{"id":1138,"date":"2026-03-19T14:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T14:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/%cf%80%ce%bf%ce%bb%ce%b9%cf%84%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%ae-%ce%b1%cf%80%ce%bf%cf%81%cf%81%ce%ae%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%85\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T17:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T17:48:42","slug":"privacy-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/privacy-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1138\" class=\"elementor elementor-1138 elementor-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e179d93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e179d93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1a2669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d1a2669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 data-section-id=\"1bhje3g\" data-start=\"2620\" data-end=\"2646\">PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR)<\/h1>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"13ao81i\" data-start=\"2648\" data-end=\"2669\">1. Data controller<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2806\">The data controller is the <strong data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2733\">Crete <\/strong><strong data-start=\"2697\" data-end=\"2733\">Visual Arts Association<\/strong>, based in Heraklion, Crete.<br data-start=\"2761\" data-end=\"2764\" \/>Contact email: <strong data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2806\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2804\">art@cretavisualarts.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2670\" data-end=\"2806\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1m3rsmd\" data-start=\"2808\" data-end=\"2829\">2. Data we collect<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2830\" data-end=\"2873\">We may collect the following personal data:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2875\" data-end=\"3097\">\n<li data-section-id=\"apwdks\" data-start=\"2875\" data-end=\"2888\">Full name<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"wk4jiq\" data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2906\">Email address<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1a8iaa\" data-start=\"2907\" data-end=\"2973\">Information submitted through the membership registration form<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"18tnyax\" data-start=\"2974\" data-end=\"3030\">Messages submitted via contact forms (if applicable)<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"17e5oib\" data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3097\">Technical data (IP address, browser type, and essential cookies)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1cbbt8k\" data-start=\"3099\" data-end=\"3126\">3. Purpose of processing<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3127\" data-end=\"3170\">Personal data is processed exclusively for:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3352\">\n<li data-section-id=\"10gxd6b\" data-start=\"3172\" data-end=\"3214\">Membership registration and management<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1uwbxdn\" data-start=\"3215\" data-end=\"3267\">Communication with members or interested parties<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"xm799i\" data-start=\"3268\" data-end=\"3310\">Informing about Association activities<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1od90bx\" data-start=\"3311\" data-end=\"3352\">Ensuring proper website functionality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1343npi\" data-start=\"3354\" data-end=\"3386\">4. Legal basis for processing<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3387\" data-end=\"3410\">Processing is based on:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3545\">\n<li data-section-id=\"335crb\" data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3428\">User consent<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"q35ifp\" data-start=\"3429\" data-end=\"3466\">Compliance with legal obligations<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"mp7rkz\" data-start=\"3467\" data-end=\"3545\">Legitimate interests of the Association for its operation and organization<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"11316m2\" data-start=\"3547\" data-end=\"3567\">5. Data retention<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3690\">Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by law.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3568\" data-end=\"3690\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"160ovof\" data-start=\"3692\" data-end=\"3709\">6. User rights<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3710\" data-end=\"3734\">Users have the right to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3736\" data-end=\"3910\">\n<li data-section-id=\"5tqbq\" data-start=\"3736\" data-end=\"3766\">Access their personal data<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1tzo53z\" data-start=\"3767\" data-end=\"3794\">Rectify inaccurate data<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7wkxoa\" data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3840\">Request erasure (\u201cright to be forgotten\u201d)<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1dq4msf\" data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"3864\">Restrict processing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1h52t71\" data-start=\"3865\" data-end=\"3889\">Object to processing<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13jg4df\" data-start=\"3890\" data-end=\"3910\">Data portability<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3965\">To exercise these rights: <strong data-start=\"3938\" data-end=\"3965\"><a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3963\">art@cretavisualarts.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3965\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"194lphg\" data-start=\"3967\" data-end=\"3985\">7. Data sharing<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"4111\">Personal data is not sold or shared with third parties, except where required by law or for technical support of the website.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"4111\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1k28q4l\" data-start=\"4113\" data-end=\"4127\">8. Security<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4128\" data-end=\"4224\">The Association takes reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4128\" data-end=\"4224\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1webap9\" data-start=\"4226\" data-end=\"4244\">9. Social media<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4245\" data-end=\"4412\">The website may in the future include links to official social media pages of the Association. Use of these platforms is governed by their respective privacy policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRIVACY POLICY (GDPR) \u00a0 1. Data controller The data controller is the Crete Visual Arts Association, based in Heraklion, Crete.Contact email: art@cretavisualarts.com \u00a0 2. Data we collect We may collect the following personal data: Full name Email address Information submitted through the membership registration form&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1138"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1145,"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1138\/revisions\/1145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cretavisualarts.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}