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Cookie Policy
Version 1.0 · June 2026
On the website new-ose.vercel.app/ (and the associated apply.smartcv.co/ose and braingain.ose.gr/) of «Σιδηρόδρομοι Ελλάδος Μονοπρόσωπη Ανώνυμη Εταιρεία» (Hellenic Railways S.A.), registered at Karolou 1-3, 10437 Athens, VAT 094038689, GEMI 000779701000, contact info@hellenicrailways.gr (hereinafter «the Company», «we», «us»), software of the «Cookies» type is in operation.
This Cookie Policy forms an integral part of the Personal Data Protection Policy of our website.
This English text is a translation for information purposes; the official policy is issued in Greek.
2. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small plain-text files that are sent to and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other internet-enabled device (mobile phone, tablet, etc.) when you visit any page on the internet. The information stored there may be transferred to the website's servers, or to the servers of related third parties, during a subsequent visit.
Cookies may be placed by the provider of the website the user visits (first party cookies) or by others through that provider (third party cookies).
The data collected by cookies may include the type of browser a user uses, the operating system of their computer, the use of links to and from the website, and other information of a «technical nature».
The cookies used on the Company's website do not allow the collection of information identifying users, nor access to any document or file held on their devices.
3. Categories of Cookies
- 3.1 Technical or Functional cookies («necessary»)«Necessary» cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly. Placing necessary cookies makes the operation of, and access to, our website possible.
- 3.2 Preference CookiesPreference cookies allow the website to «remember» information that changes the way it behaves or presents information, so that it matches each user's preferences (e.g. preferred language).
- 3.3 Statistics cookiesWe use statistics cookies to optimise our users' experience on the website. Statistics cookies give us information about how our website is used. We ask for your permission to place statistics cookies.
- 3.4 Marketing / Tracking CookiesMarketing / tracking cookies record users' activity so that relevant and appealing advertisements can be displayed to each user, and for similar promotional purposes.
4. Which Cookies do we use?
The following cookies are installed and operate on the Company's website. Those that are not necessary are set only if you have given the relevant consent.
| Type | Name | Description | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | ose-cookie-consent-2026 | Stores your cookie choices so that you are not asked again on every visit. Kept locally in your browser. | Until you delete it | ose.gr |
| Necessary | Cloudflare Turnstile | Protects forms and the administrator login against automated submissions. | Session | Cloudflare |
| Necessary | sb-…-auth-token | Keeps administrators signed in to the content management system. Not set for ordinary visitors. | Session | ose.gr |
| Statistics | _ga, _ga_# | Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor's device and behaviour, with IP anonymisation. Set only if you have accepted statistics cookies. | 2 years |
5. Managing and deleting Cookies
On your first visit to our website, a pop-up window explaining cookies appears so that you can choose. Depending on your preferences, you give us your consent for the categories of cookies you have selected. You may change your preferences at any time through the relevant option in that window.
Your browser also lets you choose how cookies are used: to refuse them entirely (with this option some services and functions may not work), to disable them, or to delete existing cookies (deleting your history and cookies altogether may also remove stored data such as saved login details and site preferences).
6. Amendment of this Policy
We reserve the right, where necessary and at our sole discretion, to amend or update this Policy periodically, in whole or in part. Any amendment or update takes effect as soon as it is published on the website. Please consult this Policy at regular intervals to make sure you are aware of its most recent version.
7. Contact details
For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy, as well as for exercising your rights under the Personal Data Protection Policy of our website, please contact us at gdpr@osenet.gr.