The Hellenic American Education Center (22 Massalias St., 10680, Athens) (“we”) uses cookies to facilitate the navigation experience on its website (the “Website”), improve the operation of the Website in general, build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content. This Policy provides you with information on what a cookie is, what types of cookies we use, and how you can activate or deactivate the use of these cookies.
1. What is a cookie?
Cookies are information packages sent by a website to your internet browser, stored on your computer and checked by the server each time you visit the Website. The term “cookies” is used broadly in this document to include other similar tracking technologies that may store information on your computer. The term “computer” refers generally to the device you use to access the Website, whether that is your computer itself, your tablet or, mobile phone or another electronic device.
2. Why do we use them?
We use cookies on the Website for the following purposes: (a) to help you navigate the site; (b) to analyze your use of our Website; and (c) to assist us with our promotional and marketing efforts. We use two types of cookies:
- Session cookies – that are automatically deleted when the user closes the browser; and
- Persistent cookies – that are stored in the user’s computer for a defined period (minutes, days or several years).
3. What kind of information can be stored in a cookie?
The information stored by the cookies on your computer may relate to the webpages that you have visited on that computer; advertisements that you have clicked on; the type of browser you used; your IP address; your location and the selected language; date and time of the visit to the Website. Cookies may therefore contain personal data. Where we use cookies collecting personal data, such collection is also covered by our Website Privacy Notification, which you can access at https://www.haec.gr/en/data-privacy/website.
4. Cookies present on our Website
We use strictly necessary (functional/ operational and technical) cookies, statistics cookies and marketing cookies on the Website. You may find a full list of the cookies that we use at the cookies banner.
A. Strictly necessary cookies (functional/ operational and technical cookies)
Strictly necessary cookies are of key importance to the proper functioning of the Website, since they allow you to navigate and use its functions, including access to safe areas. Without these cookies, we cannot ensure that the Website will function efficiently.
| Name | Purpose | Cookie type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| ub-emb, ub-emb-id | These cookies enable us to deliver certain features as you browse our website. Cookie set by Unbounce. | First-Party | Local storage item |
| JSession | Web cookie app on haec.gr. | First-Party | Session |
| g5_files_mode | Functional Application Cookie that holds information regarding the thumbnails generation of the webpage. | First-Party | Up to 1 Year |
| cookieconsent_status | haec.gr web app cookies and your cookie app | First-Party | Duration 3-6 months |
| metrics_session | These cookies are essential to support core site functionality such as providing secure log-in. | First-Party | Session |
| jpanetabs_tabs, autoActivateOnNextPage, hasFirstDeclined, gdprCategoriesChoices, hasConsented, jStorage, jsidebar, hasExplititDeclinedAll, hasDenyMessage | Local market operating system for your preferences with the Cookies system on the haec.gr website | First-Party | Local storage item |
| tab-href | haec.gr web app cookies and your cookie app | First-Party | Local storage item |
| closedInvitations | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functionality cookie. List of invitations that the guest declined, invitations will not be displayed while the cookie is valid | First-Party | Session |
| LaReset | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functionality cookie. If the Guest setting in Setup > Secuity > Settings was used and the guest wants to be forgotten after sending the form | First-Party | Session |
| LaRunningChat_* | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functionality cookie. Parameters to reload the chat window if the page is refreshed or the visitor navigates to its browser on another page | First-Party | Session |
| LaSID | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functionality cookie. This cookie is used for the user preferences and functionality of the website | First-Party | Session |
| LaUserDetails | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functional cookie. Stores user details information defined by the administrator in integration code | First-Party | Session |
| LaVisitorId_* | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functionality cookie. This identifier is used to identify the visitor at each visit of your pages where the widget embed code is added | First-Party | Set by administrator in Configuration > Security > Visitor cookie lifetime. The default value is 30 days. The value of 0 means the visitor is remembered only for the current Session (when the browsing Session ends) |
| LaVisitorNew | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functionality cookie. This cookie is used for the user preferences and functionality of the site.If it is a new or returning visitor, automatic invitations may appear depending on this feature. | First-Party | One day |
| A_la_sid, V_la_sid, visitor_la_sid | LiveAgent (Chat) cookie - Functional - Cookie for the current Session user. | First-Party | Session |
| __oauth_redirect_detector __lc_cst __lc_cid __lc2_cst |
Live Chat cookies These cookies are necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function. |
First-Party | Session |
| admintools_adminaccess_.* | Cookie set by our Website - Required for the security of the platform. | First-Party | 1 Month |
B. Statistics cookies
These cookies provide us with aggregated statistical reports regarding visitors’ browsing activity and help us understand how visitors interact with the Website.
