The Cookie Policy of the website www.ahepahj48.org (hereinafter referred to as “Website”) has been written in as simple a manner as possible to be understandable by all users of the site. If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at info@hj48.gr.

This Policy applies to the main website of the Company, www.ahepahj48.org.

By browsing the Website, the user agrees to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy and the Website’s privacy policy. This document of information constitutes an extension of the informational banner about the use of cookies that appears when users first connect to the homepage. The Cookie Policy is part of the Website’s terms of use and may be modified from time to time. We recommend that you regularly check the Cookie Policy to be informed of any changes.

The Cookie Policy, which is published on our Website, is the one that is valid at any time. The section titled “LAST MODIFICATION” at the end of this page describes when the last modification of this Policy was made. No modification of the Cookie Policy is valid unless published on our Website. If there is any substantial change in our Cookie Policy, we will inform you with a new message upon your entry to the Website. If we make any substantial change to our Cookie Policy, we will ask you to accept it again.

In some cases, we may use tracking technologies to collect information that identifies or may identify individuals if combined with other information. In these cases, the Privacy Policy will apply concurrently with this Cookie Policy.

What are cookies?

“Cookies” are small pieces of text files that are stored in the User’s browser when visiting a Website. The information stored on the User’s computer may contain details such as the pages the User has visited, the date and time of the visit, and a random and unique user identification number. In no case do cookies contain personal information or information that will allow anyone to contact the visitor of the website via phone, email, etc. Furthermore, the use of cookies does not provide access to your computer’s documents or files.

Categories of cookies

Depending on the time they are stored on your device, cookies are distinguished into “session cookies” and “persistent cookies.”

“Session cookies” are stored on your device when you visit the Website and are automatically deleted after you close your browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, DuckDuckGo, etc.).

“Persistent cookies” are stored on your device when you visit the Website and remain stored even after closing the browser. “Persistent cookies” will be reactivated automatically when you open the browser and browse the internet.

They can also be distinguished into first-party and third-party cookies. Depending on the website or domain that installs the cookie, cookies are characterized as “first-party” or “third-party.”

First-party cookies are cookies that are installed by the website the user visits (in our case, these are cookies installed by our website).

Third-party cookies are cookies that are installed by a domain different from the one visited by the user. If a user visits a website and a different company installs a cookie through that website, this cookie will be third-party (such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks).

Which Cookies We Use and Why

We use cookies to give you the best possible browsing experience. Some cookies are used to perform functions such as advertising, gathering statistical data (i.e., how many visitors viewed specific pages on our Website or see our ads when using other websites), and facilitating your interaction with social media. Gathering statistical data and our interaction with social media helps us better design our Website and constantly improve it to offer you the best possible experience when using our Website.

We or third parties providing services on our behalf categorize cookies as we will describe below. You can block each category of cookies separately (except for absolutely necessary cookies) at any time. Let’s see them below:

Absolutely Necessary Cookies

All absolutely necessary cookies used by our Website are first-party. Our Website uses the following absolutely necessary cookies:

CookieScriptConsent, which is used to store user preferences regarding cookie settings. It is necessary for our cookie banner to function correctly. It is retained for one month.

_hjTLDTest, which stores user choices regarding cookies and applies them to all subdomains of the Website. It is not retained.

_hjFirstSeen, which records when a session starts in your browser, to ensure necessary cookie deletions. It is retained for 30 minutes and does not contain any identifiable information.

_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress, which performs the same actions and has the same lifespan as _hjFirstSeen.

_hjIncludedInSessionSample is used to check if the user has visited the Website again within the last 24 hours. It is retained for 2 minutes.

Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how users use the Website so that we can improve the Website and your experience as visitors. These cookies do

 not collect information that identifies you. Such cookies can collect information about:

• Pages you visit most frequently,
• Products and services that gather the most interest from users,
• Advertisements or offers you have seen,
• Links (links) you have chosen,
• Error messages you may receive during your browsing on the Website.

Our website uses the following performance cookies:

_ga placed by Google Analytics, for calculating and monitoring page views. It provides anonymous statistical data and is retained for 2 years.

_gid placed by Google Analytics, for calculating and monitoring page views. It provides anonymous statistical data and is retained for 1 day.

_gat placed by Google Analytics, to filter requests from bots. It provides anonymous statistical data and is retained for 1 minute.

_hjid is a first-party cookie. It is placed when a user first visits a page that operates on Hotjar script. It is used to create a user identity, which is unique for that website in the browser. This ensures that the user’s behavior on different visits to the website can be attributed to the same user identity. It is retained for 1 year.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These Cookies store your activities on the internet, including your visits to the Website, the pages you have visited, as well as the links and advertisements you have chosen. One of our goals is to make the content of our Website more relevant to your preferences. Another goal is to be able to provide you with advertisements or other communications that are designed to be more relevant to your apparent interests.

Providing interest-based advertisements may include us, service providers, and our partners, such as advertisers, data management platforms, and demand-based platforms. We, our service providers, and our partners may also add other data to information collected from these cookies, including information acquired from third parties. We may also share this information with third parties to send advertisements to you.

Our website uses the following advertising cookies:

_gat_gtag_UA_98814993_1 placed by Google Analytics and used to limit the requests the Website receives. It is retained for one minute.

__cfduid is used to improve the loading time and response of a webpage. It does not contain information that can identify the user. It is retained for one month.

_gat_gtag_UA_98814993_2 placed by Google Analytics and used to limit the requests the Website receives. It is retained for one minute.

Third-Party Cookies Policy

In order to provide you with more interesting content and to help you interact with your accounts on social media, our Website may embed content and services of third parties (e.g., “plugins” from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc.) or links to third-party websites. When you visit links and/or third-party websites, the third party’s cookie policy applies. In this case, you act at your own risk, and we assume no responsibility whatsoever for any issue arising from the storage of cookies on your device by any such third-party website. We advise you to read the Cookie Policy of the websites you visit carefully.

How You Can Control Cookies

When you first visit the Website, a box (cookies banner) appears, informing you about the use of cookies by the Website. This box gives you the following options:

• To accept the installation of all cookies used by our Website on your device.
• To select “settings” to choose which cookies will be installed on your device.
• To visit and read this Cookie Policy.

You can change your settings at any time by clicking the button that appears in the lower-left corner of your screen.

Most web browsers (browsers) automatically accept cookies, but they provide control means that allow you to block cookies or delete them. You have the option to activate or deactivate the installation of cookies on your device by changing the settings in the browser you use at any time. You can also set your browser to inform you before installing a cookie on your device or follow the browser’s instructions to delete cookies already installed. If you use multiple devices, you must set the browser according to your preferences on each of your devices.

If you choose to deactivate all cookies, you may not be able to fully enjoy the interactive features of our Website or receive our services through our Website.

To manage cookies through your browser, select the following hyperlinks to be redirected to your browser’s instructions:

• Microsoft Windows Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Apple Safari
• Opera
• Mobile devices:
• Android
• Safari
• Windows Phone
• Blackberry

If you use another browser, you can find the cookie setting instructions in the support section of your browser.

You can learn more about cookies on the following third-party websites:

• All About Cookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
• Cookiepedia: http://cookiepedia.co.uk/

Privacy

We are committed to using proper privacy practices. For more information about our approach to privacy protection, please refer to the Privacy Policy.

LAST MODIFICATION: 29/12/2023