Terms of Use – Privacy Protection
1. The terms of use set out the terms and conditions governing the use of the website crowdpolicy.com (hereinafter “website”) owned by Crowdpolicy which specializes in innovative solutions for the private and public sector using crowdsourcing methods and techniques.
The use/visit of the website presupposes the unreserved and full acceptance of the stated terms, which apply to all of its content. Navigating and staying on this website, its archiving/cataloging, constitutes actual acceptance of the following terms of use.
The website in question through technologically advanced web infrastructures and open and closed source software applications can offer everyone (hereinafter, “user/visitor”) under the following terms of use.
2. The use of the Crowdpolicy website must be done exclusively for legal purposes and in a way that does not limit or prevent its use by third parties. The user/visitor of this website is obliged to use it in accordance with the law and these terms of use. The user/visitor of this website must not engage in acts or omissions that can cause damage or malfunction and negatively affect or jeopardize the provision of services provided through the website to citizens.
3. The computer programs used for the development and operation of the Crowdpolicy website are, as a rule, Free Software/Open Source (EL/AK) programs and when available, they are made available under the most specific conditions of the European Union Public License (http://www.osor.eu/eupl /european-union-public-licence-eupl-v.1.1). The specific license under which the software is available is specifically identified on the website where the relevant software is made available.
4. Crowdpolicy makes every effort to ensure that the information and content displayed each time on the website is as accurate, true and up-to-date as possible. It also provides the content (eg information, names, photos, images, data, etc.) and services available through its website “AS IS”. Under no circumstances is Crowdpolicy responsible for any claims of a legal, civil or criminal nature nor for any possible damage (positive, special or consequential) of the user/visitor of this website.
5. This website may contain references (links) to third party websites for the sole purpose of informing the user/visitor. Referring to links belonging to third-party websites does not constitute an adoption of their views and actions or acceptance of the content they express, publish or post. The third parties – operators of the websites responsible under the law – bear the sole responsibility for the content of their websites or for any damage that may result from their use, when the user/visitor of the website crowdpolicy.com gains access to them.The user/visitor accepts that by visiting third-party websites, he leaves the Crowdpolicy website and is subject to their terms of use
6. Crowdpolicy makes every effort to ensure the proper functioning of its network, although it does not guarantee that the operations of its servers will be uninterrupted or error-free of any kind, free of viruses, malware software or other similar items.
7. Given the nature of the Internet, Crowdpolicy is not responsible, under any circumstances, for any form of damage suffered by the user/visitor of the websites, services, options and contents of this website. It also does not guarantee that each related website or the servers through which each relevant service is made available to the user/visitor do not contain “viruses” or other malicious software, just as it does not guarantee the correctness, completeness or the availability of the contents, websites, services, options or the results of using them.
8. Through this website, Crowdpolicy may collect personal data of users/visitors only. Personal information is considered to be that which can only be used to identify or communicate with users/visitors, especially that collected through various Information Submission Forms. The user/visitor expressly and unconditionally consents to have the above personal information available on the crowdpolicy.com website, where this is required or requested.Crowdpolicy may use the personal data for informational purposes or to send electronic mail or announcements/news mail to the registered user/visitor, unless the latter does not wish to do so and expressly expresses this in his communication.Crowdpolicy does not sell personal information of third parties or users/visitors of this website. Crowdpolicy does not transfer or disclose personal data of users/visitors of the website to third parties, unless the law stipulates otherwise or if it is a contractual obligation necessary for the proper operation of the Website and the realization of its functions. However, we reserve the right to share information concerning you, if the law obliges us to do so or if such notification is required by the relevant supervisory, audit, independent, judicial, public and/or other authorities.
Crowdpolicy may process part or all of the data sent by users/visitors for statistical purposes and to improve the services provided – information on this website. The user/visitor can contact the administrator of the website in order to verify the existence of the personal file, its correction, change or deletion, as well as the application of the right to limit, object and portability of personal data of the file.
