Cookie Policy

What these technologies are

The website uses strictly necessary technologies where required to provide functions you request, maintain security, store your privacy preferences and operate the service. Optional technologies — analytics, advertising, personalization, social media and third-party content — are used only after you have given consent where consent is legally required.

Who operates this website

hobbydetective.gr is operated by HD NEXT IKE, a private company registered in Greece at Pindarou 4, Thessaloniki, 54639, Tax Identification Number 802577241, General Commercial Registry (GEMI) number 178921006000. HD NEXT IKE acts as the data controller for personal data collected through this website. For privacy questions, see the contact details at the end of this policy.

How we ask for consent

On your first visit we show a consent banner before any non-essential technology runs. You can accept all optional categories, reject all, or choose individually. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time using the Cookie settings control in the footer of the public pages or on this page. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that was lawful before withdrawal.

We treat every visitor under the stricter, consent-first (EEA) approach, because we do not use location tracking to decide and browser language is not a reliable indicator of location.

Legal basis

Strictly necessary technologies are used on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a secure, functioning website and, where applicable, to perform a service you request. Optional technologies rely on your consent under the ePrivacy rules and the GDPR. You may withdraw that consent at any time.

How long your choice is kept

Your consent choice is stored for about 6 months, after which we ask again. We also ask again sooner if our categories, purposes, vendors or this policy change materially (a consent version change). The retention of each individual technology is listed in the table below; values marked with an asterisk are set and managed by the third party and may change; the provider's own documentation has the details.

Third-party providers and international transfers

Where third-party providers process information, their own privacy and cookie practices also apply. The third parties whose technologies this website loads are: Stripe Payments Europe, Ltd. (payment processing), Google Ireland Ltd. (sign-in through Google Identity Services, Google Maps and Places, the YouTube embedded player and Google Analytics 4), Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. (the Meta pixel), ImageKit (image and media delivery), Vimeo.com, Inc. (embedded video player) and Contentsquare SAS (website usage analytics and session replay). Google Analytics 4, Contentsquare and the Meta pixel are loaded only on the live site and only after you accept the category they belong to. For the data collected through the Meta pixel, HD NEXT IKE and Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. are joint controllers for its collection and transmission to Meta. Each provider is listed against the specific cookie or technology it sets in the inventory table below.

Some of these providers — in particular Google, Meta, Stripe and Vimeo — may transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area, including to the United States. Where that happens, the transfer is covered by an appropriate safeguard under Chapter V of the GDPR, such as an adequacy decision (including the EU–US Data Privacy Framework for certified recipients) or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. For the transfer mechanism a given provider relies on, please consult that provider's own privacy policy.