This privacy policy explains what data we collect on the Afghan Community – Migrants & Refugees – Greece website, why we collect it, and how we protect it.
1. Data controller
Afghan Community – Migrants & Refugees – Greece
Email : afghansingreece@gmail.com
We are responsible for the processing of personal data collected through this website.
2. Data we collect
We only collect data that is strictly necessary for the purposes described below.
a) Contact form
When you send a message via the contact form, we collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- The content of your message
- Technical data (IP address, date and time of submission)
b) Cookies and audience measurement
When you browse the site, we may collect:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the site
- Type of device (computer, mobile, tablet)
- General browsing data on the site
This data is anonymised or pseudonymised as far as possible.
c) Newsletter (if activated)
If a newsletter is activated and you subscribe, we collect:
- Your email address
- The date and time of your subscription
Subscription is based on your explicit consent (opt-in).
3. Purposes of processing
Your data is used to:
- respond to your requests sent via the contact form
- improve the functioning, security and usability of the site
- produce anonymous or aggregated traffic statistics
- send you information if you subscribe to a newsletter
We do not sell your data, and we do not share it for commercial purposes.
4. Legal Bases
In accordance with the GDPR (Article 6), your data is processed on the basis of:
- Consentin particular for:
- newsletter subscription
- non-essential cookies / audience measurement
- Legitimate interestin particular for:
- improving the site and its security
- producing anonymous traffic statistics
- Performance of a servicein particular for:
- receiving and processing your messages sent via the contact form
5. Retention period
We keep your data for the minimum period strictly necessary for the purposes pursued:
- Data from the contact form: up to 12 months after the last exchange
- Anonymised or aggregated statistics: up to 13 months
- Data related to the newsletter: until you unsubscribe or request deletion
Some technical logs may be kept for longer in order to ensure the security and proper functioning of the site.
6. Your rights
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- right of access
- right to rectification;
- right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”);
- right to withdraw your consent at any time;
- right to restrict or object to certain processing operations, under the conditions provided for by law
To exercise your rights, you can contact us at:
afghansingreece@gmail.com
We will do our best to respond within a maximum of 30 days.
7. Data security
We implement technical and organisational measures to protect your data, including:
- secure hosting with o2switch
- SSL certificate (HTTPS browsing)
- firewall and security monitoring via Wordfence
- regular backups via UpdraftPlus
- restricted access to the site’s dashboard
Despite these measures, no website can guarantee absolute security.
8. Processors and Third-Party Services
The site may use service providers or third-party tools that process data on our behalf, in particular:
- Google Analytics 4: traffic and browsing statistics
- UpdraftPlus: site backups
- Wordfence: security and protection against attacks
These providers undertake to comply with the GDPR or with equivalent data-protection rules.
9. Contact for Data Protection
For any question relating to your personal data or to this privacy policy, you can contact us at:
afghansingreece@gmail.com
This policy may be updated to reflect changes in legislation or in the services offered on the site. The most recent online version prevails.
