Privacy Policy & Cookies
PRIVACY POLICY
Greek Liquid Gold: Authentic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, www.greekliquidgold.com (abbreviated hereafter as Greek Liquid Gold), protects the privacy of your data, following the provisions of EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016, which concerns the protection of the personal data of individuals and their unobstructed movement (at the request of the individual).
The greekliquidgold.com website data are securely stored on the hosting provider (www.pair.com), which is GDPR compliant and follows all the instructions provided related to the safe storage of data.
Below, we explain how Greek Liquid Gold uses your information and describe the choices you can make. Please note that where the information on this page differs from the information in the Consent Management Platform (CMP) message that automatically appears when you first access this website (unless your browser extensions prevent it), the information below is correct. The CMP used on this site includes standardized GDPR-compliant language developed to apply to a wide range of websites, and some of it does not apply to Greek Liquid Gold. For example, Greek Liquid Gold has no partners that directly access or store user data, and Greek Liquid Gold does not use Google Ads or personalized ads. However, Google Analytics does collect information for greekliquidgold.com such as IP addresses, device details, and geolocation data, depending on the setup. This data is anonymized and aggregated for analysis.
Registered Users
If you wish to comment on an article on Greek Liquid Gold, you will need to register on the site. To register, you will be required to provide a username, a password, and your current email address. You will need your username and password to log in to the site as a registered user, and we need your email address to reach you in case of concerns about your account. Your username will identify you if you make comments on Greek Liquid Gold. No other information will be shared with third parties unless required by law. If you wish to have this information changed or deleted from Greek Liquid Gold, you may request that by emailing info@greekliquidgold.com.
Please note: All comments are moderated and must be approved before publication. Only comments directly related to the article above the comment will be accepted; irrelevant comments, spam, advertisements, and links will not be published. We reserve the right to reject any comments that we deem offensive, inappropriate, or irrelevant to the article above it or to the focus of this site. User accounts that appear to be intended only for spamming may be deleted. Please be civil and considerate when commenting on articles.
Ad Personalization
Greek Liquid Gold does not use ad personalization. All ads on Greek Liquid Gold remain the same for all users at any given time and are uploaded directly by the Greek Liquid Gold administrator in cooperation with advertising companies. We do not collect, share, or use personal data for personalization of ads. Regarding third party involvement in Greek Liquid Gold, see the next section.
Google Products and Data Use
Greek Liquid Gold uses Google products, including Google Analytics, Google Maps, and YouTube videos. These involve the use of such things as cookies and information about your IP address and the URL of the page you visit, as explained here. That page describes how you can control what Google does with your information. For more about Greek Liquid Gold’s use of cookies and ways to block and delete cookies, see also the section on Cookies below.
Greek Liquid Gold uses Google Analytics to gain a general understanding of who is using the website and how they are using it (including such general information as number of users per day, their country, their browser, what leads them to the site, which pages they visit, and how long they stay on the site). This helps Greek Liquid Gold learn more about its audience in order to serve them better and more effectively share news and information about olive oil and the Greek olive oil world.
As they say on their website, “Google Analytics collects first-party cookies, data related to the device/browser, IP address and on-site/app activities to measure and report statistics about user interactions on the websites and/or apps that use Google Analytics.” For more information about what Google does, and about how you can disable cookies and measurement by Google Analytics, see Information for Visitors of Sites and Apps Using Google Analytics.
Sharing Information
We may disclose non-personally identifiable information and statistics about users from Google Analytics, and information such as the number of users who clicked on a banner ad or viewed a certain article, to advertisers and other interested third parties for marketing and promotional purposes and to explain the reach of Greek Liquid Gold. We may use such non-personally identifiable information and statistics in other ways as well, but we will not share personally identifiable information with third parties unless required to do so by law.
Greek Liquid Gold contains links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these third party websites.
If you have any questions after reading this policy or simply want to contact us, please email info@greekliquidgold.com.
Any changes to the privacy policy of www.greekliquidgold.com will be indicated on the website and on the associated Facebook page. If required by law, your consent will be sought for any possible changes.
COOKIES
About cookies
Our website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.
Cookies consist of small files, often including unique identifiers, that are sent by web servers to web browsers, and which may then be sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
Cookies can be used by web servers to identity and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and to identify users returning to a website.
Cookies may be either “persistent” cookies or “session” cookies. A persistent cookie consists of a text file sent by a web server to a web browser, which will be stored by the browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date (unless deleted by the user before the expiry date). A session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
Cookies on this website
We use both session cookies and persistent cookies on this website.
How we use cookies
Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you.
We may use the information we obtain using cookies for the following purposes:
- to recognize your computer when you visit our website;
- to track your website navigation, and to enable the use of some of the features on our website (such as commenting);
- to improve the website’s usability;
- to analyze the use of our website;
- in the administration of this website
Third party cookies
When you use our website, you may also be sent third party cookies.
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies which are stored on users’ computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store this information. We also use other Google services, such as Google maps and YouTube videos. We do not use ad personalization. Google’s privacy policy is available here.
Blocking cookies
Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. For example:
- in Internet Explorer you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Internet Options,” “Privacy,” and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector
- in Firefox you can block all cookies by clicking “Tools,” “Options,” and un-checking “Accept cookies from sites” in the “Privacy” box.
Blocking all cookies will, however, have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites and will disable certain website features.
Deleting cookies
You can also delete cookies already stored on your computer. The method of doing so will depend upon your web browser. Instructions are available at the following URLs.
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Deleting%20cookies
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
Opera: https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
Safari (v3): https://support.apple.com/en-us/105082