Privacy policy

The civil non-profit company PARATIRITIRIO ASTYNOMEFSIS CIVIL NON-PROFIT COMPANY, trading as COPWATCH GR, with G.E.MI. no. 170578501000 (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), respects and protects the privacy of users of the Film The Police website. This Privacy Policy applies each time you visit the website filmthepolice.copwatch.gr (hereinafter “the Website”), contact us to support the Company’s activities, or participate in events and seminars organised by the Company to promote its non-profit objectives.

The protection of Personal Data is governed by the legal framework of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, as incorporated into Greek law by Law 4624/2019, as in force to date. Any dispute arising from this Privacy Policy shall be governed by Greek law and resolved by the competent courts of Athens.

For the purposes of the applicable legislation, the Data Controller is the civil non-profit company PARATIRITIRIO ASTYNOMEFSIS CIVIL NON-PROFIT COMPANY, trading as COPWATCH GR, with G.E.MI. no. 170578501000, headquartered in Athens, which determines the purposes and means of processing personal data, and ensures the proper maintenance and implementation of security procedures to safeguard the privacy, integrity and availability of such data.

By accepting this Privacy Policy, the visitor accepts and unreservedly consents to COPWATCH GR using the personal data that the visitor provides.

By accepting this Privacy Policy, the user of the platform who submits a file or a hyperlink to a file hosted on another website/platform declares that the file is not the product of unlawful interception of telephone communications or oral conversations (Article 370A Greek Penal Code) nor of unlawful access to an information system or data (Article 370B Greek Penal Code).

Data Collection

COPWATCH GR collects, directly and on the basis of the Website visitor/user/member’s explicit consent, the following categories of personal data:

Email address
Telephone number
Name

Purpose of Data Collection

When using the Website, we may collect your data. The purposes of collection are limited to the following:

To enable your online browsing of the Website (cookies)
To verify the authenticity of audiovisual material, or to verify information you submit
To send a periodic email newsletter

Personal data are retained for as long as the post relating to you remains published and/or for as long as you remain subscribed to the newsletter, and are then deleted. You may withdraw your consent and request the deletion of your data that we retain for any lawful reason at any time by contacting the Company at gdpr@copwatch.gr.

An explicit exception to the above is where retention is required by law or where there is pending litigation between the Company and you; in such cases, personal data may be retained, as appropriate, for the duration of the dispute.

Disclosure of Personal Data to Third Parties

The Company does not engage in any unlawful or improper use of personal data and does not transfer, in any manner and for any reason, users’/visitors’ personal details and information to any third natural or legal person without prior information and consent of the individuals concerned. Personal data will be disclosed to third parties only with the explicit consent of the data subjects, except where such disclosure is required by law or is necessary for purposes provided by law for which the individual’s consent is not required (for example, where we process personal data to perform our contractual obligations). In these cases, personal data may be made available to third parties who will process the data independently and exclusively for those purposes.

Access to such personal data will be granted only to persons under the Company’s control and only on its instructions, in accordance with applicable legislation; namely, authorised members of the Company are responsible for their collection and storage and are bound to maintain the same level of security and protection of personal data as we do.

Hosting Provider

The management, maintenance and development of the Website and, in general, the platform and the Company’s servers has been undertaken by Qurium, which is based in Sweden.

This company provides sufficient assurances that it complies with applicable laws and regulations governing the processing of personal data. Accordingly, it carries out its activities in accordance with the Company’s instructions and under its control. Under the Company’s agreement with Qurium, Qurium undertakes to fulfil its assigned duties and provide guarantees of compliance with the GDPR. The company has also committed to having appropriate safeguards and compliance measures in place to ensure an adequate level of protection for personal data transferred outside the EU, including standard contractual clauses for personal data protection, as well as relevant certifications.

Cybersecurity

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures sufficient to minimise the risks of destruction or loss of data, prevent unauthorised access, unlawful forms of processing, and types of processing that are not consistent with the collection purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

However, the Company cannot guarantee to visitors and/or users that the security measures adopted to protect the websites, the transmission of data and information on the websites in general eliminate all risks of unauthorised access or dissemination of data via users’ devices.

