BATTLENET – PRIVACY POLICY
- Notification of processing of Personal Data pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”) and Law 4624/2019“Battlenet Gaming Stations” welcomes you to its website (hereinafter the “Website”) and invites you to pay attention to the following notice, which is issued in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons regarding the processing of personal data, as well as the free movement of such data (“GDPR”).This document contains a record of the processing carried out by the Data Controller, as defined below, through the Website, while it is clarified that the information only concerns the Website, therefore excluding any website to which you may be redirected from the Website.
1. Data controller
The data controller responsible for processing is “ESPORTS CAFE P.C” trading under the name “Battlenet Gaming Stations,” headquartered at 40 Vasileos Heraklion, Thessaloniki 546 23, with the following contact information:
- Website: https://battlenet.gr/
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: +30 231 051 2500
(hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). The Company manages the Website and determines the purposes and methods of processing your personal data in accordance with the Regulation and applicable legislation. The Company has appointed LANCOM LTD as its representative for matters related to personal data protection. You can directly contact LANCOM LTD to exercise your rights, obtain information regarding the processing of your personal data, and/or inquire about this notification. LANCOM LTD can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at +30 231 051 2500.
2. Sources of Personal Data Collection
The Company collects personal data directly from you and does not obtain it from third-party sources. Your personal data is provided in the following contexts during your visit to the website:
- Contact with the Company
- Submission of a CV
- Completion of the offer form
- Registration for current events
- Subscription to the newsletter
These actions may occur after clicking on the relevant links on the homepage. In order to fulfill the services requested by you as a user, it is necessary for us to process the personal data outlined below. Failure to provide this data may render it impossible to provide the requested service.
3. Purposes and Legal Basis of Personal Data Processing
Processing Purpose: User Communication with the Company
Categories of Personal Data:
Personal identifiers, contact information, and data provided by the user for the above purpose (e.g., expression of interest in Franchise, Private Label, and other partnerships).
Legal Basis of Processing (Regulation Provision):
Article 6, paragraph 1, subparagraph f “The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, unless these interests are overridden by the interest or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data, in particular if the data subject is a child.”
Specific Purpose:
The completion of the user’s request and their updates, based on their interests, are facilitated.
Purpose of Processing: Sending CV
Categories of Personal Data:
Personal identifiers, contact information, resume content
Legal Basis of Processing (Regulation Provision):
Article 6, paragraph 1, subparagraph f “The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, unless these interests are overridden by the interest or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data, in particular if the data subject is a child.”
Specific Purpose:
Evaluation of potential future cooperation with the user. Biographies are retained for a period necessary for the intended purpose (maximum 1 year), in accordance with the principles of necessity and proportionality.
Purpose of Processing:
Categories of Personal Data:
Personal identifiers, contact information
Legal Basis of Processing (Regulation Provision): Article 6, paragraph 1, subparagraph f “The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, unless these interests are overridden by the interest or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data, in particular if the data subject is a child.”
Specific Purpose: Facilitation of user registration for each event. Please note that additional terms and conditions apply, including the processing of user data, which the Company informs the user of upon registration for each event.
Purpose of Processing: BNETGG Function
Categories of Personal Data:
Personal identifiers, contact information
Legal Basis of Processing (Regulation Provision):
“Article 6, paragraph 1, subparagraph f of the GDPR “The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or a third party, unless these interests are overridden by the interest or the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject that require the protection of personal data, in particular if the data subject is a child.”
Specific Purpose:
The processing is aimed at facilitating the user’s registration for each event related to the BNETGG function.
Note:
Additional APP terms and conditions apply. The Company provides information to the user about these terms and conditions during the registration and use of the application.
The Company utilizes the information provided to us during the electronic submission of the form in order to communicate with you regarding:
- Verification and identification of the user in each necessary instance (Processing Purpose: 1, 2, 3, 4).
- New or alternative services (Processing Purpose: 1, 3, 4).
- Special offers, contests, news (Processing Purpose: 1, 3, 4).
