Privacy

Data Controller

The Non-profit Company under the name "SAFE SOCIETY S.M.C.E.". and the distinctive title "SAFE SOCIETY", located in Athens at HIGGS (Higher Incubator Giving Growth & Sustainability), Victor Ougo Street 15, G.E.M.I. 165610501000, [hereinafter the "Company"] is the creator and administrator of the website safesociety.gr, in order to provide free legal and psychological advice to victims of acts of violence (physical, psychological, emotional, sexual or gender-based) and to promote education and awareness of the wider society about the above-mentioned phenomena of violence and their consequences. In the remainder of this document, the term "Company" may be used interchangeably.The Company is the Data Controller of the personal data collected on safesociety.gr and processes them in accordance with this policy. You, by using our services, both online and offline, acknowledge that you have been made aware of and where required comply with this Privacy Policy. 

Legal Basis

The Company collects and processes the personal data (hereinafter "personal data") of users of safesociety.gr for the purpose of providing free legal and psychological advice to victims of acts of violence (physical, psychological, emotional, sexual or gender-based) based on the consent that you freely and voluntarily provide. The Company, as the Data Controller of your personal data, undertakes to ensure the confidentiality of your personal data and to ensure the unimpeded exercise by you of the rights granted to you by the applicable national and Community legislation applicable to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by us.You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your data at any time. Such withdrawal shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on that consent up to the time of its withdrawal. Such revocation may take place by sending an e-mail (hello@safesociety.gr) to the Company, indicating 'revocation of consent' as the subject of the message.

Personal data concerning children

The processing of personal data of minors is carried out subject to the prior consent of their parents or persons exercising parental authority over them, unless otherwise specified by the regulations and the law.

Legal Context

The collection and processing of personal data of the users of the Company's website is subject to the terms of this document, the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union - Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR), the provisions of Law No. 4624/2019 - Government Gazette 137/A/29-08-2019.

Personal data we collect

The personal data collected and processed by the Company, with your explicit consent when conducting a meeting with one of the professionals who work on behalf of the Company and for the formation of a social history which you yourself voluntarily disclose are:
Name
Gender
Age
Nationality - Place of Origin
Postal address and/or email address
Telephone number

‍Optional:
‍Sexual orientation
Religious/political beliefs
Ethnicity
Medical history
Plus any other information you wish to share during the contact

On the day of the meeting and shortly before the appointed time of the meeting, you will be sent a link which will take you to a online form which after you have carefully read it in its entirety, you will choose to accept it to provide your consent.

Use of personal data/purpose of processing

Your personal data are collected and used on the safesociety.gr website exclusively and only in the context of the exercise of its non-profit activity for the purposes of operation, execution and development of the Company, such as, but not limited to:
1. to promote the provision of assistance to victims of acts of violence of a psychological, physical, emotional, sexual or gender-related nature
2. to promote education and awareness raising
3. to promote crime prevention
4. promoting democratic governance
In order to serve the above purposes, personal data will also be processed for statistical purposes, after having taken care to anonymise them.

The collection and processing of your personal data by the Company is not intended for commercial exploitation, nor to substitute sessions of a therapeutic nature. The collection and processing of your personal data by the Company is subject to the principle of proportionality, i.e. only those personal data are collected and processed that are absolutely necessary and appropriate to achieve the intended purpose.

Data recipients.

The personal data disclosed to our Company will be processed by the Company's administrative staff and its partners.

Data security

The Company undertakes to take all reasonable technical and organizational measures to ensure the security of the data you provide to us, such as anonymization and encryption of your data. Your personal data will be stored on secure servers and will only be accessed by authorised Company personnel acting as processors.

Data retention

Your personal data will be retained by the Company for as long as necessary to fulfil its purposes and will then be deleted.More specifically: - the personal data of users who have completed the online form will remain available on the Company's platform for twelve (12) months from the date of initial submission in order to have the opportunity to achieve the Company's purposes of operation, execution and development. At the end of this period, the personal data will be deleted.The Company undertakes not to publish and/or disclose your personal data in any way to any third natural or legal person.

