COOKIE POLICY
Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies to personalize content and advertising, provide social-media functionality and analyse our traffic. In addition, we share information concerning the way you use our Website with social-media, advertising and analytics partners, who may combine it with other information that you have provided to them or that they have collected in relation to your use of their services. Cookies are small text files containing information used by websites to make the user experience more effective on a website that you have previously visited. This assumes that you use the same terminal device and the same browser. If so, cookies will remember your preferences, understand how you use the Website and adapt the content displayed to you so that it is more relevant to your personal interests and needs. Cookies help us provide, protect and improve our products and/or services.
Managing cookies
Through the browser
You may at any time change the settings for accepting, rejecting or deleting cookies by following the relevant instructions in your browser settings.
You may configure your browser to warn you about the use of cookies or to refuse them. In that case, some services and functions may not operate. The fact that you do not select such a setting is not interpreted as your intention to accept all cookies without exception.
You may also delete cookies already stored on your device by clearing your browser history. This will remove cookies from all websites visited using that browser. Please note that certain stored information may also be lost, such as saved login details and Website preferences.
Through the cookie banner
By using the cookie banner, you can manage your cookie preferences by making the appropriate selections based on the information below.
Use the cookie banner to manage your preferences.
For more information about cookies, you may visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Cookies we use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the Website and allow you to browse and use its functions, such as access to secure areas. These cookies do not identify you individually. Without them, we cannot provide effective operation of the Website. These cookies are stored on your computer only for the duration of your stay on the Website or for a maximum of one session.
For example, strictly necessary cookies are used to retain the user’s overall preference to accept or reject cookies and to display the cookie banner. Another example is the use of such cookies to maintain users’ login sessions in online services on our Website.
Consent for optional cookies
- Cookies that require consent are installed only with the user’s consent and after appropriate information has been provided.
- Your consent is not required for strictly necessary cookies used to establish the connection to the Website or provide an online service requested by you, such as authentication cookies, session cookies and cookies that remember essential user choices.
- Consent is provided through a positive action for each separate cookie category and not by means of pre-ticked boxes.
- Users are provided with a central and easy way to manage their cookie preferences at any time through the Website.
Cookies on this Website that require your consent
Cookies that are not strictly necessary in order to use this Website as intended require your consent before they are used. Without these cookies, functionality that facilitates the use of our Website, such as pre-filled forms, may no longer be available. Settings you make, such as language choices, may no longer be saved and you may need to configure them again when changing pages.
KOURTIDIS GROUP S.A. has integrated third-party content into this Website. These third-party providers may theoretically place cookies on your device when you visit our Website and may thereby receive information about the fact that you visited our Website. Please visit the websites of those third-party providers if you require more information about how they use cookies.
If you decide not to give your consent to cookies that require it, or if you withdraw consent, only Website functions that do not require such cookies will be available to you. Areas of the Website that incorporate third-party content and may therefore place third-party cookies on your device may be unavailable so that third-party cookies cannot be installed. You will be informed accordingly. If you later decide that you wish to use such content, you may do so after providing the relevant cookie consent, including consent for potentially installed third-party cookies.
Statistics Cookies
Statistics cookies help Website owners understand how visitors interact with pages by collecting and reporting information anonymously. Through these statistical cookies, we also obtain information about the use of our Website.
For example, the information collected may concern how you browse, such as the frequency of visits to pages, keywords used for searches, the browser you use and the website from which your visit originated. According to the intended use described in this policy, such statistical information is used for Website analysis and is not intended to identify you individually.
Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to collect information about how a Website is used and provide you with the best possible user experience.
For example, cookies help us route traffic between servers and understand how quickly our services load for different users. They also help us understand which pages visitors open most often and whether users receive error messages from particular pages. These cookies are used to improve Website performance and, consequently, the user experience.
Cookies relating to Website functions and services
These cookies allow the Website to remember user choices, such as username or region, so that it can provide improved and personalized functions.
For example, cookies allow us to save preferences, understand when you have viewed or interacted with content relating to our products and/or services and provide customized content and experiences.
We also use cookies to provide content relevant to your language.
For example, information may be stored in a cookie placed in your browser or device so that you can view the Website in your preferred language.
Cookies for marketing / tracking purposes
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to create user profiles so that advertising relevant and attractive to you can be displayed, or to record a user on this Website or across different websites for similar marketing purposes.
For example, cookies can be used to display advertising to people who have previously visited our Website, purchased products or used our applications and to suggest services based on that activity. We may also use cookies to measure the performance of advertising campaigns concerning our services.
For example, cookies can be used to measure how many times an advertisement is displayed and how often users view or click on advertisements.
Cookies also help us display advertisements and measure their performance across different browsers and devices used by the same person.
