INFORMATION ABOUT THE PERSONNAL DATA PROCESSING 

BY CLOSED VIDEO-SURVEILLANCE CIRCUIT (CCTV)

SOKIO Hotels & Resorts operates closed circuit video-surveillance system (CCTV) in its facilities, that records on a 24-hour basis images of guests, visitors and employees both indoor and outdoor areas of the hotels. The recording meets the requirements and provisions of the current legislation

  1. DATA CONTROLLER - CONTACT DETAILS

OIKOS HOSPITALITY I.K.E. (trade name: SOKIO Hotels & Resorts)

Address: 247 Syggrou Avenue, P.C. 17122, Nea Smyrni, Greece.

Phone: +30 210 9430790

Email: welcome@sokiohotels.com

2. DATA PROTECTION OFFICER

For the matters concerning the processing of personal data you can contact the company's Data Protection Officer (DPO) at dpo@oikosdevelopments.com.

3. PURPOSES & LEGAL BASIS OF THE PROCESSING

We operate a video-surveillance system exclusively for the safety and protection of individuals (hotels and Company's staff, guests and visitors), goods, properties and facilities (e.g. prevention of vandalism, material damage and theft, protection against unauthorized access, fire protection, employees' protection etc.).

The video surveillance system is under no circumstances used to monitor the employees within the Company's and hotels' premises.

The legal basis of the processing is the defense of the Company's legitimate interests, according to the article 6 par. 1-f of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Our "legitimate interests" means the protection of our premises and of the goods located in there from illegal acts, such as theft or unprovoked destruction. Moreover, we ought to protect the safety of life, physical integrity, health and property of our guests and employees.

We only collect images from indoor and outdoor areas of the hotels, where it is absolutely necessary for their protection, without any excessive violation of privacy.

4. RECIPIENTS OF PERSONAL DATA

The data collected through the CCTV system are kept in a digital file, which is located in safe cloud environment and which is accessible only by authorized personnel. This material is not transmitted to third parties except in the following cases: i) to the competent judicial, prosecutorial and police authorities when it contains information necessary for the investigation of a criminal offense concerning persons or property of the data controller, ii) to the competent judicial, prosecutorial and police authorities when they request data, lawfully, during the exercise of their duties και iii) to the victim or perpetrator of a criminal offense, in the case of data which may be evidence of the offense.

5. STORAGE PERIOD OF THE PERSONAL DATA

The data recorded in the system are stored for 15 days, after which they are automatically deleted and it is impossible to retrieve them. If we become aware of an illegal incident, we will maintain the specific recording in a separate file for 1 month, in order to investigate it and initiate legal proceedings for the defense of our legitimate interests. If the incident concerns a third party, we may keep the specific record in a separate file for 3 months.

6. DATA SUBJECTS' RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THE PERSONAL DATA

You can exercise the following rights regarding the processing of your personal data:

You have the right to know if we process your image and request a copy of it.

You have the right to request the erasure of your personal data

You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data:

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data when it is based on a legitimate interest

[Please note that in the typical cases of video-surveillance systems the rights of access, erasure, restriction and object apply. The rest of the data subjects' rights may apply only in exceptional cases].

You may exercise your above-mentioned rights as well as pose any question, complaint or ask other information regarding the processing of your personal data, by contacting dpo@oikosdevelopments.com or the contact details mentioned in paragraph 1.

In order to investigate a request regarding your image, you must specify the date and approximate time of the recording, as well as the relevant area of the Company/hotels. This way you facilitate the investigation of your own data while you also contribute to the prevention of the reveal of other people's data. Alternatively, we offer you the possibility to come to our facilities to show you the images in which you appear. We also note that exercising the right of objection or erasure does not imply the immediate erasure of data or the modification of the processing. In any case, we will reply to you in detail as soon as possible, within the time set by the GDPR.

7. RIGHT TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY

You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr) on matters concerning the processing of your personal data.

8. LAST UPDATE OF THE POLICY

This policy may be periodically updated.

This current version is effective since 01.03.2025