Privacy Policy

Introduction

Our Company “Relkon Hellas S.A.” (hereinafter the “Company” or “us”) acknowledges how important the protection of the personal data of the users (hereinafter the “users” or “you”) of its website is including our eshop (hereinafter jointly the “Website”). The aim of the present Privacy Policy (hereinafter the “Policy”) is to inform you, among other, about when and how we collect information about you, how we use it, for how long we keep it and the rights that you have as a data subject.

Collection and Processing of Personal Data

When you access www.relkon.eu, use our services, communicate or enter into transactions with our Company through our eshop, we collect information about you that allows your identification, either directly or indirectly in combination with other information (hereinafter the “Personal Data”). Such information may be collected when you willingly choose to provide same to us or simply by analyzing your behavior on our Website.

1) Data willingly provided by you

Data voluntarily provided by you when you interact with our Website and/or use our services (e.g. when you subscribe to our newsletter, when you buy a product, when you participate in a contest, when you complete the “Contact Form” available on our Website or one of our surveys addressed to our clients). Such data include your name, surname, email address, shipping address, billing address (in case different from shipping address), your telephone number (landline and/or mobile), invoicing details (company name, business activity, VAT and Tax Authority), account details (such as username, password and other identifiers used for your access to our services), as well as the content of any comments or queries that you choose to send us.

Should you request delivery of our products to a third person/recipient, you acknowledge that you are fully responsible to inform said individual and obtain his/her consent to the disclosure of his/her data to our Company, in accordance with the present Policy, and the Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever.

For the completion of an order, your credit/debit card details will be requested (if you choose to pay by credit/debit card), in which case such data will be entered directly in the safe environment of the bank with which we cooperate, without being stored on our Website.

2) Navigation data

As part of our Website’s  normal operation, information about our Website users is collected, the transmission of which takes place automatically, through internet communication protocols. Although this information is not collected in order to be associated with a specific user, it is possible, in combination with other data held by third parties, to allow your identification. For this reason, such information constitutes, according to applicable legislation, “Personal Data” and is being protected as such. Such information may include your Internet Protocol (IP) address, data collected through cookies, device data (domain name and type of device), as well as information about your activities’ history on our Website e.g. webpages visited, products viewed, search terms used. Through this data we hope to improve the quality of our Website, our products and services. Moreover, such data may be associated with other data that you choose to provide us, in order to offer you more personalized content, based on your interests. For more information, we invite you to check our Website’s Cookies Policy.

Special Categories of Personal Data

Through its Website, Relkon Hellas S.A. does not collect nor does it want to have special categories of data (sensitive data) disclosed to it.

Scope and Legal Basis of Processing of Personal Data

Relkon Hellas S.A. intends to use your personal data, collected through its Website and/or in the course of any transactions with our Company, for the following purposes:

