Hike Greece | Privacy & Data Protection

Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://hike-greece.com. We operate under the legal entity Social Cooperative Enterprise "Paths of Greece" (Koin.S.Ep. Monopatia tis Elladas), registered in Athens, Greece.

2. Data Collection & Purpose

We collect information to provide you with a high-end, personalized hiking experience. This includes:

Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the form, the IP address, and browser agent string to assist in spam detection.
Contact & Booking Forms: When you inquire about a tour, we collect your name, email, group size, and travel preferences. If you voluntarily provide special category data in your inquiry (such as dietary requirements or health/fitness conditions relevant to the hike), we process this strictly to ensure your safety and design your ideal itinerary. This data is used exclusively to design and confirm your odyssey.
Cookies: If you leave a comment or log in, we use temporary cookies to remember your preferences and enhance your browsing experience.

3. Digital Companion & Third-Party Apps

Travel Planning Data: For the fulfillment of our travel packages, Hike Greece utilizes the "Vamoos" digital companion platform. To provide your personalized itinerary and navigation, we may share essential booking data (name, tour dates, and itinerary details) with this platform. Your data is handled according to their secure privacy protocols and is never used for external marketing.

Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website, which may collect data about you via their own tracking systems.

4. Data Retention & Sharing

Inquiries & Bookings: Information submitted via our contact or booking forms is retained for customer service purposes for up to 12 months if no booking is made. If you book a tour, your data is retained for as long as required by Greek tax and administrative laws.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile.

Security: We do not sell your data. We only share it with trusted partners (such as boutique accommodations or transport providers) as required to perform your travel contract or if requested for a password reset (where your IP is included in the reset email).

5. Your Rights Under GDPR

Control Over Your Information: If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data we hold. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.