This Privacy Statement applies to personal information collected by the website www.greca-house.com from Greca House Agency in connection with the services it offers. This includes information collected online through our websites, and applications. This Privacy Statement also applies to targeted content, for our office services, which we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) may send to you on third-party websites, platforms and applications (“Third-Party Sites”) derived from your information through your use of the website (“as defined below”). These third-party websites may have their own privacy policies as well as terms and conditions. We encourage you to read them before using them. This Privacy Statement is hereby incorporated into and forms part of the terms and conditions of use of the applicable website www.grecahouse.com. For any information regarding the company’s data protection officer, see the section Your privacy rights and who to contact below .
Your consent
By using our website, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by our real estate agency in accordance with what is set out in this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information in this way, please do not use the website or otherwise provide our real estate agency with your personal information. Our real estate agency will collect, use or disclose your personal information only where it is lawful and fair to do so. Usually, we request your consent explicitly, but in some cases, your consent will be deemed to be granted based on your actions and conduct. You may be asked to provide additional consent if we need to use your personal information for purposes not covered by this statement. You are not required to provide such consent, but if you do provide it, your access to certain actions may be limited. If you provide additional consent, the terms of such consent will prevail in the event of a conflict with the terms of this Privacy Statement. Please note, however, that we may process your personal information without your consent if there is a legitimate reason for doing so, provided that such use does not adversely affect your rights, freedoms and interests. Any such use will be in accordance with our real estate agency’s Privacy Principles as set out above.
Children
The website www.grecahouse.com is designed and intended for use by adults. When a website is intended for use by a younger audience, consent from a parent or guardian is sought before we collect personal information, whenever we believe it is appropriate to do so or where required by applicable laws and regulations. If we are found to have collected information from a minor without the consent of their parent or guardian, we will delete the information as soon as possible.
What kind of information do we collect?
For the purposes of this Privacy Statement, “personal information” is any information or piece of information that can be used to identify you. This typically includes information such as your name, address, profile picture, email address, telephone number, but may also include other information such as your IP address, purchasing habits, information about your lifestyle and preferences, such as your hobbies and interests. We may collect your personal information from a variety of sources, including:
Information provided to us directly
We may collect information from you directly when you provide us with personal information, such as when you register, sign up to receive information, use applications, purchase a product or service from us, complete a survey, or make a comment or inquiry. The types of information we may collect directly from you include:
- name
- address
- email address
- the username
- the phone number
- age
- date of birth
- sex
- user-related content, posts and any other content you submit to the website www.grecahouse.com
- any other personal information you voluntarily provide to us
Information collected automatically when you use our website
We use cookies and other tools (such as web analytics tools) to automatically collect information about you when you use the website www.grecahouse.com, in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement and applicable laws and regulations. The types of information collected automatically may include:
- information about the type of browser you are using
- details about the websites you have viewed
- your IP address
- hyperlinks you have clicked on
- your username, profile picture, gender, networks and any other information you choose to share when using Third Party websites (such as when you use the “Like” feature on Facebook or the +1 feature on Google+)
- websites you visited before arriving at www.grecahouse.com
Most Internet browsers are originally designed to accept cookies. You can change your settings to block cookies or to be notified when cookies are sent to your device. If you use different browsers, or use multiple devices, you may need to change the settings for each browser on each device. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect your browsing experience on www.grecahouse.com.
Information collected from other sources
We may obtain personal information about you from other lawful sources, including information from commercially available sources, such as public databases and third-party data and information aggregators. The types of personal information we may collect from these sources include:
- name
- street address
- age
- shopping habits
- preferences and information about your lifestyle, such as your hobbies and interests
- publicly available information, such as content originating from the user himself, personal blog and posts, if permitted by law
Online advertising
We may share information derived from your use of the website with trusted third parties (e.g., companies that provide a brokerage program, advertising companies, advertising networks, data exchanges, etc.). These third parties may set and access their own cookies, and other similar tracking technologies on your device, in order to provide you with customized content and advertisements when you visit www.grecahouse.com. In some countries, we have adopted the use of recognizable symbols (e.g., the AdChoices icon), which may appear with targeted advertisements that we (or a service provider acting on our behalf) send you based on information from your use of the website. You can click on these icons to receive more information about the collection and use of your information or to opt-out of such collection in the future. Please note that even if you opt out, you may still receive updates or advertisements from us that are not tailored to you through information from your Site Usage. Depending on your location, there may be other solutions to help you control your online preferences (such as whether third parties can collect and use your personal information for targeted advertising purposes).
