Privacy Policy
Privacy policy for the protection of personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.
The website skopeloscruises.com provides its services to its visitors in accordance with the following Terms of Use. Reading this text is considered essential before any action by the customer towards our services.
1. The Company
The company Skopelos Cruises, which operates in Skopelos. The collection of data is carried out within the context of electronic transactions. The website used by Skopelos Cruises has the domain name skopeloscruises.com.
Since we are based in a country within the European Union, we are explicitly required to implement European legislation on personal data protection and other statutory provisions. We are committed to adhering to all the provisions outlined in the professional standards of Skopelos Cruises, which apply to all its members, while simultaneously protecting privacy within the context of your participation in Skopelos Cruises activities.
2. Definition of Personal Data
Personal data is any information that refers to a natural person, such as: name, profession, marital status, age, place of residence, racial origin, political beliefs, religion, philosophical views, trade union activities, health, sexual life, and any criminal prosecutions and convictions. Information from which a natural person cannot be identified is not considered personal data.
Therefore, personal data are information that identifies a natural person directly or indirectly. Indirectly means that in combination with other information, such as the name of the postal address, email address, and phone number, or a unique device identification number, a natural person can be identified.
3. Collection of Personal Data
The company Skopelos Cruises implements necessary policies to ensure the appropriate protection of its customers’ and users’ personal data in accordance with the new General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union (“GDPR”). Upon visiting the website, the visitor’s computer Internet Protocol (IP) address is automatically collected for transaction security purposes. For simple browsing on this website, the company does not collect any other personal data.
The personal data collected and stored (name, address, phone number, email) by the company are essential and necessary for providing services and are not subject to further processing. Skopelos Cruises uses SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) security protocol at the certification level to ensure maximum possible security in the transfer of customers’ personal data. The SSL protocol encrypts all information sent to the server.
The following types of personal information may be collected, stored, and used:
Information related to your computer such as IP address, operating system, geographic location, and browser type and version.
Information related to your visit to the website such as the time spent on it, page views, and navigation paths.
Information required during your registration on the website such as your email address.
Information related to your purchases, the services you use, and the transactions you make on the website, including your name, address, phone number, email address, and credit card information.
Information related to products you prefer or have previously searched for in our store.
The use of the above personal data by Skopelos Cruises is to carry out business processes and perform the necessary actions for their precise execution. These services may include the exchange of promotional content, correspondence with the customer regarding inquiries or problems that may arise, and collection of necessary information for effective transactions of the company’s products with the customer.
The above information is stored in the company’s database and is not a marketable product. For the further use of the above data, the company is obligated to notify the data subject before taking any related action that violates their data. Any use of the data is strictly done with your explicit consent, and actions related to your personal data are illegal without it, allowing you to invoke your data subject rights.
4. Use of Personal Data
The use of personal data will be for the purposes described below. The collection and processing of your data pertains to this specific use and not to serve any other purpose not described in this section. The use of your personal data will be in accordance with the provisions of this privacy policy, unless you have provided your consent for additional specific use beyond what is mentioned below.
If we intend to use your personal data, which we process with your consent, for purposes other than those disclosed in that consent, we will inform you in advance so that further processing is based on your consent. Otherwise, you can invoke the section on data subject rights.
We may use personal information for the following purposes:
Sending non-promotional communications related to business correspondence with you.
Managing the company’s website.
Sending statements, invoices, and payment reminders to you, as well as collecting payments from you.
Providing services through the company’s website.
Sending notifications via email regarding your requests.
Sending our newsletter via email if you have requested it.
Managing your own submitted requests and complaints.
Maintaining the security of the website and preventing any fraud.
Ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions of our website provision.
The company Skopelos Cruises will not distribute your personal data without your consent to any third party or any third-party commercial department. If your personal data has been published on the website (in the form of a comment on an article or a product review), we will use that data in accordance with your authorization. If you disagree with the use of your personal data by Skopelos Cruises, you can contact the data protection officer. The company’s details are listed in the “Company Details” section.
5. Disclosure of Personal Data
The personal data collected from the website skopeloscruises.com can be disclosed to any interested party that is part of the Skopelos Cruises company. These parties may include the company’s employees and any member of the group of companies (subsidiaries) as required for the purposes of this policy.
The disclosure of the subject’s personal data is done:
To the extent that it complies with Regulation 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation),
For the purpose of ensuring necessary protective measures to reduce credit risk,
In connection with any current or future legal proceedings,
To any authority (judicial or other authority) concerning the disclosure of information if we believe that the respective authority will require its disclosure.
With this policy, we certify that Skopelos Cruises will not disclose your personal data to third parties.
6 Retention of Personal Data
The retention of the subject’s personal data is related to the data retention policy implemented by the Skopelos Cruises company. This policy has been designed to comply with Regulation 2016/679 as well as with legal obligations regarding the retention and deletion of personal data.
The personal data processed for any purpose outlined in this policy will not be retained for longer than necessary for the purpose for which they were collected.
Personal data will be retained in documents (including electronic documents):
to the extent required by law,
in cases where we believe the documents are related to any ongoing legal proceedings, and
for the purpose of exercising or defending our legal rights (to reduce credit risk).
7 Security of Personal Data
The company takes all necessary measures to securely maintain the personal data of the subject. Specifically:
Precautions are taken at a technical and organizational level to prevent the loss, alteration/modification, or leakage of your personal data.
Personal data remains stored on secure servers (to prevent unexpected incidents of cyber attacks).
Electronic financial transactions conducted on our website are protected by encryption technology.
Keep your security password confidential. We will never ask you for your password (except when logging into our website).
You acknowledge that transmitting information over the Internet is not always secure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of such transmissions.
8 Data Subject Rights
By incorporating the new Regulation 2016/679 into its services, Skopelos Cruises Company is required to inform you of your rights as data subjects in accordance with the provisions of the EU Regulation.
The rights provided for in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are as follows:
Right to Information: Necessary information regarding the nature and purpose of processing and protective measures should be provided, whether the data is collected from the subject itself (Article 13) or not (Article 14).
Right of Access: Confirmation (or denial) that the data subject’s data is being processed and provision of relevant information (Article 15).
Right to Rectification: The data subject may request correction of inaccurate or completion of incomplete personal data concerning them (Article 16).
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): The data subject may request the immediate erasure of data concerning them by the data controller (as defined by Skopelos Cruises), subject to conditions (Article 17).
Right to Restriction of Processing: The data subject may request restriction of processing of data concerning them under certain conditions (Article 18).
Right to Data Portability: The data subject, under certain conditions, may request to receive the data concerning them or to have it transmitted to another data controller in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format (Article 20).
Right to Object: The data subject may object to the processing of data concerning them (Article 21), especially for direct marketing purposes.
Automated Individual Decision-Making (Profiling): The right of the data subject not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing (profiling), which produces legal effects concerning them or similarly significantly affects them.
9 Modifications
Skopelos Cruises Company may update its privacy policy from time to time by posting a new version on its website. Users should read this policy for each possible use of the website (product purchase, review, account creation, communication). We may notify you of changes to our policy via email if deemed necessary based on the seriousness of the change.