PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION & USE OF COOKIES
Our company, respecting the applicable legislation, implements appropriate measures to ensure the protection of your personal data and your privacy. This privacy policy applies exclusively to the processing of your personal data that we collect during your browsing of this website and the use of the services provided.
Acceptance of this Privacy Policy is considered as your free declaration of consent to the collection, use and further transmission of your personal data for purposes related to the use of our website and the services provided therein. Accordingly, we recommend that you read the following Privacy Policy carefully:
Our Company collects Personal Data concerning you, directly from you. The collection is done through this website and/or by other means. The processing of your Personal Data by the Company is done in accordance with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU), as supplemented by the relevant national and European legislation on the protection of personal data. The legal basis for the processing of your personal data may sometimes be your consent, or, sometimes, one of the other conditions of the law may be met (indicatively the execution of a contract to which the data subject is a party).
The Company may at any time update or modify this Privacy Policy in order to respond to any changes in the operation of the website, the services it offers and any changes in the provisions of the law.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following definitions apply:
The term “controller” refers to the natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.
The term “personal data” or “personal data” refers to any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject” here and user); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
The term “special categories of data” or “sensitive personal data” refers to any type of information that reveals racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs or trade union membership, genetic data, biometric data, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.
The term “processing” refers to any operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
The term “consent” of the data subject refers to any freely given, specific, explicit and informed indication of his or her wishes by which the data subject signifies agreement, by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, to personal data concerning him or her being processed.
DATA PROCESSING MANAGER
For any processing of personal data carried out by the Company or its partners, exclusively for the purposes and in the manner determined by the Company, the Company under the name “MAXYN AE” is considered the Data Controller.
PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY THE COMPANY
Visits to the website do not automatically result in the recording of any personal data that identifies you. However, there is some information that is not personal or identifiable, which may be collected and maintained on the website www.maxyn.eu (for example, the type of the User’s Internet browser, the User’s operating system for accessing the pages of the website www.maxyn.eu ), in order to improve our services, such as the navigation and management experience of the website www.maxyn.eu. Furthermore, we automatically collect information about you, such as your electronic protocol address (IP address) and your domain name. This information may be used to provide you with a more personalized experience during your visit to our website.
However, in order to use our website Services, order products and enjoy our services, you will be asked to provide personal data such as: name, postal address, telephone number, email address and if you wish to receive an invoice for the purchase of our products, you will also be asked for the name of your business, profession, tax registration number and the public financial service to which you belong.
To learn information about offers on our products and services and the Company’s news, you are invited to register your e-mail on our website so that a relevant newsletter can be sent to you.
In any case, the Company will provide you with the necessary information so that you are able to give prior consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific processing purposes.
You may also be asked to provide us with information about your location or about your personal preferences and interests, in order to offer you more personalized services. The collection of this information may also be done by electronic means, and we provide you with the right to choose the appropriate settings so that similar personal data is not collected from you. The information provided will be stored in the Company’s databases, manually or by electronic means.
IDENTIFICATION FILES – “COOKIES” – CONCEPT – COLLECTION – USE
“Cookies” are self-installing text files, with short content, which are stored on the computer of the user who visits a website. “Cookies” are sent from a website to the user’s terminal equipment during his first visit to it and follow a reverse path during the user’s subsequent visits to the same website. “Cookies” originating from this website are used to identify the user and, through statistical data, to improve the services provided by the website to him, such as by providing personalized services. The collection of non-personal information and data that is harmless to the user and does not reveal his identity in any way, contributes to the faster and more efficient operation of our website through statistical evaluations and comparative observations, to the faster processing of user orders and to the general optimization of the services provided by this website. The technical storage of “Cookies” files is permitted with the user’s consent, which may be given through appropriate settings in the web browser or through another application, for the purposes of transmitting a communication, providing a service explicitly requested by the user and for the processing purposes mentioned above. The user may delete the “Cookies” files from his terminal equipment at any time. However, we inform you that this may have consequences for the ease of access to the website and may cause reduced functionality or usability.
This website accesses and stores cookies and related technologies on your computer. Cookies are installed by the website and by third parties. The use of cookies to analyze user activity serves to improve our website and provide personalized services. By improving the operation of our website through the use of cookies, we upgrade the browsing experience for our website visitor. Through cookie technology and similar applications, information can be collected about users such as the type of browser, the server, the language selected by the user, their preferences, their searches and the user’s geographical location.
The company uses third-party cookies. These cookies enable the display of promotional material on other websites visited by the user. Information we collect through cookie technology and similar technology is shared with third parties in the context of creating targeted advertising messages that may be displayed to the user when visiting third-party websites. In addition, the relevant cookie technology allows measurements related to user activity on another website that referred the user to our website or, respectively, related to user activity that our website referred to another website. Cookies may also be used for security purposes (prevention of cyberattacks).
USE OF PERSONAL DATA
We collect your personal data exclusively to inform you about our activities, our services and products as well as the services and products of third-party companies with which our Company collaborates for advertising purposes. You can also contact our Company through the contact form. The information you enter in the relevant form may be used for one of the following purposes:
- Communication between our Company and you (to respond to your message/request to our Company).
