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Privacy Policy & Cookies

This Privacy Policy sets out how "S. RODAS KAI SIA E.E.", with VAT Number 095375237, GEMI (General Electronic Commercial Registry) Number 595701000, headquartered at 142 Kifissias Ave. & 2 Mesogeion Ave., Marousi, P.C. 151 25, Greece (hereinafter "the Company", "we", "us", "our", acting as the Data Controller under the GDPR), collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use the website yfasmata.com (the online presence of the YFASMATA brand), in full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR - EU 2016/679) and Greek Law 4624/2019.

The Company is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Any information you provide while using this website will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

1. What Information We Collect

When you interact with our online catalog, we may collect the following:

  • Contact & Request Details: First name, last name, company name, email address, phone number, category of interest, and any messages/remarks you submit through our Contact Form.
  • Attachments & Photos: Photos of your space, dimensions, floor plans, or any files you choose to send us for the evaluation and preparation of a customized quote (e.g., for fabrics, shading systems, and decorative items).
  • Technical Navigation Data: IP address, browser type, device, operating system, and anonymous interaction data with our website's pages.

2. Legal Basis & Purpose of Processing

We process your data based on the following legal grounds:

  • Fulfilling Requests & Quotes: To communicate with you, technically evaluate your spaces, and prepare financial and technical quotes (taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract).
  • Security & Functionality (Legitimate Interest): Based on our legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR), to ensure network security, prevent malicious activities, and improve our services. You have the right to object to this processing (see Section 5).
  • Statistics & Marketing: To analyze traffic and display personalized ads, provided you have given us your explicit consent through our cookie banner.
  • Newsletters: We may use your email address to send you informational newsletters about products, solutions, or offers from yfasmata.com. You have the absolute right to opt-out at any time.

3. Data Retention Period

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, as well as to serve our company's legitimate interests:

  • Quote requests, correspondence & general communication: Retained in our electronic records (including email correspondence) to maintain communication history, track your requests, improve our services, and establish, exercise, or defend legal claims for up to 10 years.
  • Invoices & tax records: Retained for a minimum of 10 years (or as long as mandated by current Greek tax legislation) from the end of the respective fiscal period.
  • Newsletters & promotional activities (Marketing): Retained until you withdraw your consent (via the unsubscribe link or by contacting us directly).
  • Cookie/analytics data: Retained according to the expiration times of each cookie, as detailed in the Cookie Policy below.

After the fulfillment of the purposes or the withdrawal of consent, the data is deleted or anonymized, unless its further retention is required by a legal obligation or justified by the Company's legitimate interest.

4. Third-Party Services (Data Processors)

For the proper technical operation, traffic evaluation, and promotion of our services, we cooperate with reliable third-party providers who are fully aligned with the GDPR:

  • Google (Analytics 4, Ads, Maps, YouTube): For collecting traffic statistics, displaying targeted ads, rendering maps, and playing presentation videos.
  • Meta (Facebook/Instagram Pixel) & Microsoft Clarity: For analyzing user behavior and usability, evaluating advertising campaigns, and implementing remarketing strategies. These are activated exclusively upon your explicit consent.
  • Moosend Analytics: For recording interaction statistics via email campaigns and optimizing user experience.

Some providers may transfer data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), primarily to the US. This transfer is based on recognized mechanisms, such as the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). We will update this policy if the legal framework changes.

5. Your Rights (Under GDPR)

As a data subject, you retain the following rights, which you can exercise at any time by contacting us:

  • Right of Access & Information: To know what data we hold about you and for what purpose.
  • Right to Rectification: To request the immediate correction or completion of inaccurate data.
  • Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): To request the deletion of your data, provided there is no pending legal or tax obligation to retain it.
  • Right to Data Portability: To receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
  • Right to Withdraw Consent: To change or withdraw your preferences regarding cookies or newsletters at any time.
  • Right to Object: To object to processing based on the Company's legitimate interest.
  • Right to Lodge a Complaint: To file a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) if you believe your data processing violates the law.

To exercise your rights or for any questions, please contact us via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Tel: +30 210 806 4030). We will respond within one (1) month. For more information, you can contact the HDPA (www.dpa.gr).

Cookie Policy

The website yfasmata.com uses cookies to ensure its proper operation, analyze traffic, and offer a personalized browsing experience.

How We Manage Your Consent

During your first visit, a pop-up window (Cookie Banner) appears with the options: "Accept All", "Strictly Necessary", or "Settings". There, you can individually enable the Analytics and Advertising categories. "Strictly Necessary" cookies are always active and cannot be disabled, as they are crucial for the site's functionality. Until you make a choice, all other categories remain in a Denied state.

Even before you give your consent, basic Google tags (via Google Consent Mode) may send anonymous, cookieless pings for statistical modeling without personal identification. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the website's footer.

Categories of Cookies We Use:

  • Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active): These are absolutely essential for technical operation (e.g., session security, saving consent preferences). They do not require consent and do not personally identify you.
  • Analytics Cookies: Services like Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity. They help us understand how visitors interact with the website. Activated only with your explicit consent.
  • Advertising Cookies: Services like Google Ads and Meta Pixel. Used for remarketing and measuring ad campaign performance. Activated only with your explicit consent.

How to Manage Your Cookies:

If you change your mind, you can withdraw or modify your choices at any time by clearing the cookies from your browser or by clicking to reopen the cookie settings at the bottom of the page (footer).

YouTube Videos (Privacy-Enhanced Mode)

We may embed YouTube videos (Google Ireland Limited) on our website. To protect you, we use the "Privacy-Enhanced Mode" (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube will not store tracking cookies on your browser when the page loads. However, if you click to play a video, your IP address is transmitted to Google. For more information: Google Privacy Policy.

Google Maps

We use Google Maps to visually present our geographical location. To protect your privacy, maps are disabled by default and will only load if you give your consent via the Cookie Banner. When the map loads, your IP address is transmitted to Google's servers. For more information: Google Privacy Policy.