PREAMBLE

Visitors to and users of the services provided through the website https://www.arisfc.com.gr (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”) understand and accept that all pages and services are provided on an “as is” basis. The Website disclaims any liability relating to the limited period for which information is retained, the deletion, poor performance or inability to electronically store any user data and/or any content contained in personal pages or services.

Visitors/users are responsible for obtaining access to the Website’s services. Such access may require the payment of fees to third parties, such as internet service providers or charges based on the duration of internet use. Visitors/users are solely responsible for paying any such fees. Visitors/users are also solely responsible for ensuring that their personal equipment includes the necessary technological means required to access the Website’s services.

The Website is committed to protecting the privacy of its visitors. These Terms of Use and Privacy Policy explain how the personal data of visitors/users are managed in accordance with the applicable legal framework, including Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), together with any implementing legislation.

Each visitor/user is requested to accept the use of cookies in accordance with this Policy upon their first visit to the Website. By using the Website and accepting this Policy, visitors/users consent to the Website’s use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this Policy.

PROTECTION OF MINORS

Visitors/users of the Website who are minors are not permitted to access services that may be considered unsuitable for minors and that cannot be monitored by the Website.

Any section or service that may contain unsuitable, offensive or immoral material includes an appropriate warning to visitors/users. If, notwithstanding such warnings, minor users voluntarily access pages containing unsuitable, offensive or immoral material that cannot be continuously monitored, the Website shall bear no responsibility.

USER CONDUCT

It is mutually understood and accepted that all information, data, text, graphics, photographs, images, music files, videos, messages and all other content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, remain the sole responsibility of the natural or legal person from whom such content originates.

This means that the user is solely responsible for any and all content that they upload, publish, send, transmit or otherwise make available through the Website’s services.

Due to the volume of content, the Website cannot review all content uploaded by users or members through its services and therefore does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, legality or quality of such content.

Under no circumstances shall the Website be held liable for any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage arising from the use of content uploaded, sent, transmitted or otherwise made available by users or members through the Website’s services.

Users/members agree not to use the Website’s services for any of the following purposes and accept full and exclusive responsibility in relation thereto:

  1. Uploading, publishing, sending, transmitting or otherwise making available content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, offensive, damaging, defamatory, vulgar, violent, abusive, racist or otherwise objectionable; that infringes the personality rights or personal data of others; that infringes any intellectual property rights; that incites hatred; that constitutes a criminal offence; that constitutes unsolicited promotional material; or that contains digital viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interfere with, destroy or restrict the operation of any software, computer hardware or telecommunications equipment.
  2. Causing harm to minors in any manner whatsoever.
  3. Impersonating any legal or natural person, falsely stating the identity of a user/member or making misleading statements regarding the relationship or cooperation of a user/member with another legal or natural person.
  4. Forging or otherwise altering user/member identification details for the purpose of misleading others as to the origin of content transmitted through the Website’s services.
  5. Uploading, publishing, sending, transmitting or otherwise making available content that the person concerned is not entitled to disclose under the law or pursuant to a confidential relationship.
  6. Interfering with or disrupting the services, servers or networks connected to the Website’s services, or failing to comply with the conditions, procedures and rules governing the use of such networks.
  7. Intentionally or unintentionally violating any applicable local, national, European or international law and/or any legally binding rule relating to or governing any service provided by the Website.
  8. Interfering in any manner with the private life or the individual and social rights of other users, including by collecting and/or storing the personal data of other users or members.

Users understand and accept that the Website does not carry out prior screening of content. However, the Website and its authorised associates reserve the right, but not the obligation, at their sole discretion, to refuse the posting or publication of, move or delete any content made available through its services.

The Website and its authorised associates also reserve the right to delete, without prior notice, any content that violates these Terms of Use.

MEMBER ACCOUNT

The Website may provide membership services to users following completion of the registration process.

Once visitors/users complete the prescribed registration procedure, they will receive confirmation of the personal password and username selected by them through a notification issued by the Website.