If you wish to exercise any of your above rights, you can contact:
- by sending an electronic letter, to the e-mail: [email protected],
- By sending a letter by post to the address “CROWDPOLICY DIGITAL PARTICIPATORY SERVICES PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANY (IKE), Eleftheriou Venizelou (Grammou) 8, 18345, Moschato, Athens“
In case of submitting a request to exercise your rights, Crowdpolicy will respond to your relevant request within one (1) month from its submission. This deadline may be extended by two (2) more months, upon prior notification to you, taking into account the complexity of the request and the number of requests being processed.
If you have questions or complaints regarding the collection and processing of personal data, you can contact us at the following details:
- Processing Manager:
CROWDPOLICY DIGITAL PARTICIPATORY SERVICES PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANY (IKE)
Postal address: 8 Eleftheriou Venizelou (Grammou), 18345, Moschato, Athens
Contact number: +30 2169002600
- Data Protection Officer:
e-mail: [email protected]
9. Through this website, communication forms, bulletin boards and interactive areas can be posted. The use of the above implies that the user/visitor bears sole responsibility for the communication he/she makes and the consequences arising from the publication of this communication. Crowdpolicy is not responsible for the fidelity, accuracy or reliability of the material posted in any interaction area or for the consequences of communication in interaction areas or the consequences arising from the use of the website.Crowdpolicy can under no circumstances be considered to accept or embrace in any way the ideas, perceptions and actions expressed by the user/visitor – as a consequence of the communication. Crowdpolicy may check, correct or even delete the content of the user/visitor’s communication. The user/visitor accepts the licensing under the more specific terms of the Greek license “Creative Commons” Attribution of Origin (CC-BY-v.3.0) as specified in detail in the relevant License, of all works eligible for protection according to Law 2121/1993 resulting from communication on the boards and communication forms as well as in the interaction areas, as described above, at https://www.crowdpolicy.com. .
10. The crowdpolicy.com website and individual pages such as hello.crowdapps.net and crowdhackathon.com may provide the user/visitor of its services with the possibility of a participatory process and public consultation on current issues which are formulated in the form of questions. The responses of the user/visitor as a participant in the above process are recorded, analyzed and generally taken into account in order to draw conclusions about the subject under consideration that is raised each time in a public consultation with a participatory process. The more specific conditions of this participatory process and public consultation are described on the corresponding website for participation in the process.
Crowdpolicy reserves the exclusive right to collect and exploit all such information data as well as the conclusions to which it leads and which are made available to citizens through this above website, and the user/visitor of the website accepts the transfer of all intellectual or intellectual property rights resulting from his participation in the public consultation, as described above, in the district.
11. The terms and conditions of use of this website as well as any amendment or change thereof are governed and supplemented by national and community law and the relevant international treaties. Any provision of the above terms that is found to be contrary to the above legal framework or becomes invalid, automatically ceases to be valid and is removed from this, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms.
12. The terms and conditions of use of this website constitute the entire agreement between Crowdpolicy and the user/visitor of its websites and services and binds them only. No modification of these terms of use shall be considered or made a part of this agreement unless expressed in writing and incorporated into these terms of use. Unless otherwise specified, on this website the above terms of use are immediately effective in their entirety. Crowdpolicy reserves the right to modify at any time, without prior notice to users/visitors, the present terms and conditions of use and the content of this website by notifying them through it, and users/visitors must always check for possible changes and as long as they continue to use the website they will be deemed to have accepted the modifications.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR ACCELERATION – OPEN INNOVATION PROGRAMS
The company Crowdpolicy IKE organizes innovation actions (hereafter program or programs) in areas of interest in the economy, entrepreneurship on behalf of public or private bodies and legal entities or on its own initiative. The aim of the actions is to promote, network and reward ideas, proposals and applications that contribute to solving problems and mobilize the country’s creative human capital.
In the context of the programs, the Organizer may collect, as Processor, personal data of the Participants, such as their identification and contact details, which are necessary for the purpose of the processing and only to the extent that the Participants themselves disclose them during the their registration or during their participation in the Program.The Organizer takes all the necessary measures and takes care of the legitimate and legal collection and processing of personal data as well as their safe keeping in accordance with the provisions of the General Personal Data Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and the more specific regulatory framework for its application , preserving the privacy and confidentiality of any information that comes to its knowledge.