You have the option to opt-out of receiving such communications by following the one-step opt-out procedure found at the end of each update or by sending your request via email to the address [email protected].
4. Security
The Company processes your personal data in a manner that ensures their protection, taking all appropriate organizational and technical measures for data security and protection against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, unauthorized dissemination or access, and any other form of unlawful processing.
Access to your personal data is granted only to personnel or immediate associates of the Company who are required to have such information.
In the event of a data breach involving personal data, the Company will comply with applicable legislation regarding breach notification.
5. Disclosure to Third Parties
In order to achieve the purpose described in the above paragraph 3, your personal data may be disclosed to external service providers who have contracted with the Company for this purpose, or, as appropriate, to other public authorities to satisfy your requests.
We may disclose your personal information to any of our employees, officers, insurers, professional advisers, representatives, suppliers, or subcontractors as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy. We may disclose your personal information to any member of our group of companies (meaning our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries) as necessary for the purposes stated in this policy.
We may disclose our personal information:
- to the extent required by law;
- in connection with any ongoing or prospective legal proceedings;
- to establish, exercise, or defend our legal rights (including providing information to others for the purposes of fraud prevention and reducing credit risk);
- to the buyer (or prospective buyer) of any business or asset that we are (or are contemplating) selling;
- to any person who we reasonably believe may apply to a court or other competent authority for disclosure of that personal information where, in our reasonable opinion, such court or authority would be reasonably likely to order disclosure of that personal information.
Information collected may be stored, processed, and transferred between any of the countries in which the Company operates, to enable the use of the information in accordance with this policy.
Personal data cannot be transferred to the following countries that do not have equivalent data protection laws to those in force in the European Economic Area: the United States, Russia, Japan, China, and India.
6. Geolocation Data
The website may collect and process geolocation data to provide services requested by the user, only with the explicit consent of the individual, which can always be revoked. In this case, consent will be requested through a known mechanism such as a pop-up window.
7. Additional Data that may be Collected during Your Browsing
The following types of personal information may be collected, stored, and used:
- Information related to your computer including your IP address, your geographical location, browser type and version, and operating system.
- Information about your visits and use of the website including the referral source, duration of visit, page views, and navigation paths on the website.
- Information arising from your use of the website, such as when, how often, and under what circumstances you use it.
- Other information that you disclose to the website with the intention of publication on the internet, including your username, profile information, and the content of your posts.
- Any other personal information you send to us.
Before disclosing any personal information of a third party, you must obtain the consent of that individual regarding the disclosure and processing of their personal information, in accordance with this policy.
7. Subject Rights
In this section, your rights regarding your personal data are presented. These rights are subject to certain exceptions, reservations, or limitations. Please submit your requests responsibly.
The Company will respond to you as soon as possible, in any case within fifteen (15) working days from the receipt of the request. If the examination of your request is expected to require more time, you will be duly informed.
To exercise your rights, you can contact us via email at [email protected].
The Company ensures the smooth exercise of the following rights:
- Right to Information/Notification: You have the right to request and receive clear, transparent, and easily understandable information about how we process your personal data, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.
- Right of Access: You have the right to access your personal data free of charge, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, except in cases where reasonable charges may apply to cover the administrative expenses of the Company. These exceptions may include manifestly unfounded or excessive/repeated requests, or additional copies of the same information.
- Right to Rectification: You have the right to request the correction of your personal data if it is inaccurate or incomplete, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.
- Right to Erasure: You have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or there is no lawful basis for its further processing, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures. The right to erasure is not absolute, to the extent that there is a specific legal obligation or other legitimate reason for the Company to retain your personal data.
- Right to Restriction of Processing: In certain cases, you have the right, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures, to restrict or suppress the further processing of your personal data. In cases where processing is restricted, your personal data remains stored without further processing.
- Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and have the right to transmit those data to another controller, in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.
