Privacy Policy

The Data Controller is the Single-Member Private Company under the corporate name “POLITIS GROUP SINGLE MEMBER PRIVATE COMPANY I.K.E.” and the distinctive title “POLITIS GROUP M.I.K.E.”, having its registered office in Agioi Anargyroi, Attica, 172 Nik. Plastira Street, VAT No. 800494869 (hereinafter the “Company”), email: info@politisgroup.com, tel: 2102648300. This means that the Company determines the purposes and the manner of processing your personal data, in accordance with the generally applicable legislation. As Data Controller of Personal Data, within the framework of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 which has been in force since 25.05.2018 (GDPR), the national legislation (Law 4624/2019) and the relevant guidelines of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA), as in force from time to time, the Company is committed to protecting the personal data of visitors of the website www.politisgroup.com (hereinafter the “Website”) and users of its electronic services, which are processed by authorized persons of the Company, for reasons arising from the relevant transactional relationships, legal obligations, or the respective legitimate interest of the Company. This Privacy Policy is addressed to all natural persons who enter and browse the website www.politisgroup.com.

In order to ensure transparency regarding the manner in which your personal data is collected, used and stored, the Company encourages visitors of the Website to read this Privacy Policy in order to receive the following information and to obtain full information regarding the processing of their personal data:

1. What personal data we process and how we use it

We receive and store any information you knowingly provide to us and not from third-party sources, in the following cases:

a) when you wish to visit and browse the website www.politisgroup.com as a simple visitor, either through the Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn platforms, by entering your username and password,

b) when you wish to contact the Company by completing the contact form, entering the following personal details: name, email address and your message.

We do not process data relating to individuals under the age of 15. If you are under 15 years of age, you are required to have the consent of your parents or legal representative. If the collection of personal data of a person under the age of 15 is identified without the above condition being met, the data controller shall proceed with the deletion of such data as soon as possible.

2. Data subject rights

In any case, you have control over the processing of your personal data. In particular, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the GDPR, as a data subject you retain the following rights:

  • Right to transparent information, communication and arrangements for the exercise of your rights (Articles 12, 13, 14 GDPR), concerning your right to be informed about how your personal data is used (as described in detail in this Privacy Policy).
  • Right of access to personal data concerning you and, where such data is processed by the Company as Data Controller, the purposes of such processing, the categories of data and the recipients or categories of recipients thereof (Article 15 GDPR). It is noted that the Company will provide you with a copy of your personal data upon relevant request, but for any additional copies it reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee.
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data and completion of incomplete data (Article 16 GDPR).
  • Right to erasure of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”), subject to the Company’s obligations and lawful rights to retain them based on the applicable legislative and regulatory provisions (Article 17 GDPR).
  • Right to restriction of processing of your personal data where either the accuracy of the data is contested, or the processing is unlawful, or the purpose of processing no longer exists, provided that there is no lawful ground for their retention (Article 18 GDPR).
  • Right to data portability of your personal data to another controller, provided that the processing is based on your consent and carried out by automated means. The exercise of this right is subject to the Company’s lawful rights and obligations to retain data and to fulfill duties in the public interest (Article 20 GDPR).
  • Right to object on grounds relating to your particular situation where your personal data is processed for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the Company, or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company or a third party.
  • Right to withdraw your consent already given (Article 7 GDPR), concerning the possibility to withdraw your consent at any time for processing based on consent. The lawfulness of processing of your data is not affected by the withdrawal of consent up to the time at which you requested such withdrawal.

3. How to exercise these rights

Any requests for the exercise of user rights may be addressed to the Company through the contact details provided in this document. Such requests may be exercised free of charge and will be handled by the Company as soon as possible and in any case within one (1) month.

4. Legal bases for processing personal data

We ensure that for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data there is always a lawful basis under data protection law. More specifically:

For the fulfillment of the Company’s obligations regarding the services provided to visitors and for the pursuit of the Company’s legitimate interest to safeguard, improve and promote the services of the Website, such as indicatively: communication with visitors, improvement of browsing services on the website www.politisgroup.com, proper technical operation of the Website and for system security reasons.

For compliance with a legal obligation of the Company, as required by a court decision or requested by any other public authority.

5. Purposes of processing

We may process Personal Data relating to you:

a) for the purposes of communication between the visitor and the Company, through the entry of personal and identification details, contact details and data communicated to us by the visitor for that purpose. Such processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Company, specifically the handling of visitors’ requests. Additionally, the processing of such data by the Company will take place for reasons of improving the services provided by it,

b) for the purposes of improving Website navigation,

c) for compliance with obligations imposed on us by applicable legislation, and

d) for the exercise of the Company’s lawful rights.

We will not use personal data concerning you for automated decision-making that affects you or for profiling, except as described above.

6. Recipients of personal data

We may share personal data concerning you with service providers – external partners (data processors) within or outside the Company within Greece, such as indicatively digital services and technology (IT) providers, who have been instructed to process personal data on our behalf for permitted purposes, strictly and solely in accordance with our instructions. The Company does not transfer your personal data to a third country or international organization.

The Company retains control and remains fully responsible for your personal data and will implement appropriate safeguards, as required by applicable legislation, in order to ensure the integrity and security of personal data concerning you and to protect them against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access and any other form of unlawful processing.

In any other case, we will disclose your personal data only upon your instruction or with your consent, when required to do so under applicable law or regulation or pursuant to a judicial or official request, or when we suspect fraudulent or criminal activity.

7. Links to other websites

The website www.politisgroup.com contains links to other websites and platforms that are not owned or controlled by us, specifically Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn platforms. Please note that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other websites or third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and to read the privacy statements of each platform that may collect Personal Information.

8. Data breach

In the event that we become aware that the security of the Website has been breached or that personal information of visitors/users has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including, indicatively, security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right to take reasonable appropriate measures, including, indicatively, investigation and reporting, as well as notification and cooperation with law enforcement authorities. In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notification is otherwise required by law. When we do so, we will send you an email and contact you by telephone.

9. Changes and modifications

The Company states that within the framework of the applicable legislative and regulatory framework in force from time to time, it may revise or amend this Privacy Policy, which, as updated, will always be available on the website www.politisgroup.com. The Privacy Policy in force shall always be the one as formulated by the most recent amendment.

10. Data retention period

We retain your personal data for the period required until the purposes for which they were originally collected are achieved. However, we may be required to retain your data for a longer period due to legislative provisions.

We retain certain of your personal data for as long as you are a user of the Website, such as indicatively your playlists, your song library, your account information.

Data collected based on your consent is retained until the withdrawal of your consent, which may be exercised at any time.

Data relating to your requests is retained until your request is satisfied.

11. Acceptance of this policy

You acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. 

By using the services of the website www.politisgroup.com, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to comply with the terms of this Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to use or access the Website and the services it provides.

12. Where can you lodge a complaint for violation of applicable personal data protection law?

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (e-mail address: contact@dpa.gr) if you consider that the processing of your Personal Data violates the applicable national and regulatory legal framework for personal data protection.

13. Useful contact details

If you have any questions regarding your rights or if you have specific requests concerning your personal data, please contact the Company at the email address: info@politisgroup.com.