Effective May 2020
I. Introduction
The protection of your privacy is a top priority for us. Therefore, we have to inform you, that the website www.athenslegal.gr uses cookies and other tracking mechanisms (collectively ‘cookies’), in order to work properly, and to provide the most relevant content to its visitors.
Although you do not need to allow installation of any cookies other than the strictly necessary cookies in order to visit the website, electing to enable all cookies may offer you the most enhanced and tailored experience.
This policy aims to provide information on the functioning of cookies and also regarding the choices you have concerning cookies.
II. Who is responsible for your personal data?
In the context of this Cookie Policy, the terms “TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU”, “Law Firm”, “Firm”. “us”, “we”, “ours” refer to the entity with the name TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU LAW FIRM with the following contact information:
Neofytou Vamva 1, 10674
Athens, Attica, Greece
Tel:+30 210 3647528,
Fax: +30 210 3632576,
Email: info@athenslegal.gr
www.athenslegal.gr
III. What are cookies and how do they work?
A cookie is a small file consisting of text and numbers that a website saves on your computer or mobile device or browser when you visit the website. Cookies contain information that are transmitted to your computer/device, allowing its identification the next time you visit our website.Similar tracking technologies such as web beacons, web bugs etc. can also be used to collect user’s information. In this Cookie Policy, all such technologies will be referred to as “cookies”.
The way cookies work is simple. When you visit a website, that uses cookies, for the first time, a cookie is placed in your computer/device. The next time you visit the same website, your computer/device will check to see if the relevant cookie is available and if it does locate it, it will send back to the originating website the information contained in the cookie. The website then recognizes that you have visited it in the past and in certain instances, it will adapt what appears on your screen.
Cookies usually contain the following information:
- The name of the website and the unique user number
- The frequency and duration of the cookie
- A random number
IV. Do cookies contain personal information about you?
Generally speaking, cookies are able to distinguish you from other users of the website, therefore they will not in principle be used in order to reveal real life (offline) personal information about you, such as your name, address, age, etc.
In any event, if the data collected about you constitute personal information, you have the same rights as to those that apply to any other of your personal data. More information is available on the section Privacy Notice.
V. What types of cookies do we use?
Cookies on this website can first of all be differentiated regarding their source or their duration:
Cookies on this website may be delivered in a first-party (set by us) or third-party (set by another website) context. For example, websites on which you share a link to our page such as Facebook, Twitter etc. may set a cookie on your browser. We have no control over third-party cookies – you can turn them off, but not through us.Fanalyt
Cookies on this site may remain on the visitor’s device for a certain period of time and be reactivated during your next visits in order, for example, to enable our website to remember your preferences such as language etc. (persistent cookies) or may be deleted, once the browser is closed. Each cookie’s duration for is mentioned below, in the respective tables.
Cookies on this website can also be differentiated on their functionality:
A. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These are cookies that are essential for the effective functioning of our website.These cookies enable you to connect to secure parts of the website and do not identify you. Without such cookies, we cannot provide the requested services or the desired security. Our website uses the following strictly necessary cookies:
| Cookie name | Source | Type | Term | Function |
| fullcss = StandardCookieVariable | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | 1 day | They upload the CSS file to the browser in the context of an update
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| Cookie–agreed | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | 100 days | It is used in order to show the information message regarding the use and acceptance of cookies as well as the storing of the user’s preference. |
B. Preference (functional) Cookies
Preference cookies allow a website to remember information that chance the way in which a website behaves or appears, such as e.g. the preferred language, or the area in which you are located. These cookies, which may be set for us by third parties, do not identify you and are only used to help us improve how our website works. Without such cookies, we cannot improve your experience on our website. Our website uses the following preference cookies:
| Cookie name | Source | Type | Term | Function |
| _icl_current_language | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | 1 day | Saves the user’s preferred language on the website.
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| wpml_referer_url | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | 1 day | Necessary for maintaining language-settings across subpages on the website. |
C. Performance (statistics) Cookies
These are cookies, such as Google Analytics that allow us to collect information about how visitors interact with our website Any information collected such as visitors’ IP address and on-site activity are afterwards anonymized and the anonymized data are then transmitted to and stored by Google in its servers in the USA. Our website uses the following performance cookies:
Google may further transmit such information to third parties where this is required by law or where such third parties process such information on behalf of Google. Google will not associate your IP address with other data it maintains. The below list contains additional information regarding such cookies.
| Cookie name | Source | Type | Term | Function |
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TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTML | Persistent | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis to store the user’s usage history of the AddThis sharing widg et
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| Google Analytics cookies | Such cookies are used for the collection of information about how users use www.athenslegal.gr. We then use the information collected in order to improve our website through statistical data (e.g. number of visitors of the website and their origin) |
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| _ga | Google Analytics | HTTP | 2 years | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website
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| _gat | Google Analytics | HTTP | 1 day | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate
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| _gid | Google Analytics | HTTP | 1 day | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
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You may block the aforementioned cookies by opening the management tool of your consent and changing the setting or by deleting the cookies through your browser’s settings.