1. To process your orders, payments, requests, to execute contracts for the purchase of products or services. To complete purchase orders and deliver products ordered through its Website, as well as to provide all other types of services that you may request, including your participation in contests and information regarding product availability. For the above purposes (hereinafter jointly “Provision of Services”) your consent to the processing of your personal data is not required, as such processing is necessary for the provision of the services that you have requested and, therefore, for the performance of an agreement to which you are a party or for the implementation of measures requested by you prior to entering into an agreement (GDPR article 6, para. 1.b). It is not mandatory for you to provide your personal data to the Company for the above purposes. However, if you fail to provide same, the Company will not be able to respond to your requests or/and provide the services that you have requested.
2. For marketing, promotional and advertising purposes regarding the Company’s products and services, as well as to send you offers, carry out direct marketing campaigns, send you electronic newsletters and other information about our products and services. Note that your registration for the provision of such a service, i.e. delivery of newsletters and promotional communications, is carried out through our Website. Following your registration, an electronic confirmation of your email registration will be sent to you, while you will be provided with the possibility to immediately and easily revoke your consent in case you change your mind. The processing of your personal data for such purposes (hereinafter “Marketing”) is based on your consent (GDPR article 6, para. 1.a). It is not mandatory to provide your consent to Relkon Hellas S.A. for the use of your personal data for the above purposes and you will suffer no consequence if you choose not to give it, other than the fact that you will not be receiving any marketing communications from the Company. Any consent provided may be withdrawn at a later stage; note that the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out based on such consent.
3. For future marketing, promotional and advertising purposes, by sending you direct electronic marketing communications, regarding products and services provided by the Company that are identical or similar to those that you have requested in the past by our Company (hereinafter “Soft Spam”). The processing for the above purposes is based on the Company’s legitimate interest (GDPR article 6, para. 1.f) in sending you direct electronic marketing communications regarding its products and services that are identical or similar to those you have previously requested. You may block such communications without any consequence, by objecting through the unsubscribe link that will be provided at the bottom of any such future communications.
4. To analyze the use of relkon.eu to examine its traffic, to collect information regarding user preferences, as well as to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to the users and their interests, through the use of cookies. The processing of your personal data for the above purpose (hereinafter “Advertising/Analysis”) is based on your consent (GDPR article 6, para. a) that is provided through the cookie banner and/or a specific field that you must actively complete. It is not mandatory to provide your consent to the Company for the use of your personal data for the above purpose and you will suffer no consequence in case you choose not to give it. Any consent provided may be withdrawn at a later stage by changing your browser settings, in accordance with our Website’s Cookies Policy.
5. For compliance with laws that require from the Company the collection and/or further processing of certain categories of personal data, such as the legislation on consumer protection. When you provide any personal data to the Company, the Company must process same in accordance with applicable law, which may include retaining and reporting your personal data to official authorities, in compliance with tax, customs or other legal obligations. Your consent is not required for such purpose (here in after “Compliance”), as such processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the Company is subject (GDPR, article 6, para. c).
6. To protect and defend the security of the Company’s systems and property, to include the prevention and detection of any misuse of our Website or any fraudulent activities taking place through the Website, as well as to defend the Company’s legitimate interests before the competent Courts and Authorities. The processing of your personal data for such purpose (hereinafter “Security/Legitimate Interests”) is necessary for the Company to pursue its legitimate interests (GDPR article 6, para. f).

Who has Access to your Personal Data?

Our Company does not sell, exchange, lease personal data to third parties, natural or legal persons. We may disclose personal data, to the extent necessary, as follows:

1. To our Company’s duly appointed external collaborators, acting on its behalf as data processors and assisting it with the operation of the Website and the provision of services to the public (e.g. internet service providers, IT service providers, service providers for sending newsletters, market research companies, transportation or shipping companies).
2. Selected individuals that have been authorized by our Company to process data necessary for the carrying out of activities relating to the provision of the products/services offered through the Website, who are subject to an obligation of confidentiality (e.g. employees of our Company, legal advisers, accountants, tax technicians).
3. Suppliers of Relkon Hellas S.A who assist us with the execution and/or delivery of orders.
4. Credit institutions (when users make payments through credit/debit card).
5. Public authorities, bodies, or offices, to include tax authorities, to the extent necessary in compliance with applicable law.
6. Freud prevention and control organizations (e.g. Cybercrime Unit).
7. In the event of a corporate change of our Company, your personal data may be transferred. In this latter case, the Company will make every effort to adequately inform you about the change in control of your data and will provide you with the possibility to exercise your rights, in accordance with applicable law.

Transfer of Personal Data outside the E.U. and Provision of Safeguards

In the event that the partners of Relkon Hellas S.A suppliers, service providers or authorities are located outside the European Union/European Economic Area, your personal data may be transferred to a third country.

We wish to reassure you that in the limited and necessary circumstances that your personal data will be transferred to a third country, outside the EU/EEA, the Company will put in place adequate measures and will provide appropriate safeguards, in order to ensure the privacy and security of your personal data. You may obtain additional information regarding such safeguards, by emailing us at relkon@relkon.gr

Data Retention Period

The Company retains your personal data strictly for as long as necessary, in order to fulfill the purposes for which the data were collected. The criteria used by the Company to determine its data retention periods include: (a) for as long as we have an ongoing relationship with you, (b) if the processing is based on your consent, from the moment that you provide such consent until the moment you withdraw same, unless if further retention is necessary for the protection of the rights of the Company, (c) for as long as necessary in light of a legal obligation to which the Company is subject, (d) for as long as necessary in light of the legal position of our Company (indicatively, to defend our rights before the Courts, to comply with regulatory controls etc.). In particular:

1. Personal data processed for the Provision of Services will be kept by the Company for a maximum period of 20 years. Information will, however, be retained for a longer period if we need to address any claims regarding the services or in case we need to protect the Company’s interests in connection with a potential liability regarding the Provision of Services, in the context of a lawsuit etc.
2. Personal data processed for Marketing as well as Advertising/Analysis purposes will be kept by the Company from the moment that you provide your consent until the moment you withdraw same. In the case of withdrawal of consent, your personal data will no longer be used for these purposes, however, they may be retained by the Company, as we may be required to protect the Company’s interests in connection with a potential liability relating to such processing.
3. Personal data processed for Soft Spam will be kept by the Company from the moment that you provide your data to us until the moment you object to such processing.
4. Personal data processed for Compliance purposes, will be kept by the Company for the period required, in accordance with specific legal obligations for which such data were processed.
5. Personal data processed for Security/Legitimate Interests purposes will be kept by the Company for a period that is strictly necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes for which such data were initially collected.

