Privacy Policy

ELYON MEDIA GROUP (“ELYON”, “the Group”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is an independent media and communications group operating digital news platforms, television production assets, journalistic archives, and strategic communications infrastructure.

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) and applicable national data protection legislation, ELYON MEDIA GROUP acts as the Data Controller responsible for the processing of your personal data across our primary corporate portal and associated services.

This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, disclosure, storage, and protection of personal information obtained when you:

• Visit and interact with our corporate website (elyonmedia.org) and digital properties.
• Interact with our digital journalism platforms, publications, video platforms, and brand destinations.
• Communicate with our media relations, corporate communications, or editorial desks.
• Subscribe to press releases, media kits, newsletters, or business intelligence bulletins.
• Submit professional inquiries, strategic partnership proposals, or television production pitches.

Where specific group brands (such as Logos & Antilogos, Indicator.gr, Piestirio.gr, Ergotaxiarchis.gr, or Harpiacom) provide supplementary privacy notices tailored to particular platforms or reader subscription services, those notices shall supplement this policy.

We may collect and process different categories of information depending on how you interact with our platforms:

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

• Identity & Contact Details: Full name, professional title, organization, email address, telephone number, and postal address provided via contact forms or press inquiries.
• Editorial & Media Communications: Statements, editorial inquiries, interview transcripts, production submissions, and reader correspondence.
• Employment & Freelance Submissions: Resumes, credentials, and work samples submitted for editorial, production, or corporate roles.

B. Technical & Usage Data Collected Automatically

• Device & Connection Identifiers: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device hardware specifications, and time zone settings.
• Browsing & Interaction Telemetry: Pages visited, content viewed, video playback telemetry, navigation paths, click rates, referrers, and duration of visit.

We process personal data exclusively under one or more lawful bases established by Article 6 of the GDPR:

• Legitimate Interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR): To operate, secure, evaluate, and enhance our media operations, broadcast delivery, digital platforms, and corporate network security.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR): Where you have granted explicit consent for direct marketing, non-essential cookies, or newsletter subscriptions.
• Contractual Necessity (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR): To negotiate, execute, or manage commercial agreements, television licensing, strategic communications retainers, and supplier engagements.
• Legal Obligations (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR): To comply with applicable statutory requirements, broadcast regulatory frameworks, tax obligations, and judicial requests.
• Journalistic Exemption (Art. 85 GDPR): Processing conducted for journalistic, academic, artistic, or literary expression in accordance with national laws guaranteeing freedom of speech and the press.

ELYON MEDIA GROUP uses the collected data strictly for professional purposes, including:

• Providing, maintaining, and optimizing the digital infrastructure of our media channels and streaming players.
• Delivering editorial content, journalism, and audio-visual productions across contemporary digital channels.
• Executing strategic communications and public relations solutions for our institutional partners via Harpiacom.
• Monitoring platform performance, preventing malicious activity, diagnosing server issues, and mitigating cyber threats.
• Responding promptly to corporate inquiries, media inquiries, and viewer feedback.

Our websites utilize cookies, local storage, and similar analytical tags to improve user experience, deliver rich multimedia streaming, and evaluate aggregated traffic metrics.

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for navigational functionality, security authentication, and session continuity.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies: Aggregate telemetry used to understand how audiences interact with our content and optimize video delivery pipelines.
• Functional Cookies: Retain preferences such as audio playback settings and accessibility options.

You can control and manage cookie settings via your browser preferences at any time. Disabling certain cookies may affect interactive features of our websites.

ELYON MEDIA GROUP does not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We only disclose information under the following limited circumstances:

• Within ELYON Affiliated Entities: Shared among group subsidiaries, digital brands, and production units for operational consistency and integrated services.
• Authorized Service Providers: Trusted cloud hosting partners, content delivery networks (CDNs), video streaming infrastructure providers, and cybersecurity vendors bound by strict Data Processing Agreements (DPAs).
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance: Competent judicial authorities, law enforcement agencies, or broadcast regulators when legally mandated by court order or statutory requirement.

Where data is transferred or processed outside the European Economic Area (EEA), ELYON ensures that adequate protective measures are implemented in accordance with Chapter V of the GDPR.

Such safeguards include European Commission Adequacy Decisions, standard contractual clauses (SCCs), or approved international certification mechanisms ensuring an equivalent standard of protection.

We retain personal information only for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was gathered, satisfy legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements, and resolve potential disputes.

ELYON implements state-of-the-art technical and organizational measures to safeguard data against accidental destruction, unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include TLS encryption in transit, strict access control policies, multi-factor authentication, and regular security vulnerability assessments.

Under EU data protection legislation, you enjoy comprehensive rights regarding your personal information:

• Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR): Request confirmation and obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR): Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal records.
• Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR): Request the deletion of your personal data (“right to be forgotten”) under eligible statutory circumstances.
• Right to Restriction of Processing (Art. 18 GDPR): Request temporary suspension of processing during disputes.
• Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR): Receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
• Right to Object (Art. 21 GDPR): Object to processing based on our legitimate interest or direct communications.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: Revoke previously granted consent at any time without affecting lawful prior processing.

You also maintain the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA - www.dpa.gr) or your local EU supervisory authority.