Privacy Policy

www.hcia.gr

The present document constitutes the Privacy Policy of the website of the Hellenic Cement Industry Association (HCIA) www.hcia.gr, which acting as data controller collects, storages, uses and in general processes your Personal Data when you visit or use the website.

The present Privacy Policy, also concerns the processing of personal data of an executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization, employee of the European Cement Association, agent of the European Cement Association and member of a committee of the European Cement Association in the context of activities of the European Cement Association.

Data Controller recognizes and gives a great importance to his obligation to comply with the EU Regulation 697/2016 (GDPR), the implementing law 4624/2019 and the law 3471/2006 during the above-mentioned procedures. On this purpose, he has taken all the necessary measures, including the composition and publish of this document.

1. Data Controller
   
   

The Hellenic Cement Industry Association (HCIA), is established in Athens, G. Mpakou str. 1, P.C 11524, telephone number: 2106911886, email: hcia@otenet.gr, in which also belongs the website www.hcia.gr.

2. What is Personal Data?
   
   

Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual, such as name and surname, home address, email address, phone number etc., hereafter called «Personal Data or Data».

3. What is the Processing of Personal Data?
   
   

Any operation or set of operations which is performed by automated means or not on Personal Data or sets of Personal Data, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

4. What Personal Data do we collect?
   
   

When you visit or use the website, Data Controller collects only the absolutely necessary Personal Data, which are adequate and relevant in relation to the purposes for which they have been asked, as the following.

• As to the use of the website:

1. 1. user’s IP address,
   2. date and time of user’s connection,
   3. information that user asks from the website.
      
      

• As to the communication of users via the contact form:

1. 1. name and surname,
   2. capacity,
   3. email address,
   4. phone number,
   5. any other Personal Data included in your message.
      
      

•   As to the communication of users via the e-mail address hcia@otenet.gr:

1. 1. name and surname,
   2. email address,
   3. any other Personal Data included in your message.
      
      

Also, our website uses cookies, which collect your necessary personal data for the efficient operation of the website, according to the website Cookies Policy, which is also available in our website.

Furthermore, as to the processing of personal data of an executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization, employee of the European Cement Association, agent of a member of the European Cement Association and member of a committee of the European Cement Association, data controller collects only the absolutely necessary Personal Data, which are appropriate and relevant in relation to the purposes for which they have been asked, as the following.

• As to the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization:
  1. name and surname,
  2. work address,
  3. work phone number,
  4. cell phone number,
  5. email address,
  6. job position.
     
     
• As to the employee of the European Cement Association:
  1. name and surname,
  2. work address,
  3. work phone number,
  4. cell phone number,
  5. email address,
  6. job position.
     
     
• As to the agent of a member of the European Cement Association:
  1. name and surname,
  2. work address,
  3. work phone number,
  4. cell phone number,
  5. email address,
  6. job position.
     
     
• As to the member of a committee of the European Cement Association:

1. 1. name and surname,
   2. work address,
   3. work phone number,
   4. cell phone number,
   5. email address,
   6. job position.
      
      

5. For what purposes do we collect your Personal Data?
   
   

1. As to the use of the website:

We collect Personal Data directly from you when you visit our website for the purpose of the efficient operation and security of it.

2. As to the communication of users via the contact form:

We collect Personal Data directly from you for the communication with you.

3. As to the communication of users via the e-mail address hcia@otenet.gr:

We collect Personal Data directly from you for the communication with you.

4. As to the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization:

We collect Personal Data directly from you for our statutory function through communications, meetings and informative actions.

5. As to the employee of the European Cement Association:

We collect Personal Data directly from you for our participation as a full member and our activity in the European Cement Association.

6. As to the agent of a member of the European Cement Association:

We collect Personal Data directly from you for our participation as a full member and our activity in the European Cement Association.

7. As to the member of a committee of the European Cement Association:

We collect Personal Data directly from you for our participation as a full member and our activity in the European Cement Association.

6. Which is the legal basis for the Processing of your Personal Data?
   
   

We collect your Personal Data only under one of the legal basis of EU Regulation.

1. As to the use of the website:

In any case the processing will be based on our overriding legitimate interests, namely in the efficient operation and security of the website (article 6. Par.1, f. GDPR). Data subject always has the right to object, as is developed below.

2. As to the communication of users via the contact form:

In any case the processing will be based on your clearly given consent, which is provided by sending your message (article 6. Par.1, a. GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

3. As to the communication of users via the e-mail address hcia@otenet.gr:

In any case the processing will be based on your clearly given consent, which is provided by sending your message (article 6. Par.1, a. GDPR). You can withdraw your consent at any time.

4. As to the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization:

In any case the processing will be based on our overriding legitimate interests, namely in the statutory operation of the HCIA (article 6. Par.1, f. GDPR). Data subject always has the right to object, as is developed below.

5. As to the employee of the European Cement Association:

In any case the processing will be based on our legitimate interests, namely in the statutory operation of the HCIA (article 6. Par.1, f. GDPR). Data subject always has the right to object, as is developed below.

6. As to the agent of a member of the European Cement Association:

In any case the processing will be based on the fact that it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which data subject will become a party (article 6. Par.1, b. GDPR) in the context of HCIA’s participation in the European Cement Association.

7. As to the member of a committee of the European Cement Association:

In any case the processing will be based on the fact that it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which data subject will become a party (article 6. Par.1, b. GDPR) in the context of HCIA’s participation in the European Cement Association.

