Privacy & Personal Data
Our company respects and protects your privacy. This Privacy Policy applies every time you visit our website, browse our pages or use our services, regardless of whether you use our website or purchase products or services.
The protection of your Personal Data is governed by the legal framework of the General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data 2016/679 of the EU, as it was incorporated into Greek law and is still in force today.
For the purposes of the applicable legislation, the Data Controller means the company Sarailidis Nikolaos & Co Limited Partnership with its registered office at Flogaiti 31 Street, Lefkada, Greece (hereinafter Way-Point), which determines the purposes and means of processing your personal data, as well as the proper observance and implementing security procedures to ensure the privacy, integrity and availability of such data.
By accepting this Privacy Policy, the user accepts and gives his unconditional consent to Way-Point to use the personal data he provides, when this is necessary and if of course required in the context of the implementation of the purposes described immediately below:
We also invite you to read the General Terms and Conditions of Use of waypointsails.com because they also contain important indications regarding the protection of privacy and the security systems adopted by this website.
Optional or mandatory sharing of personal data.
The provision of your personal data to Way-Point when requested on a case-by-case basis through the use of our website, may be necessary or mandatory to achieve the respective purpose (e.g. completion of payment, subscription to the newsletter, etc.).
The mandatory or optional nature of the provision of your personal data is determined each time by reference to the specific data requested at the entry point for each data collection, by marking mandatory information with an asterisk (*).
If you refuse to share the information marked as mandatory for Way-Point, it will be impossible to achieve the main purpose of the specific data collection or to provide you with any of the services available at https://waypointsails.com
The provision of additional data to Way-Point, other than those marked as mandatory, is optional and has no consequence in relation to the main purposes of the collection (such as for example the use of the website itself).
How and why, we use your personal data:
- To create and manage your personal account
- To send informational and advertising messages (provided you have given your express consent for this purpose).
- For the management of your orders and the correct execution of your purchases
- For your online browsing of our website (cookies)
- To communicate with you about our social media pages
- Transmission of your personal data to third parties
Way-Point undertakes not to make any illegal or unfair use of your personal data and does not transfer in any way and for any reason to any third-party personal data and information of users/visitors.
Your personal data will only be disclosed to third parties with your express consent, except where such disclosure is required by law or required for purposes provided for by law, for which the individual’s consent is not required (for example when we process your personal data to perform our contractual obligations, such as the execution of your order).
In these cases, the personal data may be made available to third parties who will process the data autonomously and exclusively for these purposes.
Way-Point has chosen to cooperate with other companies for the processing of personal data, which you provide with your express consent, for the execution of certain and specific activities. In particular, these are companies that have shouldered the task of managing, maintaining and developing the e-shop and in general our platform and servers. Companies providing such services have been carefully selected and have experienced, competent and reliable staff while providing adequate guarantees that they comply with applicable laws and regulations governing the processing of personal data. Therefore, these partner companies carry out their activities in accordance with the instructions and under the control of Way-Point. We verify on a regular basis that they have fulfilled the tasks assigned to them and that they continue to offer adequate guarantees of compliance with the provisions governing the protection of personal data.
Please contact our Customer Service or email us if you would like to receive a complete list of partner companies.
There is a possibility that Way-Point processes personal data of third parties, which are transmitted directly to Way-Point by the users/visitors themselves, such as when the user paying for a product/good is different from the recipient.
Under these circumstances, it is the user’s responsibility to obtain consent from that person before communicating their personal data to Way-Point and to inform them of this Privacy Policy, because the user will be solely responsible for providing the information and personal data of a third party who has not given his consent or in the event that such data is used in an illegal or inappropriate manner. In any case, any third party whose personal data is processed by Way-Point under these conditions has the same rights as those described in the paragraph entitled “Your Rights”.
Security Measures
We establish technical and organizational security measures sufficient to minimize the risks of destruction or loss of data even accidentally to prevent unauthorized access, illegal ways of processing and types of processing that are not in accordance with the purposes of collection stated in this Privacy Policy.
However, Way-Point cannot guarantee to its users that the security measures adopted to protect the website, data transmission and information on the website in general, limit or exclude any risk of unauthorized access or dissemination of data through user devices: you we advise that you ensure that your computer is equipped with appropriate software to protect data transmission over the internet, both inbound and outbound (such as up-to-date anti-virus systems) and that your ISP has also adopted appropriate security measures to protection of the transmission of personal data over the internet (such as firewalls and anti-spamming filters).
Your Rights
You have the right, at any time, to have access to your personal data, information and information that you yourself have disclosed to our company (right of access).
You also have the right to receive information from Way-Point about the source of your personal data, the purposes and processing methods applicable to your personal data, the type of software applied when electronic means are used for data processing, the full identity details of the controller and processors, the names of the persons or categories of persons to whom the personal data may be transmitted or to whom personal data may be disclosed in the exercise of their duties (right to information). All this information is also included in this Privacy Policy.
In addition, you may always be entitled to:
The updating, correction and modification of your personal data (right to correction).
Request the deletion and permanent elimination of your personal data (right to deletion). In this case, our company is obliged to delete your data, without undue delay, if one of the following exclusively stated reasons applies:
- the personal data is no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which it was collected by our company or otherwise processed.
- withdraw your consent to the collection, processing and storage of your personal data by our company and there is no other legal basis for the processing.
- you object to the processing of your personal data and there are no compelling and legitimate reasons for the processing.
- the personal data were processed illegally.
