Cookies

Instructions for Correctly Installing Cookie Banner

On the home page of the website, a cookie banner must be placed which will provide the user/visitor with the appropriate information about the cookies of the site and the possibility to choose the cookies to be used. An example is given below:

The website, together with the cookies strictly necessary for the operation of the website with your consent, uses cookies to improve its functionality, for analysis, for advertising as well as for statistical purposes. It also uses cookies for security purposes. You have the option to select the cookies you wish to accept by selecting “ACCEPT SELECTED”, to refuse the use of non-essential cookies by selecting “REJECT ALL”, or to select “ACCEPT ALL” of additional cookies.

You can change your consent options at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Banner” button at the bottom of the Website.

To get detailed information about our website cookies and how they are managed, please read our Cookie Update.

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These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, allow you to browse and use its features, such as access to secure areas. These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and without them it would not be technically possible to provide the website services. They are used to identify users during browsing and are necessary for browsing, such as remembering some of your settings. They are used to collect information and analyse how visitors use the site (for example, movements to and from the site, total sales through the site, pages that are most frequently visited and pages that have errors) so that we can continually improve the shopping experience on our site. All information collected by cookies is anonymous and is not used to identify you. They are used to create user accounts and send promotional emails according to each user’s browsing preferences. These cookies are also used for security purposes (prevention of cyber attacks and any other malicious activity).

1.Subject of the Cookie Notice

Μπορείτε να ενημερωθείτε αναλυτικά για τη διαχείριση των προσωπικών σας δεδομένων από την παρούσα Πολιτική Cookies και την προστασία της ιδιωτικότητάς σας, στην Ενημερωτικό σημείωμα Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα η οποία είναι αναρτημένη στον παρόντα ιστότοπο.

You can learn more about the management of your personal data from this Cookie Policy and the protection of your privacy in the Privacy Notice which is posted on this website.

2.Concept

Cookie identifiers are self-installing text files, with short content, which are stored in a permissible manner on the computer or other electronic devices (e.g. mobile phones, tablets, etc.) of the user visiting a website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences (e.g., language, font size and other display preferences) for a period of time, so you do not have to enter these preferences each time you visit the website or when you navigate from one page to another. Cookies help you navigate in a more user-friendly environment.

3.Types of cookies

There are two main categories of cookies:

Temporary cookies (session cookies) which are deleted immediately after the browser is closed and/or after the browser is closed,
Persistent cookies, which remain in the browser for a certain period of time or until you delete them.

The Institute, in order to better manage its websites, uses both temporary and persistent cookies.

4.Use of cookies

Each type of cookie we use serves different purposes. When you visit our website, we may use the following cookies:

5.Types and use of cookies by this website

This website uses the following types of cookies:

5.1 Essential Cookies: these cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, allow you to browse and
use its functions, such as accessing secure areas.

 

Cookie  TYPE DURATION  DESCRIPTION
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Necessary
6 Months

This cookie is used to store the user’s consent and privacy options for their interaction with the website. It records data about the visitor’s consent regarding various policies and privacy settings, ensuring that their preferences are respected in future sessions.

wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Necessary Session
WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis correctly.

5.2. Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to store settings on the website (e.g. by remembering your preferences regarding secure search, or to make it easier for you to browse the website, and so on). Through these cookies, information about users can be collected such as the type of browser, server, the language chosen by the user, the user’s preferences, searches and the user’s geographical location. The installation of these cookies is only possible if you grant your consent.

In the case of links to other websites, the website is not responsible for the terms of management and protection of personal data that they follow.

 

Cookie  TYPE DURATION DESCRIPTION
pll_language
Functionality
1 Year
Polylang sets this cookie to remember the language chosen by the user when returning to the website and to receive the language information when it is not otherwise available.
yt-remote-device-id
Functionality
Never
YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY
Functionality Never
The ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY cookie is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that the user clicked on. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future.
yt-player-headers-readable
Functionality Never
The yt-player-headers-readable cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s preferences regarding video playback and interface, improving the user’s viewing experience.
yt-remote-connected-devices
Functionality Never
YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos.
yt-remote-session-app
Functionality Session
The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of YouTube’s embedded video player.
yt-remote-cast-installed
Functionality Session
The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the preferences of the user’s video player that uses embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-session-name
Functionality Session
The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the preferences of the user’s video player device using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-cast-available
Functionality Session
The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences about whether the casting is available in the YouTube video player.
yt-remote-fast-check-period
Functionality Session
The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video playback preferences for embedded YouTube videos.5.3. Advertising cookies (third-party cookies): information obtained through cookie technology is communicated to third parties in the context of creating targeted advertising messages that may be displayed to the user during his/her visit to third-party websites. In addition, the relevant cookie technology allows for metrics related to user activity on another website that referred the user to our websites. The installation of these cookies is only possible with your consent.

