The use of the web pages and services provided to the visitor/user by the website mindtopia.gr implies your unconditional agreement with the following terms of use, which apply to all content on this website. Therefore, the visitor/user should carefully read these terms before using the website’s services, and if they do not agree, they should not use the services or content. Visitors/users are advised to check the terms of use for any changes. Continued use of mindtopia.gr after any changes signifies the visitor/user’s unconditional acceptance of these terms.

1. Personal information collected by this website

This website collects and uses personal information for the following purposes:

1.1 Traffic monitoring

The website uses Google Analytics (GA) to monitor visitor/user activity. We use this data to determine the number of people using our website, to better understand how they find and navigate our pages, and to track their journey through the site.
Although GA records data such as your geographic location, device, web browser, and operating system, none of this information personally identifies you to us. GA also records your computer’s IP address, which could be used for identification, but Google does not provide us access to it. Google acts as a third-party data processor.

1.2 Contact forms and email links

If you choose to contact us using the contact form or an email link, none of the data you provide will be stored by this website or transferred/processed by any third-party data processor. Instead, this data is sent to us via email using the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Our SMTP servers are protected by a security protocol, meaning that email content is encrypted before being sent over the internet. Email content is decrypted only on our local computers and devices.

2. Cookies

2.1 What is a cookie?

The term “cookie” refers to a small data file consisting solely of a series of information in text format, which the website transfers to your web browser and stores on your computer’s hard drive, either temporarily for the duration of your visit or sometimes for longer periods, depending on the type of cookie. Cookies perform various functions (for example, distinguishing you from other visitors to the same site or remembering certain preferences) and are used by most websites to improve your user experience.
Each cookie is unique to your browser and contains certain anonymous information. A cookie typically includes the name of the field from which the cookie originated, its “lifetime,” and a value (usually a randomly generated unique number).

2.2 Types of cookies

The main types of cookies that websites may use are described below:

• Session cookies

  These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file only for the duration of your visit and are deleted when you close the browser.

• Persistent cookies

  These remain in your browser’s cookie file even after closing the browser, sometimes for a year or more (the exact duration depends on the cookie’s lifetime). Persistent cookies are used when the site administrator needs to recognize you across multiple visits (e.g., to remember your username or site preferences).

• First-party cookies

  These are cookies installed in your browser and/or on your device’s hard drive by the website you are visiting. This includes assigning a unique identifier to track your navigation on the site. Website administrators often use first-party cookies for managing visits and recognition purposes.

• Third-party cookies

  These are cookies used by third parties, such as social networks, to track your visits to websites where they advertise. The website administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.

2.3 Cookies on this website

On this website, we use cookies to improve the visitor’s experience. The website’s functionality will be significantly affected if you disable or do not accept the use of cookies.
Below is information regarding third-party cookies used on this site, including how to disable them and the impact of disabling them on website functionality.

2.4 Google Analytics cookies

Google Analytics cookies are performance/analytics cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. These cookies can tell us how many visitors use the website, when and for how long, and how visitors navigate between different parts of the site. This information helps us improve how our website works. The data is anonymous and does not contain personal information.
Information collected by Google Analytics cookies regarding our website is transferred and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.
For more information about Google Analytics, please visit https://support.google.com/analytics/
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by clicking https://tools.google.com/
If you disable these cookies, your use of the website will not be counted or used in the statistics we collect to improve our services. Website functionality will not be affected.

3. Your personal data

At mindtopia.gr, protecting your personal data is a top priority, and we comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We have implemented technical measures to ensure the protection of personal data during transmission, management, and storage.

4. Your rights regarding your personal data

You may request an export file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You may also request that we delete the personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
To request the export file of your personal data or deletion of your personal data, you can contact us using the contact form.

5. This website’s server

All web traffic (file transfer) between this website and your browser is encrypted and transmitted via HTTPS.

6. Our third-party data processors

Google (Privacy Policy)

7. Data breaches

We will report any illegal breach of this website’s database or the database of any third-party data processor to all directly affected parties and the authorities within 72 hours of the breach, if it is evident that personal data stored in identifiable form has been stolen.