- Right to Object: You have the right to object, at any time and for reasons relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6(1)(f) of the Regulation (processing for the purposes of legitimate interests pursued by the Company), based on the relevant provision. In such cases, as the data controller, the Company no longer processes the personal data unless it demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights, and freedoms, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
- Rights related to Automated Individual Decision-Making and Profiling: The Company does not engage in automated individual decision-making, including profiling.
8. Manner of exercising your rights
To effectuate the stipulated entitlements, it is incumbent upon the petitioner to furnish a written petition to the Company, in accordance with its extant policies and protocols. The Company, herein, reserves the prerogative to furnish a reply no later than a month following receipt of said petition, consistent with the dictates of the Regulation and its attendant policies and protocols.
9. Personal data retention time
The Company determines the retention period for each category of personal data in accordance with the provisions of the law pertaining to each category of personal data and its internal policies and procedures.
10. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. A cookie is a file that contains an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a server and stored on a browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies can be either “persistent” or “session” cookies: a persistent cookie is stored on a browser and remains valid until its expiration date, unless deleted earlier by the user, while a session cookie will expire at the end of the user session, when the browser is closed.
Cookies typically do not contain information that can identify the user, but your personal data that we retain may be linked to data stored or retrieved from cookies.
On our website, we use both session and persistent cookies. On our website, we may use Google Analytics and Adwords to recognize a computer when a user visits the website, to track users as they navigate the website, to enable the use of a shopping cart on the website, to improve the website’s functionality, to analyze the use of the website, to manage the website, to protect against fraud and improve the security of the website, to personalize the website for each user, and to target advertisements that may interest specific users. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies — examples include:
- In Internet Explorer (version 10), you can block cookies by using the cookie settings located by clicking on “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and “Advanced”.
- In Firefox (version 24), you can block all cookies by clicking on “Tools,” “Options,” “Privacy,” selecting “Use custom settings for history” from the menu, and unchecking “Accept cookies from sites.”
- In Chrome (version 29), you can block all cookies by going to “Customize and control” menu, clicking “Settings,” “Show advanced settings,” and selecting “Content settings” under the “Privacy” header, then choosing “Block sites from setting any data” under the “Cookies” section.
- Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact on the functionality of many websites. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our website.
You can delete cookies already stored on your computer, for example:
- In Internet Explorer (version 10), you must manually delete cookie files (instructions can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/278835).
- In Firefox (version 24), you can delete cookies by clicking on “Tools,” “Options,” and “Privacy,” then selecting “Use custom settings for history,” clicking “Show Cookies,” and “Remove All Cookies.”
- In Chrome (version 29), you can delete all cookies by going to “Customize and control” menu, clicking “Settings,” “Show advanced settings,” and selecting “Clear browsing data” under the “Privacy” section, then choosing “Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data” before clicking “Clear browsing data.”
Deleting all cookies will have a negative impact on the functionality of many websites.
Security of Personal Data
We undertake all necessary precautions at both technical and organizational levels to prevent the loss, misuse, or alteration of your personal data. All personal data you provide is stored on secure servers protected by password and firewall.
You acknowledge that the transmission of information over the internet is inherently insecure, and we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted over the internet. It is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. We will not ask for your password except when you log in to our website.
Reviews of this Notice
Our aim is to regularly review and update this Notice to ensure compliance with data protection legislation and new developments. Any updates to this Notice will be communicated to you promptly.
Third-party Websites
Our website may include hyperlinks and information from third-party websites. We cannot control and are not responsible for the privacy policies and practices of third parties.
Contacting the Supervisory Authority
For further information and advice regarding your rights or to file a complaint, you can contact the Hellenic Data Protection Authority at:
Postal Address: Hellenic Data Protection Authority,
Offices: 1-3 Kifisias Avenue, 115 23 Athens, Greece
Telephone: +30-210 6475600
Fax: +30-210 6475628
Email: [email protected]
Jurisdiction
For any dispute that may arise, the courts of Thessaloniki shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
Responsible for the protection of information and data is LANCOM LTD, with contact details at 40 Vasileos Irakliou Street, 54623, Thessaloniki, telephone: +30 2141001000, email: [email protected]