This policy explains how lerosnews.gr collects, uses, stores and protects your personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
1. What data we collect
When you visit our website we may collect browsing data, including your IP address, device and browser type, operating system, the pages you visit and the time you spend on the site. We use cookies to improve the experience, analyse traffic and display personalised advertising. Section 8 explains our cookie policy. We may also collect information you provide, such as your name, email address and material you submit through our contact or comment forms.
2. Why we use your data
We use Google Analytics to analyse site traffic and performance, and Google AdSense to display personalised advertisements. We use your contact details to reply when you contact us by form or email. We also use data to keep the website secure and working correctly.
3. Sharing data with third parties
We may share limited data with Google Analytics for traffic statistics and Google AdSense for advertising. Google may process data under its own privacy policy. We do not sell, rent or exchange your personal data with third parties.
4. How long we keep your data
We keep data only for as long as necessary for these purposes, unless the law requires or permits us to keep it for longer.
5. Your rights
Under the GDPR you may request access to your personal data, correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, erasure (the right to be forgotten), restriction of processing or data portability. You may also object to processing. To exercise your rights, email info@lerosnews.gr.
6. Data security
We take the technical and organisational measures necessary to protect personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, loss or destruction.
7. Links to other websites
Our website may link to other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy policies. Please read the policy of each site you visit.
8. Cookie policy
To keep lerosnews.gr working correctly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. First-party cookies can be read only by the site that sets them. External services may set their own third-party cookies. Persistent cookies stay on your device after you close your browser. Session cookies are deleted when you close it.
Leros News asks you to accept or decline cookies once every 30 days. Cookies can also collect anonymised statistics about your experience of browsing the site.
Third-party cookies
We mainly use first-party cookies that we set and control. External organisations, including Google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, may also set cookies through our website. To view some content, you must first accept the external provider’s terms, including its cookie policy, which we do not control. If you do not view that content, its third-party cookies are not placed on your device.
Third-party providers on lerosnews.gr include YouTube, Internet Archive, Google Maps, Twitter, Vimeo, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Livestream and SoundCloud. They may change their terms and the purposes and uses of their cookies at any time.
First-party cookies
We use three types of first-party cookies to remember visitor preferences, improve site functionality and collect analytics on how visitors use the site.
Visitor preference cookies are set by us and can be read only by us. They remember whether you accepted or declined our cookie policy, whether you have responded to a pop-up survey about the usefulness of our content, whether you read a particular article, and whether you are currently reading one. The last two functions support article view counts and counts of readers viewing an article at the same time.
Deleting, managing and blocking cookies
Clearing cookies through your browser’s history settings removes cookies from sites you have visited. You may lose saved logins or site preferences. To control cookies on individual sites, use the cookie and privacy settings in your browser.
Most browsers allow you to block cookies on your device. You may then have to set preferences manually each time you visit. Some services, such as signing in to a profile, may no longer work.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Any changes will be published on this page with the date of the last update.
Last updated: 15 August 2025.
10. Contact
For questions or requests about your personal data, email info@lerosnews.gr or newsleros@gmail.com.