Privacy

 

8 Blocks provides the maximum possible protection of the personal data of its visitors and is in full compliance with the current legislation of the Personal Data Protection Authority 2472/97 as well as with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in force from 25/05/2018 committed to the adoption and full implementation of the relevant legislative measures.

8 Blocks has taken the necessary technical measures to ensure the protection of personal data during its storage, processing and storage.

Collection, Processing and Protection of Personal Data – Subject Rights

8 Blocks has the right to keep a file and to process personal data of users if necessary (e.g. name, e-mail address), which will be contained in the platform database , through the Website. 8 Blocks will collect users’ personal data only in cases of voluntary provision by them in order to access applications and services available through the website. 8 Blocks will not request personal data of special categories of users under any circumstances.

When the user registers on the website for the purpose of providing services, the registration of his data implies his consent regarding the collection, processing and use of his personal data based on the terms of this personal data privacy protection policy. Also, before completing the registration process (account activation is achieved by following the link sent to the stated e-mail), the user must specifically and explicitly give his consent by accepting this. In particular, the user, like 8 Blocks, should accept and consent to the terms of the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 679/2016, which comes into force on May 25, 2018, regarding the collection and processing of users’ personal data through the website, for the purpose of the user’s access to the provided electronic applications, his service, the support and execution of the relationship between the user and 8 Blocks after the user’s specific consent.

The user will also be required to expressly consent to 8 Blocks sending via electronic communication product and service updates, unless the user expressly opts out of receiving updates. In any case, the user has the right to object to the use of his e-mail or other information to send service updates whenever he wishes by sending a request to the electronic communication form

8 Blocks is fully compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 679/2016. According to the relevant provisions, personal data is processed legally and legitimately in a transparent manner. The collection of personal data of users is done only for specified, explicit and legal purposes without being subject to processing incompatible with the original purposes. Users’ personal data may only be processed for archiving purposes, improvement of platform services or statistical purposes. In addition, measures have been taken to ensure the accuracy of personal data, as well as the correction or deletion by the user himself. Data retention is only valid for the period of time required for the operation of the user’s account. 8 Blocks does not keep personal data deleted by users (immediate deletion even from backups). At the same time, users have the right of access, processing, correction, deletion, restriction or portability, opposition and objection as provided by the regulation whenever they wish. Each user may proceed with the aforementioned actions after sending a relevant request in the electronic communication form.

Collection of General Data and Information

While browsing the 8 Blocks website, user information is collected and stored in log files on the server. Such information concerns the user’s IP, the operating system, the date and time of the call to the server as well as other relevant information. These data cannot identify the user, and their use only concerns the facilitation of the smooth operation of the servers.

Ensuring the Privacy of the Transfer of Your Personal Data

The confidentiality of the transfer of users’ personal data is ensured by using the SSL-128bit encryption protocol.

Encryption

During the user’s browsing on our website, all information and personal data of the user are encrypted based on the 128-bit SSL encryption protocol. Encryption is a way of encoding information until it reaches its recipient, who decodes it using the appropriate key.

Contact Forms

While browsing the 8 Blocks website, users have the option of contacting us through the contact form or the request form for price lists and other information. When completing and registering the form, the information sent such as the email, name, date and time of sending and IP of the user are stored on the server.

User Rights

Users by email have the right to request an electronic copy of the data collected from them, as well as their complete deletion. Excluded are cases in which the data must be kept for tax reasons, such as e.g. after invoicing services, in which case their details must be kept in the accounting program and in the records of the accounting office that serves us.

More specifically, users’ rights in relation to the Personal Data they have provided are as follows:

Right to Information

Users have the right to request information about the personal data provided by them and maintained on this website.

Right of Access

Users have the right to request access to the personal data held as well as information about any processing thereof. In particular, they have the right to request information about the purposes of the processing, the categories of personal data that are disclosed, the recipients, the period of time for their retention and processing, the existence of the right to complain to the Personal Data Protection Authority, the origin of the data when they are not have been made available by the users themselves.

Right of Correction

Users have the right to request correction of their data in case of incorrect entry or modification.

Right to Erasure

Users have the right to request partial or complete deletion of their personal data when they are no longer deemed necessary or when they wish to withdraw their consent. 8 Blocks, as the case may be, will notify you of the total or partial deletion of your data or the inability to delete specific data. Impossibility of deletion applies in cases of some laws or fulfillment of some duty in favor of the public interest, rights of freedom of expression and legal claim that requires their preservation.

Right of Limitation

Users have the right to request to limit the processing of your data, quantitatively, temporally and with regard to the purpose of the processing. In particular, the limitation may concern (1) either a specific category of data, (2) or the purposes of the processing, (3) or cases where the processing of the data is deemed illegal but the users do not wish to delete them as their retention may to serve other purposes.

Right to Portability

Users have the right to request the download of the personal data they have provided to our company, in a commonly used and machine-readable format. Users also have the possibility to request direct transmission from the Company to the third party without their own mediation.

Right to Objection

Users have the right to object to the use of their personal data for marketing purposes.

Statistical Analysis of Traffic Data

While browsing our site, behavioral data is collected and stored, such as e.g. visited pages, dwell times, frequency of visits, etc. and are disclosed to third-party services such as Google Analytics in order to improve the marketing of 8 Blocks. This data does not identify users.

Remarketing

In order to display advertisements on third-party sites, traffic information may be disclosed to third-party services, such as Google and Facebook.

Cooperation with the Authorities

8 Blocks will not communicate, disclose, transmit, disseminate or any other form of disposal of personal data provided by the user without the user’s consent or express order, only after a legal request from judicial, police and other administrative authorities and in accordance with the applicable legislative provisions.

Questions regarding the collection, processing and registration of personal data, as well as requests to download a copy or delete them, please contact us by phone or e-mail.

The use of the 8 Blocks website assumes the user’s unreserved acceptance of the above terms.