Rights of users

In relation to the personal data you provide to the Company, you retain, among others, the rights of information, access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, opposition and portability as set out in particular in Articles 13 to 21 of the General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union - Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (GDPR):

Right to information. It is the right to know who is processing your data, what they are, for what purpose and for how long the processing takes place.
‍Right of access.
Right to rectification.
Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten'). It is the right to request the erasure of your personal data under certain conditions set out in the Regulation, such as when the data is no longer necessary, you have withdrawn your consent, the data has been unlawfully processed, etc.
‍Right to restrict processing. It is the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data when its accuracy is questioned, the processing is unlawful, the data is no longer needed by the controller, you object to automated processing.
‍Right to object.Where the data subject objects to the processing of his or her personal data, the controller shall be required to stop that processing unless he or she demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing and the restriction of that right which override the interests, rights and freedoms of the data subject or for establishing, exercising or maintaining legal claims, or the exercise of the right would be detrimental to the public interest.
‍Right to portability. It is the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, as well as the right to read such data to another company without objection from the Company to which the personal data was provided when: a) the processing is based on consent or a contract and b) when the processing is carried out by automated means. When exercising the right to data portability, you have the right to request the direct transfer of personal data from one controller to another where this is technically feasible.

For more information about your rights and how to exercise them, you can send an e-mail to hello@safesociety.gr. The Company must respond to you in writing within one (1) month.If you consider that the protection of your personal data is in any way affected, you may appeal to the Data Protection Authority: 1-3 Kifissias Street, P.K. 115 23, Athens, Greece, www.dpa.gr. For the competence of the Authority and how to file a complaint, you can visit its website (www.dpa.gr - My rights - File a complaint), where detailed information is available.

Cookies

As the creators and administrators of this website, we respect your privacy and have drafted this policy to include all necessary information about cookies, how we use them and how we process the information we collect through them. Basically you get all the information you need as to how to manage cookies on this website.Cookies are small text files containing information that the website stores on your computer or any other device connected to the Internet (laptop, tablet, mobile phone) that you use when you visit the website to automatically collect information about your online visits. Some cookies are necessary for the operation of the website, while others are used to improve your browsing experience. You can choose not to allow certain categories of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the website. Please read our Cookies Policy to learn more about the cookies we use and how you can manage them. Once you enter the website, a pop-up window appears informing you of our use of cookies and always remains available for you at the bottom of the website to set your cookie preferences at any time.

The strictly necessary cookies, for which your consent is not required, will be automatically activated and placed on your device, even if you reject the optional cookies or if you continue browsing the site without making any choice.

You have the option to consent to or reject the use of any other type of cookies, such as analytics - performance cookies that may be used on this website, by clicking on "Accept" or "Reject" respectively in the pop-up window. You can also consent to their use by clicking on Cookies Settings and changing the available button setting from "Disable" to "Enable". At any time, you can revisit the Cookies Settings and withdraw your consent by returning the button to the "Off" option. The Cookie Settings always remain available at the bottom of the Site and this Policy so that you can view and modify your cookie preferences.

The information collected through cookies used on the Site is primarily aggregated and does not personally identify you. However, some cookies may collect personal information about you, such as your IP address, which could indirectly lead to your identification. In this case, our Privacy Policy also applies, in which you can read, among other things, what rights you have regarding the processing of your personal data and how we protect your personal data.We reserve the right to amend and update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example, to comply with new legal privacy requirements or to add new types of cookies necessary for our website. Substantial changes will be posted on the website in order to keep you informed. In any case, we encourage you to visit the Cookies Policy regularly in order to stay informed about the latest version and/or any updates.

If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding the cookies used on this website and our privacy practices, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at hello@safesociety.gr.

Links and contact platforms

This privacy policy applies to your communications with the Company and use of the website. In cases where a digital platform is used for video conferencing with partners of the Company, etc., the policy of these applies and the Company has no control over and is not responsible for the way in which the use of your data and the privacy of the conversation is ensured by these platforms.

Translation

The privacy policy is drafted in Greek, while the Company may provide you with a translation of the Greek version of the privacy policy into another language, which is available in the 'other language' website option. In case and to the extent that a translated version of the privacy policy conflicts/contradicts with, differs from the Greek version, then the Greek version of the text will prevail.