Cookies policy

  1. What are cookies?
    Cookies are small text files that are stored on users' computers during their visits to the various websites, such as the website www.declock.gr managed by our Company, on the World Wide Web, in order to provide website the ability to identify the user on subsequent visits to the same website.

The use of cookies as trackers is supported by various navigation programs, the so-called browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera.

  1. Functions of cookies
    Depending on their type, cookies perform functions of measuring page traffic, recording the number of visitors, language, login time, geographic origin, device identifiers (eg operating system, screen resolution), keywords you used, login attempts etc. Other cookies include personal data processing and others do not. Some cookies are technically necessary while others serve commercial and advertising purposes.
  2. Types of cookies
    There are various types of cookies, functional, technical, user identification, advertising, etc. First party cookies are installed by the website you are visiting (first party) and are only readable by it. If the website uses external third-party services, then their own cookies are also installed on your device, the so-called third-party cookies (third party cookies, such as Google Analytics, Facebook, etc.). Permanent cookies are those that are stored on your computer and are not automatically deleted as soon as close your browser. Session cookies are those that are deleted as soon as you close your browser. Each time you visit our website, you will be asked to accept or reject cookies. If you consciously choose to accept them, our website will remember your preferences (such as username, language) for a certain period of time. This way you won't have to re-enter them when you browse our page during the same visit.
  3. Legal status of the use and storage of cookies
     The installation and use of cookies is specifically regulated by the law (Article 99(5) of the Regulation of Electronic Communications and Postal Services Law of 2004 (Law 112(I)/2004) as amended, which incorporated the European Directive 2002 /58/EC eprivacy), which is expected to be replaced by a Regulation (eprivacy Regulation) so possibly changes to this policy.

Consent is not required for the use of cookies which are absolutely necessary for the operation of the website or for the provision of a service for which the user has expressly requested.

This exception does not include cookies that help the page function better / to better serve users, but only cookies that are absolutely necessary, i.e. without them it would be impossible for the website to function to provide a service that the user has explicitly request. For all other cookies, users' prior consent is required.

  1. How do we use cookies?
    We use first party cookies and third party cookies (Google, Analytics, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) for technical purposes necessary for the efficient operation of our website, the promotion of advertising messages, the collection of information about your browsing on the website and your purchases, tracking the success of an advertising campaign.
  2. Obtain visitor consent
    The mandatory acceptance of cookies, other than absolutely necessary, is not a condition for entering our website. You can navigate freely by checking and accepting or not the cookies, whether ours or third parties, the policy of use of which is determined exclusively by them, without our involvement and legal responsibility.

Next to the accept button of each cookie there is a link, which leads to the present cookie policy of our website, in which each user can read all the necessary information, which will make it easier for him to make a decision to grant consent or not to accept cookies. Disabling trackers, apart from those that are absolutely necessary, is as easy as accepting them, with the same number of clicks and the same font.

  1. Checking and deleting cookies
    You can control and/or delete cookies according to your wishes. You can delete all cookies already on the computer, as well as set most browsers to prevent the installation of cookies. However, in this case, you may need to adjust some preferences yourself each time you visit a website, and some services may also not work (eg saved logins, website preferences).

If you wish to activate or deactivate the use of cookies from the browser settings, you can visit the following websites and learn about the necessary actions you need to take.

Google Chrome: Instructions here

Firefox: Instructions here

Safari: Instructions here

This policy will be regularly reviewed to adapt to the directives of the Supervisory Authorities and the latest legislative and jurisprudential developments.