Terms of Use of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies Website
The use of this Website of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies, including the Website (web crawling – accessing the Website by crawlers), its caching services and any other services provided by the Website, implies the unconditional acceptance of the terms of use described herein and constitutes their practical acceptance.
The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies is designated as the administrator.
The content is defined as all data, software, databases, metadata, texts, images, videos, audio files, three-dimensional representations and any other work of the spirit that may be subject to intellectual property rights according to Law 2121/1993, as in force, regardless of whether the protection period has expired or the use falls under the exceptions of intellectual property rights.
Use is considered to be the use and consumption of the services of the Website in any way.
A user is defined as anyone who makes use of the Website.
A Service is defined herein as the digital technology-based performance of functions that serve the needs of the user.
Registered users are defined as users who register for the services provided by the Operator and provide their consent to the processing of their personal data.
The use of the Website must be made exclusively and only for legitimate purposes, in accordance with the terms hereof and in a manner that does not limit or prevent their use by third parties. The user of the Website must not engage in acts or omissions that may cause the malfunctioning of the Website and negatively affect or jeopardize the provision of services to users.
All of the content of the Website (including graphic interfaces, the text of the Website, trademarks or other works) on which the Operator has the necessary intellectual property rights or licences – unless expressly stated otherwise, in particular in the case of content to which third party rights exist – shall be made available through the services of the Website to users exclusively under the terms of the Fair Use licence. Although this license is the most restrictive, it allows each author or Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies to choose to provide additional licenses in case this is desirable.
The computer programs used for the development and operation of the Website may be Free Software/Open Source Software programs and may be made available under licenses that comply with the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative’s definitions of open and free licenses.
The specific license under which the content and software is available is specifically identified as metadata made available with the content or software.
Any other work protected by copyright law and made available under licenses other than those listed above must be explicitly and specifically identified as such.
The Administrator may collect and process personal data of users in order to be able to offer the services of the Site to users.
In any case, any processing is carried out:
- It is in accordance with the law.
- It is done for specified purposes and for a time that are disclosed to the person before processing.
- It requires the consent of the person or is for other legitimate purposes provided for by law.
The Administrator may use the personal data for informational purposes or to send e-mails or news and announcements to the registered user/visitor.
The Administrator shall not transfer and disclose personal data of the users/visitors of the Website to third parties, unless otherwise provided by law or if it is a contractual obligation or if this is necessary for the proper functioning of the Website and the realization of its functions.
The Administrator may process part or all of the data sent by the users for statistical purposes and to improve the services – information provided. The user may contact the administrator of the Website in order to check the existence of his/her personal record, its correction, modification or deletion.
During the use of the Website, personal and non-personal identification data of the users of the Website may be collected using relevant technologies, such as cookies and/or protocol address tracking and other similar technologies, as they result from the communication between the web browser and the server.Cookies are small text files that are stored on the hard disk of each user and do not take note of any document or file from the user’s computer. They are used to facilitate the user’s access to the use of specific services and/or pages of the Website for statistical purposes and in order to determine which areas are useful or popular.
Non-personal information may also include the type of web browser used by the user, the type of computer, its operating system, the internet service provider (ISP) and other such information. The user of the Website can configure his/her web browser in such a way that it either warns him/her about the use of “cookies” in certain services or does not allow the acceptance of the use of “cookies” in any case. In case the user/visitor of the specific services and pages does not wish the use of “cookies” to identify him/her, he/she may have limited access to some of the services, uses or functions provided by this Portal. The collection of all data that fall under the category of personal data received by the Administrator through this Portal, which are either sent by users on a case-by-case basis or collected during the navigation – browsing and use of the Portal by users, is carried out in accordance with the applicable legal framework (in particular Regulation 2016/679 and Law 4624/2019) for the protection of personal data.
If a copyright holder identifies on the Administrator’s Portal illegally published material, which a) is not covered by any restriction or other exception under Greek copyright law and b) for the use of which the relevant permission has not been granted, the above-mentioned holder is requested to contact the Administrator in writing by e-mail at info@istitutoellenico.org
stating the following:
- His contact details.
- The full bibliographic data or, if not available, the reference data of the material.
- The URL where the material has been located (e.g. the URL of the record).
- Information confirming that he/she is the rightholder and/or an affidavit stating that he/she is individually responsible and aware of the sanctions provided for by the provisions of par. 6 of article 22 of Law 1599/1986, declares that he/she is the owner of the intellectual property or his/her legal representative.
