Privacy Policy

Draft for legal review. Still to be confirmed before publication: how long messages are kept, the full details of the hosting provider and the effective date.

1. Data controller

Ioanna Panagopoulou, Athens Lawyer, Voukourestiou 34, Athens 106 71, Greece. Telephone 210 363 7917, email lawpanagopoulou@hotmail.com.

2. What information we process

• Contact form: your full name, email, telephone number (optional) and your message.
• Direct contact: whatever you tell us when you call the office or send an email.
• Technical hosting data: the website’s server may log technical access data, such as IP address and time of request. The scope and duration of this logging are to be confirmed by the hosting provider.
• Protection against abuse: when you send a message through the form, the server temporarily keeps a cryptographic fingerprint (hash) of your IP address and the time of sending, to limit many messages in a short time. The content of messages is not stored on the website.

Your language and accessibility preferences are stored only in your browser and are not sent to us. See the Cookie Policy.

Please do not include details of your case or sensitive information, such as health data, in your first message. These can be discussed when you speak with the office.

3. Purpose and legal basis

• Replying to your request and taking steps before a possible engagement (Article 6(1)(b) of the General Data Protection Regulation).
• Operating the website securely (legitimate interest, Article 6(1)(f)).

Your information is not used for marketing, and no automated decision-making or profiling takes place.

4. Recipients

• The website’s hosting provider (VERTEX), using Hostinger infrastructure.
• The hosting provider’s email service, through which contact form messages are sent by email to the office.
• The provider of the office’s email address (hotmail.com), for messages that arrive by email.

Apart from the above, your information is not shared with third parties unless required by law.

5. How long we keep your information

Pending: the office will set how long messages that do not lead to an engagement are kept.

6. Your rights

You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability and objection under Regulation (EU) 2016/679. To exercise them, use the contact details in section 1. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr).

7. External links

This website links to Google Maps, The Guardian and HuffPost Greece. These pages open only if you choose them, and the privacy policies of those providers apply.

8. Changes

This policy may be updated when the website’s functions change. The current version is always published on this page. The effective date will be set at publication.