Last Updated: June 25, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to www.byzantica.com. These Terms of Use, Cookies & Privacy Policy govern your access to and use of the Website and its content.
By accessing, Browse, or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use this Website.
Part I: Terms of Use
1. Intellectual Property Rights
All content on this Website, including text, graphics, logos, icons, images, historical analyses, and software, is the property of Byzantica.com or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright and other intellectual property laws.
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Permitted Educational and Personal Use: You are permitted to use content from this Website for non-commercial educational and personal purposes (e.g., academic papers, classroom presentations, personal research) provided that you adhere to the mandatory attribution requirement. All used content must be clearly credited as follows:
“Content courtesy of www.byzantica.com“
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Prohibited Commercial Use: Any form of commercial use of the Website’s content is strictly prohibited without obtaining prior express written permission and a formal licensing agreement from Byzantica.com.
2. User Conduct
As a condition of your use of the Website, you agree not to:
- Use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms.
- Violate or attempt to violate the security of the Website.
- Engage in any data mining, data harvesting, data scraping, or any other similar activity in relation to this Website without our express written consent.
- Reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit any portion of the Website for any commercial purpose without our express written permission.
3. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
The Website is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Byzantica.com makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims all warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property.
In no event shall Byzantica.com or its owners be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on the Website.
4. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Greece and the European Union. Any disputes relating to these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Athens, Greece.
5. Changes to Terms
Byzantica.com reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time. By using this Website, you are agreeing to be bound by the then-current version of these Terms.
Part II: Privacy Policy
Byzantica.com is committed to protecting the privacy of its users and complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
1. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
- Personal Data: Information that you voluntarily provide to us, such as your name and email address when you contact us through our contact form or via direct email.
- Usage Data: Information collected automatically when you use the Website. This may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Website.
- To respond to your inquiries, questions, and comments.
- To monitor the usage of our Website and gather analysis to improve its functionality.
- To provide and measure the effectiveness of advertising through third-party partners like Google AdSense.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
3. Legal Basis for Processing under GDPR
Our legal basis for collecting and using personal information includes:
- Consent: We rely on your consent to process data for advertising and to use certain cookies.
- Legitimate Interests: We process data for website security, analytics, and responding to user inquiries, which we consider our legitimate interests.
4. Data Sharing and Third Parties
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data. We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our Website, such as:
- Analytics Providers: Google Analytics, to help us understand our Website traffic.
- Advertising Partners: Google AdSense, to display advertisements. These partners may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our Website.
5. Your Data Protection Rights under GDPR
You have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Protection of Minors This Website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16.
Part III: Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device to store data that can be recalled by a web server in the domain that placed the cookie.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your Browse experience, operate the Website, analyze our performance, and for advertising purposes.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the Website to function and cannot be switched off.
- Analytics Cookies: These allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how visitors move around our Website. This helps us improve the way our Website works. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. We use Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve ads.
4. Managing Cookies
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. For further information about how to manage cookies, please consult the help documentation for your browser.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at: Email: [email protected]