Privacy Policy (GDPR)
How we collect and use your data, and your rights.
1. What data we collect
- Account data: email, name, phone.
- Order data: shipping/billing address, order history, payment method.
- Technical data: IP, user-agent, cookies/pages visited (where allowed).
2. Purposes & legal bases
- Contract: processing orders, invoicing, delivery.
- Legal obligation: keeping tax/accounting records.
- Legitimate interest: security, fraud prevention, service improvement.
- Consent: optional cookies/analytics (where applicable).
3. Data recipients
We may share data with hosting, email, shipping carriers and payment providers only as necessary to provide the service.
4. Retention
We keep order/invoicing data as required by law. Technical data and logs are kept for a reasonable time for security.
5. Your rights
- Access, rectification, erasure (where applicable).
- Restriction, portability, objection.
- Withdraw consent for cookies/analytics at any time.
6. Cookies & analytics technologies
We use necessary cookies for the correct and secure operation of the website, including session handling, basic sign-in functionality and storing your cookie preferences.
Optional analytics cookies are enabled only if you give your consent through the banner or the cookie settings. If you do not consent, analytics cookies are not enabled.
For statistical analysis we use Google Analytics 4. You may change your consent choices at any time from “Cookie settings” at the bottom of the website.
Note: Necessary cookies do not require consent, while optional analytics cookies are used only after your choice.
6.1 Cookie table
| Name | Category | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dbsess or PHPSESSID | Necessary | drivingbooks.gr | Maintains user session, login security and core website functionality. | Until the end of the browsing session |
| db_cookie_pref_v2 | Necessary | drivingbooks.gr | Stores your cookie consent choices. | Up to 180 days |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users and measures website usage in aggregate form. | According to Google Analytics settings and browser limits |
| _ga_<measurement_id> | Analytics | Google Analytics | Maintains session state and measures traffic/interaction. | According to Google Analytics settings and browser limits |
6.2 Managing cookie choices
You may at any time accept, reject or modify your choices for optional cookies from “Cookie settings”. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before that withdrawal.
7. Security
We implement technical and organizational measures to protect data, including limited access, form protection, session security measures and basic event logging for security purposes.
8. Contact
For GDPR requests or privacy matters, please contact us via the Contact page or the business email address.
Note: This text is provided as a general information framework and does not constitute individualized legal advice. For full compliance, consultation with a legal professional is recommended.