Privacy Notice for Newsletters
Introduction
Affidea is committed to respecting your rights under data protection law. Keeping your personal data secure is of paramount importance to us. Please take a moment to read this notice in order to understand why and how we process your personal data.
In our detailed Privacy Policy (available at our reception desk and on our website), you can find information on the following:
(a) the identity and contact details of the data controller,
(b) the contact details of the Data Protection Officer,
(c) the purpose and legal basis for processing,
(d) the sources of your personal data,
(e) the recipients of your personal data,
(f) the data retention period,
(g) your rights under the GDPR,
(h) any international data transfers.
By registering your email address, you consent to receiving a Newsletter for the commercial promotion of Affidea Greece’s products and/or services. Your email address will be used by Affidea and disclosed only to its designated partner (data processor) for the purpose of sending the Newsletter.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the Newsletter.
Your email address will be retained in our database for the purpose of sending Newsletters until you withdraw your consent.
You have the right to exercise your legal rights regarding your personal data, including the rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction, and data portability.
Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
The purpose of processing your personal data is to provide you with information about our activities and to notify you of upcoming events. The legal basis we rely on to process your personal data is either your consent or our legitimate interests.
What Data Do We Use?
To send you our newsletter(s), we require your email address and – for certain newsletters – your name.
How Do We Collect Your Data?
We collect your data either when you subscribe to our newsletter(s) or when you provide your contact details to a member of our staff or a representative of our Company during the course of our activities – for example, at an event organized by Affidea.
How Do We Use Your Personal Data?
We use your personal data to send you newsletters.
We also collect statistical information on how many emails are opened and read by recipients, using standard industry technologies, in order to help us monitor and improve the performance of our electronic newsletters.
How Long Do We Keep Your Personal Data?
We retain your data for the purpose of sending newsletters for as long as you have not withdrawn your consent or objected to the processing of your personal data for this purpose.
What Are Your Rights?
If the newsletters are sent based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent.
If the newsletters are sent based on our legitimate interests, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data for this purpose at any time.
To withdraw your consent or to object to the processing (depending on the type of newsletter), you can either follow the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter or send us an email at:
Do We Use Data Processors?
As a rule, we use Mailchimp to send our newsletters. You can find the provider’s privacy policy here and here.
The personal data of our newsletter subscribers is not shared between different processors.
How Can You Make a Complaint?
If you have any complaints or concerns about how we process your personal data, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at:
dpo.gr@affidea.com
