Last updated: June 2026
1. Introduction
SpeCTraMET (“we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use our website, why we collect it, and what rights you have over your data.
We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and any applicable national data protection legislation.
2. Data Controller
The entity responsible for the processing of your personal data is:
SpeCTraMET
Email: [coordinator-email@spectramet.eu]
If you have any questions or concerns about how your data is handled, please contact us using the details above.
3. What Data We Collect and Why
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain technical and behavioural data through analytics tools. This includes:
- Pages visited and navigation paths
- Time spent on each page
- Browser type and version
- Device type and operating system
- Anonymised IP address
- Approximate geographic location (country and city level)
- Referral source (how you arrived at our site)
We do not collect your name, email address, or any directly identifying personal information unless you voluntarily submit it through a contact form or similar means.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We rely on the following legal bases under Article 6 of the GDPR:
- Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — for non-essential analytics cookies, collected through our cookie consent banner before any tracking begins.
- Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — to understand how our website is used and to improve its content and performance, provided this does not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.
You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to withdrawal.
5. How We Use Your Data
The data we collect is used exclusively to:
- Analyse website traffic and user behaviour patterns
- Improve the structure, content, and usability of our website
- Generate aggregated, anonymised statistical reports
We do not use your data for advertising, automated decision-making, or profiling.
6. Third-Party Processors
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to collect and analyse behavioural data. Google processes data on our behalf and may do so on servers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Data transfers to the United States are carried out under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, which provides adequate safeguards in accordance with GDPR requirements.
For full details, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.
We do not sell, rent, or share your data with any other third parties for their own purposes.
7. Data Retention
Analytics data is retained for a maximum period of 26 months, after which it is automatically deleted. You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us (see Section 9).
8. International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place as required by Chapter V of the GDPR, including adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.
9. Your Rights
As a data subject under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Right to restriction of processing — to request that we limit how we use your data
- Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests
- Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to withdraw consent — at any time, without affecting prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: [coordinator-email@spectramet.eu]
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection supervisory authority. In Greece, this is the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) — www.dpa.gr.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. Any updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
