Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

This website, “constructivejournalism.institute”, is the property of the Hellenic Institute of Constructive Journalism, a non-profit civil society organisation based in Athens, 16 Tzaferi Street, 11854 (hereinafter referred to as “EIEJ”) and is protected by the provisions of Law 2121/93 on intellectual property, as applicable.

Firstly, we would like to thank you for your interest in the EIE website and assure you that we take the need to protect your personal data very seriously and, for this reason, we process it in accordance with the principles of lawfulness, transparency, accuracy, availability, and integrity, taking the appropriate technical and organizational measures and always in accordance with applicable national and European legislation, in particular General Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).

The purpose of this document is to set out the terms and conditions governing the use (hereinafter “Terms of Use”) of the website that EIE has created in order to communicate with its supporters or members, as well as with visitors to its website who wish to be informed about its work and activities.

Visitors/users of the Website (hereinafter “Users”) must read these Terms of Use carefully before using it.

Users of the Website must comply with the rules and provisions of Greek, European, and international law and refrain from any illegal or abusive behavior when using the Website and in relation to it.

The EIE strives by all means to provide the best possible service to the users of its Website, making every effort to ensure that the information and all content on its Website are accurate, correct, clear, adequacy, and availability.

Minors who are users of the Website are only allowed to access the services of the Website with the consent of their parents or guardians.

For each subscription to the newsletter, as well as to the programs of the EIE, and for any form of contribution, donation, or sponsorship through the Institute’s website, the collection of users’ personal data and the issuance of the corresponding legal document are required.

If a user wishes to correct, modify, or delete information about themselves from the EIE website, the Institute will act to make the change immediately.

The EID is committed to ensuring, as far as possible, the security, confidentiality, and integrity of the data it collects about users of its website. In particular, EIE has adopted procedures that protect personal data. These procedures protect user data from any unauthorised access or disclosure, loss or misuse, and alteration or destruction. They also help to ensure that this information is accurate and used correctly.

Use of the Website constitutes automatic and explicit acceptance of this privacy statement, as well as the aforementioned Terms of Use of the Website.

Privacy

We collect personal data (such as name, date of birth, professional status, level of education, address, telephone number, email address, credit card/account number, tax identification number) and only what is necessary in each case.

Under no circumstances do we sell your personal data or share it with third parties for advertising/promotional purposes. Only authorized employees/associates of the Institute have access to it within the scope of their duties.

Our communication includes regular updates on the activities of our Institute and/or any programs in which you participate. If you no longer wish to receive informational material in the future, please contact us.

The length of time we keep your personal data depends on why we collected it. You have the right to ask us for a copy of the data we have on you.

Informative emails (Newsletters)

1. The EIE regularly sends out informative emails.
2. EID is not responsible if newsletters are not delivered to their destination, although it makes every effort with ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to ensure delivery.
3. Newsletters may end up in your spam folder, so please check regularly to make sure they are not stored there.
4. If you no longer wish to receive newsletters or wish to unsubscribe from the EIE’s mailing list, you can notify us using the contact form on the website.
5. The framework uses a third-party company to track newsletter recipients. It does not disclose information about your name, surname, or home address to third parties.
6. You will receive updates from EIE for as long as you wish.

Use of Cookies

The IED may use cookies for the purpose of conducting or facilitating communication between the Institute and the user via the electronic communications network. These cookies, if you have chosen to accept them, based on the relevant settings on your computer, are small text files that are stored locally in the temporary memory of the web browser of the person visiting the page. Cookies enable the identification of the web browser, without however obtaining knowledge of any document or file from your computer.

From this data, usage profiles are created under a pseudonym. Cookies or pixel tags may be used. This data is collected anonymously for marketing and optimization purposes. All visitor data is stored using an anonymous user ID and can be aggregated into a usage profile. Cookies may be used to collect and store this data, but the data remains strictly anonymous. The data will not be used to personally identify a visitor and will not be aggregated with personal data. The collection and storage of data can be rejected at any time for future services.

Pixel tags, web beacons, GIFs, or similar tools (all hereinafter referred to as “pixel tags”) are used to measure the volume of use of a website and to statistically increase response rates. Pixel tags allow us to count users who visit specific subpages of a website and to perform our services with trademarks and help us calculate and optimize the performance of our websites.

The data collected with etracker technologies is not used to personally identify visitors to the website and is not merged with personal data about the bearer of the pseudonym without the express and explicit consent of the person concerned. The collection and storage of data can be effectively objected to at any time with future effect.

You can configure the browser of your computer in such a way that it either warns you about the use of cookies in specific areas of this website or does not allow the use of cookies under any circumstances.

Applicable Law and Other Terms

The above terms and conditions of use of the website, as well as any amendments thereto, are governed and supplemented by Greek law, European Union law, and relevant international treaties. Any provision of the above terms that is contrary to the law shall automatically cease to apply and shall be removed from this document, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms. This document constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and the visitors/users of its pages and services and is binding only on them.