The Information Systems and e-Business Laboratory (ISeB Lab), Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website or interact with our services. Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect includes:

• Personal Data. Voluntarily provided information such as your name, email address, institutional affiliation, and research interests when you register as a member, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us.
• Derivative Data. Information our servers automatically collect when you access the site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies. We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyse site traffic, and understand where our visitors are coming from.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you allows us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customised experience. We may use your information to:

• Create and manage your member account.
• Send you administrative information, such as updates to our policies.
• Send periodic emails and newsletters, if you have opted in.
• Compile anonymised statistical data and analysis for internal use.
• Respond to your enquiries and support requests.
• Monitor and analyse usage patterns to improve our website.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personally identifiable information to outside parties. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website, provided that those parties agree to keep your information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.

4. Third-Party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including social media platforms, academic repositories, and partner organisations. We have no control over the content or privacy practices of those sites and accept no responsibility for them. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party site you visit.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

6. Cookies

We use cookies to help personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file placed on your hard disk by a web page server. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies through your browser settings. Please note that some features of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

We also use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information in an anonymous form. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

7. Your Data Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These include the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Request erasure of your personal data.
• Object to or restrict processing of your personal data.
• Request portability of your personal data.
• Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the address below.

8. Retention of Data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. Member account data is retained for as long as your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so that we can take appropriate action.

10. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify you of any changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Information Systems and e-Business Laboratory
• Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia
• 156 Egnatia Str., GR-546 36, Thessaloniki, Greece
• Email: iseb@uom.edu.gr