For nearly thirty years, district heating systems in Western Macedonia have served as a significant heating source for residences and enterprises, utilizing heat generated by the region’s lignite-fired power plants. District heating constituted a feasible and economical alternative for households, since it harnessed the surplus heat from lignite combustion to produce power. Nonetheless, dependence on lignite plants has become problematic due to advancements in climate legislation and international obligations to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in significant alterations to the nation’s energy strategy.
In the framework of the EU Green Deal, which aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, Greece has committed to follow the path of de-lignification, gradually reducing the use of lignite, one of the most polluting forms of energy. Delignification is a central element of the National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), which is the country’s roadmap for reducing emissions and adopting clean forms of energy. At the same time, the Just Transition Development Plan (JTDP) is designed to ensure that this transition is socially equitable, offering support to the regions most affected by the de-lignification process, such as Western Macedonia, which has historically relied on lignite mining and burning.
The elimination of lignite-fired power plants places District Heating Systems at a key moment, necessitating a reevaluation of their heat sources. The reliance on lignite is no longer viable, jeopardizing the energy security and economic viability of these systems, so leaving the residents of Western Macedonia unsure about the future of their heating.
In this transitional period, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in cooperation with the Greek PPP (Public-Private Partnerships) Unit and with the support of a team of experienced consultants, has undertaken the task of exploring and evaluating possible technical solutions to secure the heat supply. The main focus is on the transition to cleaner forms of energy, such as Renewable Energy Sources (RES) and Natural Gas (NG). The integration of RES, such as solar, geothermal and biomass, can help reduce the environmental footprint of heating and create a more sustainable energy infrastructure.
FCNC’s contribution to this project in this phase will focus on the following:
Notification for the Processing of Personal Data
(Articles 13, 14 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679)
The Company called as “FCNC FINANCIAL ADVISORS Μ.Ε.Π.Ε.”, with tax identification number 95452665, having its registered office at 58, El. Venizelou (Panepistimiou) str., P.C. 106 78, Athens, Greece, website www.fcnc.gr and contact number +30 210 3803555 (hereinafter called as the “Company”), handles with responsibility and as a matter of fundamental importance the issues of processing personal data and privacy and complies with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and the repealing of Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (hereinafter referred to as “GDPR”) and the relative Greek legislation.
In light of the above, we provide you with this Notification according to Articles 13, 14 of the GDPR, in order to inform you about the way we collect and process your personal data in terms of your interest for future collaboration with our Company.
The Controller for the collection of your data and their procession for the purpose of ensuring our smooth and seamless cooperation is the Company, as defined above. That means that the Company determines the purposes and means of processing your personal data, in accordance with the GDPR and the data protection legislation in general.
The Company at first collects your personal data directly from you and not from third parties. The Company may also retrieve your personal data published on the Internet (e.g. professional social media). Therefore, your personal data are considered to be a necessary condition for initiating and ensuring smooth cooperation with you, while any refusal of granting such data could be a major obstacle either to its continuation or its termination.
The following table lists the purposes of processing of personal data collected by the Company for the above mentioned purposes, the categories of the data collected, as well as the legal basis for such processing.
Purpose of Processing | Personal Data | Legal Basis of Processing (GDPR provisions) |
1. Job Post publishment (e.g. LinkedIn) | Personal details, contact and post details, cv data and referrals (if applicable) | Art. 6 (1) (f) – processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller and, especially, the selection of proper employees. |
2. Interview arrangement – evaluation | Personal details, contact and post details | Art. 6 (1) (f) – processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller and, especially, the selection of proper employees. |
The aforementioned personal data may be notified on a case-by-case basis to external partners that lawfully have been contracted by the Company (e.g. hr companies), to serve the purposes of processing, as set out in paragraph 3 above.
The Company does not transfer your personal data to third countries or international organizations.
The Company shall process your personal data in a manner that ensures its protection by taking all appropriate organizational and technical measures for data security and its protection against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access and any other form of illicit processing.
This section presents your rights with respect to your personal data. These rights are subject to certain exceptions, reservations or limitations. Please submit your requests responsibly. The Company will respond as soon as possible and in any case within one (1) month of receipt of the request. If the review of your request is going to take longer, you will receive relevant information. To exercise your rights, you can contact us on the following email-address: gdpr_fcnc@fcnc.gr
The Company ensures the exercise of your rights:
6.1. The right to information
You have the right to request and receive clear, transparent and easily understandable information about how we process your personal data in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures.
6.2. The right to access
You have the right to access your personal data free of charge, in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures of the Company, with the exception of the following cases where there may be a reasonable charge to cover the administrative expenses of the Company:
6.3. The right to rectification
You have the right to ask for your personal data to be corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete, in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures of the Company.
6.4. The right to erasure («to be forgotten»)
You have the right to request the deletion or removal of your personal data when it is no longer necessary for the purposes collected or there is no legitimate reason to continue processing it in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures. The right of deletion is not absolute, to the extent that there is a particular legal obligation or other legitimate reason for the retention of your personal data by the Company.
6.5. The right to restriction of processing
In some cases, you have the right, in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures of the Company, to restrict or remove further processing of your personal data. In cases where processing has been restricted, your personal data remains stored, without further processing.
6.6. The right to data portability
You have the right to request your personal data, which you have provided us with in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format, and to transfer that data to another controller in accordance with the relevant policies and procedures of the Company.
6.7. The right to object
You have the right to oppose, at any time and for reasons related to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on Article 6 (1) (f) of the GDPR (processing for reasons of lawful interest of the Company), on the basis of that provision. In such a case, the Company as controller will no longer submit the personal data unless it demonstrates imperative and legitimate reasons for processing that override the interests, rights and freedoms of the subject, or the filing, exercise or support legal claims.
6.8. Rights on automated decision-making mechanisms
The Company does not make automated individual decision-making, including profiling.
6.9. How to exercise the right
The exercise of the aforementioned rights takes place with the submission of a written application to the Company in accordance with its policies and procedures. The Company reserves the right to reply no later than one month after receiving the request, in accordance with the terms of the GDPR.
For each category of personal data, the Company determines the retention period in accordance with the provisions of the law and its policies and procedures.
For any matter related to the procession of personal data and the current notification, please contact with the
Company’s Representative | Hara Papadakou |
Telephone | +30 210 3803555 |
e-mail: |
For further information and advice on your rights or to submit a complaint, you may contact the Greek Data Protection Authority:
Address: 1-3, Kifisias Avenue, P.C. 115 23, Athens, Telephone: +30-210 6475600, Fax: +30-210 6475628, E-mail: contact@dpa.gr
We aim to review and keep up-to-date the present Notice in order to comply with privacy laws and new developments. Any updates to this Notice will be communicated to you immediately.
