Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 26, 2026

1. Data controller

This policy explains what personal data we collect through drinks.gr, why, for how long, and what rights you have.

2. What we collect

• Newsletter sign-up: your email address.
• User account: email and optionally a name. We store no passwords.
• Contact form: name, email and the message text — solely to reply to you.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, access time — for security.
• Language preference: stored locally so we do not ask again.

We never ask for payment details or special-category data.

3. Legal basis

• Newsletter and personalised advertising: your consent, withdrawable at any time.
• Operating your account: performance of our relationship.
• Replying to messages, security, statistics: legitimate interest.

4. Cookies and third-party services

We use strictly necessary cookies for the site to work, plus third-party services that may set their own: Google Analytics (traffic measurement) and Google AdSense (advertising).

You can control these in your browser or at adssettings.google.com.

5. Who we share data with

We do not sell or rent personal data. We share it only with providers who serve us (hosting, email delivery, analytics, advertising) and with authorities where the law requires.

Your data is not used to train third-party artificial intelligence models.

6. Transfers outside the EEA

Where providers process data outside the EEA, the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards apply.

7. Retention

• Newsletter: until you unsubscribe.
• Account: while it remains active.
• Messages: up to twelve months after our reply.
• Technical logs: up to twelve months.

8. Your rights

You have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability and objection, and may withdraw consent. Submit a request through the contact form; we reply within one month.

You may also lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority — www.dpa.gr.

9. Security and minors

We apply technical and organisational safeguards. The site is not intended for minors and we do not knowingly collect their data.

10. Changes

We may update this policy. The date of last update appears at the top.