Cookies policy

To guarantee the proper operation of our website, we sometimes place small data files on your computer, known as “cookies”. Most major websites function this way.
 

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files, that a website stores on your computer or mobile device, when you visit the website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences (such as, password, language, font size and other display preferences) for a specific period of time; such that you do not need to enter these preferences, each time you visit the website, or browse its pages.

How do we use cookies and various technologies?

Some of our pages use cookies to remember: your preferences in terms of display, e.g., brightness or font size; if you have already answered a relative survey, asking you if the content was useful or not (so the same question is not imposed on you again); your login password; if you have agreed (or not) to our use of cookies through this website, etc. Furthermore, some videos embedded in our webpages, use a cookie to collect statistical information, regarding the way in which you arrived at our site, and what other videos of ours you have already visited.  

• We may also receive information from our newsletters, sent by email, to find out if you have opened, or forwarded, a specific newsletter of ours, or if you have clicked on any of its content. This information, informs us, on the effectiveness of our newsletters, and assists us in confirming that we are sending you information, which you will find of interest.
• We may also receive information, such that we can promote advertising messages to you, that may be relevant to you and your interests. This information, can also be used, to set the frequency at which ads appear and assist our adjusting of ads you receive; as well as in the evaluation of their effectiveness.
• We may receive information, when you opt to login via social media from your account profile, including photographs,
• Demographic data, unique identifiers, such as phone number, mobile device identification data to locate physical location etc.,
• Information concerning your buying behaviour and you preferences on our website,
• We may also use independent service providers, for the implementation of interest-based advertising systems, and we require them to take the necessary measures for the protection of your data they use, in-order to provide online ads -based on user behaviour- on behalf of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, and to not use this information for any other purposes.
• We can access information related to you, from third-party sources and online platforms,
• We can also assign relative service providers, the installation and use of cookies, on account of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, for the purposes mentioned above.
• We do not collect, sensitive, personal data concerning you, without your consent. Enabling these cookies is not necessary for the proper operation of the website, however through them, you will have the ability of a better browsing. You can delete these cookies, or block access to them — but if you do so, certain features of the website, may not function, to a satisfactory extent.

Do we use other cookies?

Some of our webpages or secondary websites, may use additional or different cookies, from the ones mentioned above. In this case, you will find further details on these other cookies in the corresponding, informative webpages. You may be asked to agree to the storage of these cookies. Additionally, some of these cookies may be downloaded onto your computer, and used, with your approval, by third-parties, for advertising purposes. This happens when the website you are visiting, contains content that is provided by a third-party, or when you click, the share button on our website and your computer receives cookies, from that third-party.

These third-parties include social networking, service providers, such as Google, Facebook, YouTube, twitter etc., which provide services to both our website users and us. These cookies allow third parties, to collect and store information, such as user preferences and webpages visited, for advertising purposes, or for the improvement of their services.
Notice: we cannot control third party cookies and, therefore, do not bear any related responsibility. Please, visit third-party websites, for their corresponding cookies policy.

Cookies used on our website:

This list will be updated on the website, according, to any changes in our services offered, or to any additions made in general.

Cookies Management

You can at any time, allow/block the reception of cookies, or even delete cookies that have already been installed, onto your computer, by resetting the preferences of your preferred, internet browser. In the event, where the use of cookies is not permitted, on your browser, it is possible, that you will not have access to some of our services, and the navigation on our website may therefore, be less than satisfactory.