Afghan Community privacy policy: this page explains what data we collect, why we process it, your GDPR rights, security, and the third-party services used on the site.
1. Data controller
Afghan Community – Migrants & Refugees – Greece
Email: afghansingreece@gmail.com
We are responsible for processing the personal data collected through this website.
2. Data we collect
We only collect the data that is strictly necessary for the purposes described below.
a) Contact form
When you send a message through the contact form, we collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Message content
- Technical data: IP address, date and time the message was sent
b) Cookies and audience measurement
While you browse the site, we may collect:
- Pages visited
- Session length
- Device type (computer, mobile phone, tablet)
- General browsing data on the site
This data is anonymized or pseudonymized as much as possible.
c) Newsletter (if activated in the future)
If a newsletter is activated and you sign up, we collect:
- Your email address
- The date and time you signed up
Signing up is based on your explicit consent (opt-in).
3. Why we process your data
Your data is used to:
- respond to the requests you send through the contact form;
- improve how the site works, its security, and its ease of use;
- produce anonymous or aggregated visitor statistics;
- send you information if you sign up for 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:
- consent, in particular for:
- signing up for the newsletter;
- non-essential cookies / audience measurement;
- legitimate interest, in particular for:
- improving the site and its security;
- producing anonymous visitor statistics;
- providing a service, in particular for:
- receiving and handling the messages you send through the contact form.
5. How long we keep your data
We keep your data only for as long as strictly necessary for these purposes:
- Contact form data: up to 12 months maximum after our last exchange;
- Anonymized or aggregated statistics: up to 13 months;
- Newsletter data: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it.
Some technical records (logs) may be kept longer to ensure the security and proper functioning of the site.
6. Your rights
You have the following rights over 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, under the conditions set by law.
To exercise your rights, you can contact us at:
afghansingreece@gmail.com
We aim to reply within 30 days at the latest.
7. Data security
We use technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including:
- secure hosting with o2switch;
- SSL certificate (HTTPS browsing);
- firewall and security monitoring with Wordfence;
- regular backups with UpdraftPlus;
- restricted access to the site dashboard.
Despite these measures, no website can guarantee complete security.
8. Processors and third-party services
The site may use service providers or third-party services that process data on our behalf, including:
- Google Analytics 4: visitor and browsing statistics;
- UpdraftPlus: site backups;
- Wordfence: security and protection against attacks.
These providers commit to complying with the GDPR or equivalent data protection rules.
9. GDPR contact
For any question about your personal data or this privacy policy, you can contact us at:
afghansingreece@gmail.com
This policy may be updated to reflect legal changes or changes to the services offered on the site. The most recent online version applies.
