Welcome to the Website www.winetourismgreece.com, hereinafter referred to as the "Website", owned by Athanasios Hadjitheodoridis, headquartered in Athens, 39 Valtetsiou Street, P. C. 10681, tel. (+30) 210 3809725 and email: [email protected]. Access and use of this Website, by any visitor and Affiliate, is governed by the terms of use and operation of the Website (hereinafter referred to as the Terms of Use or the Terms).
- PROLOGUE - READ CAREFULLY
We encourage you to read these Terms of Use before you decide to use the Website. Each User and Partner Business, before accessing, browsing, and using in any way this Website, unconditionally declares that he/she fully accepts the Terms of Use. Unconditional acceptance of the aforementioned Terms constitutes a condition of access and use of this Website in its entirety. Acceptance of the Terms shall be presumed irrefutable as soon as these Terms are present in a conspicuous or accessible place on the Website, in accordance with good faith and fair dealing.
- RIGHT OF ACCESS
The use of this Website is in principle free of charge. Users and Affiliates of this Website are required to act within the limits of the law, good faith and fair dealing. They are also obliged not to use the Website, its e-mail, forms, expressions of interest, or any other space within this Website, or its associated social media sites, such as facebook, instagram, etc., for the posting, publication, transmission of information, data and in general content that is illegal, unfair, defamatory, libelous, false, misleading, racist, threatening, deceptive, abusive, obscene, blasphemous, pornographic. Users are advised to maintain a moderate attitude and not to adopt behaviors that are contrary to the Code of Conduct on the Internet. Compliance with the above Conditions contributes to the proper functioning of the Internet.
- ABOUT winetourismgreece.com
Winetourismgreece.com is a Website that promotes Wine Tourism in Greece. Among other things, it offers the User the opportunity to communicate directly with Partner Companies that are active in the field of Wine Tourism in Greece, providing wine tourism services (e.g. Wineries, Restaurants, Wine Bars, Guesthouses, Hotels etc.) and which have an account on our Website. The Partner Businesses, through our Website, can promote their products and services to the User of our Website who can search and be informed about them. Our Website is not responsible for the Wine Tourism Experience itself, the services, products or bookings with the Partner Businesses. Our Website takes appropriate precautions with respect to the information provided to it, but cannot guarantee that all information coming from the Partner Businesses is accurate and we are not responsible for errors or omissions of information. The information posted on our Website is based on the information provided to us by the Partner Businesses themselves, who are solely responsible for ensuring the information’ s truth and accuracy. Our Website does not constitute a recommendation of any Partner Business of its services or products and does not necessarily display all of their products and services. Our Website is not a party to or part of the terms and conditions entered into by the User with the Partner Business. The Partner Businessis solely responsible for the Wine Tourism Experience, the services and products it provides. In order for the User of the Website to make a reservation with each Partner Business - "ORGANIZER", where this possibility is provided, the User does not need to create an account on the Website, he/she only needs to fill in the "BOOKING NOTIFICATION" form and all his/her data will be transmitted to the Partner Business which will contact the User to confirm or not the reservation. In order to make a Booking, all your information (including contact details) must be correct and up to date. The Website acts as an intermediary for you to contact the Partner Business but cannot guarantee that they will contact you, complete the booking, or satisfy your requests. The Website is not responsible for your communications and arrangements with each Partner Business. When you make a Booking, it is made directly with the Partner Business. We are not a "party" to your Booking. In order to make a booking, the User must be over 18 years of age. The Website and its licensors shall not be liable for any expense, loss or damage, for inaccurate information of the Affiliate Businesses' products, services or actions of the Affiliate Businesses, for force majeure or an event beyond our control. The Website reserves the right to terminate without prejudice its cooperation with any Partner Business without prior notice, by closing its Account on our Website and removing the information concerning it that has been posted, as long as there are reasonable grounds such as in case of fraud, non-compliance with the terms of our Website and applicable laws, as well as inappropriate behaviour in relation to Users of our Website, etc.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
The Website and each element included in it (trademark, distinctive characteristic, domain name, text, idea, suggestion, image, technology, content, etc.), unless otherwise provided by law, belong to the Website and its licensors, and are protected as intellectual property rights, our exclusive property. It is expressly prohibited to reproduce, reprint, republish, copy, modify, distribute, upload, retransmit any information, or content of this Website, by any electronic, printed or other means without our prior written consent. The User reserves the right to individually store the content for personal use only and always mentioning its origin from the Website, without prejudice in any way to the relevant intellectual and industrial property rights. Any prohibited, otherwise not expressly authorised use of the content of the Website shall entail civil and/or criminal liability. Affiliated Businesses that supply the Website with photographs declare that they comply with our criteria, namely that: a) the photograph is true, not altered and does not contain photographs from another business; b) they have the right to share it with us for broader commercial purposes; c) it does not infringe the rights of third parties; d) they accept full responsibility for any claims against the Website related to it. We are not responsible for any image provided by Affiliates on the Website and we reserve the right to remove any image at our discretion or when we are informed that we can no longer use it.
