Information regarding the Cookies Policy
On the Website “www.thenewathenian.gr”, we use cookies in order to enhance your browsing experience. The use of cookies helps us improve the functionality of the Website, make your navigation easier and support your preferences. Additionally, cookies are used to analyze traffic on our Website and identify problematic pages that require improvement. Our goal is to continuously improve our Website, so that we may provide better services and an enhanced experience to our users.
On the Website “www.thenewathenian.gr”, the protection of the visitors’ privacy is a primary priority, and for this reason, the Company “HELLINIKON SMSA” applies a strict policy.
We encourage you to take some time to read this policy so that you may better understand the types of cookies we use, the information we collect through cookies and how we use such information. By using our Website, you agree to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small information files that a website stores on a user’s device (usually in the web browser such as Chrome, Opera, Mozilla Firefox, Edge, etc.), so that each time the user visits the website, it retrieves the stored information and facilitates navigation, making the Website and the services provided more useful and user-oriented. A typical example of such information includes a user’s preferences on a Website, as indicated by the selections made (e.g. button selections, searches, advertisements, etc.).
General Classification of Cookies
There are two general categories of cookies:
- Technical cookies: required for the proper operation of a website and for user navigation. Without them, users may be unable to correctly view pages or use certain services.
- Profiling cookies: used to create user profiles for the purpose of sending advertising messages based on user browsing preferences.
Both “technical” and “profiling” cookies may also be categorized as follows:
- Session cookies, which are deleted immediately after the browser is closed
- Persistent cookies, which remain in the browser for a specified period. These cookies are used, for example, to recognize a device when it reconnects to a website, facilitating authentication processes
- First-party cookies, created and controlled directly by the operator of the website the user is visiting
- Third-party cookies, created and controlled by parties other than the operator of the website being visited
Cookies Used by Our Website
Our Website uses the following types of cookies:
- First-party cookies, session or persistent cookies, which are necessary for browsing the Website, for internal security purposes and for system management.
- Third-party persistent cookies, used by the Website to send statistical information to Google Analytics, enabling the Company to conduct statistical analysis of access to and visits on the Website. These cookies serve solely statistical purposes and collect information in aggregated form. Using both persistent and session cookies (which expire upon closing the browser), Google Analytics also stores a record of Website visit start and end times.
You may prevent Google from collecting data through cookies and processing such data by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
You may select which cookies you consent to by clicking on the bottom left icon of Cookiebot. In the case of third-party cookies, users provide or refuse consent directly to the provider of the respective cookie, for which the Company holds no responsibility. Most third-party cookies used on the Website may be disabled either through your browser settings or by directly accessing the cookie provider’s website via the links listed in the table below. In any case, please note that disabling cookies may affect your ability to use the Website and/or fully benefit from available features and services.
Specific Functional Categorization of Cookies
- Necessary: Enable essential Website functions such as navigation and access to secure areas. Necessary cookies are required for the Website to operate properly and to serve the purpose of your visit (e.g. subscribing to the Website’s newsletter).
- Preference Cookies: They are used for the proper and seamless operation of the Website and allow the Website to “remember” the user’s choices, in order to provide improved and personalized functions according to their needs and interests. This category includes cookies that store information as well as information enabling secure navigation. Preference cookies allow a Website to remember information that changes the way the Website behaves or appears, such as the preferred language or the geographical region the user is located in.
- Statistics / Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use and interact with the Website by collecting and reporting anonymous information.
- Targeting / Advertising Cookies: Used to provide advertisements and content relevant to users and their interests. They may also be used to deliver targeted advertising and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
How to Control Cookies
Most Internet browsers allow you to manage whether you accept cookies. You may adjust these settings using the following browser guides:
- http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
- http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies
- http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
- https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
- https://www.opera.com/use-cases/clean-browser-and-remove-trackers
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
Detailed Cookies Table on the “www.thenewathenian.gr”:
| Cookie Name | Provider (first party/ third party) | Retention Time | Category | Function |
| CookieConsent | Third Party | 1 Year | Necessary | Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| __cf_bm | First & Third Party | 30 mins | Necessary | Used to distinguish between humans and bots and to protect the website from malicious traffic. |
| cf_clearance | First Party | Up to 1 year | Necessary | Used to verify that a visitor has passed a challenge (e.g. anti-bot), so they are not repeatedly challenged. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Third Party | Up to 6 months | Necessary | Used by Google reCAPTCHA to analyze traffic and protect the site from bots. |
| _ga | First Party | 2 Years | Statistics | Used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. |
| _ga_G-S6QLK75H96 | First Party | 2 Years | Statistics | Used to maintain session state for Google Analytics 4. |
| _gid | First Party | 2 Years | Statistics | Stores and counts page views / sessions. |
More information regarding the processing of your personal data can be found here.