1. Scope of the Cookies Policy Cookies

The Ministry of Culture (hereinafter: the "Ministry") based in Athens, 20-22 Bouboulinas Street, P.C. 10682, guarantees the respect of your privacy while browsing its website. In this context, under this Policy we wish to provide you with information about the cookies we use, the information we collect with them and how the Ministry uses them through https://th-ink.gr/ website.

You can be informed in detail about the management of your personal data by this Cookies Policy and the protection of your privacy, from the Information Notice on the Protection of Personal Data posted on this website.

2. Concept

Cookie identification files are self-installing text files, with short content, that are stored on the computer or other electronic devices (eg mobile phones, tablets, etc.) of the user visiting a website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences (e.g. language, font size and other display preferences) for a period of time, so you do not have to enter these preferences each time you visit the website or browse from one page to another. Cookies help you navigate in an environment that is more user-friendly.

3. Types of cookies

There are two main categories of cookies:

1. Temporary cookies (session cookies, session cookies) which are deleted immediately after the end of the browser and/or after closing the browser,
2. Persistent cookies, which remain in your browser for a certain time or until you delete them.

The Ministry, for the better management of its websites, uses both temporary and permanent cookies.

4. Use of cookies

Each type of cookie we use serves different purposes. When you visit our website, we may use the following cookies:

5. Είδη και Χρήση cookies από τον παρόντα ιστότοπο

Ο παρών ιστότοπος χρησιμοποιεί τους κάτωθι τύπους cookies:

5.1. Απολύτως Απαραίτητα Cookies: Τα cookies αυτά είναι ουσιαστικής σημασίας για την ορθή λειτουργία του ιστοτόπου, σας επιτρέπουν να κάνετε περιήγηση και να χρησιμοποιήσετε τις λειτουργίες του, όπως πρόσβαση σε ασφαλείς περιοχές. Τα cookies αυτά είναι αναγκαία για τη λειτουργία του ιστοτόπου και χωρίς αυτά δεν θα ήταν τεχνικά εφικτή η παροχή υπηρεσιών του ιστοτόπου.

5.2. Functionality Cookies These cookies are used to store settings on the website (e.g. by remembering your preferences regarding safe search, or to make it easier for you to navigate the website, etc.). Through these cookies, information about users can be collected such as browser type, server, language selected by the user, their preferences, searches and geographic location. These cookies can only be installed if you have given your consent.

In the case of hyperlinks to other websites, the website is not responsible for the terms of management and protection of personal data that they follow.

5.3. Advertising (third-party) cookies: Information obtained through cookie technology is shared with third parties in the context of creating targeted advertising messages that may be displayed to the user when visiting third-party websites. In addition, the relevant cookie technology allows measurements related to user activity on another website that referred the user to our websites. These cookies can only be installed if give your consent.

Cookie	ΤΥΠΟΣ	ΔΙΑΡΚΕΙΑ	ΠΕΡΙΓΡΑΦΗ
YSC	session cookies	session	YouTube sets this cookie to record views of embedded videos on YouTube pages.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	persistent cookies	5 months 27 days	YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth by determining whether the user receives the new or old playback interface.

5.4. Cookies ανάλυσης (τρίτων μερών) και άλλες τεχνολογίες: Τα cookies αυτά συλλέγουν στοιχεία για τον χρήστη του ιστοτόπου και επιτρέπουν τη βελτίωση του τρόπου λειτουργίας του. Τα στοιχεία αυτά βοηθούν στην παρακολούθηση των επιδόσεων του ιστοτόπου, τη μέτρηση των επισκέψεων, την παρακολούθηση του τρόπου πρόσβασης στον ιστότοπο κ.ο.κ. Η εγκατάσταση των cookies αυτών γίνεται μόνον εφόσον χορηγήσετε τη συγκατάθεσή σας.

5.5. Other technologies: Other technologies may be used for the same purposes as cookies, and allow us to know when the user visited the website. Through them, non-personal data (e.g. your operating system, the user's browser) or aggregated information may be collected and used to improve the user experience of the website. The installation of mechanisms related to these technologies It is only possible if you give your consent.

5.6. Cookies These cookies may also be used for security purposes (e.g. prevention of cyberattacks and any other malicious activity).  These cookies can only be installed if you give your consent.

5.7. Performance cookies: These cookies collect information about the use of the website, e.g. which pages you visit most often and whether you receive error messages from the website. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you, as they collect them in an aggregated way and therefore remain anonymous. They are used only for statistical purposes that will help improve the operation of the website. These cookies can only be installed if you give your consent.

6. How to manage cookies

If you wish to disable cookies, depending on their specific type, the website may not function properly. It is noted that it is not possible to disable "necessary" cookies, as they are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. For all other categories of cookies used by the website, you can freely choose whether or not to use them when you first enter the website, while always retaining the possibility to modify your choices for the use of cookies through the following hyperlink: Cookies Settings.

In any case, you can always modify the options in your browser to receive notifications about the use of cookies or to reject the use of cookies. In this case, if you do not allow the use of cookies for certain services, you may not have further access to them.

You can also revoke your consent to the use of cookies on your computer or other device by following the procedure for deleting them from the memory of the browser you use.

You can find out more information, according to the browser, using the following links:

• Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari
• Opera
• Adobe (flashcookies)
• To find out more about the types of cookies, you can visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can modify your choices regarding the use of cookies via the following hyperlink: Settings Ρυθμίσεις

7. Processing of Personal Data

To learn more about the processing of your personal data and your rights, please visit the Information Notice on the Protection of Personal Data posted on this website.

8. Updates to the Cookies Policy

The Ministry may modify this Cookies Policy from time to time to comply with regulatory changes, to optimize its operations and services. Any updates, amendments will be posted on this website with a date indication, so that it is known which is the most recently updated version.

November 2023