7. Τhe recipients of your Personal Data
   
   

1. As to the use of the website:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides web hosting services, which is located in Greece. The processing of your personal data takes place also in Greece.

2. As to the communication of users via the contact form:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides web hosting services and the company, which provides email hosting services, which are both located in Greece. The processing of your personal data takes also place in Greece.

3. As to the communication of users via the e-mail address hcia@otenet.gr:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides email hosting services, which is located in Greece. The processing of your personal data takes also place in Greece.

4. As to the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides cloud services, which is located in the U.S.A, but the processing of your personal data takes place in the E.U and the company, which provides email hosting services, which is located in Greece, where also takes place the processing of your personal data.

5. As to the employee of the European Cement Association:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides cloud services, which is located in the U.S.A, but the processing of your personal data takes place in the E.U and the company, which provides email hosting services, which is located in Greece, where also takes place the processing of your personal data.

6. As to the agent of a member of the European Cement Association:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides cloud services, which is located in the U.S.A, but the processing of your personal data takes place in the E.U and the company, which provides email hosting services, which is located in Greece, where also takes place the processing of your personal data.

7. As to the member of a committee of the European Cement Association:

Recipient of your Personal Data is the company, which provides cloud services, which is located in the U.S.A, but the processing of your personal data takes place in the E.U and the company, which provides email hosting services, which is located in Greece, where also takes place the processing of your personal data.

8. Period of keeping the Personal Data
   
   

Your Personal Data are being kept only as long as it is necessary for the fulfillment of the purpose for which you have disclosed them to us according to the applicable law, unless if the extension of this time period is necessary due to legal claims or legal obligation.

In particular:

1. As to the use of the website:

Your Personal Data are typically deleted within six (6) months after your last visit.

2. As to the communication of users via the contact form:

Your Personal Data are typically deleted within three (3) months after our last contact.

3. As to the communication of users via the e-mail address hcia@otenet.gr:

Your Personal Data are typically deleted within three (3) months after our last contact.

4. As to the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization:

Your Personal Data are typically deleted within three (3) months after the termination of the employment contract/ tenure of the executive/ member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization or within three (3) months after the termination of the collaboration of HCIA with the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority, provided that the termination of the collaboration between HCIA and the executive / member of the staff of a Greek public authority / organization, occurs earlier than the time of the termination of the employment contract / tenure of the executive/ staff member of a Greek public authority / organization.

5. As to the employee of the European Cement Association:

Your Personal Data are typically deleted within three (3) months after the termination of the European Cement Association employee’ s employment contract or within three (3) months after the termination of the collaboration of HCIA with the employee of the European Cement Association, provided that the termination of the collaboration between HCIA and the above employee, occurs earlier than the time of the termination of his employment contract with the European Cement Association.

6. As to the agent of a member of the European Cement Association:

Your Personal Data are kept throughout the participation of HCIA in the European Cement Association.

7. As to the member of a committee of the European Cement Association:

Your Personal Data are kept throughout the participation of HCIA in the European Cement Association.

9. Security of Personal Data
   
   

In order to protect your Personal Data, we have taken all appropriate organizational and technical measures to prevent the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access and disclosure of your personal information

10. What are your rights?
    
    

Under specific circumstances you have the following rights:

         Right of information

You have the right to receive detailed information on the processing of your Personal Data, in particular on the details of the controller and the processor to whom your Personal Data has been transmitted, the purposes of processing, the period of keeping your Data and your legal rights aaccording to the applicable law.

         Right of access

You have the right to receive confirmation as to whether or not Personal Data concerning you are being processed and in this case, you have the right of access to these Personal Data.

         Right to rectification

You have the right to ask from us the correction of any inaccuracies and the completion of any incomplete Personal Data.

         Right to erasure

You have the right to request from us the erasure of your Personal Data.

         Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to request from us the restriction of the processing of your Personal Data.

          Right to withdraw consent/object

You have the right to object to the processing of your Personal Data if you find that this processing has no legal basis or you expect to ascertain if there are data controller’s legitimate interests that justify their retention when your Data which have been processed are inaccurate or you simply consider that the purpose for which they were asked has been fulfilled and their retention is now from unnecessary to abusive. Data Controller is obliged to terminate the processing, unless he demonstrates compelling and legal reasons that override your interests, rights and freedoms as a data subject or in order to establish, exercise or support his legal claims. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

        Right to data portability

You have the right to ask to receive your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format or to request their transmission to another data controller.

        Right to refuse the automated decision making

You have the right to refuse, if applicable, being under a decision-making processing based solely on automated processing, including profiling, which produces legal effects that concerns to you or significantly affect you in a similar way.

In order to exercise your rights, you have to contact with HCIA as Data Controller:

-Address: G.Mpakou str.1, P.C 11527, Athens

– email: hcia@otenet.gr

– Telephone: 2106911886

11. When do we reply to your requests?
    
    

We reply to your request free of charge, without delay, in any case within (1) one month from the receipt of your request. Nevertheless, if your request is complicated or there is a great number of requests, we will inform you within one month if we need an extension of two (2) more months, within which we will answer you.

If your requests are manifestly unfounded or excessive in particular because of their repetitive character, we may impose the payment of a reasonable fee, taking into consideration the administrative expenses for the provision of the information or for the execution of the requested action, or may refuse to execute your request, by providing you with a justified answer.

In case you do not receive our answer within the aforementioned period or the answer that you received is not satisfactory or your issue has not been resolved, you have the right to communicate with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr).

The present Privacy Policy was updated on 13.07.2021.