Following the lapse of the above-mentioned periods, all data will be deleted or anonymized, with the exception of data that, based on applicable law, must be retained for a longer period of time.

Your Rights in connection with your Personal Data

As a data subject you have the following rights that you may exercise at any time:

1. Obtain confirmation on whether your personal data are being processed by the Company and, in the affirmative, access and obtain a copy of such data.
2. Modify, update, or complete your personal data, where they may be inaccurate or incomplete.
3. Request the erasure of your personal data, where the processing is unnecessary or unlawful.
4. Request the restriction of processing of your personal data, when you feel that your personal data is inaccurate or that the processing is unnecessary or unlawful.
5. Withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data when such consent serves as the legal basis for processing.
6. Request, under certain conditions, the portability of your personal data, namely, to obtain a copy of your personal data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, as well as to request the transmission of your personal data to another data controller.
7. Object to the processing of your personal data.

You also have the right to file a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. Regarding the competency of the Authority and for information on how to file a complaint, you may visit the Authority’s website www.dpa.gr.

Minors’ Personal Data

Relkon Hellas S.A. does not target, nor does it purposely collect personal data concerning minors. If minors willingly visit our Website, our Company assumes no responsibility whatsoever. Parents/Guardians can prevent a minor from accessing the Website, by using available, easily accessible programs that control access to the internet or to specific websites. If it comes to the Company’s attention that a user of our Website is a minor, we will not process or retain such personal data.

Social Media

Our Company uses social media tools and applications, such as Facebook and LinkedIn. If you are connected to one of these networks, the network may match your user account with your visit to our Website. For this reason, if you do not wish to have any data retrieved from your visit to our Website linked to your social media account, you must be logged out of your account before logging in to our Website.

 Third Party Websites and Links

www.relkon.eu may contain links, hyperlinks, advertising banners and references to websites, platforms, or third-party applications (jointly “third-party websites”), over which our Company has no control. Similarly, access to our Website may be achieved through links that you will find to third-party websites, over which our Company has no control. Note that third-party websites may collect your personal data for their own processing purposes. Our Company does not guarantee the level and the quality of any website to which it links, nor does it assume any responsibility in connection with the content of the websites that do not belong to the Company and/or the terms of collection and processing of personal data applicable to such third-party websites. Following the above, we invite you to be very careful and to check the terms and policies (privacy policies, cookies policies etc.) that govern such third-party websites, as they may differ significantly from ours.

Security of Personal Data

Our Company has implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures for the protection of your personal data. All personal data collected by the Company are stored and processed in a way to minimize the risk of (accidental) loss, destruction, or breach. For online orders, our Company uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL: RSA Encryption) protocol, in order to ensure the protection of your personal data. A padlock will appear from your browser to let you know when an SSL connection is being used. This system encrypts your data before sending it over the internet and is one of the best softwares available today for secure trading. The password used when you register on our Website provides additional security, for this reason we recommend that you choose strong passwords (with a combination of letters, numbers and symbols), that you keep them confidential and that you protect them from unauthorized access. The Company, however, cannot guarantee the complete security of your data from persons who attempt to circumvent such security measures and/or prevent the transfer of data over the internet.

Amendments to our Privacy Policy

The Company, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to amend the present Policy from time to time.  For this reason, we invite you to periodically review the present Policy in order to acquaint yourself with the latest updated version. Any changes will apply from the moment they appear on our Website, accompanied by a clear indication of the date that our Policy was last updated.

Communication

If you have any request or query regarding this Policy and/or if you wish to exercise any of your rights as a data subject, please contact us by:

Post: Relkon Hellas S.A., Vouliagmenis Ave. 512, Postal Code: 174 56, Alimos, Attica, Greece.

Email: relkon@relkon.gr

We will make every effort to respond to your query the soonest possible.