Cookie Notice
Last Update: October 21, 2026The Company under the trade name ERGASTIRIO ELEUTHERON SPOUDON QMS NAUTIKIS / NAUTILIAKIS EKPAIDEUSIS ETERORRYTHMI ETAIREIA (and distinctive title QMS MARITIME TRAINING L.P.) (hereinafter referred to as “QMS”) acting in its capacity as a Data Controller, collects and further processes your personal data to the extent strictly necessary for explicit and lawful purposes in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR”), Hellenic Law 4624/2019 and Hellenic Law 3471/2006, as applicable. QMS safeguards your personal data while browsing our website. This Cookie Notice provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use, the information we collect with them and how we use them.
You can find detailed information about the processing of your personal data in this Cookies Notice and the Data Protection Notice posted on this website.
2. Key concepts
Cookie identification files are self-installing text files, with short content, that are stored on the computer or other electronic devices (i.e. mobile phones, tablets, etc.) of the user visiting a website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences (e.g. language, font size and other display preferences) for a period of time, so you do not have to enter these preferences each time you visit the website or browse from one page to another. Cookies help you navigate in an environment that is more user-friendly.
3. Types of cookies
There are two main categories of cookies:
A. Temporary cookies (session cookies) which are deleted immediately after the end of the browser and/or after closing the browser,
B. Persistent cookies which remain in your browser for a certain period of time or until you delete them.
For the most effective management of its website, QMS uses both temporary and persistent cookies.
4. Use of cookies
Each type of cookie we use serves different purposes. When you visit our website, we may use the following cookies:
5. Types and Use of Cookies from this website
This website uses the following types of cookies:
5.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, they allow you to browse and use its features, such as access to secure areas. These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and without them it would not be technically possible to provide services of the website.
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5.2 Functionality Cookies:
These cookies are used to store settings on the website (e.g. by remembering your preferences for safe search, or to make it easier for you to browse the website). Through these cookies, user information such as browser type, server, selected language, user preferences, user searches and user’s geographical location can be collected. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent. Where links are provided to other websites, the website is not responsible for the terms of use and protection of personal data that they implement.
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5.3 Advertising Cookies:
Information obtained through cookie technology is shared with third parties in the context of creating targeted advertising content that may be displayed to the user during their visit to third-party websites. In addition, the relevant cookie technology provides metrics related to user activity on a third-party website that referred the user to our website. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
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5.4 Analytics Cookies and other technologies:
These cookies collect information about the website user and enable us to improve the way the website works. This information is used to monitor the website’s performance, traffic, and modes of access, etc. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
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- Other technologies:
Other technologies may be used for the same purposes as cookies and enable us to know when the user has visited the website. By using such cookies, non-personal data (e.g. your operating system, the user’s browser) or aggregate data may be collected and used to improve website experience. Installation of features relating to these technologies is subject to your consent.
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- Security cookies
These cookies may be used for security purposes (e.g. to prevent cyber-attacks and any other malicious activity). Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
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- Performance cookies:
These cookies collect information about your website usage, e.g. which pages you visit most often and whether you receive error messages from the website. These cookies do not collect information that identifies you, provided that they collect information in an aggregate manner and are therefore anonymous. These cookies are only used for statistical purposes to help us improve the website’s performance. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
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6. How to manage cookies
If you wish to disable cookies, depending on their specific type, the website may not function properly. It should be noted that it is not possible to disable “necessary” cookies, since they are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. For all other categories of cookies used by the website, you can freely select whether or not to use them when you first enter the website, while you always retain the option to modify your choices for the use of cookies through the following hyperlink: .
In any case, you can always modify the options in your browser to receive notifications about the use of cookies or to reject the use of cookies. In this case, if you do not allow the use of cookies for certain services, you may not have further access to them.
You can also revoke your consent to the use of cookies on your computer or other device by following the procedure for deleting them from the memory of the browser you use.
You can find out more information, according to the browser, using the following links:
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- Adobe (flashcookies)
- To find out more about the types of cookies, you can visit: http:// www.allaboutcookies.org.
You can modify your choices for the use of cookies via the following hyperlink: .
Personal Data Processing
To learn more about the processing of your personal data and your rights, please review the Data Protection Notice which is posted on this website.