To make this site work properly, we sometimes place small data files called cookies on your device.

What are cookies?

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device when you access this website. It enables the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. Cookies are downloaded on to a device when the user accesses certain websites and are also useful because they allow the websites to recognise a user’s device. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit.

How do we use cookies?

Our cookies help us to:

• Make our website work as you’d expect;
• Remember your settings during and between visits;
• Improve the speed/security of the site;
• Allow you to share pages with social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

We do not use cookies to:

• Collect any personally identifiable information (without your express permission);
• Collect any sensitive information (without your express permission);
• Pass data to advertising networks;
• Pass personally identifiable data to third parties;
• Pay sales commissions.

Below is a list of the types of cookies used on the Site, the purpose of using them and their significance:

Name	Nature of Cookie/ Host	Description	Type & Expiry	Approval Method
_wp_session	First Party/ www.planet.gr	This cookie is used for session management. Stores a random unique number or string of letters and numbers.	Session. Expires after 30 minutes. Deleted upon closing the browser	Strictly Necessary
ppqtrans_cookie_test	First Party/ .www.planet.gr	This cookie is used for session management. Stores a random unique number or string of letters and numbers.	Session. Deleted upon closing the browser	Strictly Necessary
cookie_notice_accepted	First Party/ www.planet.gr	This cookie is used to store and remember if the user has given his consent regarding the use of cookies. The information bar disappears after clicking Accept.	Persistent. Deleted automatically after 1 week if you no longer visit www.planet.gr	Strictly Necessary
PHPSESSID	First Party/ www.planet.gr	This cookie is used for session management. Stores the session ID as a random unique number or string of letters and numbers.	Session. Deleted upon closing the browser	Strictly Necessary
Cookies related to Social Media	Third Party/ depends on social media	We use third party social media buttons to provide you with additional functionality to share content from our web pages to social media websites and email. Use of these widgets or buttons may place a cookie on your device to make their service easier to use, ensure your interaction is displayed webpages (e.g. the social share count cache is updated) and log information about your activities across the Internet and on our web sites. We encourage you to review each provider’s privacy policy before using any such service.	Persistent. Deleted automatically after a large number of days (~900- 1.700, i.e. 2,5 – 4,5 years) if you no longer visit www.planet.gr	Implied Consent
NID	Third Party/ .google.com	Set by Google due to embedded Google Maps. While we have no control over the cookies set by Google, they appear to include a mixture of pieces of information to measure the number and behaviour of Google Maps users. We encourage you to review Google’s Privacy Policy http://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html	Persistent. Deleted automatically after 10 years if you no longer visit www.planet.gr.	Implied Consent

Definitions

First and third-party cookies — whether a cookie is ‘first’ or ‘third’ party refers to the domain placing the cookie. First-party cookies are those set by a website that is being visited by the user at the time — the website displayed in the URL window. Third-party cookies are cookies that are set by a domain other than that of the website being visited by the user. If a user visits a website and another entity sets a cookie through that website, this would be a third-party cookie.

Persistent cookies — these cookies remain on a user’s device until you erase them or for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are stored on a users’ device in between browser sessions which allows the preferences or actions of the user across a site (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. Persistent cookies may be used for a variety of purposes including remembering users’ preferences and choices when using a site or to target advertising.

Session cookies — these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. They may be used for a variety of purposes such as remembering what a user has put in their shopping basket as they browse around a site. They could also be used for security when a user is accessing internet banking or to facilitate use of webmail. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted. For this reason session cookies may sometimes be considered less privacy intrusive than persistent cookies.

How to control cookies

Although most browsers automatically accept cookies, you can control and/ or delete cookies as you wish, via your browser’s settings (often found in your browser’s Tools or Preferences menu). You may also delete cookies from your device at any time. However, please be aware that if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to fully experience some of the Sites’ features. If you want to learn more about the general uses of cookies, including how to stop them being stored by your computer, please visit Cookiepedia – all about cookies and/ or allaboutcookies.org.

It may be that your concerns around cookies relate to so called “spyware”. Rather than switching off cookies in your browser you may find that anti-spyware software achieves the same objective by automatically deleting cookies considered to be invasive. Learn more about managing cookies with antispyware software.

A notification banner will appear on the Site requiring your consent to collect cookies. If you do not want your computer or internet-enabled device to be tracked, we strongly encourage you not to provide your consent.

BY NAVIGATING ON OUR SITE YOU AGREE THAT WE CAN PLACE THESE COOKIES ON YOUR COMPUTER OR INTERNET ENABLED DEVICE.