 

Cookie  TYPE DURATION DESCRIPTION
YSC
Advertisement
Session
Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
Advertisement 6 Months
YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user is receiving the new or the old playback interface.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA
Advertisement 6 Months
YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent status for the current domain.
PREF
Advertisement 8 Months
The PREF cookie is set by YouTube to store user preferences such as language, format of search results and other customizations for YouTube videos embedded on various websites.5.4. Analysis cookies (third party) and other technologies: These cookies collect information about the user of the website and allow to improve the way the website works. These data help to monitor the performance of the website, measure visits, monitor how the website is accessed, etc. The installation of these cookies is only possible if you give your consent.

 

Cookie  TYPE DURATION DESCRIPTION
_ga_*
Analytic
1 Year 1 Month 4 Days
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.
_ga
Analytic
1 Year 1 Month4 Days
Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and to track site usage for site analytics reporting. The cookie stores the information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_gid
Analytic
1 Day
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information about how visitors use a website, while generating a detailed report on the performance of the website. Some of the data collected includes the number of visitors, their origin and the pages they visit anonymously.
_gat_gtag_UA_*
Analytic
1 Minute
Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.

5.5.Other technologies: Other technologies may be used for the same purposes as cookies, and allow us to know when the user visited the website. Through them, non-personal data (e.g. your operating system, the user’s browser) or aggregate data may be collected and used to improve the website experience. The installation of mechanisms relating to these technologies is only possible if you grant your consent.

Cookie  TYPE DURATION DESCRIPTION
_gat_gtag_UA_* Analytic 1 Minute Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID.
_ga_* Analytic 1 Year 1 Month 4  Days Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views.5.6. Security (third party) cookies:These cookies may also be used for security purposes (e.g. to prevent cyber attacks and any other malicious activity). These cookies are only installed with your consent.
Cookie  TYPE DURATION  DESCRIPTION
YSC Security Session This cookie is set by YouTube to track the user’s session ID. It helps YouTube to collect statistics about the videos watched by the user and manage the session status.
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA Security 6 Months This cookie is used to store privacy preferences and metadata related to the visitor’s privacy settings. It helps to ensure that the user’s privacy preferences are respected and maintained throughout all visits to the site.5.7. Performance cookies: these cookies collect information about your use of the website, e.g. which pages you visit most often and whether you receive error messages from the website. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you, as they collect it in an aggregate manner and therefore remain anonymous. They are only used for statistical purposes to help improve the operation of the website. The installation of these cookies is only possible if you grant your consent.
Cookie  TYPE DURATION DESCRIPTION
_ga_NEPGLZGZ2S Performance
1 Year 1 Month

This cookie is used by Google Analytics to maintain session status.

 

_ga Performance 1 Year 1 Month This cookie name is related to Google Universal Analytics – which is a major update of Google’s most commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. It is included in every page request on a website and is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports.6.How to manage cookiesIf you wish to disable cookies, depending on their specific type, the website may not function properly. Please note that it is not possible to disable “essential” cookies, as they are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. For all other categories of cookies used by the website, you can freely choose to use them or not when you first enter the website, and you always retain the possibility to modify your choices regarding the use of cookies through the following hyperlink.

In any case, you can always modify the options in your browser to receive notifications about the use of cookies or to reject the use of cookies. In this case, if you do not allow the use of cookies for certain services, you may not be able to access them further.

You can even withdraw your consent to the use of cookies on your computer or other device by following the procedure for deleting them from the memory of the browser you are using.

You can find out more information, according to your browser, using the following links:

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Safari

Opera

Adobe (flashcookies)

To find out more about the types of cookies, you can visit the website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org

You can modify your options for the use of cookies via the following hyperlink: cookie settings.

7.Processing of Personal Data

To learn more about the processing of your personal data and your rights, please visit the Privacy Policy which is posted on this website.

8.Updates to the Cookies Policy

The Institute may modify this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to comply with regulatory changes, to optimize its operations and services. Any updates, modifications will be posted on this website with a date indication, so that it will be known which is the most recently updated version.

March 2024