Cookies Policy

In our website https://bulgaria.sarantisgroup.com («website») we use cookies. The Cookies policy explains what Cookies are, the way we use them on the website, how you can enable or disable them, and some further information.

• WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit a site. This way, the website may recognize the personal computer you use or your mobile device, as it collects the info referred in the cookies chart. All the information is used for a specific reason and time period, as is described analytically for each cookie in the cookie chart. In addition, some cookies serve SARANTIS GROUP commercial advertising or/and promotion. Cookies enables the website to remember your actions and preferences over a time period to provide a more user-friendly service. You may find below a more detailed review of cookies categories that we use and for which purposes.

Cookies may be «persistent» or «session». The persistent cookies remain in your personal computer or mobile device even when you log off, while the session cookies are deleted as soon as you exit the browser.

Cookies may be installed by the provider of the website visited by the user (first party cookies) or by others through the provider of the website (third party cookies) visited by the user.

Responsible for processing personal data is the cookie provider who collects them (providers are listed in the relevant cookie table) and recipients of personal data are persons (staff, third parties) authorized by the provider.

• HOW ARE COOKIES USED ON THE WEBISTE?

When you enter and navigate the website, we save some cookie files in your device inside the browser. Cookies are used for the below reasons:

• To activate some functions of the website.
• For analytical reasons.

• WHICH ARE THE CATEGORIES OF COOKIES USED ON THE WEBSITE?

Different categories of cookies exist depending on the purpose of their use. The categories of cookies used by SARANTIS GROUP are the following:

• The technical necessary cookies which are essential for the optimal operation of the website allow you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas, preselecting your preferable language or the presentation of search results etc. Such cookies do not recognize individual identification. Without these cookies, we cannot offer effective operation of our website, so they must be pre-selected.
• Preference cookies which enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in and allow you to create a list with everything you desire. Such cookies are saved for as long as your browsing lasts. This cookie category requires your consent.
• Statistics cookies that help the website owners understand how visitors interact with the web pages collecting information and reporting it anonymously with the sole purpose of improving website functions. The information we process is anonymous, while the "Do not Track" function, which you can set through the browser you use, gives you further assurance. Such cookies are used by us or by third parties on our behalf. This cookie category requires your consent.
• Marketing cookies which aim to offer you content that would match your interests. The cookies track your preferences to provide you with the most relevant advertising or entries beyond SARANTIS GROUP websites. Such cookies are used by us or by third parties on our behalf. This cookie category requires your consent.

Information on any cookie, its name, the category it is classified in, its purpose of use, the duration of its storage and its provider, and as well the possibility of providing or withdrawing your consent to the use of cookies you wish, you may find at the Cookies Table.

Your options are preserved per device and per browser for 12 months and upon lapse of this period, you will be asked anew.

Gr. Sarantis SA, 26, Amarousiou – Chalandriou str. Athens, acts as Controller.

You may find out more about who we are, how you can contact us, how we process your personal data and how you may exercise your rights in our Personal Data Protection Policy here.

• HOW CAN YOU ENABLE/DISABLE THE COOKIES?

You can configure your web browser to warn you about the use of cookies, to enable cookies when you select them, or to prevent them from being installed on your device, and to use "Do Not Track" function.

You can delete all cookies already on your device by clearing your browser's browsing history. This will delete all cookies from all the websites you have visited from this browser. In this way, however, some saved items may be lost, such as saved logins, site preferences, etc.

However, if you choose to disable all the cookies or do not accept their installation, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our Website. In that way, you will not be able to save your preferences, and some of our pages may not be displayed properly.

To manage cookies via your browser, click the following links to be redirected to your browser’s support webpages:

For Chrome, visit the Google page:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050

For Internet Explorer, visit the Microsoft page:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835

For Firefox, visit the Mozilla page:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

For Safari, visit the Apple page:

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?locale=en_US

If you use any other browser to visit the Website, visit the official web pages of your browser.

• WHERE CAN YOU FIND FURTHER INFO REGARFING COOKIES?

For more information about cookies you can visit the following third-party websites:

All About Cookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/

• WHAT ARE LOG FILES?

The following data shall be recorded in log files for each request on the Portal server by the visitor/user’s browser:

• the IP address of the visitor/user, which is his/her personal data, even if we cannot identify him/her on our own on the basis of this information,
• the date and time of execution of each request for data transfer between browser and server (https request) for the operation of the https protocol,
• the server’s response code with the call parameters of the https protocol (https response),
• the server response time in ms to each request and
• the type of browser through which the request was submitted.

The above data shall be collected to control the security of the Portal information and services, to ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of information and data from accidental or illegal or malicious actions or incidents, to investigate any online attacks and incidents, and to support any relevant legal claims.

The log files shall be kept for a period of 12 months and may be notified to the processing company for the purpose of managing the Portal and to the competent authorities if necessary, to investigate any online attack and incident. The information for which an investigation is made or is used in the context of legal claims shall be kept for the period required for those purposes.