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This Policy describes the use of cookies and related technologies by the website of EL-TRANSLATIONS I.K.E. in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Greek Law 4624/2019, Article 4 of Greek Law 3471/2006 (as in force following Greek Law 4070/2012 transposing Directive 2002/58/EC, as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC) and Guideline 2/2020 of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. Principle: the storage of, or access to, information on your device for non-essential purposes takes place only after your prior, freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous consent, which you may freely withdraw at any time. Continuing to browse does not constitute consent. No option is pre-selected.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small data files stored on a user's device when they visit a website. Similar technologies, such as local storage, pixels, tags and other identification mechanisms, may be used for corresponding purposes. In this Policy, the term "cookies" is also used for these related technologies, where appropriate.
2. Legal framework
The use of cookies and related technologies takes place in accordance with the applicable European and Greek framework for data protection and electronic communications, in particular:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR),
- Greek Law 4624/2019 (Gov. Gazette A' 137),
- Greek Law 3471/2006 (Gov. Gazette A' 133), as amended by Greek Law 4070/2012,
- Directive 2002/58/EC, as in force following Directive 2009/136/EC,
- and the guidance of the HDPA (in particular Guideline 2/2020) and of the EDPB.
The storage of, or access to, information on the user's device is permitted without consent only where it is strictly necessary for the provision of the service or for the transmission of a communication. For the other categories, prior consent is requested where required.
3. Categories of cookies
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic operation, security and proper provision of the website. They may be used, among other things, for:
- storing consent choices,
- protecting forms and services from abusive use,
- maintaining technical settings,
- the proper operation of basic pages and services.
Strictly necessary cookies are not disabled through the consent mechanism, because without them the website or certain of its basic functions cannot work properly. They do not store information that identifies the user for marketing purposes. Under Article 4(5) of Greek Law 3471/2006, they do not require consent.
3.2 Functionality and preference cookies
These cookies are used, where applicable, to store user choices such as language, display preferences or other functional settings. Where their use is not strictly necessary, they are activated only after the user's consent. Transparency note: our website does not currently use optional functionality cookies. For this reason, the consent mechanism does not display a relevant option category; it will be added if such technologies are used in the future.
3.3 Statistics and analytics cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about the use of the website, such as the pages users visit, how they navigate and technical performance data. Their purpose is to understand and improve the operation, content and user experience of the website. Services such as Google Analytics 4 may be used. The relevant tools are not activated before the user's consent, unless a specific function is lawfully permitted without consent.
3.4 Advertising and campaign-measurement cookies
Cookies and related technologies in this category may be used for:
- measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns,
- attributing conversions,
- remarketing,
- creating or using advertising audiences,
- displaying more relevant advertisements.
Services such as the following may be used:
- Google Ads,
- Meta Pixel,
- LinkedIn Insight Tag.
These tools are activated only after the user's prior consent.
4. Google Consent Mode
The website uses Google Consent Mode, so that Google's tools take into account the user's consent choices. Before any choice is made, the relevant consent states are set to denied for all optional functions, in particular for:
- analytics_storage
- ad_storage
- ad_user_data
- ad_personalization
After the user's relevant choice, these states are updated in accordance with their choices. In addition, on our website no optional statistics or advertising tool is loaded at all before consent; the denied states act as an additional safeguard. Google Consent Mode is a technical compliance mechanism: it does not replace lawful consent under Greek Law 3471/2006 and the GDPR and does not permit the loading of any optional tool before it.
5. Managing your choices
On your first visit, you can:
- accept all optional cookies,
- reject all optional cookies,
- choose specific categories.
The "Reject all" option is available with the same clarity and ease as the "Accept all" option: the two buttons have the same size and the same visual weight, and require the same number of actions. No optional category is pre-selected and continuing to browse does not constitute consent. You can change or withdraw your choices at any time via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page; withdrawal is as easy as giving consent. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal. Your consent expires automatically after 6 months at the latest, after which you will be asked again.
6. Table of cookies and technologies
The table reflects the actual current implementation of the website and is updated when providers or services change.
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration | Type | Legal basis | Transfer outside the EEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
el-consent | EL-Translations | Strictly necessary | Stores your consent choices, so that you are not asked on every visit. | localStorage, up to 6 months or until withdrawal or a material change | First-party | Necessity, Article 4(5) of Greek Law 3471/2006 | None; it remains on your device |
el-ec-email | EL-Translations | Advertising | Temporarily carries the email from the quote form to the thank-you page for conversion measurement. Created only with advertising consent. | sessionStorage, deleted immediately after being read on the next page | First-party | Consent, Article 4(5) of Greek Law 3471/2006 and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR | Only if Google Ads is enabled after consent |
| Cloudflare Turnstile | Cloudflare, Inc. | Strictly necessary | Protection of forms from automated or abusive use. | Technical check while the form is used | Third-party | Necessity for service security | Processing outside the EEA may take place; see §7 |
Note: the statistics and advertising tools mentioned in sections 3.3 and 3.4 (Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, Meta Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag) are not currently activated on the website and do not place cookies. If and when they are activated, they will be loaded exclusively after your consent and this table will be updated with the specific cookies, their purposes and their durations.
7. International transfers
Some service providers may process data outside the European Economic Area. For Cloudflare, Inc. (101 Townsend Street, San Francisco, California 94107, United States) the transfer is covered by the Standard Contractual Clauses (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914) and, where the company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1795), on that basis. For any transfers of personal data outside the European Economic Area in the context of the Mailjet/Sinch Email services, the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses apply, in accordance with Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914, as incorporated into Sinch's Data Processing Agreement. Where the transfer is made to a certified entity in the United States, the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework may also apply. Additional technical, organisational and contractual safeguards apply, depending on the nature of the transfer. Further information for each provider is given in its privacy policy.
8. Updates to this Policy
This Policy may be updated when technologies, services, providers or the relevant legal framework change. The date of the last update appears at the top of the page. In the event of a material change, your consent will be requested again.
9. Contact
For questions about the use of cookies and the processing of personal data, you may contact EL-Translations through the details given in the Privacy Policy and on the Contact page, or directly at info@el-translations.com.