- WEBSITE INFORMATION - DISCLAIMER
Although the information on the Website is believed to be reliable, no warranty is given as to its accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability, or usefulness. Therefore, all information is provided "as is". It is possible that changes may be made periodically to the information, which may or may not be incorporated into the content of the site, without any kind of prior notice. In the event that you discover any omission or inaccuracy in the information on the Site, we encourage you to contact us on our telephone number: (+30) 210 3809725 or at the e-mail address: [email protected]. The Website, its licensors, as well as any related person: a) are not responsible for any incorrect or inappropriate use of the information on this Website; b) assume no liability to anyone for their use of or reliance on such information; c) are not liable for any damage or loss arising in any way from the use of this Website, even if they have been warned of the possibility of such damage or loss. The Website may sometimes offer or refer to content provided by third parties. Any opinion, advice, statement, service, offer, information, or content of any kind expressed or made available by third parties is attributable to them and does not necessarily reflect our views. Reference to a specific commercial product, process, collective or service by trade name, distinctive title, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply our endorsement, recommendation, or favor.
- HOSTS - HYPERLINKS BANNERS – DISCLAIMER
Hypertext links that may be included on the Website may lead you to websites published by third parties, the content of which is not under our control. Therefore, to the extent that such hypertext links are included on this Website for the sole purpose of facilitating your browsing on the Internet, browsing third party websites is at your own discretion and at your own risk. The Website does not endorse or accept the content or services of these sites and the pages to which they link or otherwise link to them.
- COOKIES
The Website may use cookies. Cookies are text files that are stored on your device while you browse the Website, do not collect any personal data, do not take note of any file on your device, do not cause damage or carry viruses. Cookies are only used to optimize the online services provided by the Website. The User may configure his/her computer so as not to accept cookies, taking into account that doing so may affect the reception of data by the Website and reduce the quality of the services provided, for which the Website is not responsible. Also in any case, the Website informs you that you are expressly and easily given the possibility of not accepting or accepting cookies when you enter the Website. If you choose not to accept, not to activate a cookie or to deactivate it later, you may, while browsing our Website, not be able to benefit from certain functions and others may be limited.
- GOOGLE ANALYTICS
Our website uses Google Analytics to record its number of visits. Google Analytics is a service of Google Inc., 1 600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, located in the United States, certified under the Privacy Shield, which measures the number of visits of the Website and uses cookies. Its use takes place through the processing of anonymous data in order to improve the quality of the Website’s electronic services. The data is kept for 26 months. More information about Google's data processing policy can be found here (https://policies.google.com/?hl=el&gl=el) and concerning the use of cookies in the context of the Analytics service here (https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/).
- NEWSLETTER
The Website allows the User to subscribe to the mailing list in order to send newsletters, regarding news of our company and our products. The registration of the User requires the disclosure of his/her name and surname as well as the submission of his/her e-mail address. During this process the User may receive e-mail with registration’ s instructions. The Newsletter service is provided by Mailchimp (automated communication platform).
During the registration process, each User acknowledges, and expressly and unconditionally consents, that his/her personal data (name and email address) will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with the Privacy Policy and the Terms of Use of the service which can be found here (https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/). The Website informs you that it is expressly and easily possible to unsubscribe from this service at any time the User decides to do so. In particular, the User may at any time, from the footer of any e-mail, which has been sent to him/her automatically by the Website in the form of a newsletter, unsubscribe from the list of recipients. Thereafter, the Website will have no communication with him/her. If you notice that you continue to receive updates despite having made an unsubscribe request, please contact us by telephone at (+30) 210 3809725 or at our email address: [email protected] so that we can do what is necessary to protect your data and remove you from our list.
- PERSONAL DATA - PRIVACY POLICY
PROTECTION OFFICER: Athanasios Hadjitheodoridis, based in Athens, Attica, 39 Valtetsiou Street, P. C. 10681, contact phone (+30) 210 3809725 and email: [email protected].
Each User's visits to the Website do not imply the automatic recording of data that identify him/her. However, there is information and non-personal data, which may be collected and kept on the Website (for example the type of the User's Internet browser, the User's operating system for accessing the Website's web pages, etc.), in order to improve our services. Further, we automatically collect information about you, such as your email protocol address (IP address) and your domain name. The IP address is determined by the provider of the connection through which the User accesses the Internet and subsequently the Website. The IP address is kept for technical purposes, as well as to address issues related to the security of the pages' systems (server, database, network, etc.). This information may be used to provide you with a more personalized experience when you visit the Website.
