The use of this Website of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, including web crawling, caching services, and any other services provided by the Website, requires unconditional acceptance of the terms of use described herein and constitutes implied acceptance thereof.

Definitions

Administrator means the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.

Content means the totality of data, software, databases, metadata, texts, images, videos, audio files, three-dimensional representations, and any other intellectual work that may be subject to intellectual property rights under Law 2121/1993, as in force, regardless of whether the protection period has expired or the use falls within the exceptions to intellectual property rights.

Use means any use and consumption of the Website's services in any manner.

User means anyone who uses the Website.

Service means, for the purposes hereof, the digital technology-based performance of functions that serve the needs of the user.

Registered users means users who register for the services provided by the Administrator and give their consent for the processing of their personal data.

Use

The use of the Website must be exclusively for lawful purposes, in accordance with the terms hereof and in a manner that does not restrict or impede use by third parties. The user of the Website must not engage in acts or omissions that may cause malfunction and adversely affect or endanger the provision of services to users.

Intellectual Property Rights

All content of the Website (including graphical interfaces, website text, trademarks, or other works) in respect of which the Administrator has the necessary intellectual property rights or licenses – unless otherwise expressly stated, especially when it concerns content in which third-party rights exist – is made available to users through the Website's services exclusively under the terms of the Fair Use license. Although this is the most restrictive license, it allows each creator or the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki to choose to provide additional licenses where desirable.

Computer programs used for the development and operation of the Website may be Free Software/Open Source Software and may be distributed under licenses consistent with the definitions of the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative regarding open and free licenses.

The specific license under which content and software are available is determined as metadata provided together with the content or software.

Any other work protected by intellectual property law and made available under licenses different from the above must be expressly and specifically identified as such.

Personal Data

The Administrator may collect and process users' personal data in order to provide the Website's services to users.

In any case, any processing is:

• In compliance with the law.
• Carried out for specified purposes and for a period communicated to the data subject before processing.
• Subject to the consent of the data subject or carried out for other legitimate purposes provided by law.

The Administrator may use personal data for informational purposes or to send electronic or postal correspondence, announcements, and news to registered users/visitors.

The Administrator does not transfer or disclose users'/visitors' personal data to third parties, unless the law provides otherwise or it constitutes a contractual obligation or is necessary for the proper operation of the Website and the performance of its functions.

The Administrator may process part or all of the data submitted by users for statistical purposes and improvement of the services provided. Users may contact the Website administrator to verify the existence of their personal file and its correction, modification, or deletion.

Cookies

When using the Website, personal and non-personal identification data of users may be collected using technologies such as cookies and/or protocol address tracking and other similar technologies. Cookies are small text files stored on each user's hard drive and do not access any document or file from the user's computer, nor do they lead to identification of the computer with any person. They are used to facilitate user access to specific services and/or pages of the Website for statistical purposes and to determine which areas are useful or popular.

Non-personal data may also include the type of web browser used by the user, the type of computer, its operating system, the internet service provider (ISP), and similar information. The collection of all data falling within the category of personal data is carried out in accordance with the applicable legal framework (in particular Regulation 2016/679 and Law 4624/2019) for the protection of personal data.

Intellectual Property Take-Down Procedure

If a copyright holder identifies illegally published material on the Administrator's Portal that a) is not covered by any limitation or exception under Greek intellectual property law and b) for the use of which the relevant license has not been granted, the said copyright holder is requested to contact the Administrator in writing by email at josephdigitaljc@gmail.com stating the following:

• Their contact details.
• Full bibliographic data or, if unavailable, reference data of the material.
• The URL where the material was found (e.g. the record URL).
• Evidence confirming they are the rights holder and/or a responsible statement declaring under their sole responsibility and knowing the penalties under Art. 22(6) of Law 1599/1986 that they are the intellectual property rights holder or their lawful representative.

Upon receipt of the complaint, the notice and take-down procedure for illegally published content begins as follows:

• The Administrator confirms receipt of the complaint by email or post and makes an initial assessment of its validity and reliability.
• Upon receipt of a valid complaint, the material is temporarily withdrawn from the Administrator's Portal until an amicable solution is found.
• The complainant and the Administrator or any other natural/legal person who deposited the material must resolve the complaint by mutual agreement within a short period, adopting one of the following solutions: a) republication in the same form, b) republication with changes, c) permanent removal.
• For as long as the Administrator and complainant cannot reach a mutually acceptable solution, the material remains unavailable through the catalogue until agreement is reached.

