The Centre of Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete, as the Data Controller pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, hereby informs you that through this electronic form you are expressly requested to provide your consent for the collection and processing of your personal data, and specifically your email address, in accordance with the terms set out herein.

These data constitute personal data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC, as well as Law 4624/2019 “Hellenic Data Protection Authority, measures for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data” (Government Gazette A’ 137).

Purpose of Processing

The above processing is carried out exclusively on the basis of your consent, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and solely for the purpose of informing you about the news of the Centre of Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete, in order for you to receive updates and information regarding our activities as well as updates on new educational programmes, via your email address.

We inform you that the aforementioned personal data will be retained in electronic form until you request to be removed from the mailing list for such updates, after which they will be deleted.

Personal Data Security

The Centre of Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete processes personal data exclusively for lawful purposes, applying appropriate technical and organisational measures for the protection of your personal data. For further information, you may consult the Data Protection Policy published on the University of Crete website at https://www.uoc.gr/prostasia-dedomenvn/.

Rights of Data Subjects

In accordance with the GDPR, as a data subject you have the right to access your personal data, as well as the right to request the rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, portability of your data, and to object to their processing.

In addition, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent shall apply from the moment it is made and onwards, and does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to its withdrawal.

To exercise the above rights, you may contact the Centre of Training and Lifelong Learning of the University of Crete at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

You may also lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr).

The University of Crete fully complies with the above legal framework and has appointed, as required by applicable law (Article 37 §1(a) GDPR), a Data Protection Officer, who may be contacted at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..