Members remain solely responsible for all actions performed using their personal password, username and user account generally.

Members agree to notify the Website immediately of any unauthorised use of their account and of any actual or potential security breach.

Members are also solely responsible for the careful use of their account and for properly logging out at the end of each session.

The Website shall not be liable for any loss or damage arising from a member’s failure to comply with this clause.

REGISTRATION, WHERE REQUIRED

Where a visitor/user wishes to register for one or more of the Website’s services, they agree:

a) to provide true, accurate, valid and complete information in response to the information requested by the Website in the relevant applications for access to its content or services; and

b) to maintain and regularly update their registration information so that it remains true, accurate, valid, current and complete.

Registration information is required for the proper provision of the Website’s services and for the maintenance or recovery of user accounts.

The registration process is completed once the Website sends the access credentials. At that point, the user/member is deemed to have read and accepted these Terms of Use.

Visitors/users are requested to notify the Website whenever their personal information requires correction or updating.

LICENCE FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES

A user who uses the Website’s services to upload and/or publish information, data, text, graphics, photographs, images, music files, videos or messages grants the Website and any other websites managed by the same group or company permission, for as long as such content remains part of the Website’s services, to use the area in which such content is displayed for advertising purposes.

Users/members who upload and/or publish information, data, text, graphics, photographs, images, music files, videos or messages also consent to the display and/or publication of advertisements by the Website on the relevant pages or services.

The Website shall not be liable for communications between a user/member and third-party service providers advertised on the Website or for any commercial transaction that may arise from their relationship.

LOSS AND INDEMNIFICATION

Users understand and accept that they are solely responsible for indemnifying the Website and its associates in respect of any legal dispute arising between the user and third parties as a result of content made available by the user for uploading, publication or other transmission through the Website’s services.

DURATION AND TERMINATION

Users understand and accept that the Website reserves the exclusive right to suspend or terminate their access credentials and/or discontinue making their content available to users or members, particularly where the Website considers that they have violated the wording or the spirit of these Terms of Use or the proper operation of the services themselves.

COOKIES

The Website may use cookies to identify visitors/users of certain services and pages. The Website and its associated applications use cookies.

A cookie is a file containing an identification code, consisting of a sequence of numbers and letters, that is sent by a server to a browser and stored by that browser. Each time the browser requests a page from the server, the identification code is sent back to the server.

Cookies may be either persistent or session-based. Persistent cookies are stored by the browser and remain active until their expiration date or until they are deleted by the user. Session cookies expire when the browsing session ends and the browser is closed.

In cooperation with our trusted partners, we use cookies for the following purposes:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

We use these cookies to ensure the optimal operation of the Website, including for the following purposes:

  • Identifying users who have visited the Website at least once before or who are registered members, so that a personalised version of the Website may be presented to them.
  • Eliminating the need for users who have already accessed the Website to re-enter information required for an improved browsing experience.
  • Enabling communication with the Website through various contact and information forms.

2. Functional Cookies

We use these cookies to assess the way visitors use the Website, with the ultimate purpose of optimising its operation.

By using web analytics supplied through Google Analytics, we are able to analyse the pages visited by users and other statistics, including the amount of time spent on a page, the website from which the user arrived and the number of pages viewed per visit.

This information allows us to provide optimised Website content based on users’ interests. We also use these statistics to record users’ preferences and determine our advertising strategy accordingly.

3. Third-Party Cookies and Behaviourally Targeted Advertising Cookies

Some pages of the Website contain cookies that are not directly associated with the Website but relate to partners, advertisers or sponsors.

When you visit a page containing data from other websites, such as YouTube or Facebook, those websites may place their own cookies on your device or browser.

The Website does not control or have access to such cookies because, by their nature, cookies may only be accessed by the party that created them. Please consult the policies of the relevant websites for further information about those cookies.

Behaviourally targeted advertising cookies store users’ preferences regarding the services they have viewed, for the purpose of displaying relevant advertisements on third-party websites based on their interests.