Social-Network Cookies
Our Website may include content from services such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn for promoting pages (for example “like” or “pin”) or sharing content (for example “tweet”) on social networks. Subject to the required consent, those social networks may install their own cookies on your device. KOURTIDIS GROUP S.A. does not control the installation and use of third-party cookies. Such cookies may store and process information for personalized advertising.
Please read the privacy statements of the relevant social networks, which may change from time to time, to understand what they do with personal data processed through their cookies. Third-party providers may process data outside the European Economic Area subject to their applicable transfer mechanisms and policies.
Cookies for marketing purposes
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display advertising that is relevant and attractive to users and therefore more valuable to third-party publishers and advertisers.
For example, cookies can be used to show advertisements to people who have previously visited our Website, purchased products or used applications and to suggest products and services based on that activity. Cookies may also be used to measure the performance of advertising campaigns concerning our products and/or services.
For example, cookies may be used to measure how many times an advertisement is displayed and how often users see or click on advertisements.
Cookies help us display advertisements and measure their performance across browsers and devices used by the same person.
Detailed list of installed cookies and services
The following table reflects services and technologies verified in the current version of the Website. For third-party services, the actual placement of particular cookies depends on consent choices, the page visited, whether the user is signed in to the relevant provider and the provider’s current configuration.
| Category | Service / Provider | Cookie / technology | Purpose | Duration / note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Cookie Compliance by Hu-manity.co | Consent cookie / consent record | Stores and applies consent choices and operates the blocking mechanism. | According to the consent duration configured in the CMP. |
| Functionality | Polylang | pll_language | Remembers the language of the last page visited. | Default: 1 year. |
| Analytics / performance | Microsoft Clarity | _clck, _clsk and, depending on the flow, CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM | Usage analytics, session association, heatmaps/session analytics and user-experience improvement. | Varies by cookie and is determined by Microsoft. |
| Advertising / analytics | LinkedIn Insight Tag | bcookie, bscookie, lidc, li_gc, li_mc, UserMatchHistory, AnalyticsSyncHistory, lms_ads, lms_analytics, li_sugr and, where enabled, li_fat_id | Conversion tracking, campaign measurement, retargeting and aggregated demographic/analytics reporting. | From session/24 hours to 1 year depending on the cookie; several advertising/analytics cookies are retained for 30–90 days. |
| Security / forms | Google reCAPTCHA | _GRECAPTCHA | Risk analysis and protection of forms against spam and automated abuse. | Used when reCAPTCHA is executed; Google may use additional technologies depending on domain and user state. |
| Embedded content / social | YouTube / Google | YSC, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE / newer __Secure-YNID, __Secure-YENID, __Secure-YEC and other technologies when embedded content is loaded. | Video playback, security, preferences, analytics and, depending on consent, advertising functionality. | From session to several months depending on the cookie. |
| Functionality / maps | Google Maps Platform | Google cookies and similar technologies may include NID, _Secure-ENID, SOCS and related identifiers depending on user settings and interaction. | Interactive maps, preferences, security and service functionality. | Varies; Google states approximately 6 months for NID and 13 months for _Secure-ENID and SOCS. |
| Tag management | Google Tag Manager | Does not necessarily place a cookie by itself. | Loads/manages other tags and scripts. Cookies depend on the tags activated through the container and the visitor’s consent choices. | — |
| Necessary / administration | WordPress | wordpress_test_cookie, wordpress_logged_in_*, wordpress_sec_*, wp-settings-* (where applicable) | Cookie capability checks, login/security and user settings for authenticated areas. | Session or login/settings duration; mainly relevant to authenticated users/administrators. |
Log files
When you visit our Website, certain information is automatically collected by our server and recorded in dedicated log files.
The following information may be recorded for each request from a visitor/user’s browser to the Website server:
- the visitor/user’s IP address, which constitutes personal data even if we cannot identify the individual solely from that information;
- the date and time of each request for transfer of data between browser and server (HTTPS request);
- the server response code together with relevant HTTPS parameters;
- the server response time for each request; and
- the type of browser through which the request was submitted.
The above information is collected to monitor the security of KOURTIDIS GROUP S.A. information and services, ensure availability, integrity and confidentiality against accidental, unlawful or malicious acts/events, investigate cyber-attacks/incidents and support related legal claims.
Log files are retained for 12 months and may be disclosed to processors for Website administration and to competent authorities where necessary to investigate a cyber-attack or incident. Data under investigation or used in legal claims are retained for as long as required for those purposes.
Updates to this Policy
This Policy was last updated on 11 September 2026.
This Policy may change from time to time. Changes will appear here. Before any material amendment, we will provide appropriate information and, where required, allow you to review the revised policy before continuing to use our services.