Privacy Policy                                           Last updated: April 2026

  Greeks in the Nordics (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website greeksinthenordics.org. This page explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection       
  Regulation (GDPR).

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  1. Who We Are

  Greeks in the Nordics is a professional networking community for Greek professionals living and working in the Nordic countries.

  Contact:
  Email: info@greeksinthenordics.org
  Website: https://www.greeksinthenordics.org

  We are the data controller for personal data collected through this website.

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  2. What Data We Collect and Why

  a) Contact Form

  When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message. We use this solely to respond to your enquiry.

  Legal basis: Legitimate interest (responding to your request).
  Retention: We delete contact form submissions after 12 months.

  b) Membership Application

  Our membership sign-up links to a Microsoft Forms form hosted by Microsoft. Any data you submit there is governed by https://privacy.microsoft.com/. We receive your responses to process your membership application.   

  Legal basis: Contract performance (processing your membership).

  c) Analytics

  We use Google Analytics (via ExactMetrics) to understand how visitors use our site. This collects anonymised data including pages visited, time on site, and approximate location. Your IP address is processed by       
  Google.

  Legal basis: Legitimate interest (understanding and improving our website).

  You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

  d) Cookies

  We use the following cookies:

  ┌──────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────┬────────────────────┐
  │            Cookie            │       Purpose       │      Duration      │
  ├──────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
  │ Google Analytics (_ga, _gid) │ Analytics tracking  │ 2 years / 24 hours │
  ├──────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────┼────────────────────┤
  │ W3 Total Cache               │ Performance/caching │ Session            │
  └──────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┴────────────────────┘

  You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

  e) Google Fonts

  Our website loads the DM Sans font from Google’s servers. This means your IP address is transmitted to Google when you visit our site. We do not control this data. See https://policies.google.com/privacy for details. 

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  3. Who We Share Your Data With

  We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with the following third-party services necessary to operate the site:

  – Google LLC — Analytics and Fonts (USA; covered by Google’s EU–US Data Privacy Framework certification)
  – Microsoft Corporation — Membership form processing (USA; covered by Microsoft’s EU–US Data Privacy Framework certification)

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  4. Your Rights Under GDPR

  If you are based in the EU/EEA, you have the right to:

  – Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
  – Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
  – Erasure — ask us to delete your data (“right to be forgotten”)
  – Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data
  – Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
  – Object — object to processing based on legitimate interest

  To exercise any of these rights, email us at info@greeksinthenordics.org. We will respond within 30 days.

  You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In Denmark: https://www.datatilsynet.dk. In Greece: https://www.dpa.gr.

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  5. Data Security

  We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against unauthorised access, loss, or misuse. Our website is served over HTTPS.

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  6. Children’s Privacy

  This website is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors.

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  7. Changes to This Policy

  We may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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  8. Contact Us

  For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your rights:

  Greeks in the Nordics
  Email: info@greeksinthenordics.org
  Website: https://www.greeksinthenordics.org