Where, for any reason, you do not wish to receive cookies, you should adjust your browser settings so that you are either notified about the use of cookies or cookies are blocked.

You should be aware that settings preventing the use of cookies may affect the way in which services, conveniences or certain Website functions are provided or may prevent their proper operation.

Failure to make such adjustments shall be understood as acceptance of the receipt and storage of cookies by the Website.

A cookie containing a unique identification code, consisting of a sequence of numbers and letters, may be stored on the hard drive of a Website user when visiting the Website through AT Internet.

Some pages or advertisements may use Adobe Flash Player to provide video or advertising content. Adobe uses its own cookies, which are not managed by the browser on your device but by Flash Player, for similar purposes such as storing preferences or information about users.

Flash cookies operate differently from other cookies because all information is stored in a single cookie. You may control the amount of information stored in such cookies, but not the type of information stored. You may also control which websites are allowed to store information through the Website Storage Settings panel on Adobe’s website.

How Can I Manage or Stop the Use of Cookies?

Many users consider the use of data to be intrusive, particularly where such data are used by third parties.

For example, you may object to the use of data derived from your browsing history on a website for the purposes of an advertising campaign.

To prevent the use of cookies while browsing, you may take the measures described below, while recognising that doing so may affect the operation of the Website.

You may delete cookies that have already been created from your hard drive.

You may also change the preferences or settings of your web browser. In some cases, you may accept cookies from specified websites while blocking third-party cookies. In other cases, you may block cookies from specified advertisers.

You should be aware that deleting or blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of the website you are visiting.

For further information about cookies, you may visit www.allaboutcookies.org or consult the help menu of your browser.

Should you experience difficulty deleting or blocking cookies through your browser, please contact the browser provider.

The following links provide information on how to prevent the use of or delete cookies from your browser:

  • Firefox 2.0+ / 3.0+ / 4.0+ / 8.0+
  • Internet Explorer 9.0+
  • Internet Explorer 11.0+
  • Google Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera

Deleting Performance Analytics Cookies

To delete this type of cookie, please use the Google Analytics opt-out tool:

Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

INTELLECTUAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS – TRADEMARKS

Except for expressly stated exceptions relating to the intellectual property rights of third parties, partners and other entities, all Website content, including videos, images, graphics, photographs, designs, text, services and all files generally contained on the Website, constitutes intellectual property, registered trademarks, designs, distinctive features and service marks belonging to the Website and is protected by the relevant provisions of Greek law, European law and international conventions and treaties.

Accordingly, no such material may, in whole or in part, be sold, copied, modified, reproduced, republished, uploaded, transmitted or distributed in any manner whatsoever.

Products or services referred to on the Website that bear the trademarks of the corresponding organisations, companies, partners, entities, associations or publications remain the intellectual and industrial property of their respective owners, who bear responsibility in relation thereto.

Users understand and accept that they are not granted any right to reproduce, copy, sell, resell and/or commercially exploit, in any manner whatsoever, all or part of the Website’s content.

Any user who does so accepts sole responsibility for compensating the parties referred to above.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Given the nature and scale of the internet, the Website shall under no circumstances, including in cases of negligence, be liable for any form of loss or damage suffered by visitors/users as a result of their use, on their own initiative, of its pages, services, options or content.

The Website’s content is provided strictly on an “as is” basis without any express or implied warranty of any kind.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Website disclaims all express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

The Website does not guarantee that its pages, services, options and content will be provided without interruption or error or that any defects will be corrected.

It also does not guarantee that the Website, any related website or the servers through which they are made available to users or members are free from viruses or other harmful components.

The Website gives no guarantee as to the accuracy, completeness or availability of its content, pages, services, options or results.

The cost of any necessary corrections or servicing shall be borne by the visitor/user and under no circumstances by the Website or the company that manages or commercially operates it.

The Website is a news and entertainment website whose purpose is to provide visitors with reliable and timely information.

News and information published daily are based on journalistic reporting conducted by the Website’s editors and associates.

