Directory Cyprus Terms of Use
1. Using Directory Cyprus
1.1 Directory Cyprus Account
1.2 Verification of Directory Cyprus Account
2. Rules for Posting Ads
2.1 Common Rules
2.2 Additional Rules for Real Estate
2.3 Additional Rules for Animals
2.4 Forbidden Posts
2.5 Forbidden Animal Species
3. Abusing Directory Cyprus
3.1 Adult Services
3.2 Prohibition of Web Scraping and Data Scraping Software or Systems
4. Fees and Services
5. Content
6. Infringement
7. Liability
8. Release
9. Third Party Rights
10. Personal Information
11. Resolution of Disputes
12. General
13. Mobile Devices Terms
13.1 iOS – Apple
14. Refund & Cancellation Policy
15. Data and Privacy Policy
15.1 Collection and Use of Data
15.2 Use of Services of Third Parties
15.3 Users’ Consent
15.4 Updates and Changes
15.5 Disclaimer
15.6 Who is the Data Controller?
15.7 Data Protection Officer
15.8 What Personal Data do We Collect?
15.9 Recording of Calls
15.10 Special Category Personal Data
15.11 Purpose and Legal Basis of Processing Your Personal Data
15.12 Who Do We Share Your Personal Data With?
15.13 Data Retention
15.14 Withdrawal of Consent
15.15 International Transfer of Personal Data
15.16 Security Measures
15.17 Your Rights
15.18 Links to Other Websites
15.19 Changes to the Privacy Policy
16. Cookies Policy
16.1 What Are Cookies?
16.2 Your Choice and Our Use of Cookies
16.3 Use of These Technologies by Authorized Third-Party Service Providers
Terms of Use
The use of this website is governed by these terms and conditions. You are invited to read them carefully before accepting them, and in case of disagreement, you must not use this website.
By accessing this website https://directorycyprus.com/ (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”), the Directory Cyprus mobile application (available on the Apple Store and the Google Play Store) (hereinafter referred to as the “Directory Cyprus Application”) and the related websites, services, applications or tools (specifically referred to as “Directory Cyprus”), you agree to these Terms and Conditions and are bound by them, which are designed to ensure that directorycyprus.com works for everyone. As you may receive modifications to these terms and conditions at any time, you are advised to read them regularly.
If you accept the terms, you unreservedly agree to comply with them. In any case, your stay on this website, whether accompanied using any information provided on it or not, implies the unconditional acceptance of the following terms and conditions. The following terms and conditions of use apply to this site.
Furthermore, by creating an account, registering as a member of Directory Cyprus by visiting, accessing or any use of it you unconditionally accept these Terms and Conditions.
These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Cypriot company Connor Trust Limited [ΗΕ 445586] (hereinafter “the Company”, “directorycyprus.com”). The Company is duly registered in accordance with the provisions of the companies’ law CAP. 113 and is the owner of Directory Cyprus.
These Terms and Conditions constitute the whole / content of the agreement between the Company and you (hereinafter the “agreement”), replacing any previous agreements. This agreement does not provide for or create any organization, partnership, consortium, employee-employer, or licensor relationship, except for your obligation to comply with the content of the agreement.
Definitions
“Seller” is defined as the individual or company private or legal person who creates an account on directorycyprus.com for the purpose of posting ads to sell items or the provision of services.
“Buyer” is defined as a private or legal person, an individual or company that, whether or not having created an account at directorycyprus.com, visits or uses the Website for the purpose of purchasing Items or services.
“User” is defined as anyone who either simply visits or uses the Website for any purpose, including Sellers and Buyers (and shall be interpreted in accordance with the content of each paragraph). For the purposes of paragraph 2.2. “User” means owners of real estate, developers, agents, legal representatives of owners of real estate pursuant to a relevant Power of Attorney and first-degree relatives of the owners.
“Ad” means any ad posted on directorycyprus.com.
“Object” is defined as any tangible material that constitutes the object of an Ad.
The word “we” then refers to Directory Cyprus, the Company, the Company owners, the Company’s management, and staff.
- Using Directory Cyprus
You must be over 18 years old to use or access the Website. If you are under 18 you can use directorycyprus.com only with the consent of a parent or guardian. In addition, you are not temporarily or indefinitely suspended by the user of the Website, its services, applications, or tools. In addition to the Prerequisite for using or accessing directorycyprus.com you agree that you will not:
violate any laws
violate the Posting Rules
post any threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene or indecent material
post or otherwise communicate any false, inaccurate or misleading material or message of any kind
Listings are classified to free listings, and featured listings.
Free Listings: Means the Regular ad that a user can post in directorycyprus.com following the policies and rules and prices that the company sets.
“Featured Listings”: means the premium Listings on Directorycyprus.com
infringe any third-party right
distribute spam, chain letters, or promote pyramid schemes
distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm Directory Cyprus or the interests or property of Directory Cyprus users
impose or contribute to imposing an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure or interfere with the proper working of Directory Cyprus
copy, modify, or distribute any other person’s content without their consent
use any robot spider, scraper or other automated means to access Directory Cyprus and collect content for any purpose without our express written permission
copy, modify or distribute rights or content from the Directory Cyprus or Directory Cyprus’s copyrights and trademarks
harvest or otherwise collect information about users, including email addresses, without their consent
bypass measures used to prevent or restrict access to Directory Cyprus
sell any counterfeit items or otherwise infringe the copyright, trademark or other rights of third parties
You are solely responsible for all information that you submit to Directory Cyprus and any consequences that may result from your post, including possible prosecution by the competent authorities.
We reserve the right at our discretion to refuse or delete content that we believe is inappropriate or breaching the present Terms and Conditions. We also reserve the right at our discretion to restrict a user’s usage of Directory Cyprus either temporarily or permanently or refuse a user’s registration. In case that there are indications that you are violating these Terms and Conditions, in any way and/or behaving suspiciously on Directory Cyprus, we have the ability, in our sole discretion, to take the measures that we deem necessary and appropriate and to inform others directorycyprus.com users who have contacted you and recommend them to be wary.
In case that accounts are unverified or inactive for a long period of time, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to deactivate them. In addition, we reserve the right to refuse, modify or terminate all or part of our Services to anyone for any reason in our sole discretion, in order to ensure the best possible operation of this website.
1.1 Directory Cyprus Account
To gain full access and use of all features and information on Directory Cyprus, and in particular, to access the contact information of Sellers in most categories of Ads, it is necessary to create and log in with a personal Directory Cyprus Account. Directory Cyprus may, at its sole discretion and at any time, modify the categories of Ads for which it is necessary to log in with a Directory Cyprus Account to access the Sellers’ contact information, without prior notification and/or warning to Users.
These measures are required to protect Sellers and Users on Directory Cyprus.
You can create a Directory Cyprus Account through the Website by selecting “Sign in” and “Register” and using your email address. Directory Cyprus may, at its absolute discretion and at any time, allow the creation of a Directory Cyprus Account using a phone number from any other country, without prior notification and/or warning to Users.
1.2 Verification of Directory Cyprus Account
If you create a Directory Cyprus Account you will need to verify your email address to access our platform and in order to be able to post a Listing in most categories available on Directory Cyprus. Directory Cyprus may, at its absolute discretion and at any time, amend the categories for which completion of the Verification Process is not required for the posting of Listings, without prior notification and/or warning to Users.
Once the Verification Process is complete, you may proceed to post Listings in accordance with the present Terms and Conditions, for Items and services available in Cyprus. The posting of Ads in the categories “Real Estate for Sale” and “Real Estate for Rent” is permitted only for real estate in Cyprus.
- Rules for posting ads (‘Posting Rules’)
Directory Cyprus is an open platform where users can advertise whatever they wish, if this happens within a reasonable framework, according with any legal restrictions and does not contradict the legal restrictions governing the Republic of Cyprus.