- Registration on the newsletter recipient list (newsletter with information on offers on products and services, Company news, events and activities of the Company and third-party companies, discount coupons and competitions).
- Register for our competitions.
- Supply of our products. Your personal data will be used to issue a relevant document for your transaction with our Company and to ship the products to your location through the courier companies collaborating with our Company.
The Company may, in compliance with the relevant provisions of the law, use the user’s personal data for the following purposes:
- Sending personalized information about new products and services.
- Sending regular updates that the Company deems interesting for the User.
- Sending information upon request regarding products and services.
- For market research and marketing purposes.
- To serve internal purposes of the Company’s administration and improve the services provided.
- For “direct marketing” actions, which include any communication by the Company for the purposes of promoting products and services.
- For shipping products that have been ordered by phone or online.
All personal data collected and further processed by the Company are appropriate, sufficient and limited to the needs and purposes for which they are collected. We further process your personal data in a manner that guarantees their accuracy, continuous updating and security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction or damage, taking every technical and organizational measure deemed appropriate for this purpose, in particular, through encryption, coding, pseudonymization and anonymization of personal data, as well as the control, monitoring and regular recording of all processing operations.
We will provide you with all the necessary information you need to declare your prior consent to the processing of your personal data by the Company, for one or more specific purposes. You can withdraw your consent at any time, easily and free of charge. For cases where you are not provided with the possibility of automated withdrawal of your consent, please contact our Company in any way and we will provide you with all the necessary information for the desired withdrawal.
When consent is given for automated processing of your personal data, the Company collects and processes information based on your personal preferences and interests, only to provide you with personalized information and/or notifications regarding the Company’s services and activities through direct marketing actions.
The data collected is also intended to fulfill legal obligations. The Company is committed to maintaining strict confidentiality of all data, maintaining access to it exclusively as required in accordance with its normal activity.
The contact details you provide us will be kept in our database and may be used to occasionally send you information, via email, about products and services similar to those that are the subject of your contract with the Company. If you do not wish to receive such information, please exercise your rights as described below:
DATA SUBJECT RIGHTS
The Company provides data subjects with the rights provided for by law and facilitates their exercise. At the same time, we provide data subjects with full information about their rights. Specifically, data subjects have the right to request:
- Access to their rights (information about processing)
- The correction of their inaccurate personal data
- The deletion of their personal data they have provided
- Restriction of the processing of their personal data
- The portability of their personal data
- To express their opposition to the further processing of their personal data
The Company will respond in writing within 30 days of receipt of the request and identification of the applicant. The request is sent in writing via the contact email: gdpr@maxyn.eu
Furthermore, in case of exercising one or more of the aforementioned rights to rectification, erasure and restriction of processing of your personal data, the relevant requests will also be transmitted to any third party recipient to whom the personal data may have been transmitted within the framework of the processing purposes.
COLLECTION OF PERSONAL PREFERENCES AND INTERESTS THROUGH THE WEBSITE
In addition to collecting data through the aforementioned means, when expressly authorized, the Company uses technology that allows the collection of information about users of this website. For example, the website server automatically collects information about which pages you have visited, as well as which browser you used.
Our website includes hyperlinks to other pages on the website. Technology may also be used to track how often these links are used and which pages are most viewed.
When provided by the User of the website www.maxyn.eu, this information may be used for direct marketing purposes.
TRANSFER OF PERSONAL DATA
With your consent, your personal data may be transferred to companies affiliated with the Company. If you are located in a country other than the one where the Company’s servers are located, communications may involve cross-border transfer of information.
By visiting our website and communicating with the Company via electronic means, you authorize the processing and transfer of your Personal Data as set out in this Privacy Policy.
HOLDING TIME
All personal data is kept for a predetermined and limited period depending on the purpose of processing, at the end of which, the said personal data is deleted from our databases. The personal data you provide to our Company through this website or in other ways will be kept for as long as you wish to enjoy our services and relevant updates as above, and you can withdraw your consent at any time. In the case of a sales contract with www.maxyn.eu, a reasonable retention period for your personal data is five years from the completion of the sales contract. The time that your Personal Data may be retained by our Company depends additionally on the relevant obligations of our Company as provided for in the applicable Legislation (tax, etc.) and the provisions of the law for their maximum retention period.
APPLICABLE LAW
In the event of a dispute or any claim regarding this website, Greek law will apply, regardless of the type of dispute.
For all actions or legal proceedings arising from or related to this Privacy Policy, its validity, application, fulfillment or violation or the content of this Privacy Policy, the Greek Courts are competent, whose jurisdiction you irrevocably acknowledge.
Notwithstanding the above, the Company reserves the right to exercise its legal rights before the courts of the place of violation of this Privacy Policy.
INFORMATION PROTECTION
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the appropriate use of your personal data, we have taken reasonable steps to protect personal data. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
The Company has taken reasonable precautions to secure the personal information available through the online community.
In case you believe that your personal data has been affected in any way, you can contact the National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data, as follows: Website: www.dpa.gr
Postal Address: 1-3 Kifissias Avenue, P.C. 115 23, Athens
Call center: +30 210 6475600
Fax: +30 210 6475628
E-mail: contact@dpa.gr
This privacy policy may be modified from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page.
The effective date of this Policy is set as May 24, 2018.