The participants in the acceleration programs declare by signing the declaration of Consent for the processing of personal data that they have been informed about the registration of their personal data, the summary – material to be published, as well as the short biography of the shortlisted candidates on the website, in a file that will be kept with these, their processing, in accordance with the provisions of the legislative and regulatory framework regarding the protection of personal data, as applicable from time to time, by the Organizer and/or by third parties that cooperate with it for the implementation of the Program,Program website, on the company’s social media and in press releases or print or electronic entries form. Also, the participants in the Program, if they provide their express consent, consent to the publication of any of their photos or video footage on the website crowdpolicy.com, on the Program website, on the company’s social media and in press releases or entries in printed or electronic form, as well as in advertising views for a period of up to five (5) years from the date of their publication. In this case, the participants have the right to withdraw their consent at any time, without prejudice to the legality of the processing based on the consent before its withdrawal.
In case of “group participation”, the representative of the group declares responsible and guarantees that he has received the previous order and authorization of each of the members of the group, to provide the Organizer with their express consent regarding the above registration, processing and publication of the of their information for the purpose of the Program as defined above, which he will make available to the Organizer whenever requested.
The Organizer may use the personal information of the Participants to send them informational material regarding the possibilities provided by the Program and/or for issues related to it.
The company preserves the personal nature of the personal data of the Program Participants and does not transfer them to any third party (legal or natural person), except where this is provided by the terms of the Program or by law. In the context of the Program, said data may also be transmitted to companies collaborating with the Organizer, to the extent that this is necessary in the context of the Program for purposes related exclusively to the support, execution and operation of the Program.
The Organizer processes the personal data of the Participants throughout the duration of the Program and after its termination in any way for a period of time defined by the applicable legal and regulatory framework.
After verifying his identity, the Participant has the right to access his personal data, the right to request the correction of any inaccurate personal data or their completion, as well as, if the conditions of the regulatory framework are met, to exercise the rights: deletion, restriction of processing, portability of data, opposition to processing thereof, as well as ensuring human intervention in automated procedures. To exercise the above rights, the Participant can submit his request, using the relevant contact form that he will find on the website crowdpolicy.com
All Participants declare that they agree to have themselves and their proposals recorded and/or recorded and/or photographed and/or videotaped and/or incorporated into a physical medium in any way by the Organizer during all stages of the Program even upon completion thereof and grant the Promoter the right, free of any payment of consideration for intellectual or other rights, to use, process, retransmit through the website or through any other website owned by the Organizers and/or through any other means including mass networking and third party websites.Participants waive any right to remuneration and/or consideration for any of the aforementioned uses.
The Organizer declares that she is not in a position and cannot check the entries submitted to the Program in terms of compliance with the provisions of intellectual property and for this reason relies exclusively on the declaration of the Participants regarding their compliance with the provisions on the protection of intellectual property.
In case of violation of any of the conditions of participation, the applicable legislation as well as in case of violation of the right of a third party whenever this becomes known, the Organizer may either exclude the Participant from the Program (in case it is discovered before the prize is awarded), either to revoke its decision to nominate the particular Participant and to request from him/her the return of any prize, as well as the restoration of any damage caused due to the violation of these terms, either to a third party, or to the Organizer herself.
- More specific terms of participation for crowdhackathons http://www.crowdhackathon.com/terms/
- These terms may vary depending on the program. In this case there is a separate relevant section in a prominent place at the bottom of the page (footer).
COOKIES POLICY
CROWDPOLICY DIGITAL PARTICIPATORY SERVICES PRIVATE EQUITY COMPANY (hereinafter “Company”) aims to make your online experience and your interaction with this website (hereinafter “website”) as easy and efficient as possible.