Directory Cyprus tries to ensure that all the information provided through the advertisements is correct at the time of posting but is not responsible and therefore has no responsibility to guarantee that the information contained is accurate, complete or verified.
Whilst every care has been taken in its preparation, Directory Cyprus does not make any warranties or representations as to its accuracy or reliability. We neither accept nor assume any reliability in relation to the contents of these pages which should not be relied upon as accurate. The pages contained in this website may contain technical inaccuracies and typographical errors. The information in these pages may be updated from time to time and may at times be out of date. We accept neither responsibility for keeping the information in these pages up to date nor liability for any failure to do so.
Users are solely responsible for the authenticity and accuracy of the information they post on Directory Cyprus in relation to the following:
their personal information (including their name, age, profession and contact details)
information concerning the object and/or service they post about, promote, and/or advertise
being in compliance with the Cyprus laws and regulations in regards to having the right to sell, rent, lease, commission, advertise, promote and/or act as agents in regards to, the objects or services they post on classifieds, advertisements and/or advertisement banners
information they provide to other users via the chat system.
Users are responsible for any consequences that may result from their advertisement.
We reserve the right to refuse or delete or edit advertisements that we believe are inappropriate or otherwise considered unsuitable by Directory Cyprus for display.
If you post, promote or advertise or try to post, promote or advertise on Directory Cyprus goods or services that are forbidden by the law of Cyprus or are subject to regulation, or subject to special licensing by the authorities, we reserve the right to pass your details and IP address on to any law enforcement or regulatory authority. If you provide false or inaccurate details or impersonate another party or person, or claim to be authorized to sell, promote or advertise goods or services when you are not, we reserve the right to pass your contact details and IP address on to any law enforcement or regulatory authority.
Directory Cyprus does not permit the use of the Directory Cyprus name or logo by third parties without a written license agreement. We do not permit the use of the Directory Cyprus name or logo on any type of promotional materials, flyers, or other websites without the above-mentioned agreement.
All information and materials appearing on Directory Cyprus are protected by copyright and are the property of Directory Cyprus or the party credited as the advertiser. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, create derivative works, store electronically, transmit or in any way exploit for commercial gains or otherwise, any content or posted information on the Website except from your own content, which you own and / or have the power to dispose of.
All content displayed on Directory Cyprus is protected by copyright, trademarks, database and other intellectual property rights.
The information and links contained on Directory Cyprus are being provided for general information purposes only. When you access certain links on Directory Cyprus you may access other websites. We do not endorse or accept any responsibility for the content or accuracy of such websites linked to Directory Cyprus, or for the products, services or other items offered through such websites.
The information and/or opinions contained on Directory Cyprus are provided without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.
Your correspondence or business dealings with advertisers found on or through Directory Cyprus, including payment and delivery of related goods, properties or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser and directorycyprus.com is not affiliated in any way.
In no case do we take responsibility for the case that any person trusted incorrect information contained in Directory Cyprus.
In no event, including (without limitation) negligence, will the Company, the Company’s owners, the management, and the personnel of Directory Cyprus be liable:
for false or inaccurate information posted on Directory Cyprus, advertised on Directory Cyprus, or otherwise provided to Directory Cyprus and its representatives by the users.
for any loss or damage of any kind, including (without limitation) any direct, special indirect or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with the access of, use of, performance of, browsing in or linking to Directory Cyprus and/or other sites via Directory Cyprus.
In no event do we accept liability of any description for the posting of any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene or indecent information, or material of any kind which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law.
The listed prices are given by the advertisers and directorycyprus.com has no responsibility if they do not correspond to reality.
Directory Cyprus cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that any content or files available for downloading through Directory Cyprus or delivered via email through Directory Cyprus will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.
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2.1 Common Rules
Only one account is available for each user. Phone numbers or email addresses, which have been identified by technical analysis that they belong to the same person are determined as duplicates and are merged into one account
Contact details should be added to the corresponding fields and descriptions may not be displayed in titles. In the description field, you will have more space to describe what you are advertising
Please use clean, clear, and accurate photos. You cannot place your contact information (phone number, address, email, link on Facebook) on product images. Images with words like “urgent”, “clearance”, “for sale” “good price” and so on are also prohibited. Misleading, fraudulent images are not allowed
You cannot post pictures of products that you do not own
It is only acceptable by legal entities when a photo contains a logo written only at the bottom or in the middle of the photo using small and transparent letters
No links to other websites in your ad are permitted, except in certain cases such as in job ads
You are advised to post your ad under the most suitable category to get more exposure and users who search for it to find it more easily
You can post one ad per item, and one item per ad. Just so nobody gets confused, do not post duplicate ads
You cannot use the name Directory Cyprus in the description of your post
You can sell a product, on the express condition that it is in your possession or have obtained the consent of the owner
No spam. This includes ad spam and keyword spamming in ads (delete the word, informal)
If you have sold it, deactivate the ad
2.2 Additional rules for Real Estate
Ads are allowed regarding properties located exclusively within the Republic of Cyprus
Directory Cyprus operates as an advertising platform and not as a licensed real estate agent. As such it cannot help with any transactions related to real estate
Directory Cyprus is not in contact with the interested sellers or buyers
Directory Cyprus is not in contact with the interested landlords or tenants
Only owners of real estate, developers, agents, legal representatives of owners of real estate pursuant to a relevant Power of Attorney and first-degree relatives of the owners or real estate can list real estate on Directory Cyprus.
Directory Cyprus is not obliged to and does not review, check or control any person or organisation or any legal entity that uploads Ads on the Website
Directory Cyprus cannot arrange viewings of the listed properties
The information on Directory Cyprus is provided purely for informative purposes and does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation by Directory Cyprus to sell or to rent real estate and it should not form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with or act as any inducement to enter into, any contract or commitment whatsoever with respect to any such real estate
Person/s or companies listing real estate on Directory Cyprus must always ensure that listing details are legitimate and correct, in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and codes of practice in the Republic of Cyprus and any compliance guidelines published or made available by Directory Cyprus from time to time, will not be defamatory, misleading, discriminatory or infringe any copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights or rights of any third party whatsoever, they have the authority to market the listings, has/have all necessary authorities, consents and licences necessary to use, display, reproduce, publish the Ad
Person/s or companies listing real estate on Directory Cyprus it shall not use Directory Cyprus ‘s name or any logos, trademarks of Directory Cyprus in a defamatory or derogatory manner or in any way that might bring Directory Cyprus, or its directors or employees into disrepute, will abide by any applicable industry code of conduct, recommendations or guidelines issued by the Real Estate Registration Council or any other competent authority and will provide a contactable telephone number and shall ensure that the majority of calls made to that telephone number are answered in person
Person/s or companies listing real estate on Directory Cyprus is/are responsible for the integrity of the information, which is in all respects true, complete and accurate to the best of its/their knowledge and belief and he/she/they shall promptly update or correct Information by himself/herself/themselves or with necessary changes to xml