| Name | Purpose | Cookie type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ce.cch | Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time. Cookie set by Crazy Egg. | First-Party | Session |
| _ce.gtld | Used to identify the top level domain. Cookie set by Crazy Egg. | First-Party | Session |
| _ce.s | Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time. Cookie set by Crazy Egg. | First-Party | 365 Days |
| _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site's analytics reports. | First-Party | 730 Days |
| _gat | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. | First-Party | 0:01 hr/min |
| _gat_growthTracker | Set by Google Analytics to track interaction. | First-Party | 0:01 hr/min |
| _gid | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics.It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | First-Party | 1 Day |
| _hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress | Set by Hotjar Tracking to track interactions. | First-Party | 0:33 hr/min |
| _hjFirstSeen | Identifies a new user’s first session. Used by recording filters to identify new user sessions. Cookie set by Hotjar Tracking. | First-Party | 0:30 hr/min |
| _hjIncludedInPageviewSample | Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by your site's pageview limit. Cookie set by Hotjar Tracking. | First-Party | 0:37 hr/min |
| _hjIncludedInSessionSample | Set by Hotjar Tracking to track interactions. | First-Party | 0:37 hr/min |
| _hjSession_929889 | Set by Hotjar Tracking to track interactions. | First-Party | 0:33 hr/min |
| _hjSessionUser_929889 | Set when a user first lands on a page. Persists the Hotjar User ID which is unique to that site. Ensures data from subsequent visits to the same site are attributed to the same user ID. | First-Party | 365 Days |
| _hjTLDTest | Set by Hotjar Tracking to track interactions. | First-Party | Session |
| acq_homepage_ctas_starting_on_basic_assignment | Functional Hotjar Cookie. Set in the case the user has already visited HotJar website. | Third-Party | 59 Days |
| OptanonConsent | Essential Hotjar Cookies - Keeps the user Consent - Set in the case the user has already visited HotJar website. | Third-Party | 365 Days |
| ce_clock | Stores the difference between the user local clock and the Crazyegg server clock for more precise events time tracking. Cookie set by Crazy Egg. | First-Party | 1 Day |
| ce_successful_csp_check | Used to determine if the page has a content security policy rule that would prevent tracking. Cookie set by Crazy Egg. | First-Party | 1 Day |
| cusid | This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with the site. When a user views a page on the site, the script code attempts to update this cookie. Cookie set by Click Dimension. | First-Party | 0:32 hr/min |
| cuvid | This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to the site from that web browser.This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to the site and it is updated with each page view. Cookie set by Click Dimension. | First-Party | 730 Days |
| cuvon | Used to signal the last time a visitor viewed a page. Cookie set by Click Dimension. | First-Party | 0:30 hr/min |
C. Marketing cookies
These cookies – also called targeting or advertising cookies – are used to show advertising on external partner websites (e.g., news portals, social media sites) that is tailored to user interests.
Our Website may from time to time contain links to third-party websites. If you follow a link to such third-party websites, we recommend that you consult their policies on privacy, cookies and management procedures, as they are not verified by us; we have no control over these third-party cookies.
| Name | Purpose | Cookie type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| test_cookie | Used for serving targeted advertisements that are relevant to you across the web. Targeted advertisements may be displayed to you based on your previous visits to this website. Cookie set by DoubleClick. | Third-Party | 0:15 hr/min |
| IDE | These cookies measure the conversion rate of ads presented to the user. Cookie set by DoubleClick. | Third-Party | 390 Days |
| _fbp | Used to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. Cookie set by Facebook. | First-Party | 90 Days |
| CONSENT | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. Cookie set by YouTube. | Third-Party | Local storage item |
| YSC | Set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. | Third-Party | Session |
| __Secure-1PAPISID, __Secure-1PSID, __Secure-3PAPISID, __Secure-3PSID, __Secure-3PSIDCC, __Secure-3PSIDTS, __Secure-ENID, APISID, CONSENT, NID, SAPISID, SID, SSID |
Personalize Google ads on websites based on recent searches and interactions. Collect visitor information for videos hosted by YouTube on maps integrated with Google Maps. Cookie set by Google. | Third-party | From a few months to up to 10 years. |
| lbcs | Google This is an advertising cookie from Google. Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and products. |
Third-party | Session |
| __eP, __eDId, __eConsent |
Eskimi This is an advertising tracker from Eskimi. A network initiated cookie. Eskimi is a mobile media company that provides social network, DSP, and ad monetization solutions to its clients. https://www.eskimi.com/privacy-policy |
Third-party | 1-2 Months |
| 1P_JAR | This cookie carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. | Third-party | 1 Month |
| AEC | Set by Google to track interactions. | Third-party | 6 Months |
| SIDCC, HSID | Security cookie to confirm visitor authenticity, prevent fraudulent use of login data and protect user data from unauthorized access. | Third-party | 1 year, 2 years |
| DSID | This cookie is used for security, functionality, advertising, AdSense, campaign manager, Google Ad Manager, Google Analytics, Display & Video 360, Search Ads 360. | Third-party | 2 Weeks |
| OTZ | Set by Analytics to track interactions. | Third-party | 3-4 Weeks |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | Analytics Cookie - This Google cookie is used to prevent the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests | Third-party | 6 months |
| LOGIN_INFO, PREF |
These cookies are used to identify users, track users' activity and store users' preferences. | Third-party | Up to 10 years |
| c_user | The c_user cookie contains the user ID of the currently logged in user. The lifetime of this cookie is dependent on the status of the ‘keep me logged in’ checkbox. | Third-Party | 365 Days |
| datr | This cookie is used to identify the web browser being used to connect to Facebook independent of the logged in user. This cookie plays a key role in Facebook’s security and site integrity features. | Third-Party | 730 Days |
| xs | This cookie contains multiple pieces of information, separated by colon (colon is encoded to the value %3A for transmission). The first value is an up to two-digit number representing the session number. The second portion of the value is a session secret. The third, optional component is a ‘secure’ flag for if the user has enabled the secure browsing feature. | Third-Party | 365 Days |
| wd | This cookie stores the browser window dimensions and is used by Facebook to optimize the rendering of the page. | Third-Party | 7 Days |
| dpi | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 7 Days |
| dpr | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 7 Days |
| oo | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 24 Days |
| OGP | Functional Cookie set by Google | Third-Party | 2-3 Weeks |
| OGPC | Functional Cookie set by Google | Third-Party | 2 Weeks |
| SOCS | Functional Cookie set by Google | Third-Party | 6 Μοnths |
| presence | The presence cookie is used to contain the user’s chat state. | Third-Party | Session |
| act | The act cookie contains a unix timestamp value representing the time at which the user logged in. This cookie is used to distinguish between two sessions for the same user, created at different times. | Third-Party | Session or 90 days |
| timezone | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 364 Days |
| li_at | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 14 Days |
| lidc | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 358 Days |
| AnalyticsSyncHistory | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 28 Days |
| UserMatchHistory | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 30 Days |
| UID | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | Session |
| lang | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 180 Days |
| li_theme_set | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 370 Days |
| G_ENABLED_IDPS | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 28 Days |
| lms_analytics | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 180 Days |
| li_theme | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 339 Days |
| li_rm | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 6-12 Months |
| li_alerts | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 6-12 Months |
| bcookie | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 370 Days |
| liap | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 358 Days |
| li_sugr | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 3 Months |
| visit | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 6 Months |
| m_ls | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 12 Months |
| ln_or | Set by LinkedIn to track interactions. | Third-Party | 1 Day |
| lms_ads, li_mc, li_gc, bscookie |
LinkedIn Functional Cookie to store user preferences, secure sessions etc. |
Third-Party | Session |
| _RwBf, ACLUSR, _UR, _HPVN, WLID, ACL, PPLState, OIDR, tluid, BFB, BFBUSR, SRM_B, OIDI, _EDGE_S, _SS, SRCHD, NAP, SRCHUID, SRCHUSR, MR, ANON, OID, WLS, SRCHHPGUSR, _U, KievRPSSecAuth, CSRFCookie, ipv6 |
bing.com Cookies Set by LinkedIn on LinkedIn Content Share Window |
Third-Party | From a few days up to 1 Year. |
| UID | .scorecardresearch.com Cookies Set by LinkedIn on LinkedIn Content Share Window |
Third-Party | 6 Months |
| tluid | bing.com Cookies Set by LinkedIn on LinkedIn Content Share Window | Third-Party | From a few days up to 1 Year. |
| tt_viewer | .teads.tv Cookies Set by LinkedIn on LinkedIn Content Share Window |
Third-Party | 6 Months |
| uuid2 | .adnxs.com Cookies Set by LinkedIn on LinkedIn Content Share Window |
Third-Party | 2 Months |
| anj | .adnxs.com Cookies Set by LinkedIn on LinkedIn Content Share Window |
Third-Party | 1 Month |
| lang | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | Session |
| external_referer | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 7 Days |
| auth_token | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 388 Days |
| ct0 | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 388 Days |
| kdt | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 388 Days |
| guest_id | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 309 Days |
| twid | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 365 Days |
| g_state | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 155 Days |
| personalization_id | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 362 Days |
| d_prefs | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 146 Days |
| guest_id_marketing | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 362 Days |
| guest_id_ads | Set by Twitter to track interactions. | Third-Party | 362 Days |
| locale | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 7 Days |
| sb | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 730 Days |
| fr | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 90 Days |
| m_page_voice | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | 3 Months |
| usida | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | Session |
| presence | Set by Facebook to track interactions. | Third-Party | Session |
| odin_tt | .tiktok.com TikTok cookies help measure and optimise our digital marketing activity, and to ensure we are serving relevant advertising to users across the platform. |
Third-Party | 11 Months |
| tt_chain_token | .tiktok.com | Third-Party | 5 Months |
| ttwid | .tiktok.com | Third-Party | 1 Year |
| _abck | .tiktok.com | 5 Months | |
| _ttp | .tiktok.com | 1 Year | |
| passport_csrf_token | .tiktok.com | Third-Party | 1 Month |
| passport_csrf_token_default | .tiktok.com | Third-Party | 1 Month |
| t_gid | .taboola.com Assigns a unique, partitioned User ID that Taboola uses for attribution and reporting purposes, and to tailor recommendations to this specific user based on interactions with one advertiser or publisher. |
Third-Party | 5 Months |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | .youtube.com Provides ad delivery or retargeting, store and track a visitor's identity, Store and track interaction. |
Third-Party | 6 Months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | .youtube.com | Third-Party | 6 Months |
5. How to manage cookies
Cookies are saved on your computer, after you have been notified and have consented to them, except where strictly necessary cookies are used -in that case no explicit consent is required. You have a wide discretion to accept, control or/ and delete cookies. You have the right to withdraw at any time your consent to the use of all cookies apart from the strictly necessary ones (functional/ operational and technical cookies), for which consent is not required, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. The functioning of the Website will not be significantly affected if you deactivate the use of the non – strictly necessary cookies in this Website. However, difficulties may arise in relation to your navigation on the Website and some of its functions may not be available. You may find more information about the deactivation of cookies or the adaptation of the cookies’ preferences in respect of the browser that you use in the following list:
To optimize your use of our Website, we recommend that you accept the cookies. You can at any time set your browser to accept all cookies, just some cookies or no cookies. In the latter case, parts of the Website may be disabled. Additionally, you can set your preferences in the browser so as to receive notification each time a cookie is saved on your computer. Please note that if you disable cookies, you may not experience optimal use of the Website.
6. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We reserve the right to make any changes and corrections to this Cookie Policy. Please visit the Website regularly to check potential changes to this Cookie Policy.
7. Contact us
If you have any query relating to the storage and use of cookies on the Website or if you need further information on this Cookie Policy or if you have any questions concerning the processing of your personal data, please contact us at