This cookie statement was last updated on 01/04/2025 and applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.
1. Introduction
Our website, https://www.wes-bca.eu (hereinafter: “the website” or “our website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.
4. What is a web beacon?
A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.
5. Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. As soon as you click on “All cookies”, you consent to us using all cookies and plug-ins as described in the pop-up and this cookie statement. You can disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.
6. Cookies
6.1 Technical or functional cookies
Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
6.2 Analytical cookies
We use analytical cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these analytical cookies we get insights in the usage of our website. We ask for your permission to place analytical cookies.
6.3 Advertising cookies
We do not use any advertising cookies on this website. However, third-party social media buttons (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, X) may place cookies to track user activity and enable personalized advertising. For more details, see their respective privacy policies.
6.4 Social media buttons
On our website we have included buttons for Facebook, LinkedIn and X to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and X. These buttons work using pieces of code coming from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.
Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. Facebook, LinkedIn and X are located in the United States.
7. Placed cookies
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics for website statistics. Read more
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Statistics (anonymous) | ||
| _ga | 2 years | Used to distinguish users and expires in 2 years |
| _gid | 1 day | Count and track pageviews |
Sharing
For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Policy.
Cookie Notice for GDPR
We use Cookie Notice for GDPR for cookie consent management. Read more
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Functional | ||
| cookie_notice_accepted | persistent | Checks if cookies can be placed |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
Wpml
We use WPML for locale management. Read more
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Preferences | ||
| pll_language | persistent | Store language settings |
Sharing
This data is not shared with third parties.
YouTube
We use YouTube for video display. Read more
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| GPS | session | Store location data |
| Functional | ||
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | Estimate bandwidth |
| Statistics | ||
| YSC | session | Store a unique user ID |
| PREF | 1 year | Track visits across websites |
Sharing
For more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Policy.
X
We use X for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Functional | ||
| local_storage_support_test | persistent | Load balancing functionality |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| metrics_token | persistent | Stores if the user has seen embedded content |
Sharing
For more information, please read the X Privacy Policy.
We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons. Read more
| Name | Retention | Function |
| Marketing/Tracking | ||
| actppresence | 1 year | Manage ad display frequency |
8. Your rights with respect to personal data
For information on your rights regarding your personal data and their exercise you could refer to the WES-BCA Project Privacy Policy available at the following link: https://www.wes-bca.eu/privacy-policy/
9. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies
You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.
Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our websites again.
10. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our cookie policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:
WES-BCA.EU
Off 21, Thivaidos st.
Gr-145 64, Kifissia, Athens, Greece
Website: https://www.wes-bca.eu
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: +30 210 8196700