Disclaimer

The Administrator provides the content (e.g. information, names, photographs, depictions, data, etc.) and services made available through the Website 'AS IS'. In no case shall the Administrator be liable for any legal, civil, or criminal claims or any damage (positive, special, or consequential) to the user of this Website.

Third-Party Links

The Portal may contain links to third-party websites for the sole purpose of informing the user. Linking to third-party websites does not constitute adoption of their views and actions or acceptance of the content they express, publish, or post. Third parties – the legally responsible operators of the websites – bear exclusive responsibility for the content of their websites or any damage that may arise from their use.

Liability

The Administrator makes every effort to ensure the proper operation of its network, although it does not guarantee that its server operations will be uninterrupted or free of errors, viruses, malware, or similar elements.

The Administrator shall not be liable under any circumstances for any form of damage suffered by the user of the websites, services, options, and content of the Website. Nor does it guarantee that servers through which services are made available do not contain viruses or other malware.

Governing Law

The terms and conditions of use of this Website and any modification or change thereto are governed and supplemented by Greek and EU law and the relevant international treaties. Greek courts are designated as the courts for resolving any disputes arising therefrom.

The terms and conditions of use of this Website constitute the entire agreement between the Administrator and the user/visitor of its websites and services and bind only them. No modification of these terms of use shall be taken into account or form part of this agreement unless expressed in writing and incorporated into these terms of use.

The Administrator unilaterally reserves the right to modify, add, or change the content or services of the Website, as well as these terms of use, whenever it deems necessary.

Privacy Policy of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki

The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki takes all appropriate measures to protect the personal data of visitors to its website.

To this end, it follows this Privacy Policy, which recognises the right to protection of personal data and ensures the application of the applicable legal framework (in particular Regulation 2016/679 and Law 4624/2019).

In brief, you should know that your personal data are collected and retained by the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki for the strictly necessary period and for specified, explicit, and lawful purposes. They are processed lawfully and fairly in a transparent manner, always in accordance with the applicable legal framework and in a way that guarantees their appropriate security.

Data Controller

The data controller for the personal data necessary for the operation of this website is: josephdigitaljc@gmail.com

The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki may modify this policy for better protection of personal data, announcing any such modification through its website.

By navigating and using the website of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, visitors and users acknowledge that they have read, understood, and unreservedly accepted this Privacy Policy.

What is personal data

It is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person ('data subject'), such as name, email address, tax identification number, etc. An identifiable person is one whose identity can be determined, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier.

What is processing of personal data

Processing of personal data is any operation or set of operations performed with or without automated means on personal data, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, transmission, dissemination, correlation, combination, restriction, erasure, and destruction.

What personal data we collect and for what purpose

We collect your personal data only when you wish to communicate by phone, fax, or email with the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, and for the purpose of serving the purpose of your communication, personal data are provided and retained for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose of your communication.

Also, when you visit and navigate our website, your protocol address is automatically recorded; however, this does not reveal identifiable elements of the user's physical identity but is used exclusively for statistical purposes regarding visits to our web presence. In addition, cookies are collected, to the processing of which you have consented upon entry. For more information, see our cookie policy below.

Our website may include hyperlinks that redirect to third-party websites. These websites are not under the control of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki, and we cannot ensure that their privacy policies align with ours.

Lawful basis for processing

The lawful basis for processing personal data is consent upon visiting our website. The Jewish Community of Thessaloniki collects and processes the personal data of visitors and users exclusively within the framework of fulfilling its purposes and functions.

Recipients of data

The personal data of visitors and users of our website are not transmitted to third-party recipients. They are processed only by authorised staff of the Jewish Community of Thessaloniki.

Data retention period

Your personal data are collected and retained for the strictly necessary period and in accordance with your consent, and are then deleted.

Data security

To protect the personal data of visitors and users of our website, we use data security measures to prevent the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorised access, and disclosure of your personal information.

Your rights

• Right of access – to be informed whether your personal data are being processed
• Right to rectification – to request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure – to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability – to receive your data in a structured format
• Right to object to the processing of your personal data

For information and to exercise your rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at josephdigitaljc@gmail.com

Right to lodge a complaint

Under Regulation 2016/679, you have the right, if you consider that your rights regarding the protection of your personal data are violated, to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority, located in Athens (Kifisias 1-3, 115 23), telephone 2106475600, fax 2106475628, or email complaints@dpa.gr.