What is a Cookie 

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site. They enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) for a certain period of time, so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you visit the site or browse its pages. Cookies collect information and (when read by a server through an internet browser) can provide information about the use of the website.

Data Processor

If the data processed through the use of cookies include data of a personal nature, the Data Controllers for such personal data when you browse the website https://www.athexgroup.gr are the company of Athens Exchange Group: “HELLENIC EXCHANGES – ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE S.A.” (ATHEX), "HELLENIC CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY S.A." (ATHEXCSD), "ATHENS EXCHANGE CLEARING HOUSE S.A." (ATHEXCLEAR).

For more information, please contact the Data Protection Officer at the email address dataprotectionofficer@athexgroup.gr or at the postal address: 110 Athinon Ave., 10442 Athens. You can also read the Data Privacy Statement of the website here. 

What type of cookies do we use

Our website https://www.athexgroup.gr uses persistent and session cookies. 

Session cookies: are erased after the end of your browsing on our website or/ and after the closing of your web browser.

Persistent cookies: remain in your computer or in your device, either till the time you decide to erase them or for a preset time.

Categories and purpose of Cookies used on our website

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off. These cookies help make our website usable and secure by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Your consent is not required for the use of these cookies. 

These cookies do not store, as a rule, any personally identifiable information about you. However, due to the technical nature of cookies, the possibility for a cookie to process your IP address or a unique identification token, for it to function properly, cannot be excluded.

You may find a list of the necessary cookies, that our website uses, below:

Preferences/Functionality Cookies

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. Additionally, they may be used to enable specific optional features of our website, such as the use of embedded Youtube videos.

We only use these cookies if you have provided us with your consent to do so.

You may find a list of the preferences/functionality cookies, that our website uses, below:

Statistical/Analytics Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the website. 

We only use these cookies if you have provided us with your consent to do so.

If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.

You may find a list of the statistical/analytics cookies, that our website uses, below:

How To Control and Delete Cookies

Cookie Tool/Banner

Our Website’s Cookie Tool/Banner can be utilized to customize your cookie preferences. During your first visit to our website, the tool will record if you have consented to the use of specific cookie categories and will ask for consent again, in preset time periods, to ensure users stay up to date with changes to our cookie and privacy policies. You may choose to provide your consent to the use of Statistical/Analytics, Advertising/Marketing, and Preferences Cookies through the Cookie Tool. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled and do not require your consent to be used.

You can access the Cookie tool anytime by clicking the relevant icon located on the bottom of the webpage.

Using your Browser

Many of the cookies used on our website and through emails can also be disabled by disabling the cookies through your browser. To disable cookies through your browser, follow the instructions usually located within the “Help,” “Tools” or “Edit” menus in your browser. Please note that disabling a cookie or category of cookies does not delete the cookie from your browser unless manually completed through your browser function. 

Also, all web browsers allow you to manage cookies in order to either delete them once you finish visiting the website or set your preferences regarding cookie usage before you start browsing the website. Please note that deleting or rejecting cookies may negatively affect your browsing experience (e.g., some features may not be fully available). More information about deleting cookies from the computer or other device you are using, at any time, can be found by following the links below.

• Google Chrome 

• Microsoft Edge

• Microsoft Internet Explorer

• Mozilla  Firefox

• Apple  Safari (Mac OS)

• Apple Safari (iPhone, iPad)

• Opera

Cookies set in the past

Collection of your data from our statistics and/or preferences cookies can be disabled. If cookies are disabled, the information collected prior to the preference change may still be used.  However, we will stop using the disabled cookie to collect any further information from your user experience. 

Where can you find additional Information regarding the Data Protection that cookies collect?

You may find additional information about Personal Data Protection, as well as on how to exercise your rights, in our Data Protection Notice here.

Amendments to this policy

This policy may be modified at any time and the current one is always the most recent version. We suggest you regularly refer to this page, to ensure that you always have access to the most relevant information.