The J F Costopoulos Foundation (henceforth “we” or “us) has created and manages https://costopoulosfoundation.org/ (henceforth “the website”) with respect for our visitors’ privacy and a transparent way of operating it and handling cookies.
The present Policy is to inform visitors to the website about the cookies we use and the way we process the information collected through them. The following describes the cookies that are essential for the Website’s operation and briefly presents what you need to know in order to manage your preferences with regard to optional cookies and choose whether to accept or reject their use.
Cookies are small text files with information stored by a website’s server on the device (computer, mobile phone, etc.) of a visitor/user who accesses it, in order to automatically collect information about these internet visits. Through a unique ID for recognizing the visitor’s device, the website is able to remember the visitor’s actions and preferences so that they do not need to enter the same information every time they visit the website or browse through its pages.
Cookies also help customize browsing. On the basis of their features and operations, cookies are divided into permanent (persistent cookies), which remain on the device until they are deleted by the user or automatically, and temporary (session cookies), which remain on the device for the duration of the browsing.
Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the operation of the Website and enable you to use the services of your choice, set your privacy preferences and fill in forms, or in order to ensure the security of the Website.
Without these cookies, our Website cannot operate. Therefore, these cookies are necessarily activated for the duration of your browsing through the Website, without the requirement for your consent.
List of essential cookies
| Cookie | Description |
| cookieyes-consent | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about the site visitors. |
| elementor | The website’s WordPress theme uses this cookie. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time. |
Performance and statistical analysis cookies: These cookies help measure internet traffic patterns and let us know the number of visitors to individual sections of the Website. We use them to analyze visitors’ habits so as to improve our online services. These cookies provide statistical information such as the number of visitors to the Website, the sources of these visits, the keywords used when searching, the web pages you choose to visit and the time you spend on these pages. We may also store your IP address (i.e. the digital address of the device through which you access the Website and/or other information about your device (e.g. screen size, type of device).
In this context, among other services we employ Google Analytics, a service supplied by Google that manages the cookies and the data collected on our behalf so as to provide us with statistical reports on the use of the Website.
These cookies are not essential and therefore we only use them when you have consented for us to do so. If you do decide to consent, you can revoke this at any time, as detailed below.
List of performance and statistical analysis cookies
| Cookie | Description |
| _gid | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| _ga | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| CONSENT | YouTube sets this cookie via embedded YouTube videos and registers anonymous statistical data. |
| wp-wpml_current_language | WordPress multilingual plugin sets this cookie to store the current language/language settings. |
Customization cookies: These cookies help us identify the device you use to connect to the Website and welcome you every time you visit without your having to take the trouble to re-register or log in.
These cookies are not essential and therefore we only use them when you have consented for us to do so. If you do decide to consent, you can revoke this at any time, as detailed below.
List of customization cookies
There are no cookies corresponding to this category so far.
Third-party cookies: These cookies are installed on our Website by third parties.
Social Media Cookies: Our Website may install cookies for services by third parties such as social media. The uploads, images and videos you see on our Website may be shared via social media plug-ins. These cookies enable the operation of these plug-ins so that they detect when you wish to share an upload or video. Thus when you click ‘Share on Facebook’, for instance, it means that a Facebook cookie will be installed in the user’s browser. Please note that we have no influence over how social media use your personal data. For more information about the cookies installed by social media and the data they may collect, you must consult the relevant policy of each of these social media.
These cookies are not essential and therefore we only use them when you have consented for us to do so. If you do decide to consent, you can revoke this at any time, as detailed below.
List of third-party cookies
| Cookie | Description |
| YSC | Youtube sets this cookie to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube sets this cookie to measure bandwidth, determining whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-device-id | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt.innertube::requests | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
When you access the Website for the first time and then from time to time or when you activate it, a pop-up window appears to inform you of the use of cookies on the Website: essential cookies do not require your consent and are automatically activated, even if you opt to continue browsing the Website with no other action on your part.
As regards the use of optional cookies, you can choose to consent or reject the use of, for example, performance or statistical cookies by clicking on “Accept” or “Reject” as required. You can also state your consent through the Cookie Settings by selecting “Activate” for each cookie category separately. At any time you can visit Cookie Settings and revoke your consent by selecting “Deactivate” or, conversely, select “Activate” for one or more categories of cookies you had initially rejected or not consented to. The Cookie Settings remain available at the bottom of the Website and at the end of this Policy, so you can check and revise your optional cookie preferences at all times.
Finally, you can adjust your browser to delete all cookies stored from any website or block their installation. However, if you do set your browser so as to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access the Website or parts of our Website or certain functions may not be available. The relevant adjustments are usually available in a browser’s “Tools” or “Customization” menus; you can also consult the “Help” menu.
More useful information can also be found on www.allaboutcookies.org.
If you have any questions or comments concerning the Website’s cookies, you can contact us through the communication page or via email
We use cookies that are necessary for our Website’s operation, so that you can (a) visit and browse and (b) set and store your preferences about optional cookies.
With your consent (by selecting (√) in the corresponding box) you enable the activation of the optional cookies you have selected. The information about your selections and the ability to activate/revoke your selections in each category of optional cookies can be found in “Settings”.