Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes the personal data that is collected or generated (processed) when you use the website www.visitpieria.gr

It also describes how we use, share and protect your personal data, the choices you have regarding your personal data, and how you can contact us.

The processing of your personal data is carried out with respect to the basic principles of personal data protection, which are imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR-GDPR) and the provisions of the Law. 4624/2019 “Personal Data Protection Authority, implementing measures of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and the transposition into national law of Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of of 27 April 2016 and other provisions’ (A’ 137), namely the lawfulness, objectivity and transparency, the minimization and accuracy of data, the limitation of the purpose of processing, the limitation of the period of storage, the integrity and confidentiality and, finally, the principle of accountability.

Please take a moment to read carefully this Privacy Policy and Privacy Policy of this website.

1. The website

The website www.visitpieria.gr is a promotional and information website for Pieria, designed and managed by the company Minimal Advertising, based in Katerini.

The website provides informative, tourist-type content and hosts a wide range of information provided to citizens.

2. What kind of personal data are we processing?

While browsing the website, we may collect non-personal identification information through the use of cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and do not take cognizance of any document or file from your computer, nor do they lead to the identification of your computer with any person. During your visit to the website you can configure its browser in such a way that it either warns you about the use of “cookies” in certain services or does not allow the use of “cookies” under any circumstances. In this case, in which specific services and pages do not wish to use “cookies” to identify you, you may have limited access to some of the services, uses or functions provided by this website.

3. Legal basis for processing

You expressly and unconditionally consent to having the above personal information on the website, where required or requested. To the extent that the processing of your personal data is based on consent, you can withdraw at any time by informing the controller. Withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.

4. Who has access to your personal data?

Access to your personal data has the necessary, in any case, staff of Minimal Advertising, who has received the appropriate information for the safe processing of your personal data. We do not transfer or disclose your personal information received through the website to third parties, unless otherwise provided by law or if it is a contractual obligation necessary for the proper functioning of the website and the realization of its functions.

5. Transmission of personal data

We do not send your data outside Greece. Your personal data is stored and processed only in Greece.

6. Time period for keeping your personal data

Your personal data is retained for five years.

7. Connection to third party websites

Any interconnection of this Website with another third party website through special links, hyperlinks (links, hyperlinks, banners, etc.) does not imply that Minimal Advertising assumes any responsibility for the content of this other website, the quality and completeness of any products or services presented therein or the policy followed on the protection and processing of personal data. The natural person should ensure that he or she is informed about the protection and processing of his or her data from the above websites and read the respective privacy policies that apply to them.

8. The Security of Your Data

We are committed to taking appropriate organizational and technical measures to ensure the security and protection of your data from any form of accidental or unlawful processing. The measures we take are reviewed and amended when necessary.

9. Your rights as data subjects

As a Rights Holder you have the following rights:

A. Right of information and transparency
You have the right to know who is processing your data, what they are and why.

B. Right of access to personal data
You have the right to request free access to our personal data. This means that you have the right to ask us for confirmation as to whether we are processing your data.

C. Right to rectify inaccurate personal data.
You have the right to request the correction of inaccurate personal data and filling in incomplete data (e.g. name correction or update of a change of telephone number).

D. Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, under certain conditions, such as when the data is no longer necessary, you have revoked your consent, the data has been illegally processed, and so on.

E. Right to restrict processing.
You have the right to request the restriction of the processing of your personal data when their accuracy is questioned, the processing is illegal, the data is no longer needed by the controller or you object to automated processing.

F. Right to object to the processing of your data.
You may object to the processing of your data and we will stop the processing of your data, unless such processing is carried out on the legal basis of our legitimate interest or public interest, or if there are other compelling and legitimate reasons that prevail over your right.

10. How can you exercise your rights?

If you wish to receive further information about the processing of your personal data or exercise any of the above rights, you can contact the Data Protection Officer at: info@minimal.gr or send a letter with a description of your Request to the mailing address: Partheniou Bardaka 14, ZIP Code 60100 – Katerini, Pieria, by writing on the physical file “Be Responsible for Personal Data Protection”. We will take care to examine it and respond to you as soon as possible, within the legal deadlines as follows:

Our response to your request will take place within one (1) month of receiving it and does not entail any costs for you. The above deadline may be extended for a further two (2) months due to the complexity or number of requests, in which case you will be informed of the extension and its reasons as soon as possible and at the latest within one month of receipt of the request.

· In cases where the request will be considered manifestly unfounded or excessive, in particular due to its recurring nature, Minimal may either refuse to continue the processing of the request, or impose a reasonable fee for its processing taking into account the administrative costs for providing the information or performing the requested action.

· In the event that: a. you consider that your request has not been adequately and lawfully fulfilled or b. you consider that the right to the protection of your personal data is infringed by a processing that we carry out, you have the right to submit a complaint to the Personal Data Protection Authority electronically through its web portal at https://eservices.dpa.gr/ by completing the corresponding electronic form depending on the type of complaint (Further contact details with the Personal Data Protection Authority: postal address: Kifissias 1-3, 115 23, Athens, Greece, tel. 210 6475600, e-mail address: contact@dpa.gr).

11. Change of Policy

We will update this Policy whenever necessary by incorporating the amendments at www.visitpieria.gr. If there are significant changes in the Policy or in the way we use your Personal Data, we will notify you either by posting a notice in a prominent place, once the changes take effect, or in any other appropriate way. We encourage you to review this Policy regularly to know how your data is protected.

Last revised: 8-5-2026