BAR ACADEMY GROUP E.E. (36a Katsoni Ave., 114 71 Athens, Greece, VAT No. 800431834, Tax Office: KEFODE Attikis), organiser of Athens Bar Show, hereinafter the “Company”, recognises the importance of protecting the personal data of individuals and of processing it lawfully and fairly. The Company complies with the core principles of personal data processing, respects the rights of individuals and ensures that the personal data it holds is:

- Collected with the individual's consent, where required;
- Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes;
- Processed only for the purposes for which it was collected and/or for legal and regulatory reasons;• Not further processed beyond the specified purpose;
- Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes of processing;
- Accurate and kept up to date where required;
- Not kept for longer than the purpose of processing or the law requires;• Kept secure against unauthorised access, loss or destruction;
- Transferred to third parties only where an adequate level of protection is ensured.

Please read this Policy carefully. It applies to the use of athensbarshow.gr and to all services related to Athens Bar Show.

1. What your personal data is
Your personal data is any information, on paper or in electronic form, that can identify you as an individual, either directly or in combination with other data. Depending on the case, this includes your full name, postal and email address, professional details, landline and mobile phone numbers and any other information that allows you to be identified under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR 2016/679), Greek law and the decisions of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.

2. What personal data we collect
For example, we process and protect your personal data collected from requests to take part as exhibitors, speakers or accredited media, from your visit to the show and its side events, in the context of promotional activities (marketing), and in the context of our general communication with you, support and information.

3. Purposes of processing
The Company uses your information for the following lawful purposes, under our agreement with you or where you have given your explicit consent (which you may freely withdraw at any time):
- To organise and deliver Athens Bar Show and its side events;
- To manage the participation of exhibitors, speakers, partners and accredited media;
- To support you and respond to requests, questions and suggestions about our services;
- For internal quality assurance of our services;
- To provide you with information about Athens Bar Show, its programme and future editions;
- To transfer part of the data to external partners for ticketing, accreditation, technical support and the delivery of the show;
- For internal operations such as administration, fraud prevention, invoicing and accounting;
- To analyse site traffic and improve your experience.

You can change your preferences or ask for your personal data to be deleted at any time by emailing dpo@baracademy.gr.

4. Principles of collection and processing
This Policy informs you of the terms under which your personal data is collected, processed and transferred. The Company and its staff apply all the processing principles of GDPR 2016/679 (lawfulness, fairness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, confidentiality and accountability).

The Company also safeguards your rights regarding your personal data (information, access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, portability, objection and not being subject to automated decision-making), as set out in the GDPR and Greek law. If you believe your rights have been breached, you can lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (1-3 Kifisias Ave., 115 23 Athens, www.dpa.gr).

5. How we collect your personal data
The Company collects your personal data, for example:
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- when you call our numbers, send us an email or fill in a form on the site, for example to request information, to take part as an exhibitor or speaker, or for media accreditation;
- when you visit the show and its side events;
- when you give us details for issuing an invoice or receipt;
- when you voluntarily sign up to receive newsletters or other marketing material, or update your preferences;
- when you visit the site, through cookies, according to your choices (section 7).

Tickets are purchased through a third-party ticketing provider, which acts as an independent data controller for booking and payment details and applies its own privacy policy. We do not receive payment card details.

6. Data minimisation, storage and deletion
The Company always asks for the minimum personal data needed to provide its services. It keeps data only for as long as the purpose of processing requires or tax and other laws provide, and then anonymises or destroys it. You can ask us what data we hold about you and request its correction or deletion, unless we are required by law to keep it for tax, evidential or legal purposes.

7. Cookie Policy
In line with the EU e-Privacy Directive and Greek law, athensbarshow.gr uses cookies. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us measure traffic, improve the site's functionality and content, and tailor our communication to your needs.
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Strictly necessary cookies work without consent. All other categories are activated only if you accept them in the cookie banner on your first visit. You can change your choices at any time via “Cookie Settings” at the bottom of every page.

Which cookies we use:
- Strictly necessary: required for the site to work properly, for example for navigation or filling in a form. Without them the site cannot function properly.
- Performance and analytics: collect aggregated information about how visitors use the site, for example which pages they visit most, so we can improve its performance. We use Google Analytics by Google for this purpose.
- Functionality: allow the site to remember your choices, such as language, to give you a better experience.
- Targeting and advertising: used, for example by Meta (Facebook, Instagram) and Google, to measure the performance of our ads and to show relevant messages on other websites and social media (remarketing).
- Social media: allow the site to connect with social networks, for example to share content or follow our pages. They are not required to browse the site.

These providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, with the safeguards provided by the GDPR (e.g. the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses). More about Google's privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy.

To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

You can also set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you before storing one. This may limit some features of the site. More information: https://www.allaboutcookies.org.

8. Transfer of your data to third parties
As a rule, the Company does not transfer your personal data to third parties, except where required by law or where necessary to complete one of our services and fulfil your requests.
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Such third parties may include, for example, partner organisations and sponsors, the ticketing provider, technical support and website hosting providers, communication and public relations partners, or public authorities when we are required to comply with the law or to prevent unlawful acts against us, our visitors or partners (e.g. fraud, insult, defamation).

We work with trusted partners and place contractual restrictions on any third parties that may receive your personal data, to ensure they use it in line with this Policy and data protection law.

9. Security of your personal data
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures so that your personal information is transferred, stored and processed in line with appropriate security standards, the terms of this Policy and applicable law. To this end, we apply security policies and use technical and organisational means such as encryption, access levels, authorised and trained staff, and periodic checks.

Any partner of ours with access to this information uses it solely for the purposes described in this Policy.

10. Marketing and advertising
We may use your basic contact details (such as name, company, phone, email) to keep you informed by email or newsletter about Athens Bar Show and related activities, where you have consented or where the law allows. You can stop receiving them at any time via the unsubscribe link in every message or by emailing dpo@baracademy.gr.

We do not sell your personal data, we do not make decisions about you solely by automated means, and we do not share your details with third parties so they can send you their own advertising, unless you have explicitly consented.

11. Links to third-party websites
The site may contain links to third-party websites, such as partners, sponsors or service providers, which we do not control. We are not responsible for their content or policies. We recommend reading the privacy policies of the websites you visit, as they may differ from ours.

12. Unsolicited commercial communication
The Company does not allow the use of the site or its services to send bulk or unsolicited commercial messages (spam), or messages with forged headers, false domain names, concealed origin or misleading information. We do not allow any attempt to use our services in a way that could damage, disable or overload them or prevent others from using them.

If we identify unauthorised or inappropriate use, we may, at our discretion and without notice, take appropriate measures, such as blocking messages from a specific domain, email server or IP address.

13. Minors
athensbarshow.gr and Athens Bar Show are intended for adults only. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

14. Contact
For questions or comments about this Policy, or if you believe we have not followed its principles, contact us at dpo@baracademy.gr or +30 210 640 0540.

15. Validity of this Policy
This Policy applies from the date shown at its top and is subject to periodic review. Any changes will apply from the date the revised version is published on this page.