The possible collection and use by the Website of visitors' personal data takes place exclusively and only with their prior notification and explicit consent.
i. PERSONAL DATA LEGALLY PROCESSED BY THE WEBSITE
In particular, the User’s personal data may be requested when he/she completes: a) The "NEWSLETTER" form, where the User's full name and e-mail address are requested, b) The "NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY" form which will be sent to the "ORGANIZER", who will inform the User about the availability of the service he/she requests. In particular, the name, surname, telephone number and e-mail address are requested. The Users’ personal data disclosed to the Website and after their explicit and unconditional consent, are recorded by the Website in an electronic file, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable legislation, which is kept as described above for informational and commercial purposes.
ii. PROTECTION FRAMEWORK
The Website strictly complies with the national and European provisions of the existing legislation on personal data protection, Law 4624/2019 and the broader European Regulation (EU) 2016/679. The data provided by the Users and then collected in the above cases by the Website, are not disclosed to third parties, except for the data of the " NOTIFICATION OF AVAILABILITY" form which is sent to the "ORGANIZER", is not made public or exploited by us. We will never knowingly disclose your data to any third party and for any reason whatsoever, unless you have expressly consented to this, or unless otherwise provided by law, and in particular if requested by the competent police, judicial or other governmental authorities, always in compliance with the procedure provided for by law.
iii. RETENTION PERIOD
Your personal data will be retained for as long as required for the provision of the above services and for as long as required by law for the exercise of any claims arising from the above relationships, and in any case for as long as permitted by applicable law.
iv. RIGHTS OF THE SUBJECT
In accordance with applicable laws and regulations, as long as you disclose your personal data to the Website, you are entitled to access them, request the correction, modification and deletion of any data concerning you, receive your personal data and transfer them to another controller without our objection. You may also withdraw your consent to the use and processing of your personal data at any time without affecting the lawfulness of the processing based on your consent prior to its withdrawal.
To exercise the above rights, or for any questions or concerns regarding the way we handle and use your personal data, you can contact us by telephone or in writing, at (+30) 210 3809725 or at the email address: [email protected] respectively.
In the event of the exercise of one of the aforementioned rights, we will take all possible measures to satisfy it within thirty (30) calendar days from the receipt of the relevant request, informing you in writing of its satisfaction or the reasons that prevent its exercise.
v. DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY FOR COLLECTION OF DATA FROM THIRD PARTIES
These Terms apply only to this Website and our proprietary websites and do not apply to information collected through any other website or the practices of other companies over which the Company has no control. The Website and other websites owned by us (e.g. social media) may contain links ("links") to other websites (sites) which are not controlled by us but by third parties. We are in no way responsible for the terms of use and in particular the protection of users' Personal Data, which are adopted and applied by third parties, including the "ORGANIZER".
vi. RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT
If you believe that the processing of your data violates the Regulation (EU) 2016/679, you have the right to lodge a complaint to a supervisory authority. The competent supervisory authority for Greece is the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, Kifissias Avenue 1-3, P. C. 115 23, Athens, Greece, https://www.dpa.gr/, tel. 2106475600.
- SAFETY
The Website takes every reasonable precaution and every reasonable action to keep your data and your transactions safe. We declare that we carefully control the level of security of the services offered in the online environment, using antivirus and anti-malware programs. However, no Internet browsing is 100% safe, this is something you should keep in mind in any case. When browsing this Website, we urge you to use software to protect against computer viruses, for instance Trojan horses, timebombs, etc.
In addition, the Website makes every effort to protect your data and your transactions, using the method of encryption of data that each User enters and discloses in 128bit format. The data which you disclose to us remain encrypted and therefore not visible to third parties.
The Website shall not be liable for any damage to the hardware, software of the User of our services and the User's data, as well as for any other kind of damage to the User or a third party, from the risks described above, provided that the Website fulfils its legal obligations of precaution and taking the necessary security and damage prevention measures.
- RIGHT OF AMENDMENT
We reserve the right to renew, remove, modify freely, without notice and unilaterally, the Terms of Use of this Website, in particular to comply with any new applicable legislation and/or regulations and/or to improve the Website. Upon the posting on this Website of any new Terms, or modification or deletion of an existing Term, it shall become effective. Users are advised to check periodically whether there have been any amendments to these Terms. The mere posting of Terms on this Website fulfils the requirements of informing Users of any changes to the Terms.
- ANALOGOUS APPLICATION OF THE TERMS OF USE TO SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES
The Terms of Use of this Website apply accordingly to profiles, groups and social networking sites in general where we maintain a presence in any way.
- APPLICABLE LAW
In the event of a dispute or any claim relating to this Website, Greek law shall apply, regardless of the nature of the dispute. For all actions or legal proceedings arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use, their validity, application, performance or breach or their content, the Greek Courts, whose jurisdiction you irrevocably submit to, shall have jurisdiction.
- LEGAL NOTICE
Website: www.winetourismgreece.com
Athens, Attica, 39 Valtetsiou Street, P. C. 10681
Telephone (+30)2103809725 and email: [email protected]
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The use of these Terms and conditions was granted to our Website by the author, the Athens lawyer Bitheli Konstantina, resident of Athens, 26-28 Asklipiou Street, tel 2169003482. Reproduction without written permission and consent of the author is prohibited.