Privacy policy.

Effective Date: 22 August 2024

Konstantinos Xanthopoulos website (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and share your personal information when you visit our website https://kostas.uk and our aliases (konstantinosxanthopoulos.com, kostasx.com) (collectively, the “Site”), and outlines your rights under GDPR and CCPA.

1. Information We Collect

1.1. Personal Information:

• Contact Form: When you submit a contact form on our Site, we collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and provide the services you request.

1.2. Usage Data:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to collect data about your interactions with our Site. This data may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, and the pages you visit. Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors use our Site, which allows us to improve the user experience.

2. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (GDPR Compliance)

We process personal data under the following legal bases:

• Consent: By submitting your personal information through our contact form, you consent to our processing of that information to respond to your inquiry.

• Legitimate Interests: We process usage data through Google Analytics to improve our Site and services. This processing is based on our legitimate interest in ensuring the ongoing functionality and improvement of our Site.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To communicate with you: We use your contact form submissions to respond to your inquiries and provide information or services you request.

• To improve our Site: We analyze usage data collected through Google Analytics to improve the content and functionality of our Site.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your information with:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with service providers who assist us in operating our Site or conducting our business, such as Google Analytics.

• Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our Site uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and store information. Cookies help us improve your experience on our Site by enabling certain functionalities and collecting usage data.

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics cookies to gather information about your interactions with our Site. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or by using tools like the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA

6.1. GDPR Rights:

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under GDPR:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you.

• Right to Rectification: You have the right to request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

• Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.

• Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we limit the processing of your personal data under certain circumstances.

• Right to Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have it transferred to another data controller.

• Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your personal data based on our legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.

6.2. CCPA Rights:

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under CCPA:

• Right to Know: You can request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.

• Right to Delete: You can request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. (Note: We do not sell personal information.)

• Right to Non-Discrimination: You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

7. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise your rights under GDPR or CCPA, please contact us at:

• Email: hello@kostas.uk

We will respond to your request within the timeframe required by applicable law.

8. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.

9. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable laws.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page with an updated effective date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: hello@kostas.uk