Privacy Policy

The website of SeaLux company on sealuxcruises.gr, through this Privacy Policy, clearly informs its users about the collection and processing of personal data, by and about them, received through it. The Privacy Policy is intended to help users understand why certain personal data is collected and how it is used. It applies to all users, including those who use the services of the website without being registered or being a subscriber and those who are registered or are subscribers to any of its services. The use of the website implies the full consent of the users and their unconditional agreement with this Privacy Policy.

The website fully respects the personal data of its users and has their security as its highest priority. It handles all personal data with special care and always in accordance with the relevant Regulations of the European Union and the applicable National Law and Legislation. It ensures, since it is responsible for the protection and processing of personal data details, to take all appropriate organizational and technical measures for their shielding and to fully comply with the principles governing their secure administration.

The website collects and processes personal data in the context of providing its services. Personal data means information that can be linked to a specific person (for example, name, email address, telephone number, IP address). The data is collected from the information provided voluntarily by users through the contact forms and booking request forms of the website. In addition to the personal data provided by users to the website, some additional data may be collected through the use of cookies, in order to continuously improve its services to them. The following detailed information about the data of its users, makes it clear that the website operates with full transparency and respect for their individual rights and the protection of their privacy. Therefore, in case any user wishes to contact the website for any clarification, request or question they may have, they can send a message to info@sealuxcruises.gr at any time.

Personal Data

The website of SeaLux company on sealuxcruises.gr collects only the absolutely necessary personal data in the context of compliance with the law and the proper provision of its services and functions. It collects and processes the data based on the provisions of the existing legislation and the conditions that it sets, only for certain, explicit and legal purposes. It takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that data is processed in a manner that guarantees its appropriate security and protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing, as well as its loss, destruction or damage, while periodically reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of these measures. It does not store the data it collects for a period longer than that designated for the purposes of which they were collected and processed (however, it may store it for a longer period of time if the processing of this data is necessary for its compliance with any legal obligation, for archiving purposes, for accounting or statistical purposes and for the establishment, exercise or support of legal claims) and always manages them with special care, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the applicable Greek legislation on the protection of personal information.

The website collects the personal data provided voluntarily by users through its contact forms and booking request forms, which may include their name, email address, telephone number and the content of their messages to the company. It also collects some information about users’ visits and activities when they use its services. For example, to allow users to connect to the website’s services, its servers may receive and record information about their device and browser, including, if necessary, their IP address and other software, hardware and/or their geographic location. In addition, the website may collect cookies and/or pixels and/or beacons, in order to obtain information about the use, by users, of its services such as -for example- the pages they have visited, the search queries that have submitted and the content they have seen on its website.

The data collected by the website from and in relation to its users, are used:
• To provide users with its services and functions,
• To analyze and improve its services and functions,
• To process bookings, provide answers to users’ questions and requests and/or manage payment reminders,
• To send users commercial -non promotional- updates, as well as notifications they have agreed to receive,
• To send newsletters to users via email, if they have chosen to receive them, as well as updates on promotions that may be of interest to them (if they have consented to it, always giving them the opportunity to inform the website that they do not wish to receive such updates anymore),
• To provide statistical information about users to third parties (without the recipients of this data being able to identify any user through them),
• To keep sealuxcruises.gr and its affiliated websites and/or applications safe and avoid fraud or malware against the website and its users,
• To protect the legal rights of the website. In addition, for the purposes of compliance with applicable laws and the ability to respond to any requests from government authorities.

No one other than SeaLux has access to the personal data collected on its website, nor are they forwarded to any third party for any further use, except when necessary and permitted under applicable law, to fulfill the aforementioned purposes. The data is processed by specially authorized personnel of the website that is under the control of SeaLux and is selected on the basis of professional qualifications, technical knowledge, reliability and personal integrity for the observance of privacy, as well as third party service providers cooperating with the website, which process specific data on behalf of SeaLux according to its instructions and commands. SeaLux does not carry out any act of sale or marketing of the data it collects from the users of the website.