Directory Cyprus may in its absolute discretion, at any time, remove, cause to be removed or decline to display any information or Listing on the Website which fails to comply with these Terms and Conditions, and shall notify the User of such decision and the reason of rejection or removal at the time of, the relevant Information and/or Listing being removed or rejected
Directory Cyprus may without prejudice to Directory Cyprus ‘s right as set out in these Terms and Conditions, require the information to be amended at any time if Directory Cyprus considers or has reason to believe that the User is in breach of the Terms and Conditions or any applicable law or regulation or where it deems in its absolute discretion the information to be of poor quality in terms of presentation, information provided or otherwise
Directory Cyprus reserves the right to charge the User for additional fees or in a manner it deems appropriate or on a per property basis if Directory Cyprus has reason to believe that Listing and/or information uploaded by any of the User’s branch offices is in breach of these Terms and Conditions
Directory Cyprus shall not be under any obligation to monitor or censor the Information and/or Listing that appears on the Website
Directory Cyprus is not responsible for any error or omissions in any information provided or Listing
The User acknowledges and agrees that technological failure may impede the provision of the listing services or prevent access to all, or any part of the Listing or information displayed on the Website. Connor Trust Limited makes no representation or warranty that the Website, the listing services, or the information or Listing will be always accessible or available, or that the whole or any part of the Website, listing services or the information will be free from error and while Connor Trust Limited will make reasonable endeavours to notify the User in advance, it may suspend temporarily or alter the operation of the Website, or listing services without notice to the User
The User acknowledges and agrees that all intellectual property rights in the lisiting services, technology supporting the listing services and the Website vest in Directory Cyprus and/or its licensors/sub-contractors and that the User has no rights in, or to, such intellectual property other than the right to use the same in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. For the avoidance of doubt, save to the extent otherwise specified in these Terms and Conditions, all intellectual property rights in the information published by the User and Ad shall remain vested in the User (or its licensors, as applicable)
The User shall not publish, disclose, reproduce, or create any derivative works from any information obtained pursuant to the User’s use of the services unless expressly agreed in writing by Connor Trust limited
All enquiries in relation to real estate, must go to the persons listing the property
It is good practice to make reasonable enquiries before you proceed to buy any real estate. Therefore, interested buyers should independently ensure that the information in relation to the real estate they are interested in is authentic and correct. The interested buyers are advised to request title deeds of the property and/or a search from the Land Registry to establish, amongst others, the following: the true owner of the property, the size of the property, whether the property has a mortgage or other charges
The information supplied by third parties with reference to listing advertising properties are not guaranteed by Directory Cyprus, validity needs to be confirmed via contacting person/s or agents who listed the property. If at any time you may think that any listing is misrepresenting true facts or is misleading, then please report the listing by emailing us at and the listing and the persons that posted it, will be investigated, and if your claim is justified the listing will be removed from Directory Cyprus
Your correspondence or business dealings with advertisers found on or through Directory Cyprus, including payment of a deposit or any other amount in relation to the purchase or real estate, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser
We are not responsible for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any dealings in relation to real estate
Any form of fiduciary or estate agency relationship between us and the users, owners or real estate, developers and agents does not exist
We strongly recommend that you use the services of a lawyer prior to proceeding with any form of real estate transaction
2.3 Additional Rules for Animals
In the “Animals,pets” category, any listing that mentions a purebred animal must have the relevant certification document available upon request for further verification. In case where the certificate is requested and the user fails to provide it, we reserve the right to remove the listing without notice.
2.4 Forbidden Posts
Enhancing drugs;
Alcohol;
Animal parts;
Cigarettes, electronic cigarettes, liquid for smoking and related products;
Competing websites;
Dangerous and/or illegal gases and substances;
Drugs and drug paraphernalia;
Medication only available by prescription;
Food, drink and supplements;
Firearms and ammunition (even if it is legal to buy them);
Steel arms (knife etc);
Fireworks of any kind;
Gambling;
Historical artifacts / protected heritage goods;
Personal information or mailing lists;
Propaganda;
Stolen objects;
Terroristic propaganda / accessories;
Threatened / protected wild life, plants and insects;
Threatening, discriminating, violent or offensive behavior;
Trade in human beings;
Any kind of currency (except for numismatic purposes);
Gift cards, vouchers, coupons, tickets, gift certificates;
Fortune-telling, magical services, supplies and goods;
Personal hygiene devices;
Online and offline money loans, company liquidation and credit services;
MLM, Pyramid and referral schemes
2.5 Forbidden animal species
The following animals are forbidden by law to be imported in Cyprus, Sale, Advertise for Sale, Offer or Animal Exposure
Any animals that belong in the family of Antilocapridae
Any animals that belong in the family of Bovidae (Antelope, Bison, Buffalo, Wildbeest, Impala, Gazelle)
Any animals that belong in the family of Camelidae (Llama, Dromedary, Camel, Alpaca, Vicuna, Guanaco)
Any animals that belong in the family of Carnivora (Candilae, Felidae, Mustelids, badger, Raccoon, Skunks and any other similar that belong in this families) – (Exception in Dogs Canis lupus familiaris)
Any animals that belong in the family of Crocodylia (Crocodile, Alligators, Gharial and any other similar that belong in this families)
Any animals that belong in the family of Cervidae (Deers, Moose, Muntjac. Elk, Chital, Reindeer, Roe deer and any other similar that belong in this families)
Any animals that belong in the family of Diprotodontia (for example: Kangaroo, Wallaby, Koala, Wombat
Any animals that belong in the family of Equidae (Exception in: horses, donkeys)
Any animals that belong in the family of Suidae
Any animals that belong in the family of Tayassuidae
Cyprus warbler (Sylvia melanothorax)
Cyprus wheatear (Oenanthe cypriaca)
Short – toed treecreeper (certhia brachydactyla dorotheae)
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius glaszneri)
Owl
Coal Tit (Periparus ater cypriotes)
Dog breeds: Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull, Japanese Tosa, Tosa Inu, Dogo Argentino, Argentinian Mastiff, Fila Brasileiro, Brazilian Mastiff.
In addition, it is prohibited to post advertisements for Invasive Alien Species which are under EU legislation (Regulation 1143/2014), are not allowed to be imported, kept, bred, sold, exchanged or released into the environment.
Animals:
Crab – mitten crab
Turtle
Eagle
Sciurus – Fox squirrel
Squirrel
Crow – Crow
Crayfish – Καραβίδας (for example: Procambarus clarkii, Procambarus fallax f. Virginalis, Marbled crayfish, Red swamp crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus Signal crayfish, Orconectes limosus Spiny, cheek crayfish, Orconectes virilis Virile crayfish
Deer
Muntiacus reevesi Muntjac deer
Bullfrog
Raccoon
Trachemys scripta – Yellow-bellied Slider, Redeared Slider, Cumberland Slider
Duck(example: Oxyura jamaicensis, Ruddy duck)
Threskiornis aethiopicus – Sacred ibis
Herpestes javanicus – Small Asian mongoose
Nasua nasua – South American coati
Pseudorasbora parva – Topmouth gudgeon
Alophochen aegyptiacus – Egyptian goose
Procyon lotor Raccoon
Nyctereutes procyonoides – Raccoon dog
Ondantra zibenthicus
Sciurus niger Fox squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis Grey squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus Pallas’s squirrel
Tamias sibiricus Siberian chipmunk
Plants:
Aquatic plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
Asclepias syriaca -Asklepias kournoutios
Terrestrial plant Baccharis halimifolia
Cabomba caroliniana -Green camomba
Eichhornia crassipes – Hyacinth of water
Aquatic plant Elodea nuttallii
Terrestrial plant Gunnera tinctoria
Heracleum mantegazzianum-Giant Heraklion the flywheel
Heracleum persicum-Golpar terrestrial plant
Heracleum sosnowskyi terrestrial plant
Aquatic plant Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Impatiens glandulifera – Himalayan Balm
Aquatic plant Lagarosiphon major
Aquatic plant Ludwigia grandiflora
Aquatic plant Ludwigia peploides
Lysichiton americanus terrestrial plant
Terrestrial plant Microstegium vimineum
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum aquaticum
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Terrestrial plant Parthenium hysterophorus
Terrestrial plant Pennisetum setaceum
Persicaria perfoliate terrestrial plant
Terrestrial plant Pueraria lobata-Kudzu
According to the provisions of Dogs’ Laws of 2002 until 2019, as well as the Protection and Welfare of Animals (Acquisition and Sale of Animals) Regulations of 2021, as these are amended from time to time, the sale of animals is prohibited to be conducted by non-licensed persons. The sale of animals is conducted by persons who operate properties maintaining animals with intention to sell them and they are obliged to acquire the relevant certificate for that purpose, issued by the competent authority.
