Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY

This document informs Users about the technologies that help this Website to achieve the purposes described below. Such technologies allow the Owner to access and store information (for example by using a Cookie) or use resources (for example by running a script) on a User’s device as they interact with this Website.

For simplicity, all such technologies are defined as “Trackers” within this document – unless there is a reason to differentiate.
For example, while Cookies can be used on both web and mobile browsers, it would be inaccurate to talk about Cookies in the context of mobile apps as they are a browser-based Tracker. For this reason, within this document, the term Cookies is only used where it is specifically meant to indicate that particular type of Tracker.

Some of the purposes for which Trackers are used may also require the User’s consent. Whenever consent is given, it can be freely withdrawn at any time following the instructions provided in this document.

This Website uses Trackers managed directly by the Owner (so-called “first-party” Trackers) and Trackers that enable services provided by a third-party (so-called “third-party” Trackers). Unless otherwise specified within this document, third-party providers may access the Trackers managed by them.
The validity and expiration periods of Cookies and other similar Trackers may vary depending on the lifetime set by the Owner or the relevant provider. Some of them expire upon termination of the User’s browsing session.
In addition to what’s specified in the descriptions within each of the categories below, Users may find more precise and updated information regarding lifetime specification as well as any other relevant information — such as the presence of other Trackers — in the linked privacy policies of the respective third-party providers or by contacting the Owner.

Activities strictly necessary for the operation of this Website and delivery of the Service

This Website uses so-called “technical” Cookies and other similar Trackers to carry out activities that are strictly necessary for the operation or delivery of the Service.

Third-party Trackers

  • SPAM protection

Other activities involving the use of Trackers

    Functionality

    This Website uses Trackers to enable basic interactions and functionalities, allowing Users to access selected features of the Service and facilitating the User’s communication with the Owner.

    • Interaction with live chat platforms

      Experience

      This Website uses Trackers to improve the quality of the user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.

      • Content commenting
      • Displaying content from external platforms
      • Interaction with external social networks and platforms

        Measurement

        This Website uses Trackers to measure traffic and analyze User behavior to improve the Service.

        • Analytics
          The services contained in this section enable the Owner to monitor and analyze web traffic and can be used to keep track of User behavior.
          Google Analytics (Google LLC)
          Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google LLC (“Google”). Google utilizes the Data collected to track and examine the use of this Website, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services.
          Google may use the Data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
          Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
          Place of processing: United States – Privacy PolicyOpt Out.
          Storage duration:

          • AMP_TOKEN: 1 hour
          • _ga: 2 years
          • _gac*: 3 months
          • _gat: 1 minute
          • _gid: 1 day
        • WordPress Stats (Automattic Inc.)
          WordPress Stats is an analytics service provided by Automattic Inc.
          Personal Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
          Place of processing: United States – Privacy Policy.
          Storage duration:
          • tk_tc: duration of the session

          Marketing

          This Website uses Trackers to deliver personalized marketing content based on User behavior and to operate, serve and track ads.

          • Advertising
          • Remarketing and behavioral targeting

          How to manage preferences and provide or withdraw consent

          There are various ways to manage Tracker related preferences and to provide and withdraw consent, where relevant:

          Users can manage preferences related to Trackers from directly within their own device settings, for example, by preventing the use or storage of Trackers.

          Additionally, whenever the use of Trackers is based on consent, Users can provide or withdraw such consent by setting their preferences within the cookie notice or by updating such preferences accordingly via the relevant consent-preferences privacy widget, if available.

          It is also possible, via relevant browser or device features, to delete previously stored Trackers, including those used to remember the User’s initial consent preferences.

          Other Trackers in the browser’s local memory may be cleared by deleting the browsing history.

          With regard to any third-party Trackers, Users can manage their preferences via the related opt-out link (where provided), by using the means indicated in the third party’s privacy policy, or by contacting the third party.

          Locating Tracker Settings

          Users can, for example, find information about how to manage Cookies in the most commonly used browsers at the following addresses:

          Users may also manage certain categories of Trackers used on mobile apps by opting out through relevant device settings such as the device advertising settings for mobile devices, or tracking settings in general (Users may open the device settings and look for the relevant setting).

          How to opt out of interest-based advertising

          Notwithstanding the above, Users may follow the instructions provided by YourOnlineChoices (EU and UK), the Network Advertising Initiative (US) and the Digital Advertising Alliance (US), DAAC (Canada), DDAI (Japan) or other similar services. Such initiatives allow Users to select their tracking preferences for most of the advertising tools. The Owner thus recommends that Users make use of these resources in addition to the information provided in this document.

          The Digital Advertising Alliance offers an application called AppChoices that helps Users to control interest-based advertising on mobile apps.

          Consequences of denying the use of Trackers

          Users are free to decide whether or not to allow the use of Trackers. However, please note that Trackers help this Website to provide a better experience and advanced functionalities to Users (in line with the purposes outlined in this document). Therefore, if the User chooses to block the use of Trackers, the Owner may be unable to provide related features.

          Legal information

          This privacy policy relates solely to this Website, if not stated otherwise within this document.