COOKIES POLICY
Purpose
The main purpose of this Policy is to provide you with directions with respect to the use of cookies by the Website www.walkingpad.gr.
Definition of Cookies and Purposes of Use
Cookies are files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to any internet enabled device – such as your computer, smartphone or tablet – when you visit a website. Their purpose is to capture important information related to users’ internet activity, such as the name of the websites visited by the user, as well as the devices used therefore. Cookies also enable websites store their visitors’ preferences (e.g. Log-in information, language, size of letters, preferred icons etc.), in order to offer them an improved online experience next time they visit the website www.walkingpad.gr.
Third-party cookies enable access to a user’s visiting activity across all websites, so as to provide analytics information. Third-party cookies do not collect information that may personally identify you. Our website uses third party cookies solely for the purpose of analyzing the number of its hits and improving its performance.
Each browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari etc.) may place its own cookies. The duration of cookies depends on the type of browser used, its settings and browsing features (e.g. normal or incognito mode). However, online human behavior does not follow any pattern, since users may use various devices to access the web, browsers may be set so as to reject cookies and the user may delete cookies at the end of each browsing activity. According to the provisions of article 5.4. of Law 3471/2006, as currently amended by the Law 4070/2012, the use of cookies is allowed only following the user’s informed consent after clear and extensive information according to par. 1 of article 11 of law 2472/1997, as in force]. Thus, users must “opt-in” to the use of cookies, whereas “opt-out” consent(which is in force before the amendment of Directive 2002/58 / EC), namely the use of cookies without the user’s prior consent, provided the latter had been informed and had not opposed thereto, is no longer valid.
Except from cookies absolutely necessary for the Website’s functionality, which are allowed to be stored on the user’s devices, we need the user’s consent to place all other types of cookies. Each user/visitor/subscriber may change or revoke his/her consent to the use of cookies and change his/her cookie settings through the Cookie Notice available on our website.
Cookies types
The cookies used in our Website may be generally categorized as follows:
| Cookie type | Description |
| Necessary cookies | Necessary cookies are used to store information or to access information already stored in your device, in order to enable you to move around our Website and use our features. We do not use these cookies to collect personal information for marketing purposes, or to monitor your browsing activity. The use of necessary cookies is not optional, since these cookies are essential for the functionality of our website and the provision of our website services. |
| Analytics cookies | We use third-party cookies for analysis (www.google-analytics.com, www.stats.g.doubleclick.net) in order to monitor the number of visits and improve the website’s features, whereas we have adopted all appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data (such as anonymization of IP addresses). These cookies collect information about how you use our website, for instance, which pages you go to most often, the website you visited before, the type of browser used etc. Performance cookies collect aggregated, anonymous information, through which we cannot identify the visitors of the Website. |
Cookies deactivation
Should you wish to deactivate cookies, please note that some features of our website may not function properly. Directions on how to control and deactivate cookies via your browser settings are available at the following links:
To find out more about cookies visit: http://www.aboutcookies.org
Contact
If you have any questions concerning this Privacy Policy and/or out data protection practices in general, please address those to our management at: www.walkingpad.gr
Changes in the Present Policy
The Company reserves the right to freely modify the present Policy, in accordance with the provisions of data privacy laws anytime in force. The Visitors of our Website must frequently read the present Policy, so as to be informed of any change, whereas we shall provide all necessary notices to our users, in order to comply with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 679/2016 and all applicable data privacy laws.