Data Privacy Declaration

This website may collect personal data within the meaning of and according to the provisions of the Data General Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“the Regulation”) and the Protection of Natural Persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and the Free Movement of such Data Law 2018, L. 125(I)/2018 (national Legislation), both forming the Legislative framework for the protection of personal data.”

Data Controller

Data Controller of the data collected through the website, is Cyprus Airport Coordination of the Department of Civil Aviation, Cyprus. For questions regarding the processing of personal data and the exercise of the Regulation rights you may contact the Data Protection Officer of the Department of Civil Aviation at the email address mpsilogenis@dca.mcw.gov.cy.

Object and legal basis of processing

The data Controller collects and processes personal data according to the basic Principles governing the Legislative framework for the protection of personal data, i.e. the principles of legality, limitation of purpose, transparency, minimization, precision, limitation of storage time, confidentiality, integrity and accountability, for the following objects:

The purpose of the functioning of this website is to provide information to stakeholders on the airport coordination process in Cyprus and to receive relevant inquiries.

The airport coordination process is carried out in the context of Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at EU airports (as emended) and the current Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines (WASG).

Collection of personal data during visits to our website

If you use our website for purely informational purposes, that is if you do not register or provide us with information in another manner, we shall collect only the personal data which your browser transfers to our server. If you want to view our website, we collect the following data, which we require for technical purposes so we can display our website to you and guarantee its stability and security

  • IP address
  • Date and time of the query
  • Content of the request (specific page)
  • Website from which the request comes
  • Browser
  • Operating system and its interface
  • Language and version of the browser software

In addition to the aforementioned data, cookies will be saved on your computer when you use our website. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your hard drive and assigned to the browser you use. Certain information flows through these files to the entity that sets the cookie (us in this case). Cookies cannot execute any programmes or transfer any viruses to your computer. Their purpose is to make our website user friendlier and more effective on the whole. Our website offers the option to accept or reject all such cookies as well as easily change such preferences any time you want.

Confidentiality and Safety of Personal Data

Personal data shall remain confidential and safe. Personal data is kept in server computers in a controlled secure and protected environment. When the personal information is being uploaded on the website, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Protocol.

Access and management of the above personal data is given only to specially authorized personnel of the Controller. 

Data Recipients

The data controller shall ensure that personal data is communicated to recipients only if this is provided for by the Legislative framework for the protection of personal data and in accordance with national and European Union legislations.

The company that has developed the website may have access to the data for purposes of support/maintenance of the platform.

Retention of Data

The personal data will be retained for a maximum period of three (3) months, after the expiry of which they will be completely erased.

Exercise of rights by data subjects

In accordance with the Legislative framework for the protection of personal data, you have the following rights, which you may exercise any time during the time frame of three (3) months, on the basis of which the data concerning you are stored.

Right of access (article 15 of Regulation): You may have access to your data and obtain complementary information concerning their processing as well as a copy of such data.

Right to Erasure (article 17 of Regulation): You have the right to ask for your personal data to be erased subject to the requirements of Article 17 of the Regulation.

Right to restriction of processing (article 18 of Regulation): You have the right to ask for the processing of your data to be restricted in the cases provided for by Article 18 of the Regulation.

Right to object (article 21(1) of the Regulation): You have the right to object at any time to the processing of your personal data for reasons related to your special circumstances, in accordance with the stipulations of article 21(1) of the Regulation.

You may exercise any of the above rights as well as make any request by communicating with the Data Protection Officer of the Department of Civil Aviation at the email address mpsilogenis@dca.mcw.gov.cy

You also reserve the right to file a complaint to the competent supervising Authority, The Commissioner for the Protection of Personal Data, if you discover that an unlawful processing of your personal data is taking place or your rights in respect of your personal data have been breached.