The website does not collect sensitive personal data and asks its users not to submit sensitive personal data (such as social security numbers, information about racial or ethnic origin, political views, religious or philosophical beliefs, health, sexuality or sexual orientation, biometric data and their criminal record or their participation in trade unions) in any way in its services or through its services. Furthermore, it does not collect, record, inspect, process or store any financial data of users (for example, credit card details).

The users of the website reserve the right to access their data, the right to correct their data in case of inaccuracy, the right to delete their data (provided that there is no legal obligation or direct legal interest of the website to keep them), the right to restrict the processing of their data, the right to object to the processing of their data, the right to transmit their data and the right to resort to the Personal Data Protection Authority in the event of an unfortunate incident of violation of their data. Any user can contact the website via email to exercise any of their rights. The website will respond within one (1) month from the date the request was received. If additional time is required for a request, this time frame can be extended by two (2) more months.

The website does not keep the data it collects for a period longer than that designated for the purposes of which they were collected and processed. Generally, the period of time it keeps them does not exceed ten (10) years. However, it is possible to maintain them for a longer period of time if this is necessary to comply with any legal obligation or right. The data collected may be transferred to other countries either inside or outside the EU. In any case, the website shall always make sure that there are the appropriate guarantees that it complies with current legislation on the protection of personal data.

Cookies are files that contain a small amount of data that is downloaded to the user´s device when visiting a website. They do not store information for the identification of the user; however, information related to the user that is stored by a website can be linked to the data that is stored and can be obtained from cookies. Cookies can be either permanent or relate to a single session. Permanent cookies are stored by the user’s browser and remain active either until their expiration or until the user deletes them. Those that relate to a single session expire as soon as the browser closes. The website of SeaLux company on sealuxcruises.gr uses cookies in order to optimize its content, analyse its traffic and offer the best online experience to its users by storing their preferences. The cookies are used for the following purposes:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide users with the services available through the website and to enable them to use certain features of the website.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to provide users with a more personalized experience on the website and to remember choices they make when they use the website.
• Tracking / Performance Cookies: These cookies are used to analyse the user experience on the website with the ultimate goal of optimizing it. By using statistics provided by Google Analytics (Privacy Policy), the website can collect and analyse information about which of its pages are visited most often, how users use the website, or if they get error messages on its pages. These cookies monitor only the performance of the website and they do not collect identifiable information on users, which means all the data collected is anonymous.
• 3rd Party Cookies: Some sections of the website may use cookies that are not directly related to the website but concern affiliates, advertisers, sponsors or third-party websites/applications that use their own cookies, provided that these sections contain their data (e.g. YouTube videos). The website does not control or access these cookies and invites users to check the Privacy Policy of each third party for more information about their cookies.

If, for any reason, users do not wish to receive cookies, they can modify their browser settings accordingly to either notify them of the use of cookies or not to allow them. However, users should take into account that any settings that do not allow the use of cookies may affect the ability of the website to provide services, navigation options or certain functions. Failure to modify such settings constitutes acceptance of the cookies by the website. For more information on preventing the use of cookies or deleting cookies, users can use the following links:
• https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647 (Google Chrome)
• https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox (Mozilla Firefox)
• https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac (Safari)
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d (Internet Explorer)
• https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd (Microsoft Edge)
They can also click here to block Google Analytics cookies and visit allaboutcookies.org to learn more about cookies.

The use of the website and its services implies the full consent of the users and their unconditional acceptance of its Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy applies to all users, including those who use the services of the website without being registered or being a subscriber and those who are registered or are subscribers to any of its services. If they do not agree, users should not use the services and content of the website. The Privacy Policy may -for any reason and without prior notice- be modified or changed unilaterally by the website, therefore users must check regularly for any modifications or changes. For any information regarding the Privacy Policy, users can contact the website by email at any time.