Privacy Policy

The euaculture.gr website, which belongs to the Ephorate of Maritime Antiquities, the special regional department of the Ministry of Culture, respects the privacy of its visitors and is committed to protecting their personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679 – GDPR) and Greek legislation.

1. Data collection

During your visit to the website, we may collect:
– Contact information (name, email) via the newsletter subscription form.
– Technical data (IP address, cookies, browser data) via Google Analytics.
– Content that you voluntarily provide via a contact form.

2. Purpose of Processing

The data is used exclusively for:
– Informing citizens through Newsletter.
– Statistical analysis of traffic and improvement of the website.
– Communication with users on issues concerning the Ephorate of Maritime Antiquities.

3. Legal Basis

The processing is based on:
– The user’s consent (subscription to the Newsletter, contact form).
– The legitimate interest of the service (website improvement through Google Analytics).
– Legal obligations of the Ministry of Culture.

 

4. cookies

The website uses cookies for the operation of Google Analytics. The visitor can accept or reject cookies via a banner.

5. User Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right:
– Access to your data.
– Correction or erasure.
– Restriction or objection to processing.
– Data portability.

To exercise your rights, please contact eena(at)culture.gr.

6. Security

The Ephorate of Maritime Antiquities takes all necessary technical and organisational measures to protect your data (SSL, restricted access, regular backups).

7. Retention time

Data is only retained for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.

8. Processing Manager

Responsible for the processing is the Ephorate of Maritime Antiquities, Ministry of Culture, located at D. Areopagitou & 59 Erechtheiou, 117 42 Athens.

 

9. Contact

For any issue related to data protection, please contact eena(at)culture.gr.