Cookies Policy

In order to ensure the proper operation of this website www.piraeus-sec.gr and the best possible experience for visitors and users of it, we use cookies. This Policy provides information about the types of cookies we use, the personal data we collect and how they are being used by the company PIRAEUS Securities S.A.  (hereinafter referred to as: the "Company") when you visit our website, as well as, how to manage and/or delete them.

1.  What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit that website. Thus, the website remembers your actions and preferences (such as password and user authentication and remembering your preferences) for a period of time, so you do not have to re-enter them when browsing around the website. Moreover, cookies collect information when read by a server through a web browser and can provide information about the use of a website.

The use of cookies as trackers is supported by various browsers, such as Google, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc. If you wish, however, you can refuse/ turn off cookies so that they are not accepted or even you can delete them afterward.

2. How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for a lot of reasons, such as:

• to learn more about your interaction with our website,
  
• to improve your experience when you visit our website,
  
• to remember your preferences, such as language or screen settings, so that we do not have to customize the website each time you visit it,
  
• to detect and resolve any errors and to check the smooth operation and security of our website,
  
• to remember and not be constantly asked, whether you have already accepted or not, for the use of cookies on this website.

3. Types of cookies

There are different types of cookies, functional, technical, user identification, advertising, etc. The cookies of the displayed website are installed by the website you visit and are readable only by it. If the website uses external services of third parties, then their own cookies, the so-called third-party cookies (indicatively Google Analytics etc.) are installed on your device. Permanent cookies are those that are stored on your computer and are not automatically deleted when you quit your browser. Session cookies are those that are deleted when you quit your browser.

Every time you visit our website, you will be asked to accept or reject the cookies we use. If you willingly choose to accept them, our website will memorize your preferences (such as username, language) for a certain period of time. Thus, you will not have to re-enter them when you browse our website during the same visit/session.

4.  What are the types of cookies we use?

We use the following types of cookies:

Strictly Necessary – these cookies are essential for the proper function of the website and are always enabled, without you having the option to disable them and your consent is not required for the use of these cookies.

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose/ Use	Retention Period	Developer	Recipients	Status by default
ASP.NET_SessionId	Necessary	General purpose platform session cookie used by sites written with Microsoft .NET based technologies. Usually used to maintain an anonymised user session by the server.	20 minutes	Microsoft	Microsoft	Enabled
visid_incap_*	Necessary	An essential cookie used to improve the security of the website.	2 years	Imperva Incapsula	Incapsula	Enabled
incap_ses_*	Necessary	An essential cookie for the enhancement of the website’s security, and its protection against attacks.	2 years	ImpervaIncapsula	Incapsula	Enabled
___utmvc	Necessary	This cookie enables the function of Google Analytics.	1 minute	Google Inc.	Google Inc.	Enabled

Furthermore, we use the following optional Cookies, which are by default disabled, and your consent (opt-in) is required to install them:


Performance Cookies - These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website and help us understand how they interact with it, for example, what options they visit more often, how much time they spend on the website and whether they receive error notifications. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you directly. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and is used only to improve the website operation.

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose/ Use	Retention Period	Developer	Recipients	Status by default
SC_ANALYTICS_GLOBAL _COOKIE	Statistics	This cookie name is associated with the Sitecore Content Management System as is used for web analytics to identify repeat visits by unique users. This cookie informs about the percentage of new users on our website.	10 years	Sitecore	Sitecore	Disabled
SC_ANALYTICS_SESSION _COOKIE	Statistics	This cookie is associated with the Sitecore content management system. It is used for web analytics a tracks the pages visited by a user within a single session. This information is used for website improvement.	During the session	Sitecore	Sitecore	Disabled

5. Obtaining user’s/visitor’s consent

The mandatory acceptance of cookies does not constitute a condition to enter our website. You may, in a case-by-case scenario, freely browse by accepting or not, fully, or partly, the cookies, either ours or those of third parties; regarding the latter, the policy of those cookies is determined exclusively by third parties, without our involvement and legal responsibility.

Over the Cookies pop-up box, you can have easy access to enable/ disable cookies by clicking the button of each cookie with detailed information about it; there is also easy access to the Cookies Policy of our website that our visitors can read and learn all the necessary information that will facilitate them to take the decision to give or not their consent for the acceptance of the cookie installation. Disabling cookies is as easy as accepting them at any time, with the same number of clicks and the same font through the Cookies pop-up box and Settings.

6. Control and Deletion of Cookies

You can revoke your consent at your own discretion, whenever you want, regarding the cookies you have already given your consent to. By clicking the option Cookies Settings  you can at any time change your preferences in the list of all cookies accessible by category (Necessary and Statistics).

You can also control and/or delete cookies at any time at your own discretion. You can also delete all cookies already on your computer, as well as configure most browsers to prevent cookies from being installed. However, in this case, you may need to adjust some settings yourself each time you visit a website, and some services may not work (such as saved logins, website preferences, etc.). These settings are usually retrieved in the "Browser" menu of the web browser. Alternatively, you can use the “Help” option provided by the web browser for more details, or you can click one of the links below to go directly to your browser's user manual:

• Mozilla Firefox
  
• Google Chrome
  
• Safari
  
• Opera
  
• Internet Explorer

7. Contact us

For more information, please contact us at dpo@piraeus-sec.gr .

Alternatively, you can visit aboutcookies.org, allaboutcookies.org, or cookiepedia.co.uk for general information on how to modify the options about cookies in a wide variety of browsers, as well as, how to delete cookies from your computer.

8.  Personal Data Processing

For more information regarding the processing of your personal data and your data subject rights, please visit the Privacy Policy  of our Company.

9. Policy Review

This Policy is regularly reviewed to be aligned and complied with the Data Protection Authorities’ (Supervisors’) guidelines and the latest legislative and case law updates.

The most recent and in-force Cookies Policy is posted every time on the present website of the Company bearing a specific date indication, in order to notify which is the most recently updated version.