Google Analytics is a service offered by the company Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-135 USA. For more information regarding the processing of your personal data through Google Analytics cookies follow the link https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.
You may install a Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on that applies to all the websites you visit by going here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
D. Marketing Cookies
These are cookies that allow us to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers such as AddThis We have no control over the cookies that third parties set when you use the services. Without such cookies, you will see less targeted ads. Our website uses the following marketing cookies:
| Cookie name | Source | Type | Term | Function |
| __atuvc | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | 13 months | Updates the counter of a website’s social sharing features. |
| __atuvs | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | 1 day | Ensures that the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared with the social sharing service, AddThis. |
| _at.cww | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HTTP | Persistent | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis |
| ads/ga-audiences | Pixel | Session duration | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. | |
| at-lojson-cache-# | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HMTL | Persistent | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis |
| at-rand | TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU | HMTL | Persistent | Used by the social sharing platform AddThis |
| loc | addthis.com | HTTP | Persistent | Geolocation, which is used to help providers determine how users who share information with each othe r are geographically located (state level). |
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addthis.com | HTTP | 13 months | Detects how often the social sharing service, AddThis, encounters the same user. |
| xtc | addthis.com | HTTP | 13months | Registers the user’s sharing of content via social media. |
VI. Your options regarding the cookies that we use
The first category of cookies (strictly necessary cookies) is absolutely necessary for the functioning of our website and for your service while you are browsing it. Therefore, you cannot disagree with their use.
The other categories of cookies are not necessary for the majority of our website’s services. Hence, it is your choice to decide whether or not to install such cookies. You can decide on this through the relevant pop-up window that appears when you first visit our website.
However, please note, that if you deactivate or limit the use of such cookies, some parts of our website may no longer be accessible by you or may not function properly.
In case you would like to modify your cookie settings after your first visit, given that this pop-up window will not appear again, you can either change the settings on your browser or visit our Cookie Preferences.
VII. How to modify cookies settings through your browser
Each browser includes detailed instructions on how to disable and/or clear cookies, including third-party cookies, on your device. Here are the relevant links:
You can also modify the cookie settings through our Cookie Preference button which you may find at the bottom section of this website.
VIII. Term for which cookies are stored
The duration for which each cookie is stored is mentioned above, in the respective tables.
Cookies are stored in your computer/device and from there are transmitted back to our website. Therefore, you have full control regarding their use. By changing your browser settings, you may deactivate or limit the transmission of cookies.
Cookies already stored on your computer/device may be deleted at any time. This may also occur automatically. Should you disable cookies coming from our website, it is possible that you may not be able to use the full set of its functionalities.
IX. More information regarding cookies
You may change the settings of the browser you use, in order to control how cookies are accepted or stored by your browser or computer or device. You can block cookies, should you desire so, by activating in your browser the setting that allows you to deny the installation of all or some cookies or by choosing the method “opt-out” that is available. Please note, that if you deactivate or limit the use of cookies, some parts of our website may no longer be accessible by you or may not function properly.
In any event, regarding the information collected about you that constitute personal data and have been gathered in accordance to your cookie choices, you have the same rights that are provided for, as for any other of your personal data. More information are available on the section Privacy Notice.
The website www.aboutcookies.org is very useful as it contains information concerning how different browsers use and manage cookies. Should you desire to learn more about cookies and advertising you may also visit the website www.youronlinechoices.com/gr/ that contains extensive information on the topic.
X. Cookie Policy Status
Please note that this Cookie Policy does not apply to the use of cookies or processing of personal data by third parties, for which we are not responsible.
Please note that this Cookie Policy can be changed, as long as the cookies we use change, too. In any event, this Cookie Policy will always be updated in order to keep you posted about who is placing cookies, for what purpose and for how long.
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TSIMIKALIS KALONAROU is an independent law firm which was founded in 1911.