Users must ensure that their computer or mobile phone is equipped with appropriate software to protect the transmission of data over the internet, both incoming and outgoing (such as up-to-date antivirus systems), and that their internet service provider has also adopted appropriate security measures to protect the transmission of personal data over the internet.

Your Rights When Using the Website

Right of access

You have the right, at any time, to access your personal data, details and information that you have disclosed to the Company.

Right to be informed

You have the right to receive information from COPWATCH GR regarding the source of your personal data, the purposes and methods of processing, the type of software used when electronic means are applied for processing, the full identity details of the controller and processors, and the names of persons or categories of persons to whom personal data may be transferred or disclosed in the performance of their duties.

Right to rectification

You have the right to update, correct and amend your personal data.

Right to erasure

You have the right to request deletion and permanent erasure of your personal data in accordance with the GDPR.

Right to restriction of processing

You have the right to have your personal data anonymised or blocked where they are used, including data deemed unnecessary for the purposes for which they were collected or subsequently processed.

Right to data portability

You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to the Company in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and the right to have your personal data transferred to another controller in a secure manner.

Right to object

You have the right to object, in whole or in part, where there are no compelling and lawful grounds for the processing, in particular if the data are used for advertising or direct marketing correspondence, or for commercial purposes or market research.

You may exercise the above rights at any time by sending a written request to the Company at gdpr@copwatch.gr. You will receive a response promptly, and in any case no later than one week.

If you believe your rights are being infringed in any way, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr – My rights – Submit a complaint).

Links to Third-Party Websites

Our Website includes links to other websites which may operate independently of us, solely for users’ convenience and information during browsing. The Company does not control or monitor such websites or their content. The Company is not responsible for the content of these websites or the rules they apply, including in relation to privacy and the processing of your personal data while browsing their pages. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the websites of other companies.

The Company also uses third-party digital service websites, audiovisual content platforms and social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok) and may use information from these online media sources to help tailor and improve its services to you. Where we use information from these sources, we will respect the choices you have set regarding how you want your information to be used.

Cookies Policy

The Website uses cookies. Cookies are small text files stored in your browser during internet browsing in order to improve users’ experience of the Website by making browsing faster and easier.

If you would like more information on how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, please visit: www.aboutcookies.org.

Types of cookies

The main types of cookies that the Website may use are described below:

Functionality cookies: These help the Website “remember” your choices, such as your username, language and region. This enables improved and personalised features. They also help provide services you have requested, such as video display or use of social media features. They do not allow us to track your activity on other websites.

Performance cookies: These collect information about how you use the Website, such as which pages you visit most often, keywords used in the search field, and areas where you show interest, etc. The information collected is aggregated and is used only to improve the performance of our Website.

The Company may amend or update this Privacy Policy for this website, in part or in full, including due to updates in legislation governing personal data protection.

For any clarification or additional information about how the Company processes your personal data, or about the services we provide, you may contact us at gdpr@copwatch.gr.

Minors

The Website is not intended for individuals under the age of sixteen (16) or individuals lacking legal capacity. We do not knowingly collect minors’ personal data. If you are a parent or guardian and become aware that a minor has provided data to the Company, please contact gdpr@copwatch.gr immediately so that we can arrange prompt deletion of the data.

The Company stores and processes my personal data in a physical file and in electronic form with high security features, with access strictly limited to Copwatch.gr and Qurium.

Data Subject Rights Notification

During the period that the Company maintains and processes your personal data, you have the following rights:

Right to Information: Regarding your personal data following communication with the Administrator at gdpr@copwatch.gr( Articles 13-14 GDPR, Article 31 Law 4624/2019).

Right of Access: Free access to your personal data (Article 15 GDPR, Article 33 Law 4624/2019).
Right to Rectification: Correction of inaccurate data or completion of incomplete data (Articles 16, 19 GDPR).
Right to Restriction of Processing: Request to limit the processing of specific personal data (Article 18 GDPR).
Right to Object: Objection to processing and to automated decision-making/profiling (Articles 21 and 22 GDPR, Article 35 Law 4624/2019).
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): If the data is no longer necessary (Article 17 GDPR, Article 34 Law 4624/2019).
Right to Data Portability: Transfer of your personal data held by the Company (Article 20 GDPR).

To exercise these rights, contact: gdpr@copwatch.gr