Upon receipt of the complaint, the procedure for warning and withdrawal of illegally published content is initiated, as follows:
- The Administrator confirms that it has received the complaint by email or mail and makes a preliminary assessment of its validity and credibility.
- Upon receipt of a valid complaint, the material is temporarily removed from the Administrator’s Portal until a consensual solution is found.
iii.The complainant and the Administrator or any other natural/legal person who submitted the material are required to resolve by mutual consent and within a short period of time the issue of the complaint by adopting one of the following solutions:
α.The material is republished in the same format as before.
b. The material is republished with changes.
c. The material is permanently withdrawn from the catalogue of the Website.
- As long as the Administrator and the complainant cannot reach a mutually acceptable solution to the issue, the material remains unavailable through the catalogue until an agreement on the matter is reached.
The Operator provides the content (e.g. information, names, names, photos, images, data, etc.) and services available through its Website “AS IS”. Under no circumstances shall the Administrator be liable for any claims of a legal, civil or criminal nature or for any damage (positive, special or consequential) suffered by the user of this Website.
The Portal may contain references (links) to third-party websites for the sole purpose of informing the user. The reference to links belonging to third party websites does not constitute an endorsement of their views and actions or an acceptance of the content expressed, published or posted by them. The third parties – operators of the websites responsible under the law – are solely responsible for the content of their websites or for any damage that may arise from their use when the user of the Website accesses them. The user accepts that by visiting third party websites, he/she leaves the Website of the Website and is subject to the terms of use of these websites.
The Operator 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 free of any kind of errors, viruses, malware or other similar elements.
The Operator shall not be liable, under any circumstances, for any form of damage suffered by the user of the websites, services, options and contents of the Website. It also does not guarantee that any related to the Portal or the servers and servers through which any related service is made available to the user/visitor do not contain “viruses” or other malware, nor does it guarantee the correctness, completeness or availability of the contents, web pages, services, options or the results of their use.
The terms and conditions of use of this Website as well as any modification or change thereof are governed and supplemented by Greek and Community law and the relevant international treaties. The Greek Courts are designated as the courts for the resolution of any disputes arising hereunder. Any provision of the above terms found to be contrary to the above legal framework or rendered invalid shall automatically cease to be in force and shall be removed from the present, without in any way affecting the validity of the other terms.
The terms and conditions of use of this Website constitute the entire agreement between the Administrator and the user/visitor of its websites and services and binds only them. No modification of these terms of use shall be taken into account and shall not form part of this agreement unless expressed in writing and incorporated into these terms of use. Unless otherwise specified, by notice on the Administrator’s website, the above terms of use shall become effective immediately in their entirety.
The Administrator unilaterally reserves the right to modify, add, change the content or services of the Website, as well as the terms of use, whenever it deems necessary.
PRIVACY POLICY of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies
The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies takes all appropriate measures to protect the personal data of visitors to its website.
For this reason, it follows this Privacy Policy, which recognizes the right to the protection of personal data and ensures the implementation of the current legislative framework (in particular Regulation 2016/679 and Law 4624/2019).
In short, you should be aware that your personal data is collected and kept by the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies for the time strictly necessary and for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes. They are processed lawfully and legitimately in a transparent manner, always in accordance with the applicable legal framework and in a manner that guarantees their appropriate security.
In detail: Data Controller The Data Controller for the processing of personal data for the purposes of the operation of this website is:
The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies may modify this policy in order to better protect personal data by announcing any such modification through its website.
By navigating and using the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies website, visitors/users acknowledge that they have read, understood and unconditionally accepted this Privacy Policy.
For any clarification, please contact the Data Protection Officer of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies at info@istitutoellenico.org
What is personal data
It is any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”), such as name, full name, email address, VAT number, etc. An identifiable natural person is defined as a natural person whose identity can be verified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier (IP address, e-mail address, etc.) or one or more factors specific to his or her physical, physiological, genetic, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity. Information relating to legal persons and groups of persons or information of a statistical nature from which it is not possible to attribute an identified or identifiable natural person does not fall within this category and is excluded from the scope of the relevant legislation.
What is personal data processing
Processing of personal data is any operation or set of operations which is performed, with or without the use of automated means, on personal data, such as the collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation, alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, transmission to third parties, dissemination, alignment, combination, restriction, erasure and destruction of personal data.
