Last update: 9/4/2024
Cookies Policy
The www.nikollaw.gr website (hereinafter referred to as the “Website“) uses cookies and similar technologies. This Policy is intended to inform visitors to the Website (hereinafter “users” or “you“) about cookies and the purposes of their use.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files with information stored by the server of a website on the terminal equipment (e.g. computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) of a user while browsing the website. The website retrieves this information on the user’s subsequent visits to the same website in order to offer related services (e.g. a website user’s preferences, such as language, searches, etc.). The term “cookies” also includes other similar technologies that act as trackers and are used to store or collect information on/from a website user’s terminal equipment (e.g. pixels). In general, the use of cookies is primarily intended to provide you with the best possible browsing experience in terms of convenience and efficiency.
Cookies may be set by the provider of the website visited by the user (“first party cookies”) or by others through the provider of the website visited by the user (“third party cookies”). According to their storage period, cookies are divided into “session cookies” and “persistent cookies”. Session cookies are deleted at the end of your browser session, i.e. when you close the browser, while persistent cookies are stored on your terminal equipment and after you close the browser and are deleted when their lifetime is reached.
2. Legal status of the use of cookies
The use of cookies is regulated by Law No. 3471/2006, which incorporated the European Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive). 5 ν. 3471/2006, the storage or acquisition of access to stored information on the user’s terminal equipment is only permitted if the user concerned has given his or her consent by means of an opt-in action after being clearly and comprehensively informed, in accordance with the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”). The user’s consent is not required for the use of cookies which are considered technically necessary for the realisation of the connection to the website or for the provision of the internet service.
3. What kind of cookies does the Website use?
The Site uses the following cookies:
Absolutely essential cookies:
“strictly necessary cookies” are required for the proper and efficient operation of the Site. The “essential cookies” are necessary and necessary to enable you to browse the Site and use its functions. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided. These cookies are permanently enabled and, in accordance with the law, your consent is not required for their use.
| Name | Description/Purpose | Provider | Duration |
| CookieYes-consent | This cookie remembers users’ consent preferences, so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this Site. It does not collect or store any personal information about visitors to the Site. | CookieYes | 1 year |
Preference cookies:
“Preference cookies” improve the functionality of the Site. They allow the Site to remember information about your choices and preferences on the Site, such as your chosen language. This will improve your experience the next time you visit the Site. The information collected by these cookies is anonymised and cannot track your browsing on other websites.
We need your consent to use these cookies.
| Name | Description/Purpose | Provider | Duration |
| Pll_language | This cookie remembers the language chosen by the user when returning to the Site and receives the language information when it is not otherwise available. | Polylang | 1 year |
Performance cookies:
“Performance cookies” help the Site to count visits and traffic sources so that it can improve its content, presentation and performance according to visitors’ preferences. They help the Site to know the number of visitors, which pages are the most and least popular and to monitor how visitors move around the Site. If you block these cookies, the Site will not know when you have visited it. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. They are only used to improve the way the Site works.
We need your consent to use these cookies.
| Name | Description/Purpose | Provider | Duration |
| _ga_* | This cookie stores and counts website views. | 1 year 1 month 4 days | |
| _ga | This cookie calculates visitor, session and campaign data and tracks the use of the Site for reporting Site data analytics. The cookie stores the information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
4. Cookies and processing of personal data
The use of cookies may involve the processing of personal data, such as the processing of your IP address, location data or data relating to your online behaviour. For this reason, we recommend that you consult the Website’s Privacy Policy to find out about the processing of personal data.
5. Transfer of data outside the European Economic Area (EEA)
Some cookies are placed by our partners (third party providers) who provide us with their services. For efficiency reasons, some of our partners’ servers may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Therefore, information collected through the use of cookies may be transferred outside the EEA. We assure you that this information is transmitted with adequate safeguards and in complete security.
6. How do I give my consent to the use of cookies? Can I change my preferences?
As soon as you enter our Site, you will be shown a cookie banner in which you can indicate which cookies you want (with the exception of “strictly necessary cookies” which are permanently active), thereby giving your consent to their use. You provide your consent after having been fully informed about the cookies we use and the purposes of their use by reference to this Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by changing your preferences via the “Cookie settings” tool on the Site.
You can also delete all cookies on your terminal equipment through your browser settings. However, some services on the website may not work.
7. Contact
For any information regarding the use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact www.nikollaw.gr.