Provided that a person who proceeds with the publication of advertisement for sale of animals, acquires the relevant certificate. A person who proceeds with a publication of advertisement without the relevant certificate, undertakes the full responsibility towards the Law. The company Connor Trust Limited does not undertake any responsibility (direct, indirect, consequential or in any other way), in relation to the sale of animal/s.
And any other animal that might belong to wild life
- Abusing Directory Cyprus
Directory Cyprus and Directory Cyprus’s users work together to keep Directory Cyprus working properly and the community safe. Please report problems, offensive content and policy breaches to us using the reporting system.
Without limiting other remedies, we may issue warnings, limit or terminate our service, remove hosted content and take technical and legal steps to keep users off Directory Cyprus if we think that they are creating problems, infringing the rights of third parties or acting inconsistently with the present Terms and Conditions (including, without limitation, circumventing temporary or permanent suspensions or harassing Directory Cyprus personnel or other users). However, whether we decide to take any of these steps, remove hosted content or keep a user off Directory Cyprus or not, we do not have any obligation to monitor the information transmitted or stored on Directory Cyprus and we do not accept any liability for unauthorized or unlawful content on Directory Cyprus or use of Directory Cyprus by users.
3.1 Adult services
Adult Services: Posting/using rules for adult services
The use of Directory Cyprus for human trafficking, slavery, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and/or adults or child and/or adult’s pornography is strictly prohibited. Any attempt to use Directory Cyprus or its services for trafficking of any kind will result in account closure, exclusion from using Directory Cyprus, and potential legal repercussions.
You warrant, represent and undertake to the Company that, (i) neither yourself nor through any other person commit or shall commit any offence by using Directory Cyprus, indicated and/or included directly or indirectly, to any applicable laws, regulations, rules and codes that provide slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and/or adults including but not limited to the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking and Exploitation of Persons and the Protection of Victims Law 60(I) of 2014 (the “Anti-Trafficking Law”) and the Prevention and Combating of Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography Law of 2014 (91(I)/2014) (the “Child Anti-Exploitation Law”); (ii) you are aware of the provisions of Anti-Trafficking Law and Child Anti-Exploitation Law and neither yourself nor through any other person shall use Directory Cyprus by any way that contradicts to and/or infringe the provisions of the Anti-Trafficking Law and the Child Anti-Exploitation Law; and (iii) you are aware that it is prohibited to use Directory Cyprus on the contrary to the Anti-Trafficking Law and the Child Anti-Exploitation Law.
We urge all users to comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the Republic of Cyprus, especially in relation to the Anti-Trafficking Law and Child Anti-Exploitation Law. Directory Cyprus and its content is not intended to create any relationship between the user and the Company or any other third party. The publications, the advertisements, the posts and their content are published/uploaded directly by the users of Directory Cyprus and thus the Company does not assume any responsibility or liability for any content. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability of the adult services or the content or the information of the advertisements or posts uploaded on Directory Cyprus. The purchase of any adult service through Directory Cyprus is conducted with user’s sole responsibility and at his/her own risk.
Directory Cyprus does not approve or consent to any form of human trafficking and/or exploitation and takes no responsibility for any activities related to them. The human trafficking and/or exploitation and/or the participation in human trafficking and/or exploitation are illegal and lead to proceedings before the competent authorities.
3.2 Prohibition of Web Scraping and Data Scraping Software or Systems
3.2.1 Introduction
The following section outlines the rules and restrictions regarding the use, distribution, and promotion of web scraping and data scraping software or systems on Directory Cyprus.
3.2.2 Definitions
Web Scraping: The automated extraction of data from a website, typically using a bot or software tool.
Data Scraping: Similar to web scraping, it involves the automated collection of data from any source, including databases and APIs.
3.2.3 Prohibited Activities
Users are strictly prohibited from posting, distributing, or promoting on Directory Cyprus any software, tools, scripts, or systems designed for web scraping or data scraping.
Users are further prohibited from using on Directory Cyprus any automated systems or other software, including bots or spiders, or access Directory Cyprus for the purpose of scraping data, harvesting data, by means of any data extraction method.
3.2.4 User Responsibilities
Users must ensure that all software, tools, or systems they use which may affect Directory Cyprus, or post, distribute, or promote on Directory Cyprus, comply with the present Terms and Conditions.
Users are prohibited from using Directory Cyprus in a way that may harm the Company, its employees, other users, or the community by extracting data without prior written permission from Directory Cyprus.
3.2.5 Reporting Violations
Users are encouraged to report any suspected violations of this section to our support team immediately.
Reports can be made via the Directory Cyprus support portal or by emailing
Directory Cyprus will subsequently investigate any reports submitted in relation to the suspected web or data scraping.
3.2.6 Enforcement and Penalties
Any User found in violation of this section will be subject to immediate suspension or termination of their account. Directory Cyprus reserves the right to suspend the activity of any Directory Cyprus account for which an investigation is being carried out in relation to the suspected web or data scraping.
The Company reserves the right to pursue legal action against Users who violate this section, including seeking damages and injunctive relief.
Users found in breach of this policy may be liable for any damage caused to the Company or other Users, including legal costs and expenses incurred.
3.2.7 Governing Law
This section, and any disputes arising from it, shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Cyprus.
Any legal actions or proceedings arising under this section will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Cyprus.
By continuing to use Directory Cyprus, Users agree to comply with the present Terms and Conditions and particularly with this section and acknowledge that any breach of the same may result in severe consequences, including legal action.
- Fees and Services
The use of Directory Cyprus is initially offered free of charge, with the exception of the provision of certain services that require the payment of a specific fee, which varies according to the category of the ad and the demand prevailing in the specific sector.
If the service you are using is subject to a fee or the payment of a specific fee for its posting, you’ll be able to review and accept the terms that will be clearly disclosed at the time you post your ad. Our fees are quoted in euros, and we reserve the right to modify at any time without notice but always providing our client with the respective information. We may choose to temporarily change our fees for promotional events or new services.
Please note that the charges of featured listings and claimed listings might be varied from time to time and from user to user, based on multiple criteria including not only the nature, the geographical position of the ad that is displayed, the offer and demand but also several other factors based on which certain tests are conducted by implementation of fully automatic system (algorithm) which is in place for the provision of best services of the platform.
You agree that your listings may be deleted from the Directory Cyprus in case we reasonably believe that the current Terms and Conditions, including our Posting Rules, are breached, either directly or indirectly. We reserve the right not to refund the Directory Cyprus users for any fees paid.
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- Content
Directory Cyprus contains content from us, you, and other users. Directory Cyprus is protected by copyright laws and international treaties. Content displayed on or via Directory Cyprus is protected as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws and international conventions. You agree not to copy, distribute or modify content from Directory Cyprus without our express written consent. You may not disassemble or decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in Directory Cyprus. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any purposes any aspect of Directory Cyprus (other than your own content). When you give us content, you grant us and represent that you have the right to grant us, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers) right to exercise any and all copyright, publicity, trademarks, design, database and intellectual property rights to that content, in any media whether now known or to be discovered in the future.
Directory Cyprus may at times use third party data suppliers to supplement the information you have provided in an ad. This could include descriptions, product specifications and other content. You may use such information solely in connection with your Directory Cyprus listing during the time your listing is on the Directory Cyprus site. The information provided may be subject to copyright, trademark, and/or other protections. You agree not to remove any such protected information and/or create any derivative works based on the content (other than by including them in your ads). This permission is subject to modification or revocation at any time at Directory Cyprus sole discretion.
You may not have the opportunity to review all of the supplemental data before posting a listing. Directory Cyprus assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any additional data provided by third parties. You continue to be responsible for ensuring that your ads are accurate, do not include misleading information and fully comply with these Terms and Conditions. If you notice inaccuracies in this data after your ad appears on the site, please get in touch with us.
The quoted price is given by the advertisers and directorycyprus.com is not responsible for any misleading information.
Adult services: This website is an advertising and information resource, and as such has no connection or liability with any of the sites or individuals mentioned here. We ONLY sell advertisement space, we are not an escorts agency, nor we are in any way involved in escorting or prostitution business. We take no responsibility for the content or actions of third-party websites or individuals that you may access following links, email or phone contacts from this portal.
In case of posting an advertisement for the sale of timber, the user who posts the listing declares responsibly and with knowledge of the legal consequences, that he has all the legal permits for the cutting and sale of the timber he advertises.
Any videos published on the Directory Cyprus platform are posted of the free will of the participants. All participants are 18 years of age or older and act with their full and free consent. All participants are fully aware of their actions, and both participants’ actions are fully acceptable to them.
- Infringement
Do not post content that infringes the rights of third parties. This includes, but is not limited to, content that infringes on intellectual property rights such as copyright, design, and trademark (e.g. offering counterfeit items for sale). Many products of all sorts are offered on Directory Cyprus by private individuals in the Republic of Cyprus. Entitled parties, owners of copyright, trademark rights or other rights can report any advertisement which may infringe on their rights and submit a request for such advertisement to be removed. If a legal representative of the entitled party reports this to us in the correct manner, products infringing on the intellectual property rights will be removed by Directory Cyprus.
You warrant, represent and undertake to CONNOR TRUST LIMITED that, (i) neither yourself nor through any other person shall commit any offence by using the Website, involving any applicable laws, regulations, rules and codes making provision about slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour and about human trafficking, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography and/or adults including but not limited to the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking and Exploitation of Persons and the Protection of Victims Law 60(I) of 2014 (the “Anti-Trafficking Law”) and the Prevention and Combating of Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography Law of 2014 (91(I)/2014) (the “Child Anti-Exploitation Law”); (ii) you are aware of the provisions of Anti-Trafficking Law and Child Anti-Exploitation Law and neither yourself nor through any other person shall use the Website by any way that contradicts to the provisions of the Anti-Trafficking Law and the Child Anti-Exploitation Law; and (iii) you are aware that it is prohibited to use the Website on the contrary to the Anti-Trafficking Law and the Child Anti-Exploitation Law.
07.Liability
You agree that you will not make us responsible for actions taken by other users or for posting by other users.
It is not our responsibility to review user posts and we are not involved in the actual transactions between users. As most of the content on Directory Cyprus comes from other users, we do not guarantee the accuracy of postings or user communications or the quality, safety, or legality of what is offered.
In no event do we accept liability of any description for the posting of any kind of nature of the posting any unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene or indecent information, or material of any kind which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other person, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law.
You acknowledge that we cannot guarantee continuous, error-free, or secure access to our services or that defects in the service will be corrected. While we will use reasonable efforts to maintain an uninterrupted service, we cannot guarantee this and we do not give any promises or warranties (whether express or implied) about the operation and availability of our sites, services, applications or tools.
Accordingly, to the extent legally permitted we expressly disclaim all warranties, representations, and conditions, express or implied, including those of quality, merchantability, merchantable quality, durability, fitness for a particular purpose and those arising by statute. We are not responsible for any loss, whether in money (including profit), goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of your use of, or inability to use Directory Cyprus, even if you advise us or we could reasonably foresee the possibility of any such damage occurring. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of warranties or exclusion of damages, so such disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you.
Purchases and transactions are the sole responsibility of the users and are binding only on those users. Directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited does not become a party and does not participate in any way in any purchase agreement or other agreement concluded between the users directly or indirectly using the website and / or the services provided through it. Directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited is in no way bound by such contracts or agreements concluded between users and does not acquire any rights or obligations to be issued by them.
As a result of the above, directorycyprus.com assumes no responsibility and disclaims any claims (whether civil, criminal, indirect or ancillary) due to any dispute, act or omission in connection with the negotiation, conclusion, validity or performance of such agreement or contract and generally due to any dispute arising between Seller and Buyer.
Indicatively and not restrictively, directorycyprus.com bears absolutely no responsibility and disclaims any claim in the following:
Negotiation and Execution of the Terms of the Contract
It becomes clear that the Seller and the Buyer are free to negotiate and agree on the specific terms of the transaction between them. Users can contract in the way and type that they alone will choose their own responsibility. Directory Cyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited does not take part and does not bear any responsibility regarding the negotiation, but also regarding the execution of the above terms.
Further, you acknowledge that Directory Cyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited is not responsible for any damages caused to persons, objects, property and other items, or for other direct, indirect or ancillary damages suffered by the User or third party due to or on the occasion of the conclusion or execution of a purchase contract.
Financial Terms – Transaction
As directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited does not participate and is not part of the agreement or contract that the Seller concludes with the Buyer, it is not involved in the formulation of the financial terms that will govern this agreement or contract, as indicative and not restrictive, with the amount of the purchase price, the time, manner and place of its repayment, but neither with the observance and execution of these conditions.
The price that can be mentioned in a published Listing may be indicative and the parties may agree on a higher or lower price. It is therefore the sole responsibility of the Contracting Users, to agree to the above terms as well as to fulfil them while, it becomes clear that the Seller can claim exclusively from the Buyer (and in no case from Directory Cyprus.com) the agreed price.
Differences in the quality and characteristics of the Objects
Directory Cyprus.com bears no responsibility for the security or authenticity of the Items, for any inherent actual or legal defects, lack of agreed properties, as well as in case the quality and general characteristics of the Items do not meet the description given, in the posted Listing. In the event of any dispute between Users regarding the above, you expressly acknowledge that directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited assumes no liability, therefore there is no obligation on the part of directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited to provide civil restitution, compensation, or payment to Users.
Compliance with the Legislation
It is the sole responsibility of the Users to comply with the applicable legislation and the principles imposed by good faith and business ethics and to ensure that the content of the agreement or contract between them and any act or action does not contradict the above.
Directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited draws the attention of Users to the fact that they must take care of any obligation to impose and refund VAT and for any obligation to issue a receipt in each of their financial transactions, in accordance with the provisions of law. Compliance with tax legislation is the sole responsibility of the Users and directorycyprus.com and/or Connor Trust limited bears no responsibility and disclaims any claim regarding the above.
Liability disclaimer
The usage of the Website entails commitment with the terms and conditions. The intel, which appear in the Website are intended to provide customers with information possibly are of their interest. Every effort is being endeavored so as for the intel to be current and precise, howbeit it is not unlikely for errors to be encountered.
The Company under the tradename CONNOR TRUST LIMITED disclaims any liability for any errors or deficiencies in the context of this Website.
The whole context of the Website and all the included, through the later, services is provided “as it stands” without any guarantee or any contractual commitment, express or implied. The Company under the trade name CONNOR TRUST LIMITED does not assure that this present Website, the various services via it or/and any intel or other material which is downloaded from this Website, will be accurate, current, uninterrupted, flawless, without containing viruses or any other harmful elements.
To the fullest extent allowed from the applicable law, the Company under the trade name CONNOR TRUST LIMITED disclaims any liability towards you and every other person in relation with the context of this present Website thus every other services provided via the later, in terms of tort, contract, bail, liability or negligence or any other occurrence and in relation with indirect, direct, consequent, special, penal or ancillary damage, even in the case where the Company under the trade name CONNOR TRUST LIMITED has been informed, knows or should have known the possibility of such damage.
Disclaimers of Certain Damages
If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the Website, or with any provision of these Terms and Conditions your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website. Under no circumstances shall the Company be liable to any User or any third party on account of that User’s use of the Website. In not event shall the Company and/or its employees, directors, associates etc. be liable to you or any such third party for any direct, indirect, punitive, exemplary, incidental, special or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of the Website the delay or inability to use the Website, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any information, software, products, services and related graphics obtained through the Website, or otherwise arising out of the use of the Website, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if the Company or any of its employees, directors, associates etc. have been advised of the possibility of damages.
References and hyperlinks to third party websites
The Website is able to contain references or/and hyperlinks from and to other Websites. If you refer to any of them or follow some hyperlink towards any of the other Websites, this means that you have already exited from the Website and it should be made known to you that the Company has absolutely none control upon these said other Websites thus neither possesses them or maintain them. The Company has absolutely no obligation or/and liability and in no circumstances accepts thus disclaims any and all together the obligations or liabilities for the context and the material that is provided by the other Websites and for the confidentiality of any information that might be provided during your visit to other Websites. The parties which possess and maintain or/and connect with other Websites bear full responsibility, whether civil or penal for the security, legitimacy or trustworthiness of the contexts of their Website and their services, with the Company under the trade name CONNOR TRUST LIMITED being excluded from any liability.
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- Release
If you have a dispute with one or more Directory Cyprus users, you release us (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from any and all claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known or unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
- Third party rights
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under to enforce any term of this Agreement.
10. Personal Information
By using Directory Cyprus, you agree to the collection, transfer, storage and use of your personal information by Directory Cyprus, on Directory Cyprus and/or Google LLC servers located in various countries. You also agree to receive marketing communications from us.
We undertake to use any information that will be made available to us to provide our services with due confidentiality unless disclosure of any such information becomes legally necessary. In such a case, Directory Cyprus will take all appropriate security measures as deemed necessary. You hereby acknowledge and agree that the information and other personal data as required will be used within and for the purposes of the provision of services by Directory Cyprus.
Personal data may be used, stored, processed, and transmitted only for the purpose of providing the services provided by Directory Cyprus. You hereby certify that you consent to the provision of your personal data for the purposes stated herein.
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- Resolution of disputes
If a dispute arises between you and Directory Cyprus, we strongly encourage you to first contact us directly to seek a resolution by going to the Directory Cyprus Help page. We will consider reasonable requests to resolve the dispute through alternative dispute resolution procedures, such as mediation or arbitration, as alternatives to litigation.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all respects by the laws of the Republic of Cyprus. You also agree that any claim or dispute you may have against the Company and/or Directory Cyprus and/or its personnel, must be resolved by the courts of the Republic of Cyprus.
12. General
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held to be invalid, void or for any other reason unenforceable, such provision shall be struck out and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to modify, convert or update in any other way the Terms and Conditions. These amendments take effect immediately upon posting. If the User does not agree to the change of the Terms of Use, he must stop using the directorycyprus.com Website and its Services. By using Directory Cyprus after posting notice of such modifications, conversions, or updates, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms and Conditions.
directorycyprus.com reserves the right to modify or terminate in part or in whole, temporarily or permanently, its Website and Services with or without prior notice to the User and the User accepts that he or any third party does not maintain to directorycyprus.com any claim for any modification or interruption of the Website and the Services.
13. Mobile Devices Terms
If you’re accessing Directory Cyprus from a mobile device using a Directory Cyprus Mobile Application (the “Directory Cyprus Application”), the following terms of use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to you in addition to the applicable Mobile Privacy and Legal Notice or End User License Agreement, as the case may be. Your use of the Application confirms your agreement to the Terms and Conditions and to the Terms of Use.
Application Use. Directory Cyprus grants you the right to use the Directory Cyprus Application only for your personal use. You must comply with all applicable laws and third-party terms of agreement when using the Directory Cyprus Application (e.g. your wireless data service agreement).
The Directory Cyprus Application may not contain the same functionality available on the www.directorycyprus.com website. Your download and use of the Directory Cyprus Application is at your own discretion and risk, and you are solely responsible for any damages to your hardware device(s) or loss of data that results from the download or use of the Directory Cyprus Application. Intellectual Property – Applications.
Directory Cyprus owns, or is the licensee to, all rights, title, and interest in and to the Directory Cyprus Application, including all rights under patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and any and all other proprietary rights, including all applications, renewals, extensions, and restorations thereof.
You will not modify, adapt, translate, prepare derivative works from, decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from the Directory Cyprus Application and you will not remove, obscure, or alter the Directory Cyprus copyright notice, trademarks or other proprietary rights, notices affixed to, contained within, or accessed in conjunction with or by any Directory Cyprus Application. Additional Terms. Additional terms and conditions that apply to you based on the mobile device the Directory Cyprus Application is installed on:
13.1 iOS – Apple
These Terms and Conditions and these Terms of Use are an agreement between you and Directory Cyprus, and not with Apple. Apple is not responsible for the Directory Cyprus Application and the content thereof
Directory Cyprus grants you the right to use the Directory Cyprus Application only on an iOS product that you own or control and as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service.
Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the Directory Cyprus Application.
Apple is not responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement, and discharge of any third party intellectual property infringement claim.
Apple is not responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the Directory Cyprus Application or your possession and/or use of the Directory Cyprus Application, including but not limited to: (a) product liability claims; (b) any claims that the Directory Cyprus application does not comply with any applicable legal or regulatory requirements; and (c) claims arising from consumer protection or similar legislation.
Apple and Apple’s subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of these Terms and Conditions and these Terms of Use, and, upon your acceptance, Apple as a third-party beneficiary thereof will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms and Conditions and these Terms of Use against you.
- Refund & Cancellation policy
If the service you use incurs a fee, you’ll be able to review and accept terms that will be clearly disclosed at the time you post your ad. Our fees are quoted in Euros, and we may modify them from time to time. We may choose to temporarily change our fees for promotional events or new services.
You are responsible for paying the Directory Cyprus fees when they are due. If you do not, without prejudice to any other right or remedy we may be entitled to under these Terms and Conditions or by law, we may limit your ability to use Directory Cyprus.
You acknowledge that your ads may be deleted from the Directory Cyprus in case we believe these Terms and Conditions, including our Posting Rules, are breached, either directly or indirectly. We reserve the right not to refund the Directory Cyprus users for any fees paid using Directory Cyprus.
Moreover, Directory Cyprus users cannot cancel the services already paid to Directory Cyprus.
15. Data and Privacy Policy
Last updated 01/08/2024
This Privacy Policy describes how CONNOR TRUST LIMITED, a company registered in Cyprus under registration number HE 445586 (“We”) collects, uses, processes, and discloses information, including personal information (the “Personal Data”) which identify and relate to you (“You”), in conjunction with your access to and use of the website www.directorycyprus.com (hereinafter the “Website” or “Directory Cyprus”)..
You must carefully read this Privacy Policy, in order to determine whether you wish to provide your Personal Data, or those of third parties, to Directory Cyprus.
15.1 Collection and Use of Data
We collect and use data in relation to your activities, preferences and to the use of the platform by your kind self in general, for the provision of personalized suggestions through third parties. By using our platform, you agree to collect and use the data. You may withdraw your consent at any time. The said data are used and shall be used only and exclusively for the provision of personalized suggestions.
15.2 Use of services of third parties
Our platform incorporates services of third parties to improve each user’s experience, providing personalized suggestions. Third parties services might be updated or extended in the future to include additional features.
15.3 Users’ consent
Each Users’ consent is required in order to collect and use his/her data. The User gave his/her consent clicking on the option “I Agree” appears on the choice icon prior web browsing. The User may withdraw his/her consent at any time. He/she has also the option not to consent clicking on the option “I do not agree”.
15.4 Updates and Changes
We reserve the right to update or amend the services of personalized suggestions without prior notification. Any important changes on the Data Privacy Policy will be announced to the users.
15.5 Disclaimer
Although our intention is to provide accurate suggestions, we do not guarantee the accuracy or the reliability of the suggestions that are provided by the third parties (i.e. Recombee). We do not accept any responsibility for any consequences that might be caused using these suggestions.
15.6 Who is the Data Controller?
We act as the Data Controller for your Personal Data collected through the Website or in any other way, as provided herein. Please find our details below:
Name: CONNOR TRUST LIMITED, HE 445586
Address: 3 Polyviou Dimitrakopoulou, 1090, 201, Nicosia, Cyprus
Email: [email protected]
15.7 Data Protection Officer
Our Data Protection Officer is N. Connor LLC (the “DPO”). If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise any of your legal rights, require clarifications on how your data is used, or to file a complaint, contact the DPO using the contact details below:
Name: N. Connor LLC
Email: [email protected]
15.8 What Personal Data do we collect?
15.8.1. When you visit the Website, we automatically collect information from your computer, tablet, phone or other electronic device used to access the Website (the “Device”). This information, which will be collected without your intervention and stored until it is automatically deleted, includes but is not limited to the following:
Internet Protocol (IP) address of the requesting Device
Device ID or unique identifier, device type, ID for advertising, and unique device token
Date and time of access
Geo-location information
Name and URL of the retrieved file
Website from which access is made (referrer URL)
The browser used and, if applicable, the operating system of your Device and the name of your access provider.
Device and connection information such as statistics on your page views, traffic to and from the sites, ad data, your browsing history, and your web log information.
The Personal Data mentioned above are collected automatically through the use of Cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies. You have the option to restrict the information collected on the Website. For more information about Cookies, see our Cookies Policy below.
15.8.2. We may collect Personal Data from Third Parties, including technical data from analytics providers such as Google LLC.
15.8.3. We will collect and process Personal Data if you voluntarily provide us with such information in connection with the following:
Any identifying information such as your name, telephone number and email address when you register for an account with us.
Buying or selling information you provide during a transaction, or other transaction-based content that you generate or is connected to your account as a result of a transaction you are involved in.
Financial and billing information (such as credit card or bank account numbers) in connection with a transaction with us, which is held by our trusted payment processing service providers.
Your information when you submit a Feedback and/or a Support Form and/or information through your participation in community discussions, chats or when you otherwise correspond with us.
15.8.4. We may also use call-tracking technologies that will allow us and the Website Users to identify precisely the number of calls received through advertisements on the Website. By using such technologies, we might record the first six digits of your telephone number during your call with a Website User, as well as the duration, date and time of your call. This information is processed without any attempt to identify any individual.
15.8.5. When using the Website, you may have the option to link one of your social media accounts instead of creating a new account. Such social media sites may automatically grant us access to some of the Personal Data retained by them about you for identification purposes. You may customise what Personal Data is shared with us through the privacy settings on the relevant social media website. By associating a social media account with the Website and authorizing us to have access to this information, you agree that we may collect, use and retain the information provided by these social media sites in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
15.8.6. We will only use your Personal Data for the purposes for which it was collected, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. If we need to use any Personal Data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you to explain the legal basis for such use and ask for your consent.
15.9 Recording of Calls
15.9.1. When you communicate with us over a phone call (whether calling us or receiving a call from us), be advised that our communication is being recorded.
15.9.2. When we recording your telephone communications, we may rely on any of the following legal bases:
To perform our obligations under a contract.
For purposes of training of our staff and maintaining the quality of our services.
To provide our services to you.
Resolving complaints or disputes.
To safeguard our legitimate interests and to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
15.9.3. Where you communicate with us over the telephone, call recordings will be saved for a period of 46 days. After such period, call recordings will be deleted automatically.
15.9.4. We may retain call recordings for longer periods of time under some circumstances, such as in case of an unresolved complaint or dispute, or when we consider it possible that such call recordings may be required to establish, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.
15.9.5. For any clarifications on how such data is used, contact our DPO.
15.10 Special Category Personal Data
We do not collect any Special Category Personal Data about you (such as details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, political opinions, information about your health and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
15.11 Purpose and Legal Basis of processing your Personal Data
15.11.1. Depending on how you interact with us, we will collect and process your Personal Data:
To provide our Services to you. This includes providing support, updating, improving, securing and personalising our Services.
To contact you about your account and provide you customer service.
To personalise our advertising and marketing communications.
To comply with applicable legal requirements.
Prevent, detect, mitigate, and investigate fraudulent or illegal activities.
15.11.2. When processing your Personal Data, we may rely on one or more of the following Legal Bases:
Processing is necessary for the provision of our Services. If your Personal Data are not provided or not provided correctly, we will be unable to provide our Services.
For marketing purposes and promotional actions regarding our clients, we consider that we have a legitimate interest in promoting our business.
For the safeguarding of our legitimate interests.
Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of a third party.
Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
You have consented to the processing of your Personal Data for the specific purpose.
When contacting you via telephone, we may use auto-dialled or pre-recorded calls to ensure efficiency, if you have consented to such contact.
15.12 Who do we share your Personal Data with?
15.12.1 We may disclose your Personal Data to third parties if:
Disclosure to companies in the Directory Cyprus Group of Companies, Directory Cyprus-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries or to third parties, where such disclosure is necessary is for the performance of the intended purposes (such as the provision of our Services). Such receiving parties are bound by appropriate confidentiality agreements. We may disclose your personal data to service providers, including financial institutions or other service providers, to facilitate the provision of their services as well as to law enforcement bodies, credit agencies or bureaus as authorized by applicable national laws.
You complete and submit a form on the Website requesting assistance to find a real estate property. In such cases, Directory Cyprus may share the contact details provided by you for this purpose with independent, third-party real estate agents who may contact you to assist you in finding a property (as per your request). By completing and submitting such a request, you consent and agree to any personal data provided by you to be shared with the said real estate agents and for them to contact you directly to assist you in relation to your request.
Disclosure is necessary to assert, exercise or defend legal claims and there is no reason to assume that you have a predominantly legitimate interest in not disclosing your data.
You have expressly consented to this.
We are legally required to disclose such data.
15.12.2. When disclosure of your Personal Data is permitted or necessary, we try to restrict the Personal Data disclosed to what is directly relevant and necessary for the accomplishment the specified purpose. Apart from the above, we do not transfer your personal information to any other third party without your prior approval.
15.13 Data Retention
15.13.1. We will retain your Personal Data as long as it is necessary and relevant for our operations. This period will usually not exceed [6 months].
15.13.2. Irrespective of any other contrary provisions in this Privacy Policy, we will retain your Personal Data for as long as you maintain an account on the Website. We may retain your Personal Data even after your account has been deleted (whether this has been requested by you or has been deleted by us for not complying with the Website Terms of Use) to comply with national laws, prevent fraud, collect any fees owed, resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigation and take other actions permitted or required by applicable national laws.
15.13.3. After the Data Retention Period or when we have no legal basis to process your data, we will delete all copies of your Personal Data in a secure manner in accordance with our Data Retention Policy.
15.13.4. Please refer to Clause 15.4 to find more information on how Call Recordings are processed.
15.14 Withdrawal of consent
15.14.1. When you use the Website, contact us through the Contact or Help Forms on the Website or via email, you consent to this Privacy Policy. To revoke such consent, you may inform our Data Protection Officer accordingly by email.
15.14.2. When you receive our promotional emails or newsletters, you have the option to opt out of our marketing mailing list by unsubscribing at any time through the instructions at the end of each of our emails.
15.14.3. In the event that you withdraw your consent, the legality of the processing carried out prior to your withdrawal of consent will not be affected.
15.15 International Transfer of Personal Data
15.15.1. Your Personal Data may be transferred out of the European Economic Area for storage purposes and be processed by third party companies.