Through this website, non-personal identification information of the users of the website may be collected using corresponding technologies, such as cookies and/or tracking Protocol addresses and others similar to those resulting from the communication of the navigation and browsing program (web browser) with the server. Cookies are small text files that are stored on the hard drive of each user/visitor and do not take notice of any document or file from their computer, nor do they lead to the identification of their computer with any person.They are used to facilitate the access of the user/visitor regarding the use of specific services and/or pages of the website for statistical purposes and in order to determine the areas which are useful or popular.
Non-personal information may also include the type of web browser used by the user/visitor, the type of computer, its operating system, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and other such information.
The user/visitor of this website can set their web browser in such a way that either warns him about the use of “cookies” in specific services or not to allow the acceptance of the use of “cookies” under any circumstances. In the event that the user/visitor of the specific services and pages does not wish to use “cookies” for his identification, he may have limited access to some of the services, uses or functions provided by this website. More information can be found on the corresponding website Cookies Policy
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are a small piece of text that is sent to the browser when someone visits a website. Their main function is the memorization of information, such as e.g. preferred language and country, login information, etc., to make it easier for each visitor to browse the websites of their choice. The information collected in this way is not linked to your personal data and is used exclusively for security and statistical purposes.
2. WHICH CATEGORIES OF COOKIES DO WE COLLECT?
- Strictly necessary cookies
- Functionality cookies
- Performance, analysis and research cookies
- Security cookies
- Advertising cookies
- Social Network Cookies
3. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
On the websites we use cookies to create a safer and more efficient environment for our visitors both for statistical reasons and to improve their online experience.
3.1. Absolutely necessary cookies
These are “first recipient cookies” that are used exclusively by us for the proper functioning of our websites. They allow you to browse and use their features, such as accessing secure areas, etc. All your preferences and settings (e.g. language and country, login information, browser settings and plugins), which are stored in cookies, are reproduced on this website and cannot identify you individually. Without them, many applications of this website cannot function effectively.
3.2. Performance, Analysis and Research Cookies
These are cookies, which aim to improve the attractiveness, content and functionality of this website. For example, we can determine the frequency of traffic by collecting information such as the number of people who visit this website and individual pages, but also the number of those who return to it, the keywords used in the search field, the location of the user, i.e. the country, region and, where applicable, city or municipality, from which the access takes place, etc. In addition, they record the pages you visit, the time you stay on them and the points you show interest.
3.3. Functionality Cookies
These are cookies that allow this website to “remember” the user’s choices in order to provide him with improved and personalized functions. In addition, they can be used when the user selects some of the features of this website, such as e.g. sharing content on social media or viewing a video.
3.4. Security Cookies
These are cookies used to protect the user from any malicious activity.
3.5. Advertising Cookies
These are cookies that allow us to receive information about the interest the user has shown in any of our advertised products and services. These cookies are used to show you personalized advertisements, depending on the preferences you have shown in any of our products and services. Furthermore, we use tools (such as but not limited to Google Analytics, Google AdWords, Facebook pixel, etc.) to personalize the content and advertisements of our websites, provide social media functions and analyze its traffic.In addition, please note that for this purpose we may share information about how you use this website with third-party social media, advertising and analytics service providers, who may combine it with other information you have provided to them, or which they have collected in connection with your use of their services.
3.6. Social Network Cookies
The posts, images and videos you see on this website can be shared via social media buttons. These cookies enable these buttons to work so they can recognize when you want to share a post or video. Please note that Crowdpolicy does not affect how social networks use your personal data. For more information about the cookies set by social networks and the possible information they collect, please refer to their respective policy.
4. HOW CAN YOU MANAGE COOKIES?
You can freely choose and change your preferences regarding Cookies by following the “Cookie Settings” link at the bottom of this page. Please note that you can delete all cookies stored on your computer or any other mobile device, as well as set most browsers to prevent their storage. If you do this, however, you may need to manually adjust some preferences each time you visit our website, and some features and functions may not work.
5. MODIFICATION OF THE POLICY AND UPDATE
We may modify this Policy from time to time so that it is always in line with legal requirements and the way the websites and applications available through this website operate. If we decide to replace this Policy or make very significant changes to it, we will notify you via a notice on this website. To be informed of the latest version of the Policy, please check this page regularly.