- personal data must be deleted in order to comply with a legal obligation based on the Union law to which our company is subject.
- the personal data have been collected in relation to the offer of information society services directly to a child, as specifically referred to in no. 8 par. 1 of the GDPR.
The conversion to an anonymous form or the blocking of your personal data used, including data deemed unnecessary for the purposes for which the data was collected or subsequently processed (right to restriction of processing).
To receive the personal data, you have provided to our company in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format as well as the right to transfer your personal data to another data controller in a secure manner (right to portability);
In any case, you have the right to object in whole or in part (right to object) as long as there are no compelling and legitimate reasons for the processing, in particular if your data is used for the purposes of advertising or direct marketing mail or if it is used for commercial purposes or for market research.
Request that we not send you promotional mail by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link included in promotional emails.
You can freely exercise your rights at any time by sending a written request to our email address and we will respond immediately to satisfy your request.
Response deadline
We strive to respond to all legitimate customer requests within one month. Occasionally it may take longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have submitted a series of response requests. In this case, we will notify you and inform you accordingly.
To ensure that your personal data is always accurate, up-to-date, appropriate and complete, please notify us of any changes to it at our email address.
Targeted Advertising
We would like to inform you that by accepting this Privacy Policy as well as the General Terms of Use, you grant your express consent to Way-Point to collect, store and use your data, when:
- you buy our products
- you create a user profile and register on our website
- participate in a contest, promotion or survey;
you inform us or ask us a question (Facebook chat plugin – api), contact form, email link, by entering your email, name, age, mobile phone for direct sales purposes regarding products similar to those you have already ordered, purchased or generally expressed your interest in any way, as well as to send you advertisements or newsletters about products similar to those you have already ordered, purchased or generally expressed your interest in any way. You can revoke this consent at any time at our address. To manage your marketing and communication preferences, you can go to the edit section of your account.
Automated technologies or interactions.
As you interact with the website, we may automatically collect technical information about your equipment, browsing processes, etc. We collect this information through cookies, server logs and other similar technologies.
Links to third party websites
Our website contains links to other websites that may operate independently of us, solely for the convenience and information of users during their navigation. Way-Point does not control or monitor such websites or their content. Way-Point is not responsible for the content of these websites and the rules they apply, even in relation to privacy and the processing of your personal data when you browse their pages. We therefore ask you to be careful when visiting these websites linked on our website and to read their privacy policy and terms of use very carefully. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the websites of other companies.
Online media channels
We may use information from online media sources, such as websites, social media and information sharing platforms. This information may be used to help us customize and improve our services to you. Wherever we use information from these sources, we will respect the rights you have set about how you want your information to be used. We recommend that you regularly review the privacy notices and preference settings available to you on any online media channel so that they may be applied.
Cookies Policy – Technology & Management
We use cookies on this website. Cookies are small text files that are stored in our browser when you browse the Internet to improve the experience of using the website by its users by making browsing faster and easier.
The operation of the website will be significantly affected if you disable or do not accept the use of cookies. For example, you may not be able to load website images and/or be unable to add goods to your cart and make a purchase.
If you would like more information on how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, please visit: https://www.aboutcookies.org/
Types of Cookies
The main types of cookies that the website may use are described below:
Session cookies
These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your device’s browser only during your visit and are deleted when you close the browser. Some of their functions are that they allow you to move to different pages on our website, keep in your basket the goods you have added during your browsing and allow us to properly function the check-out mechanism to complete your orders.
Persistent cookies
First-party cookies
Third-party cookies
Google Analytics cookies
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Safari
Mozilla Firefox
These remain in the cookie file of your device’s browser (computer, tablet, mobile) even after its program is closed, sometimes for a year or more (the exact length of stay depends on the lifetime of each cookie). Persistent cookies are used to remember your browsing and preferences on our website and to allow you to interact with social media platforms.
These are cookies that are installed in your browser and/or on your device’s hard drive by the website you are visiting. This includes assigning a unique identifier to you for the purpose of tracking your browsing on our website. They are typically used to manage visits and for identification purposes.
These are cookies used by third parties, such as e.g. social networks, to track your visits to the various websites on which they advertise. The website administrator has no control over third-party cookies.
Google Analytics cookies are analysis/performance recording cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website https://waypointsails.com. These cookies can tell us how many visitors use the site, the time and duration of use, and also provide us with information about how visitors navigate through the various parts of the site (eg menu options). This information helps us to improve the way our website works and our services to you. It is also anonymous information and does not contain personal data.
Information collected by Google Analytics cookies about our website. transferred to and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy. For more information regarding the Google Analytics service, please visit this link.
Cookies management
Most navigation systems (browsers) on the internet allow you to control and set cookies through the settings of each browser. You can see how by clicking on the browser you’re using:
If your browser is not on the list or if you are using a mobile phone please visit: https://www.aboutcookies.org/ and consult it for the necessary actions. Also, all the above-mentioned browsers are owned by other companies and we are not responsible for their content and accuracy.
Amendments to the Privacy Policy
Way-Point may modify or update this Privacy Policy of the current site, in part or in whole, even due to an update of the legislation that governs the protection of your personal data and protects your rights. Any such changes and updates to the Privacy Policy will be posted on this Page and will be notified to users so that they will be binding once posted on the website. We therefore invite you to visit this section frequently to read the most recent and updated version of the Privacy Policy.
Communication
For any question or clarification, please contact:
Personal data protection officer: Way-Point
Flogaiti 31 Street, Lefkada, Greece.
E-mail: info@waypointsails.com