PRIVACY & DATA PROTECTION POLICY

The Law Firm “G.-E. Kalavros and Al. Kalavros & Associates” (hereinafter “the Firm”, “we”, “us”, or “our”), based in Athens, is deeply committed to protecting the personal data of visitors to the website gkalavros.gr.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and safeguard your personal data in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR – Regulation EU 2016/679) and applicable Greek legislation.

1. Data Controller
The Data Controller responsible for processing your personal data through this website is:

  • Name: G.-E. Kalavros and Al. Kalavros & Associates Law Firm
  • Postal Address: 6 Kerasountos Str., Athens, P.C. 115 28, Greece
  • Telephone: (+30) 210 7489482
  • Email: lawfirm@gkalavros.gr

2. Data We Collect and Purpose of Processing
We only collect personal data that you voluntarily provide to us in the following instances:

  • Contact Forms: When filling out our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any information you choose to include in your message. The sole purpose is to review your request and communicate back with you.
  • Newsletter Subscription: When subscribing to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address. The purpose is to send you expert legal insights, legislative developments, and institutional updates from our Firm.

3. Legal Basis for Processing
The processing of your personal data is based strictly on your explicit consent (Article 6, paragraph 1(a) of the GDPR), which you grant by ticking the respective consent box before submitting a contact or newsletter form. You retain the right to withdraw your consent at any time, without retroactive effect.

4. Data Sharing and Third Parties
Our Firm does not sell, rent, or lease your personal data to any third party for commercial or marketing purposes. Data is only transferred to trusted data processors providing technical support for the operation of our website:

  • Mailchimp: For sending our newsletters, your data (name and email) is securely stored on the Mailchimp platform, which complies fully with international security standards and approved European Standard Contractual Clauses for data transfers.

5. Data Retention Period

  • Data submitted via contact forms is retained for as long as necessary to fulfill and conclude your request, unless our communication evolves into a professional engagement, in which case our client data retention policy applies.
  • Newsletter data is retained in our mailing list until you request to unsubscribe, using the “Unsubscribe” link located at the bottom of every newsletter email we send.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
The website gkalavros.gr does not use tracking, advertising, or analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, etc.). We exclusively utilize essential technical cookies required for the proper functioning of the website and the preservation of the visitor’s language preferences (e.g., WPML).

7. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access and information.
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data.
  • Right to erasure.
  • Right to restriction of processing.
  • Right to data portability.
  • Right to object to processing.

To exercise any of your rights, you may contact us directly at: lawfirm@gkalavros.gr. In any case, you retain the right to address the competent supervisory authority (Hellenic Data Protection Authority, www.dpa.gr).