What personal data we collect and for what purpose
We collect your personal data only when you yourself request it:
to contact the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies by telephone, fax or email and in order to serve the purpose of the communication, personal data are given, which are kept as long as necessary to fulfill the purpose of your communication.
Also, during your visit and navigation on the website, your web protocol address is automatically recorded, through which, however, no identifiable details of the user’s physical identity are disclosed, but these are used exclusively for statistical purposes of traffic statistics on our website. In addition, cookies are collected, to the processing of which you have consented during your entry.
For more information, please see the relevant policy of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies on the use of cookies below.
Our website may contain hyperlinks, which redirect to third-party websites. These websites are not under the control of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies and therefore, we cannot ensure that the privacy policies of these websites are consistent with our own. We encourage you to carefully read the policies and terms and conditions of use of these websites.
Lawful basis for the processing of personal data
The lawful basis for processing personal data is the consent when visiting our website. The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies collects and processes the personal data of visitors and users exclusively and only in the context of fulfilling its purposes and functions and more precisely for the convenience of communication with you and for the provision of quality services in the context of its purposes and objectives. No further processing, promotion or exchange is done on this data without your prior consent.
Recipients of the data
The personal data of visitors and users of our website are not transmitted to third parties. They are processed only by the authorized staff of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in order to serve the communication with you.
Data retention time
Your personal data is collected and kept for the strictly necessary time and according to your consent and then deleted.
Data security
To protect the personal data of visitors and users of our website, we use data security measures to prevent the risk of loss, misuse, unauthorized access and disclosure of your personal information. Access to your personal data is only available to authorised staff of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies, who have a duty of confidentiality.
Your rights
With regard to the protection of your personal data, you have the following rights:
(a) the right of access, i.e. the right to be informed whether personal data concerning you are being processed,
(b) the right to rectification, i.e. the right to demand the correction of inaccurate personal data,
(c) the right to erasure, i.e. the right to request that personal data concerning you be erased,
(d) the right to restrict processing where the accuracy of the data is contested, unlawful or for other reasons
(e) the right to portability, i.e. the right to request to receive data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to have those data transmitted to another controller; and
(f) the right to object to the processing of your personal data, unless there are compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms.
For information and to exercise your rights, you may contact the Data Protection Officer at info@istitutoellenico.org
The Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies, reserves the right to establish a policy of charging reasonable administrative costs to satisfy the above rights.
Right to complain
In accordance with Regulation 2016/679, you have the right, if you believe that your rights regarding the protection of your personal data have been violated, to lodge a complaint with the Personal Data Protection Authority, which is located in Athens (1-3 Kifissia Street, P.C. 115 23), by phone at 2106475600 and by fax at 2106475628 or by email at complaints@dpa.gr.
Cookies Policy
While browsing this website, the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies may collect user identification data using the technology of cookies. Cookies are short pieces of software code sent for storage by the web server of the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies. to your terminal equipment with their main function being the communication to us of data from your browser. Depending on their duration, cookies are either “session cookies” or “persistent cookies”. “Temporary cookies” are cookies that are automatically deleted when you close your browser, while “persistent cookies” remain stored on your terminal equipment until the end of their predetermined period of validity or until you delete them using the respective functions of your browser.
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The use of cookies offers the website the ability to remember information about the user’s visit, such as preferences, to personalize your experience and to recognize characteristics of visitors, necessary to improve the services of our website. Cookies do not have access to the data on your hard drive or the cookie files created by other websites and do not cause any harm to your system; e.g. to see which cookies have been placed on your device and how you can manage or delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org. If you do not accept cookies or some categories of cookies, some of our website features may not be fully available. Any personal data collected through cookies that can be associated with a specific visitor/user are processed exclusively for the purposes mentioned above.
Fair Use Licence
The entire content of this website (including graphic interfaces, website text, trademarks or other works) belongs to the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies and is made available under the following conditions:
– The user may reproduce the content for personal and private use only or for any of the uses and under the conditions specified in Articles 18-28C of Law 2121/1993, as in force.
– The user may not exercise any of the powers of the proprietor’s property right unless he has specific written permission to do so.
– In any lawful use of the content of the Website, reference should be made to the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies as follows: All rights reserved, © 2023-2024 Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies
