Privacy Policy

Deos Finance Club

1. Introduction

Deos Finance Club (“we”, “our”, “the Club”) is a non-profit student-led finance and investing organization. We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

a) Personal Information

When you:

Apply to become a member
Fill out contact forms
Subscribe to newsletters
Communicate with us

We may collect:

Full name
Email address
University / Academic information
Phone number (if provided)
Any additional information you voluntarily submit

b) Technical & Usage Data

When you browse our website, we may automatically collect:

IP address
Browser type
Device information
Pages visited
Time spent on pages
Cookies and analytics data

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

Process membership applications
Communicate with members and applicants
Provide updates regarding club activities and events
Improve website functionality and user experience
Ensure website security
Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data to third parties.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR Compliance)

We process personal data based on:

Your consent (e.g., newsletter subscription)
Performance of a legitimate interest (e.g., managing membership applications)
Compliance with legal obligations

5. Data Sharing

We may share data only when necessary:

With trusted service providers (e.g., website hosting, email platforms)
If required by law or regulatory authorities

All third-party service providers are required to maintain appropriate data protection standards.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes outlined in this policy or as required by law.

Membership-related information may be retained for internal record-keeping purposes unless deletion is requested.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

Access your personal data
Request correction of inaccurate data
Request deletion of your data
Restrict or object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time
Request data portability

To exercise your rights, please contact us at:
📧 info@deosfinanceclub.com

8. Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience and analyze website traffic.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings.

(If you use Google Analytics, add a specific clause here.)

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no online platform can guarantee absolute security.

10. External Links

Our website may contain links to third-party platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites.

11. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact Information

For any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact:

Deos Finance Club
📧 info@deosfinanceclub.com
📍 Athens, Greece

Comments

Suggested text: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Suggested text: If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select "Remember Me", your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

Suggested text: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

Suggested text: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

Suggested text: If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.