How we use your personal information
We may use your personal information to:
- improving our services and your experience on the website www.grecahouse.com
- to evaluate the use of the website www.grecahouse.com, and our services
- to analyze the effectiveness of our advertisements, competitions and offers
- to personalize your experience on our website, as well as to evaluate (anonymously and in aggregate) statistics regarding activity on the website, such as what time you visited it, whether you have visited it in the past and through which website you were led to it.
- to make the website www.grecahouse.com easier to use and better adapt it to your interests and choices
- to speed up your future activities and experience on the website www.grecahouse.com. For example, a website may recognize that you have provided your personal information and will not request the same information a second time
- to collect information about the device you use to view the www.grecahouse.com website, such as your IP address or the type of Internet browser or operating system you use, and link this to your personal information, so as to ensure that the www.grecahouse.com website provides the best online experience for you.
- to contact you about products and services that may be of interest to you, provided that you have given your consent for us to do so or you have previously requested a product or service from us and the communication is relevant or related to that prior request and is made within the statutory deadlines.
- to recommend products or services (including those of third parties) that we believe may be of interest to you
- to offer you the opportunity to participate in competitions or promotions. You may opt out of receiving such communication from us at any time. Any direct marketing communication we send you will provide the information and means necessary to opt out
- to provide you with products or services you have requested from us
- competitions or promotions in which you have participated
- to send you the information, products or samples you have requested
- to respond to your questions or comments
In order to protect your information from accidental or malicious destruction, when we delete information from our services, we will not immediately delete residual copies from our servers or immediately remove data from our systems’ backups.
Mobile messaging service
We may make available a service through which you may receive text or other types of messages from us, such as SMS (short message service), MMS (multimedia messaging service), or EMS (enhanced messaging service) on your wireless or mobile device (“Mobile Messaging Service”). If you subscribe to one of our Mobile Messaging Services, you will be deemed to agree to receive such messages from us at the address or mobile phone number you have provided for such purpose (unless and until you have chosen to opt out of receiving such messages by following the instructions set out in the section below on your privacy rights and who to contact).
You acknowledge and agree that the Mobile Messaging Service is provided via wireless systems that use appropriate means to transmit communications over complex networks. We do not guarantee that your use of the Mobile Messaging Service will be private or secure, and we have no liability to you for any lack of privacy and security that you may experience. You are solely responsible for taking security measures appropriate to your circumstances and your intended use of the Mobile Messaging Service. We may also access the contents of your wireless and/or mobile phone account with your carrier for the purpose of identifying and resolving technical problems and/or complaints related to the service.
Who do we share your personal information with?
Our real estate agency may share your personal information with trusted third parties based in Greece so that they can process the data on our behalf. Where we share your personal information with another company with trusted third parties, we will make every effort to ensure that we keep your information secure, take all reasonable steps to protect it from misuse and only use it in a manner consistent with our instructions, this Privacy Statement and applicable data protection laws and regulations. We may also share your personal information with companies, organisations or individuals outside our agency if we believe that disclosure of the information is necessary for legitimate reasons. If you have any questions, comments or concerns about how we handle your personal information, please see the section “Your privacy rights and who to contact” below. Our real estate agency does not sell your personal information.
The transfer of your personal information
We may transfer your personal information to servers or trusted third parties so that they can process your personal information on our behalf. By using the website www.grecahouse.com and providing your personal information, you agree to us doing so in accordance with the terms of this Privacy Statement and applicable data protection laws and regulations. You should be aware that your personal information may be accessed by judicial authorities, law enforcement authorities and national security authorities, in accordance with applicable law. If we are subject to such a process, we commit that anyone processing your personal data must implement measures to protect them and is only permitted to process them in accordance with the instructions of our office.
Protecting your personal information
We take all reasonable steps to keep your personal information secure and require third parties who handle or process your personal information to do the same. Access to your personal information is limited to prevent unauthorized access, modification or misuse and is only permitted among our employees and partners on a need-to-know basis.
Your privacy rights and who to contact
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about how we handle your personal information, then you can contact us .
You have the right to tell us if:
- You do not wish to be contacted by us in the future.
- you would like a copy of the personal information we hold about you
- you wish to correct, update or delete your personal information in our file
- you wish to report any misuse of your personal information
To assist us in fulfilling your requests, please provide your name and contact information.
Changes to the privacy statement
We may change this Privacy Statement from time to time by posting the updated version on the website www.grecahouse.com. We will provide you with reasonable notice of any material changes. We encourage you to visit it frequently to stay informed about how we use your personal information.