General Data Protection Regulation – information to be provided to visa applicants concerning the personal data provided upon application1

     

    Information on the processing of your personal data

     

    The collection of your personal data required by this application form, the taking of your photograph and the taking of your fingerprints are mandatory for the examination of your visa application. Failure to provide such data will result in the application being inadmissible.

    The authority responsible for processing the data in Greece is: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, www.mfa.gr

    Contact details of the data protection officer: Kifissias 1-3, 115 23 Athens, Greece, Call Centre: +30-210 6475600, Fax: +30-210 6475628, E-mail: contact@dpa.gr

    The legal basis for the collection and processing of your personal data is set out in Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation), Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 (Visa Code) and Council Decision 2008/633/JHA.

    The data will be shared with the relevant authorities of the Member States [list all relevant States] and processed by those authorities for the purposes of a decision on your visa application.

    The data and data concerning the decision taken on your application or a decision whether to annul, revoke or extend a visa issued will be entered into, and stored in the Visa Information System (VIS) for a maximum period of five years, during which it will be accessible to the visa authorities and the authorities competent for carrying out checks on visas at external borders and within the Member States, immigration and asylum authorities in the Member States for the purposes of verifying whether the conditions for the legal entry into, stay and residence on the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, of identifying persons who do not or who no longer fulfil these conditions, of examining an asylum application and of determining responsibility for such examination. Under certain conditions, the data will be also available to designated authorities of the Member States and to Europol for the purpose of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences.

    Your personal data might also be transferred to third countries or international organisations for the purpose of proving the identity of third-country nationals, including for the purpose of return. Such transfer may only take place under certain conditions2 . You can contact the authority responsible for processing the data (see contact details above) to obtain further information on these conditions and how they are met in your specific case.

    Under the General Data Protection Regulation3  and the VIS Regulation4 , you are entitled to obtain access to your personal data, including a copy of it, as well as the identity of the Member State that transmitted it to the VIS. You also have the right that your personal data, which is inaccurate or incomplete be corrected or completed, that the processing of your personal data be restricted under certain conditions, and that your personal data processed unlawfully be erased.

    You may address your request for access, rectification, restriction or erasure directly to the authority responsible for processing the data (see contact details above). Further details on how you may exercise these rights, including the related remedies according to the national law of the State concerned, are available on its website and can be provided upon request.

    You may also address your request to any other Member State. The list of competent authorities and their contact details is available at: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, www.mfa.gr

    You are also entitled to lodge at any time a complaint with the national data protection authority of Greece, or of any other Member State, if you consider that your data have been unlawfully processed. The data protection authority of Greece Postal Address: Data Protection Authority Offices: Kifissias 1-3, 115 23 Athens, Greece, Call Centre: +30-210 6475600, Fax: +30-210 6475628, E-mail: contact@dpa.gr

    WEBSITE

    https://www.dpa.gr/portal/page?_pageid=33,43321&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL  

    Please refer to the competent visa authority for information on the processing of other personal data that may be necessary for the examination of your application.’

     

    1 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 (General Data Protection Regulation), OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, page 1.

    2 Article 31 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation).

    3 Articles 15 to 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation).

    4 Article 38 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 (VIS Regulation).

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    HR Policy

    Our policy, our principles in line with our company's vision, mission and strategies:

    • Continuous improvement, efficient evaluation;
    • Contributing to individual and corporate performance by prioritizing operational strength
    • Transparency, accountability, diversity and inclusion
    • Corporate culture, team spirit
    Education Development

    Kosmos Visa Services supports the continuous development of its employees with training programs:

    • To contribute to the development of employees, primarily on issues such as company culture, company operational strength and security, through training planned within the company;
    • Prioritizing individual needs and supporting individuals in determining their special needs;
    • To offer mentor programs to our newly hired colleagues during orientation processes in order to help them adapt to the job and the corporate culture.
    Performance Management

    360 degree performance evaluation is implemented within the company. Annual plans are created in line with the determined goals and individual needs, supported by interviews, and measured through the performance system.

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