The Website, its management and its editors shall not be liable for posts made by named associates whose columns are hosted on the Website as part of a cooperation arrangement.

DISCLAIMER REGARDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE

The content and information contained on the Website are offered to visitors/users and the wider internet community and shall not be regarded as authoritative information and/or advice, nor shall they be construed as encouraging or discouraging any specific action.

The Website collects, processes and distributes its content but does not guarantee its accuracy, completeness, adequacy, general suitability or freedom from errors, particularly given its substantial volume and the involvement of third parties, whether natural or legal persons, in its original production and collection.

Visitors/users who use the Website’s services on their own initiative are therefore responsible for independently verifying the information provided.

Some information available on the Website is supplied by third parties. The Website is unable to verify such information and gives no guarantee as to its accuracy.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES

The Website or its associated applications may contain hyperlinks to, and information relating to, third-party websites or associated applications.

The Website does not control and accepts no responsibility for the availability, content, privacy and personal data protection policies, quality or completeness of services provided by other websites or pages to which it refers through links, hyperlinks or advertising banners.

The Website shall not be deemed to endorse or accept the content or services of such websites and pages or to be otherwise associated with them.

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

The Website may provide visitors/users with the option of purchasing services and/or products through electronic commerce applications, subject to the specific terms established for that purpose and while taking appropriate measures to protect the personal data submitted for the use of such services.

The Website shall not be responsible for the quality of goods acquired through electronic commerce applications. Any transaction shall bind exclusively the visitor/user and the company supplying the goods or services.

Consequently, the Website shall under no circumstances become involved in any legal dispute arising from such a transaction.

Users, acting as prudent consumers, are responsible for checking the products and services supplied to them, at their sole responsibility and not that of the Website.

Where electronic commerce transactions are carried out between users/members and the Website, the Website is required to comply with Decision Z1-496/2000 concerning distance selling and with the provisions of Law 2251/1994 on Consumer Protection.

The Website is therefore required to inform prospective customers about:

a) the essential characteristics of the goods and/or services offered;

b) the price;

c) the quantity and delivery costs;

d) value added tax, where not included in the price;

e) the method of payment;

f) the method of delivery and performance;

g) the period for which the offer or price remains valid; and

h) the right of withdrawal.

With your consent, the Website may use and process information collected during user transactions for the purpose of recording the customer’s purchasing interests and making new offers.

Users/members of such services may request that they no longer receive such offers by withdrawing their consent at any time.

CREDIT CARD INFORMATION

Purchases made through the Website are processed by a third-party provider, a banking institution or a payment service provider lawfully licensed by the Bank of Greece.

The payment process is carried out in accordance with the terms of the relevant service provider, to whose website the user is securely redirected.

The credit card used by a visitor/user to pay for Website services or subscriptions is charged only once and solely for the relevant transaction, unless the visitor/user has selected automatic charging of the credit card whenever the subscription or service is renewed.

The Website shall not be liable for the terms governing the processing of such transactions or for the personal data terms adopted by the providers with which it cooperates to complete commercial transactions.

PERSONAL SERVICES, PAGES AND CONTENT

Users understand and accept that the Website may adopt new terms governing the use of its services, including time limits relating to the period for which emails, forum messages, user pages and/or any other content uploaded or published by a user/member are retained through the Website’s services.

Users/members understand and accept that the Website reserves the right to deactivate email accounts at any time and without incurring liability.

In such an event, users will be notified so that they may retrieve their stored data within a specified period.

Such notice will be provided both by email and by publication on the Website.

Where users fail to exercise this right, the relevant data will be securely and permanently deleted.

COLLECTION AND USE OF DATA

The Website collects personal data:

a) when a visitor/user registers for its services;

b) when a visitor/user uses its products and/or services;

c) when a visitor/user visits its pages and/or participates in its promotional or advertising programs; and

d) when a visitor/user participates in competitions.

