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Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is issued in accordance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), as well as Law 125(I) of 2018. It also complies with any other applicable data protection laws in Cyprus.

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Any Reference to “us”, “we”, “Pelaghias, Christodoulou, Vrachas LLC” or “PCV LLC” is a reference to and to any member of Pelaghias, Christodoulou, Vrachas LLC and/or their subsidiaries and/or their affiliate companies and/or their associates as well as their directors, officers and employees. "You" or “Client” refers to any individual or entity engaging with us in any capacity.

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PCV LLC values your privacy and is dedicated to safeguarding your personal information. This privacy notice explains how we handle your personal data when you visit our website and outlines your privacy rights.

Data We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal data:

  • Identity Data: Name, title, and similar identifiers.

  • Contact Data: Email address, phone number, and physical address.

  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone settings, operating system, and platform.

  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, including browsing patterns, traffic data, location data, and other communication data.

  • Marketing and Communications Data: Your preferences in receiving marketing materials from us.

How We Collect Your Data

We collect data through the following methods:

  • Direct Interactions: You may provide personal data by filling out forms or contacting us directly via email or phone.

  • Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we automatically collect Technical and Usage Data through cookies and similar tracking technologies.

  • Third Parties or Public Sources: We may receive personal data from third-party analytics providers (i.e. Google Analytics).

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only process your personal data in accordance with applicable legal requirements. The below information outlines the various ways in which we may use your personal data, along with the legal bases for doing so. Where relevant, we have also indicated our legitimate interests, in certain cases, we may rely on more than one lawful basis depending on the specific purpose of the data processing. If you require further details regarding the legal basis for any specific processing activity, please contact us.

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The legal grounds for processing your data are as follows:

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Purpose/Activity: Administering and protecting our business and website (including troubleshooting, data analysis, system maintenance, support, reporting, and data hosting).

  • Type of Data: (a) Identity, (b) Contact, (c) Technical, (d) Messaging Content.

  • Lawful Basis for Processing: Necessary for our legitimate interests (to manage our business, provide administrative and IT services, ensure network security, and prevent fraud).

 

Purpose/Activity: Utilising data analytics to improve our website, products/services, marketing efforts, and user experience.

  • Type of Data: (a) Technical, (b) Usage.

  • Lawful Basis for Processing: Necessary for our legitimate interests (to understand visitor demographics, keep our website current and relevant, expand our business, and refine marketing strategies).

 

Purpose/Activity: Responding to inquiries, requests, and complaints submitted via our online contact form.

  • Type of Data: (a) Identity, (b) Contact, (c) Messaging Content.

  • Lawful Basis for Processing: Necessary for our legitimate interests (to address requests, inquiries, and complaints in a timely manner).

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your experience and analyse how visitors use the site. For more information on how we use cookies and how you can control them, please see our Cookie Policy in our Terms of Use.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your data in the following circumstances:

  • Service Providers: We may share data with third-party service providers who assist us in administration, analytics, and IT support.

  • Legal Compliance: We may share data if required by law or to respond to legal requests or protect our rights.

Data Sharing

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes for which we collected it, including any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements.  To determine the appropriate retention period, we consider the nature of the data, the purpose of its collection, and applicable legal requirements. We may retain your personal data for an extended period if a complaint arises or if we have a reasonable belief that legal proceedings may occur in relation to our relationship with you.

Data protection laws grant you specific rights regarding your personal data.

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Under certain circumstances you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: You may request access to your personal data and request a copy of it to verify lawful processing.

  • Rectification: You may request correction of any incomplete or inaccurate personal data subject to verification of the accuracy of the new data.

  • Erasure: You may request the deletion of your personal data, subject to legal obligations. This usually applies when there is no legitimate reason for us to continue processing it. This also applies if you have successfully objected to processing, if we have unlawfully processed your information, or if we are required to delete your data to comply with legal obligations. In some cases, we may be unable to fulfill your request due to specific legal requirements, which will be communicated to you at the time.

  • Objection: You may object to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.

  • Restriction: You may request the restriction of processing your personal data under certain circumstances, such as (i) verification of the accuracy of the data, (ii) unlawful use of data, (iii) retain the data even if we no longer need it and (iv) while we are in the process of verifying whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to continue processing the data following an objection.

  • Data Portability: You may request the transfer of your personal data to a third party. This right applies only to automated information that was provided based on your consent.

  • Withdraw Consent: At any time, you may withdraw your consent for us to process your personal data. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew consent. If you withdraw consent, we may no longer be able to provide certain services, and we will inform you of this at the time.

Your Legal Rights

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to secure your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Security

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and where appropriate, notified to you by email. Your continued use of the Website following any such changes will be deemed your acceptance of the revised policy.

Changes to This Policy

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal data, please contact us at:

Email: dpo@pelaghiaslaw.com | info@pelaghiaslaw.com

 

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you believe your personal data has been processed unlawfully. For Cyprus the relevant Data Protection Authority is the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection, you can contact them at:

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1 Iasonos str., 1082 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23378, 1682 Nicosia
Tel: +357 22818456
Fax: +357 22304565
Email: commissioner@dataprotection.gov.cy

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