Cookies Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit that website. This way, the site remembers your actions and preferences for a period of time, so you do not have to enter those preferences every time you visit the site or browse its pages. Cookies collect information and when read by a server through a web browser they can provide information about the use of the website.
1. Processor
In case the data that are subject to processing through the use of cookies include personal data, Responsible for the processing of the above personal data during your browsing of the website https://journals.lib.uth.gr/ is the University of Thessaly. Our address is Argonauts & Filellinon Post Code 382 21, Volos, tel. Tel: 30 2421074000, while you can contact the Head of Personal Data Protection of the University, Priority Quality Consultants S.A, at the email address: dpo@uth.gr
For more information about the processing of personal data, during your browsing, visit the Privacy Policy of the Website https://journals.lib.uth.gr/ here.
2. What types of cookies are used on the website https://journals.lib.uth.gr/?
The types of cookies used by the website https://journals.lib.uth.gr/ are permanent cookies (persistent cookies) and temporary cookies (session cookies).
The temporary cookies (session cookies) used by the website are deleted after the end of your browsing and / or after the closing of the browser.
Persistent cookies remain on your computer or device until you delete them, or for a period of time predefined by the cookie code.
3. Which cookies are used on our website and what information is collected?
The website https://journals.lib.uth.gr/ uses only the absolutely necessary, for the smooth operation of cookies.
Absolutely necessary cookies: Absolutely necessary cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, allow you to browse and use its functions, while they are technically necessary for the connection to the website or for the provision of the internet service which you have requested yourself. Without these cookies, we can not offer efficient and secure operation of our website and therefore you do not need to obtain your consent to use them.
4. Detailed Cookies Table that we use
Permanent Cookies and Session Cookies
There are two categories of Cookies that we use on our websites: Permanent Cookies and Session Cookies. Permanent cookies are cookies that help us remember you. Permanent cookies are stored on your device between visits. This allows us to recall your preferences and actions on multiple sites and visits. Session cookies are cookies that expire at the end of a session. This allows your actions to be linked during a specific session.
Third party cookies
Third party cookies are cookies set by others. This allows third party features and functions to be provided through the site used in the US. These cookies can identify your device both when they visit our website and when they visit certain other websites. In this case, our paid partners may use third-party cookies to identify you as a referral so that they can be reimbursed. Teams that use Third Party Cookies have their own Privacy Policy and may use their Cookies to target ads directly to you.
Tracking between devices, Local Storage Objects and Google Analytics
We monitor between devices to provide more relevant advertising on multiple devices. We do this by identifying browsing activity on smartphones, tablets, desktops, and other devices that are connected to the same IP address or are connected to the same account. This gives us a better understanding of the products and services you may be interested in. We also use Local Storage Objects (LSOs), such as HTML5, to optimize on-screen presentation, as well as video and other preference information.
Google Analytics, a web analytics tool, lets us understand how users interact with our sites. Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to track user interactions and to collect information about how users use our site. This information is used to write reports to help us improve our websites and reveal web trends
5. How to check cookies?
Cookies are stored on your computer or device, after being informed about the privacy settings and giving your consent for each of these categories, with the exception of the Absolutely Necessary, for which no explicit consent is required. If you do not accept cookies or some categories of them, some of the features of our website may not be fully available, but in no case will you be excluded from accessing our website.
It is at your discretion to revoke, whenever you want, your consent or to oppose the use of cookies on your computer or device, to check and / or delete cookies.
By clicking on the "Cookies" option, you can choose which type of cookies you would like our Website to use. You can change your preferences at any time. In the Cookies Settings tab you will find a list of all cookies by category (required, functionality, statistics).
Please note that the use of Cookie Settings on our Website does not imply the deletion of cookies that have already been installed. You can delete cookies from the computer or device you use, whenever you want by following the path below. In this way you revoke your consent to the use of cookies on your computer or device.
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cookies
Google Chrome: http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
Opera: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
You can also configure the browser you use in such a way that it either warns you about the use of cookies in certain services of the websites, or does not allow the acceptance of the use of cookies in any case.
6. Where can you find more information about the protection of personal data collected by cookies?
Information on the protection of your personal data collected from the cookies used, but also on your rights and how to exercise them, can be found in the Privacy Policy of the Website here.
7. Where can you find more information about the general use of cookies?
More information about the general use of cookies, but also the methods of excluding or restricting them, can be found at https://cookiepedia.co.uk/all-about-cookies and https://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
8. Changes to the Cookies Policy.
This Cookies Policy is subject to change at any time. For this reason, we consider it appropriate to refer to this Policy regularly. This entered into force on 11/5/2020.
In case of modification it will indicate the date on which it took place. The Cookies Policy is always considered valid, as formulated by the most recent modification.