The personal data that may be required for the use of the above services include:

  • First name
  • Surname
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Address
  • Postal code
  • City
  • Country
  • Occupation
  • Age

The following categories of personal data may be collected, stored and used:

a) Information relating to the user’s computer, visits and activity on the Website or associated applications, including the user’s IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, duration of visit, pages viewed and navigation paths through the Website or associated applications.

b) Information provided by the user when registering on the Website or associated applications, including the user’s email address.

c) Information provided by the user when completing a profile on the Website or associated applications, including the user’s name, profile photographs, gender, date of birth, marital status, interests, activities, educational background and employment history.

d) Information provided to the Website for the purpose of subscribing to Website updates and email newsletters, including the user’s name and email address.

e) Information provided to the Website through the use of services available on the Website or associated applications, including the time, frequency and manner in which the services are used.

f) Information relating to purchases of products and/or services or other transactions conducted through the Website or associated applications, including the user’s name, address, telephone number, email address and credit card details.

g) Information published or uploaded by the user on the Website or associated applications for publication on the internet, including the username selected by the user, profile photographs and the content of posts.

h) Information contained in or relating to any communication sent to the Website or transmitted through the Website or associated applications, including the content of the communication and the metadata associated with it.

i) Any other personal information that users choose to send to the Website.

j) Details relating to any other information collected.

Before disclosing the personal data of a third party to the Website, users must first obtain that person’s consent both to the disclosure and to the processing of their personal data in accordance with this Policy.

Personal data supplied through the Website or associated applications shall be used for the purposes stated in this Policy or on the relevant pages of the Website or associated applications.

The Website may use users’ personal data for the following purposes:

a) Administering the Website, associated applications and related activities.

b) Personalising the Website and associated applications for the user.

c) Enabling the user to use the services made available through the Website or associated applications.

d) Delivering products purchased through the Website or associated applications to the user.

e) Sending statements, invoices and payment reminders and collecting payments from the user.

f) Sending non-promotional commercial communications to the user.

g) Sending notices specifically requested by the user.

h) Sending newsletters by email where the user has opted to receive them. Users may notify the Website at any time that they no longer wish to subscribe to the newsletter.

i) Informing users about promotional activities related to the Website’s activities, or the activities of carefully selected third parties, that may be of interest to them, by post or, where the user has consented, by email or similar technology. Users may notify the Website at any time that they no longer wish to receive promotional communications.

j) Providing third parties with statistical information regarding users, provided that recipients cannot identify any individual user from such information.

k) Managing enquiries and complaints submitted by or relating to users of the Website or associated applications.

l) Keeping the Website and associated applications secure and preventing fraud.

m) Verifying compliance with the terms and conditions governing the use of the Website or associated applications, including monitoring private messages sent through the Website or the private messaging service of associated applications.

Where users submit personal data for publication on the Website or associated applications, the relevant information will be published and used in accordance with the licence granted by the user.

Privacy settings may be used to restrict the publication of user information on the Website or associated applications and may be adjusted through the privacy settings available on the Website or associated applications.

Without the user’s prior express consent, the Website shall not disclose their personal data to any third party for the direct marketing purposes of the Website itself or any other third party.

The Website shall disclose to its payment service provider only the information necessary to process payments made by the user through the Website or associated applications, issue refunds and manage complaints and enquiries relating to such payments and refunds.

CORRECTION AND/OR DELETION OF PERSONAL DATA

The Website gives users the right to delete, correct and/or update their personal data and/or deactivate their registration at any time by sending an appropriate email request to the Website.

TRANSFER AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL DATA

The Website undertakes not to sell, rent, publish or otherwise disclose the personal data of its visitors, users or members to any third party.

The Website may transfer the personal data of visitors, users or members to third-party legal or natural persons only where:

  • The visitors/users have given their prior express consent to the transfer of their personal data.
  • The transfer of personal data to legal or natural persons cooperating with the Website is necessary to fulfil users’ requests and/or orders.

Legal and natural persons cooperating with the Website are entitled to process the personal data submitted to the Website by its users or members solely to the extent necessary for the purposes of such cooperation.