, expressly or implicitly, nor does it make any express or implied representations regarding the use or results of the use of the information on the website, and in particular regarding the accuracy, accuracy, and reliability of such information, or in any other way. The exclusion of liability also includes any damage caused by the transmission of any virus to the user’s electronic equipment.
The texts and articles on our website do not constitute legal advice nor do they establish a client relationship with our firm. The content of our texts and articles must be checked by you and, therefore, we do not guarantee the accuracy, suitability, and correctness of the information. For legal advice and resolution of your legal issues, you should contact our law firm or another lawyer in order to receive a correct answer after examination. Our Office bears no responsibility whatsoever in the event that you suffer any kind of damage if you rely on the articles posted on the website to resolve your cases.
TRADEMARKS
Unless otherwise stated, all rights to trademarks, logos, etc. mentioned or displayed on this website belong to our office.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The website may provide access to other websites that are not controlled by our office. The Office bears no responsibility for the content, availability, operation, quality, privacy policy, and efficiency of these websites, nor is it responsible for any damage caused by any transmission resulting from the use of these websites. Their content does not bind our office in any way, and any reference or mention of these websites through the website does not constitute, and in no case should be construed as, an endorsement or unconditional recommendation to use these websites.
APPLICABLE LAW – JURISDICTION
These Terms and Conditions of Use of the website and its use are governed by Greek law. Any dispute relating to the use and/or content of the website shall be settled exclusively by the Courts of Athens.
- PRIVACY POLICY (in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – GDPR)
PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA WHEN BROWSING OUR WEBSITE
The purpose of the website is to introduce you to our Office, present our field of expertise and activities, and inform you about current legal issues that we believe may be of interest to you.
Our Office collects and processes your personal data only when
it is absolutely necessary or when you request it yourself by entering your details in the contact form on the website. We will never sell, rent, distribute, or disclose your personal data in any way.
RELEVANT LEGISLATION
In line with our Office’s internal IT systems, this website has been designed to comply with the following legislation/regulations regarding the protection of users’ personal data:
– Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
– Directive 2002/58/EC
– Relevant Greek legislation implementing them in Greece
PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED BY THIS WEBSITE AND WHY IT IS COLLECTED
This website collects and uses personal information for the following reasons:
- a) Website traffic monitoring
Like most websites, this one uses Google Analytics (GA) to monitor user activity. We use this data to determine the number of people using our website, to better understand how they find and use our web pages, and to see their progress through the website. Although GA records data such as your geographic location, device, web browser, and operating system, none of this information makes you personally identifiable to us. GA also records your computer’s IP address, which could be used to identify you, but Google does not provide us with access to this. We consider Google to be a third-party data processor that complies with European legislation.
- b) Contact form
If you choose to contact our Office using the contact form, none of the data you provide will be stored by this website or transferred or processed by any third-party data processor. Instead, this data will be sent to us in an email message via the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Our SMTP servers are protected by TLS security protocol (sometimes known as SSL), which means that email content is encrypted before being sent over the internet. Email content is decrypted by our local computers and devices.
In this case, our Office, as Data Controller, will process the data you enter for the purpose of responding to your request/query. Your personal data will be stored and used only for that specific purpose and for a reasonable period of time.
Your rights regarding the processing of your personal data, which you may exercise under the conditions set out in EU Regulation (2016/679) and depending on the purpose and legal basis for their processing, are as follows: a) submitting a request for access, correction, or deletion of your personal data or restriction of its processing b) objecting to its processing, c) portability of your data.
To exercise your rights, please contact our Office at 210 3387530 – 39, 210 3644926, 210 3387540 – 49, 210 3644618
Furthermore, if you notice any violation in the processing of your personal data, you have the right to file a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, 1-3 Kifissias Avenue, P.C. 115 23, Athens, tel.: +30-210 6475600, e-mail: contact@dpa.gr
- COOKIE POLICY (in compliance with Directive 2002/58/EC)
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
The term “cookie” refers to a small data file consisting solely of a series of information in text form, which the website transfers to the web browser located on your computer’s hard drive, either temporarily for the duration of your visit, or sometimes for longer periods, depending on the type of cookie. Cookies perform various functions (for example, they distinguish you from other visitors to the same website or remember certain things about you, such as your preferences) and are used by most websites to improve your user experience. Each cookie is unique to your browser and contains some anonymous information. A cookie will usually contain the name of the domain from which the cookie originated, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a value (usually in the form of a randomly generated unique number).
COOKIES ON THIS WEBSITE AND HOW TO MANAGE THEM
On this website, we use cookies to improve the experience of visitors to the website. The functionality of the website will be significantly affected if you disable or do not accept the use of cookies. If you would like more information on how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, please visit: www.aboutcookies.org.
Below is information about the third-party cookies we use on this website.
GOOGLE ANALYTICS COOKIES
Google Analytics cookies are analytics/performance cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. These cookies can tell us how many visitors use the website, the time and duration of access, and also provide information on how visitors navigate to different parts of the website. This information helps us improve how our website works. It is anonymous information and does not contain any personal data. The information collected by Google Analytics cookies about our website is transferred and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy. For more information about Google Analytics, please click on https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245 You can disable tracking by Google Analytics by clicking on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout? hl=en=GB If you disable these cookies, your use of the website will not be counted, nor will it be used in the statistics we collect to improve the services we provide through the website.
The functionality of the website will not be affected.
ACCEPTANCE OF COOKIES
When visitors first enter our website, they are informed about the existence of cookies and our Office’s policy on them.
If they do not agree, they must stop browsing the website or disable the use of cookies in their browser settings. Failure to install cookies may have a significant impact on both the functionality of the website and the ability to obtain information from it.
ABOUT THIS WEBSITE’S SERVER
All web traffic (file transfer) between this website and your browser is encrypted and transferred via the HTTPS protocol using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
