Privacy Policy
Effective: November 2, 2024
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.holisticliving.gr, and it is owned and operated by Holistic Living. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data
We collect and process personal data based on the following legal grounds, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
– Consent: For certain types of cookies and similar technologies, we seek your consent before collecting your data.
– Contractual Necessity: When you register as a member or interact with our services, we process your data to fulfil the contract between you and us.
– Legitimate Interest: We process personal data where it is necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our website, preventing spam, and ensuring security, provided that such interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (a “hash”) may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available [here](https://automattic.com/privacy/). After approval, your profile picture (if provided) will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
– Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to save your name, email address, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter details when leaving another comment. These cookies last one year.
– Login Cookies: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. Upon login, we set cookies to store login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last for two days, screen option cookies for one year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.
– Publishing Cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is stored in your browser, containing no personal data, but simply indicating the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Content on this site may include embedded material (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as though you visited that website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or embed third-party tracking, monitoring your interaction with their content. This includes tracking if you are logged into their website.
Data Sharing
We may share data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, providing our services, and fulfilling our obligations to you. These third parties are carefully selected and comply with GDPR standards. Examples of third-party services include payment processors, email marketing platforms, and spam detection services.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Data Retention
– Comments: Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
– Account Information: For users registered on our website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile. Registered users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for their username). Website administrators can also view and manage this information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold, including data you provided. You may also request that we delete any personal data we hold, except where data retention is required for administrative, legal, or security reasons.
Data Transfers
Visitor comments may be reviewed through an automated spam detection service, which may transfer data outside of the European Union in accordance with data protection regulations.
Contact Information
For questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or data handling practices, please contact us at admin@holisticliving.gr.
Updates to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements or our data practices.