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1. Who We Are
Website: https://pawsinrhodes.gr
Paws in Rhodes provides dog walking and in-home cat care services in Rhodes, Greece.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”), Paws in Rhodes is the Data Controller.
Contact email: info@pawsinrhodes.gr
2. Personal Data We Collect
a) Contact & Communication
When you contact us (e.g. via email or contact form), we collect only the data you voluntarily provide, such as:
- Name
- Email address
- Message content
Purpose: Responding to your enquiry
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(b) GDPR (pre-contractual communication) or Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest)
We do not use your data for marketing, profiling, or newsletters.
b) Comments (if enabled)
If visitors leave comments, we may collect:
- Data shown in the comments form
- IP address
- Browser user agent
Purpose: Spam prevention and website security
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest)
An anonymized hash of your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it.
Gravatar Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After approval, your profile image may be visible publicly next to your comment.
3. Media Uploads
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors may be able to download and extract such data from images.
4. Cookies & Analytics
We use strictly necessary cookies to make the website work (e.g. security, language selection and remembering your cookie choice). These do not require consent under Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive).
With your consent, we also use Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd.) to understand how visitors use our website, for example which pages are visited. Analytics cookies are only placed after you click “Accept” on our cookie banner, and IP addresses are anonymised.
We do not use advertising or marketing cookies, and we do not sell or share your data for marketing.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the “Manage consent” link at the bottom of every page. More details: Cookie Policy (EU).
Legal basis: Article 6(1)(a) GDPR (consent) for analytics; Article 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest) for strictly necessary cookies.
5. Embedded Content from Third Parties
Pages may include embedded content (e.g. videos, maps, images).
Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website directly. Those third parties may:
- Collect personal data
- Use cookies
- Track interaction
This processing is governed solely by the third party’s privacy policy.
We recommend reviewing their policies before interacting with embedded content.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data.
Data may be processed only by:
- Website hosting providers
- Spam-prevention services (for comments only)
All processors operate under GDPR-compliant data processing agreements.
7. Data Retention
- Contact messages: retained only as long as necessary to respond
- Comments: retained indefinitely unless deletion is requested
- Technical logs (security): retained for the minimum period required
Data is never retained longer than necessary (Article 5(1)(e) GDPR).
8. Your Rights Under GDPR
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data (Art. 15)
- Rectify inaccurate data (Art. 16)
- Request erasure (“right to be forgotten”) (Art. 17)
- Restrict processing (Art. 18)
- Object to processing (Art. 21)
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Art. 77)
Requests can be made by email. We respond within 30 days.
9. Where Your Data Is Processed
Data is processed within the European Union or by GDPR-compliant service providers offering adequate safeguards.
No data is transferred outside the EU without lawful protection mechanisms.
10. Contact
For privacy or data protection requests: