This Cookie Policy concerns the website astyliving.com (hereinafter the “Website”), which operates under the AstyLiving brand and belongs to ATHENEAN AGENCY Μονοπρόσωπη Ι.Κ.Ε. (Single-Member Private Company) (hereinafter “AstyLiving”, “the Company”, “we” or “us”).

This Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, for what purposes they are used on the Website, what data may be stored on your device and how you can manage your related choices.

Cookies are used in accordance with the applicable European and Greek legislative and regulatory framework for the protection of privacy and personal data.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small data files that are stored on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies allow the Website to “remember” certain information about your visit, such as your preferences, your choices or certain data necessary for the proper operation of the services provided through the Website.

In addition to cookies, other similar technologies may also be used, such as local storage or session storage. For simplicity, in this Policy all these technologies are referred to collectively as “cookies”, unless a more specific reference is required.

Cookies may be:

First-party cookies: placed by the Website itself.

Third-party cookies: placed through the Website by third-party providers, such as providers of statistical analysis, payment, multimedia, advertising or other embedded services.

2. Why we use cookies

AstyLiving uses cookies and similar technologies for various purposes, such as:

• for the secure and proper operation of the Website
• for the provision of accommodation search and booking services
• for maintaining the session state
• for storing certain choices and preferences of the user
• for the operation of the multilingual version of the Website
• for facilitating the booking process and, where required, the payment
• for measuring the traffic and performance of the Website
• for improving functionality and the user experience
• and, where enabled and where the required consent has been given, for marketing and advertising purposes.

3. Categories of cookies

3.1 Strictly necessary / technical cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the operation of the Website and its basic services.

They may be used, among other things, for:

• managing the user’s session
• the security of the Website
• protection against malicious actions
• the operation of the booking process
• retaining the data required while navigating through the booking process
• the operation of the customer area, where provided
• and the completion of technically necessary functions.

Cookies in this category are not used to create advertising profiles.

By way of example, these may include session cookies, security cookies, cookies relating to the operation of the booking system and cookies required for the operation of technical mechanisms of WordPress and of the Website’s plugins.

3.2 Functional cookies and preference cookies

Functional cookies are used to store the user’s choices and preferences and to improve the browsing experience.

They may be used for:

• storing the selected language
• retaining specific display preferences
• storing choices made during browsing
• the operation of elements of the Website that require a prior choice by the user
• and retaining certain choices relating to the booking process.

By way of example, storage technologies such as cookies, local storage or session storage may be used.

3.3 Consent cookies

The Website may use cookies or similar technologies to store your choice regarding the use of non-essential cookies.

For example, it may be stored whether:

• you accepted all cookies
• you accepted specific categories of cookies
• you rejected non-essential cookies
• or you have already made a choice in the relevant consent banner.

This data is used so that the consent banner is not displayed repeatedly and so that your choices are applied.

3.4 Booking service cookies

The Website uses a booking management system to present the accommodation and to make bookings.

In the context of the operation of the booking service, cookies or other technologies may be used for:

• maintaining the status of the booking
• managing dates and stay options
• retaining data necessary during the booking process
• the proper operation of the availability process
• and the completion of the booking.

The specific cookies and their exact retention period depend on the technical implementation and the version of the booking system used on the Website.

3.5 Payment service cookies

When an electronic payment is made, cookies or other technologies may be used by the payment service provider.

These technologies may be necessary for:

• the secure processing of the transaction
• the identification and management of the payment session
• fraud prevention
• and the secure completion of the transaction.

Cookies installed by third-party payment service providers are also subject to those providers’ own terms and to their respective privacy and cookie policies.

3.6 Statistical analysis cookies / Analytics

Where statistical analysis services are enabled on the Website, cookies may be used to collect aggregated information about the way in which visitors use the Website.

This information may concern, by way of example:

• the number of visitors
• the pages they visit
• the duration of the visit
• the source of the visit
• the use of different devices or browsers
• and technical data relating to the performance of the Website.

This data is used to understand the use of the Website and to improve its operation and content.

Where these cookies are not strictly necessary for the operation of the Website, they are installed only in accordance with the user’s consent choices, where this is required.

3.7 Marketing and advertising cookies

Where advertising, remarketing or other marketing technologies are enabled on AstyLiving, third-party cookies may be used to measure the effectiveness of advertising activities and/or to display relevant content.

Such services may be provided, by way of example, by platforms such as Meta, Google or other providers, insofar as these are integrated into the Website.

These cookies are not installed without the user’s required consent, where such consent is required by the applicable legal framework.

4. Third-party provider cookies

Certain functions of the Website may be provided by third-party providers.

Depending on the services that will be active on the Website, third-party providers may install their own cookies or use other tracking technologies.

This category may include providers of:

• statistical analysis services
• payment services
• map services
• video or other multimedia content services
• advertising and remarketing services
• accessibility tools
• or other embedded services.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own technologies and for the related processing of data in accordance with their own policies and terms.

5. How long cookies are stored

The storage period of each cookie depends on its purpose and technical function.

Cookies may be:

Session cookies: usually deleted when the browser is closed or the session ends.

Persistent cookies: remain on the device for a specific period of time or until they are deleted by the user.

The exact duration of each cookie depends on the technical implementation and the respective provider.

6. Managing and deleting cookies

You can manage or delete cookies through the settings of the browser you use.

Depending on the browser, you can:

• allow or block cookies
• delete cookies already stored
• choose whether to be notified each time a website attempts to store cookies
• and manage first-party and third-party cookies separately.

Disabling or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website or the ability to use certain services, in particular those that are technically necessary for the operation of bookings.

7. Managing your consent

On your first visit to the Website, where required, a mechanism for information and for managing consent to the use of non-essential cookies will be displayed.

You can select the categories of cookies you wish to allow or reject, in accordance with the options available in the consent mechanism.

Where this option is provided, you can change or withdraw your consent even after your initial choice.

The withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.

8. Changes to the Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be amended when the technical operation of the Website changes, when services are added or removed, or when an update is required due to changes in the applicable legislative and regulatory framework.

The version of the Cookie Policy in force from time to time will be published on the Website.

9. Relationship with the Personal Data Protection Policy

The use of cookies and similar technologies may, depending on their category and the way they operate, involve the processing of personal data.

For more information on the processing of personal data, the rights of data subjects and how to exercise them, you may refer to the Personal Data Protection Policy of AstyLiving.

10. Contact

For any question or information regarding the use of cookies on the Website, you may contact:

ATHENEAN AGENCY Μονοπρόσωπη Ι.Κ.Ε.
17 Al. Panagouli Street,
16675 Glyfada, Attica, Greece
Telephone: +30 210 894 8394
Website: www.astyliving.com
Email: info@astyliving.com