This personal data processing/protection policy (hereinafter "Policy") provides information regarding the collection, storage, processing and use of your personal data.
The company with the name SECNEWS SINGLE-MEMBER PRIVATE CAPITAL COMPANY (hereinafter "SECNEWS" or "Company" or "we" or "us"), headquartered at 6 Gamveta Street, 10678 Athens Attica, tel. (800) 848 1150, e-mail mng@secnews.gr , acting as Data Controller, processes personal data (hereinafter Data or Personal Data or us).
- A few words about SECNEWS.
SECNEWS is the No. 1 online information hub for technology news, Security, Hacking, TV and generally for all developments in the field of security and IT.
2. What is personal data?
The term Personal Datarefers to information about natural persons, such as name, postal address, email address, contact telephone number, etc., which identifies or can identify you.
3. What is Personal Data Processing?
Any operation or set of operations which is performed on Personal Data or on sets of Personal Data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.
4. What Data does the Company collect from you and for what purpose?
SECNEWS ensures that only Data that is absolutely necessary and is used exclusively for the purposes for which it was collected.
For example, SECNEWS processes your Data, such as Identity Data (e.g. name, surname), Contact Data (e.g. phone number, email address) and Data collected through Cookies (e.g. IP).
It also processes Data collected through your profile, namely your username, public posts and communication via private chat with us on social media [Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Google], on which the Company has official accounts.
The above Data is collected by the Company for the purpose of:
- The answer to the questions you submit through the contact form.
- Sending newsletters.
- Your registration to participate in the Ethihak.
- Online employee training on cybersecurity issues through the Security Awared platform .
5. What is the legal basis for processing your Data by SECNEWS?
- The safeguarding of our legitimate interests,
- Compliance with our legal obligations (e.g. tax legislation, etc.),
Specifically for the processing of your social media profiles and activity, SECNEWS is considered a joint controller of your Data together with the respective social media platform.
The legal basis for the processing is your consent, which you provide by liking or following SECNEWS pages and you can withdraw it just as easily, in exactly the same way (unlike, unfollow). Your consent implies acceptance of SECNEWS 's Data Protection Policy, which is listed in a prominent and easily accessible place on its website. If you do not agree with SECNEWS 's policy , you must withdraw your consent in the appropriate way (unlike, unfollow).
SECNEWS is not responsible for the manner or means by which each of the above platforms processes your Data. Please check their policies from the corresponding links on the social media sites on which you maintain a profile .
is considered a joint controller of your Data together with the respective social networking platform.
The legal basis for the processing is your consent, which you provide by liking or following SECNEWS pages and you can withdraw it just as easily, in exactly the same way (unlike, unfollow). Your consent implies acceptance of SECNEWS 's Data Protection Policy, which is listed in a prominent and easily accessible place on its website. If you do not agree with SECNEWS 's policy , you must withdraw your consent in the appropriate way (unlike, unfollow).
SECNEWS is not responsible for the manner or means by which each of the above platforms processes your Data. Please check their policies from the corresponding links on the social media sites on which you maintain a profile .
6. Who are the recipients of your Data?
Access to your Data is limited to the Company's strictly necessary personnel, who are committed to maintaining confidentiality. Your Data may be disclosed to companies collaborating with us for technical support & software maintenance, website management, and accounting services.
7. How do we ensure that Processors & Sub-Processorsrespect your Data?
The Processors used by SECNEWS are committed to:
- to maintain confidentiality,
- not to send your Data to third parties without the Company's permission,
- to take appropriate safety measures,
- to comply with the legal framework for the protection of personal data and in particular Regulation 679/2016/EU (otherwise GDPR) and Law 4624/2019.
8. Does SECNEWS send your Data outside the EU?
SECNEWS does not transfer your Data outside the EU .
9. How long does SECNEWS keep your Data and when does it delete it?
SECNEWS retains your Data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose for which you communicated it to us .
10. Is your Data secure?
Recognizing the importance of the security of your Personal Data, SECNEWS has taken all appropriate organizational and technical measures which are constantly improved based on technological developments with the sole purpose of securing and protecting your Data from any form of accidental or unlawful processing.
11. What are your rights?
- Right of access to your personal data.
- Right to correct inaccurate Data about you.
- Right to erasure/right to be forgotten.
- Right to portability of your Data.
- Right to restriction of processing.
- Right to object/withdraw consent to the processing of your Data.
12. How can you exercise your rights?
To exercise your rights, you can submit a relevant request to us by sending a completed Rights Exercise Application, which you will find here, to the email address mng@secnews.gr.
13. When do we respond to your Request?
SECNEWS , it will inform you within the month if it needs to receive an extension of another (2) two months within which to respond.
If you do not receive a response within the specified deadline or the response you received was not satisfactory or your problem has not been resolved, you can contact the Personal Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr ).
14. Where can you contact for the progress of your Request?
For more information, you can call 2111984444 or send an email to: mng@secnews.gr
15. Do we use automated decision-making/including profiling when processing your Data?
SECNEWS of your Data.
16. What is the applicable law when we process your Data?
Applicable Law is Greek Law, as formulated in accordance with the General Regulation for the Protection of Personal Data 2016/679/EU and Law 4624/2019.
The competent courts for any disputes concerning your Personal Data are the Courts of Athens.
17. How will you be informed of any amendments to this Policy?
SECNEWS significant changes to the Policy or the way we use your Personal Data, it will publish on its website the update of this Policy before the changes take effect. SECNEWS encourages you to read this Policy periodically to be aware of how your Data is protected.