Subject of the Information Note on Personal Data Protection
The Decentralized Administration of Attica (hereinafter “ADA”), headquartered in Athens, at 56 Katechaki Street, Athens 115 25, phone 21 3203 5730, in its capacity as Data Controller, collects and further processes your personal data, only when absolutely necessary, for clear and legal purposes, based on Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Law 4624/2019, and Law 3471/2006 as applicable.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Policy, the following terms have the following meanings:
- “Personal Data”: any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one whose identity can be verified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
- Personal data collected and further processed by ADA during electronic communication with citizens
| Categories of Personal Data | Purpose | Legal Basis | Retention Period | Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact data | Communication with ADA | Article 6(1) point f of GDPR – ADA’s communication with citizens | Until the expiration of the limitation periods | Data processors |
| Anything included in the communication |
- Personal data collected and further processed by ADA during citizen identification
| Categories of Personal Data | Purpose | Legal Basis | Retention Period | Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification data | The verification of the citizen’s identity | Article 6(1) point g of GDPR in conjunction with Law 4727/2020, as applicable | One year | Ministry of Digital Governance |
No automated decision-making processes are conducted, including profiling.
Specifically, for a report, appeal, or any other request submitted via email by a citizen to the Decentralized Administration of Attica, the following is required:
- Either the report, appeal, or any other request should be attached to the email as a document bearing the genuine signature of the applicant, obtained through the Citizen Service Center (ΚΕΠ) and scanned or photographed, or through the Unified Digital Gateway of Public Administration (gov.gr, Law 4704/2020),
- Or the report, appeal, or any other request should be attached to the email as a document signed with an approved electronic signature if the applicant is a holder,
- Or in the report, appeal, or any other request attached to the email, the physical signature should be clearly visible, scanned or photographed, and the identity card or driver’s license should also be attached. These can be authenticated by scanning the QR code using the verification service specified in Article 27(4) of Law 4727/2020 (see also Law 4954/2022, especially Article 80, and Ministerial Decision 4082/26.07.2022), or simply scanned or photographed,
- Or the applicant can submit the report, appeal, or any other request to the protocol of the Decentralized Administration of Attica, bearing the handwritten signature of the applicant and having similar content to what was received via email (Article 10(2) of Law 2690/1999).
Rights of Data Subjects
The Decentralized Administration of Attica ensures the ability to promptly respond to the requests of data subjects to exercise their rights in accordance with the existing legislation.
Specifically, each data subject has the following rights:
| Access | Correction |
Under specific conditions:
| Deletion | Restriction |
Additionally, the data subject is entitled to object to the processing of their personal data by the Decentralized Administration of Attica.
In case of exercising any of the above rights, the Decentralized Administration of Attica will respond promptly [in any case within thirty (30) days from the submission of the request], informing you in writing of the progress of satisfaction.
For any complaints regarding this informational note or issues related to the protection of personal data, if your request is not satisfied, you can contact the Hellenic Data Protection Authority via the following link: www.dpa.gr.
Contact Information for the Data Protection Officer (DPO)
To exercise all the above rights and for any issues related to the processing of your personal data, you can contact the Data Protection Officer of the Decentralized Administration of Attica at the email: dpo@attica.gr.