1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions.

2. How We Use Cookies

At Ninareti Studios, we use cookies to ensure our website functions correctly and to understand how visitors interact with our content. We categorize these cookies as follows:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the operation of the website, such as enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas. These do not require your consent.
• Performance and Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our site (e.g., which pages are visited most often). This data is used to improve our services and the user experience.

3. Google Analytics and Data Transfers

Because we use Google Analytics, please be aware of the following:

• Third-Party Processing: Data collected by these cookies is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), such as in the United States.
• Safeguards: We ensure that such transfers comply with EU standards through the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
• Consent Requirement: These cookies are only activated if you provide your explicit, affirmative consent via our cookie banner.

4. Managing Your Preferences

In accordance with Greek law, you have full control over non-essential cookies:

• Equal Choice: Our cookie banner provides an equal opportunity to “Accept All” or “Reject All” non-essential cookies on the first layer.
• Withdrawal of Consent: You can change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Manage Cookie Settings” link in our website footer.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings menu.

5. Persistence and Retention

• Session Cookies: These expire as soon as you close your browser.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. Analytics cookies typically have a longer duration to recognize returning visitors.

6. Minor’s Consent

In Greece, the age for digital consent is 15 years. We do not knowingly collect data through cookies from individuals under this age without verifiable parental or guardian authorization.

7. More Information

For more details on how we process your personal data and how to exercise your rights (access, erasure, etc.), please visit our Privacy Policy or contact us at ninaretiskiathos@gmail.com.