The term "cookie" refers to a small set of data that a website can store on your computer or mobile phone. Cookies allow the website to "remember" your actions during your visit. While most web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Opera support the use of cookies, users can configure their browser to either reject cookies or delete them later.

Utility of Cookies
Cookies serve various functions and are primarily used to measure website visits as a whole or specific subpages. They can record the number of visitors in real-time or per hour of the day, their geographic location, their operating system, screen resolution, the page they came from (via a search engine, link from another page, or direct entry), the keywords used in the search engine, and more. Other cookies can remember user preferences, such as language selection or the results of a search on a website. Some cookies can also record failed login attempts, and after a certain number of unsuccessful attempts, websites may require additional verification, such as sending a verification code via SMS to the user's mobile phone.

Use of Cookies
Our website, diavalkaniko.gr, hereinafter referred to as "the website," stores cookies on the visitors' devices to improve their browsing experience and measure website traffic. These cookies do not pose a risk to users' privacy or sensitive personal data.

CMS Website Cookies
Our website is designed based on a content management system (CMS), which by default stores cookies on the user's computer to enhance their browsing experience on the site. These cookies include:

Session Cookies: Session cookies allow users to be recognized during their visit to a website, so various choices they make can be remembered and transferred from one page to another. A common example is an online shopping cart, which stores the products users have selected for purchase. Without session cookies, the website wouldn't remember the exact products in the cart when users proceed to checkout. Although our website doesn't sell products, session cookies serve the same purpose, remembering all user choices. Session cookies are automatically deleted from the user's computer after the session ends, typically ten to fifteen minutes after the last interaction with the website. These cookies are first-party cookies, placed and read by our website's domain.

Universal Analytics Cookies
Google Universal Analytics uses cookies to report user interactions on Google Analytics customers' websites. These cookies store non-personally identifiable information. The Google Analytics service cookies stored through our website on the user's device include:

_ga Cookie: This cookie is used to identify unique visitors to our website and has a lifespan of two years from the user's last visit to the site.
_gat Cookie: This cookie is used for anonymous monitoring of user behavior during their website visit and has a lifespan of ten minutes from the user's visit. It tracks the visitor's entry and exit pages, time spent on each page, and more.
It should be noted that the lifespan of these cookies may change by Google without prior notice.

Obtaining Consent from Visitors
As the Google Universal Analytics service cookies are third-party cookies with respect to our website and do not fall under the exception of Article 4(5) of Law 3471/2006 regarding the use of analysis cookies, our website obtains the visitor's consent before storing cookies on their device. Users have the option to delete cookies stored by our website in their browser settings.

Specifically, our website uses a special component that prevents cookies from being stored on the visitor's device until their consent is obtained by clicking an acceptance button. Near the acceptance button, there is a link leading to this cookie usage policy, where users can read all necessary information to make an informed decision regarding the acceptance or rejection of cookies.

Controlling and Deleting Cookies
Users can control and/or delete cookies according to their preferences. Details can be found at www.aboutcookies.org. Users can delete all cookies already on their computer and configure most browsers to prevent the installation of cookies. However, in this case, users may need to adjust certain preferences each time they visit a website, and some services may not function correctly.