15.15.2. In such case, third party companies will be under a contractual duty to protect your Personal Data by employing appropriate safeguards. To this effect, we employ standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission, in line with GDPR requirements.
15.16 Security Measures
We will process your Personal Data at all times in a confidential way and maintain the mandatory duty to secrecy and confidence, in accordance with applicable regulations. For this purpose, we adopt measures of a technical and organizational nature required to guarantee the security and integrity of your Personal Data, depending on the state of the technology, the nature of the stored data and the risks to which they are exposed. Some of the safeguards we employ include firewalls and data encryption, physical access controls to our data centres, and information access authorization controls, as well as the limitation of the data we use for you in a way that your identity cannot be revealed by them.
15.17 Your Rights
15.17.1. Notwithstanding the purpose or legal basis we rely on to process your data, under certain circumstances, under applicable legislation you have the following rights:
Request Access: You have the right to request access to your Personal Data.
Request to Correct Personal Data: You may request that we correct any incomplete or inaccurate data we hold about you, though we may need to verify the accuracy of the new data you provide to us.
Request to Erase Personal Data: You may request that we delete or remove any Personal Data where there is no valid legal basis for us continuing to process it. We may not always be able to comply with your request due to legal requirements that will be notified to you at the relevant time.
Object to Processing of Personal Data: Where there is something about your particular situation which makes you want to object to processing because it impacts on your fundamental rights and freedoms. You also have the right to object where we are processing your Personal Data for direct marketing purposes. In some cases, we may demonstrate that we have compelling legitimate grounds to process your information.
Request Restriction of Processing: This enables you to ask us to suspend the processing of your Personal Data if you want us to establish the data’s accuracy or where the use of such data is unlawful but you do not want us to erase it or where you need us to hold the data even if we no longer require it as you need it to establish, exercise or defend legal claims or you have objected to our use of your data but we need to verify whether we have overriding legitimate grounds to use it.
Request the Transfer of Personal Data: You may request that we provide you, or a third party of your choice, your Personal Data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format. Note that this right only applies to automated information which you initially provided consent for us to use or where we used to perform a contract with you.
Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent to the processing of your Personal Data by emailing our DPO, at any time where we are relying on consent to process your Personal Data.
Right to lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint at any time to a data protection regulator. The relevant supervising authority in Cyprus is the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection (further information can be found at www.dataprotection.gov.cy).
15.17.2. We do not normally charge any fees for access to your Personal Data (or to exercise any of the above rights). We may charge a reasonable fee if a request is clearly unfounded, repetitive or excessive. Alternatively, we may refuse to comply with a request in these circumstances.
15.17.3. We may need to request specific information from you to help us confirm your identity and ensure your right to access your Personal Data (or to exercise any of your other rights). This is a security measure to ensure that Personal Data is not disclosed to any person who has no right to receive it.
15.17.4. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one (1) month of receipt. It may take us longer than a month if your request is particularly complex or you have made a number of requests. In this case, we will notify you and keep you updated.
15.17.5. We do not warrant, undertake and/or represent error-free performance under this Privacy Policy. We will use all reasonable efforts to comply with this Privacy Policy and shall take immediate rectification actions in the event of a breach of this Privacy Policy. We shall not be liable for any incidental, consequential or punitive damages relating to a breach of this Privacy Policy. If you wish to exercise any of the rights set out above, contact our DPO via email.
15.18 Links to other websites
The Website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy policies and/or procedures. When you leave our Website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
15.19 Changes to the Privacy Policy
15.19.1. We may amend the information contained in this Privacy Policy when we consider this appropriate or as required due to changes in applicable legislation. Should we do so, we will notify you through the Website, but are not obliged to send you an email to inform you of the changes effected. You may assess such changes and, as the case may be, object or unsubscribe from any service or functionality.
15.19.2. We recommend that you review this Privacy Policy at frequent intervals to be kept up to date with any amendments introduced. We will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy. Any changes make to this Privacy Policy are effective as of this Last Updated date and replace any prior Privacy Policy versions.
15.19.3. In case you need any clarifications about the processing of your Personal Data, contact our DPO at [email protected].
16. Cookies Policy
When you visit or interact with our site, services, applications, tools or messaging, we or our authorized service providers may use cookies for storing information to help provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience and for advertising purposes.
This page is designed to help you understand more about this technology and how we use it on our site and in our services, applications, and tools.
16.1 What are cookies?
We use technologies that are essentially small data files placed on your computer, tablet, mobile phone, or other devices (referred to collectively as a device) that allow us to record certain pieces of information whenever you visit or interact with our site, services, applications, messaging, and tools.
In order to help you better understand this Policy and our use of such technologies we have provided the following limited terminology and definition:
Cookies are small text files (typically made up of letters and numbers) placed in the memory of your browser or device when you visit a website or view a message. Cookies allow a website to recognize a particular device or browser. There are several types of cookies:
Cookies can be disabled or removed by tools that are available in most commercial browsers. The preferences for each browser you use will need to be set separately and different browsers offer different functionality and options.
16.2 Your choice and our use of cookies
We offer certain site features, services, applications, and tools that are available only through the use of cookies. You are always free to block, delete, or disable cookies if your browser, installed application, or device so permits. However, if you decline cookies, you may not be able to take advantage of certain site features, services, applications, or tools. You may also be required to re-enter your password more frequently during your browsing session. For more information on how you can block, delete, or disable cookies, please review your browser or device settings.
Generally, cookies allow our site, services, applications, and tools to store relevant information in your browser or device and later read that information in order to identify you to our servers or internal systems.
Any personal information that we collect and store through use of these technologies is first obtained through notice (pop-up window) and consent: We obtain your consent by providing you with transparent notice of use of cookies and providing you with the opportunity to enable or disable them.
The Website uses the following cookies:
Necessary Cookies. These cookies are required for basic site functionality and are therefore always enabled. These include cookies that allow you to be remembered as you explore the site within a single session or, if you request, from session to session. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information
Statistic cookies (Google Analytics): Google Statistic cookies help us to understand how you interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. These cookies collect information regarding the way you use the website, e.g. which pages do you visit more frequently. These cookies do not identify you and they are used only for the website’s optimization.
Marketing Cookies These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with third parties, such as advertisers.
16.3 Use of these technologies by authorized third-party service providers
We may work with third-party companies, commonly known as service providers, who are authorized to place third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies for storing information on our sites or in our services, applications, and tools with our permission. These service providers help us to provide you with a better, faster, and safer experience.
These service providers may use these technologies to help us deliver our own content and advertising and compile anonymous site metrics and analytics. We do not permit any of these service providers to collect any of your personal information on our sites or in our services, applications, or tools for their own purposes. These service providers are subject to confidentiality agreements with us and other legal restrictions on their use or collection of any personal information. Third party cookies are covered by the third-parties’ privacy policy.
With the exception of the use of such technologies by our service providers or other authorized third-parties, we do not permit any third-party content on sites (such as item listings, member-to-member communications, classified listings, comments, reviews, etc.) to include or utilize any cookies, web beacons, local storage, or similar technologies for tracking purposes or to collect your personal information. If you believe, a listing or other third-party content might be collecting personal information or using tracking technologies on one of our sites, please report it to us.
16.4 Ad networks and exchanges operated by authorized third parties
We may use third parties, such as advertising networks and exchanges, to allow us to serve you advertisements. These third-party ad networks and exchange providers may use third-party cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect information. They may also collect your device identifier, IP address, or identifier for advertising (IDFA). The information that these third parties collect may be used to assist us in providing you with more relevant advertising that we serve on our sites or elsewhere on the web. Third party cookies are covered by the third-parties’ privacy policy.
By agreeing to the Directory Cyprus Terms & Conditions, you accept and consent to the use of your personal information for the reasons mentioned above.