A. SNFCC Member Registration and Membership
1. Any natural person over the age of eighteen (18) is eligible to register as a Member of the SNFCC Membership Program. Minors are eligible to participate as additional Members in the context of the “SNFCC Family” Membership program. During registration, applicants select the category of SNFCC Membership for which they wish to register and for which he must meet any age or other prerequisites. SNFCC Membership benefits provided under the SNFCC Membership Program, as applicable, are listed on the SNFCC website at www.SNFCC.org/members.
2. The status of SNFCC Member is obtained by registering for the Membership Program of the “Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Single-member S.A.,” headquartered on 364 Andreas Syngrou Avenue, 176 74 Kallithea (hereinafter “SNFCC S.A.”). To complete their registration, applicants must fill out the registration application form and pay the subscription fee set by SNFCC S.A. Registration for the SNFCC Membership Program can be done either in person at an SNFCC counter, or online, through the SNFCC website. For the registration procedure in case of a “gift subscription,” see also term No. 14.
SNFCC S.A. reserves the right to contact applicants by phone or in person in order to verify their personal information and request the presentation of a valid police ID card or other official identification document (e.g. passport).
3. Upon completion of registration, the SNFCC Member is granted a Membership Card in digital format. The Membership Card will then also be provided to the SNFCC Member in print form in any way deemed appropriate by the SNFCC S.A. at its reasonable discretion (indicatively, by physical mail to the address provided when registering for the SNFCC Membership Program, or the Member may pick it up at the SNFCC, following relevant notification by SNFCC S.A.).
Regarding the physical mailing of the Membership Card to SNFCC Members in print form, SNFCC S.A. bears no responsibility for the timely execution of postal and/or courier services.
The Membership Card, either in print or digital format, is proof of the SNFCC Member’s current and valid membership.
4. In recognition of the support for the objectives of the SNFCC provided through the payment of the subscription fee, the SNFCC Member shall be entitled to all the SNFCC Membership privileges corresponding to the Member category for which they have registered. Especially in the context of the “SNFCC Family” Membership, each family member declared during registration is entitled to all the privileges of the SNFCC Membership of that category.
5. Each Membership Card is valid for a period of one calendar year, unless otherwise specified during registration. Should one wish to continue supporting the SNFCC S.A. after the expiration of their Membership Card, they can renew their subscription to the SNFCC Membership Program by paying to the SNFCC S.A. the corresponding subscription fee determined by the SNFCC S.A. Renewal can be done either at an SNFCC counter or online through the SNFCC website.
6. Membership in the SNFCC Membership Program and any general rights deriving from it are strictly personal, inalienable and non-transferable to any third party.
It is expressly clarified that the privileges of the Membership Program cease upon the death of the natural person holding the status of SNFCC Member. It is clarified that, in the case of the “SNFCC Family” Membership, the subscription to the SNFCC Membership Program is managed exclusively by the person who performed the registration, to whom all updates and information concerning it are addressed. Upon a relevant declaration, updates and information related to the Membership Program may be additionally addressed, as an alternative method of communication, to the email address of the spouse, partner, or civil partner of the person who performed the registration. Especially in the case that the SNFCC Member who registered themselves and their family members for the SNFCC Membership Program withdraws from it, the subscription may be transferred to the spouse/partner declared during registration, provided that the latter wishes to continue the subscription.
It is strictly forbidden to SNFCC Members to lend out or grant use of their Membership Card to any third party. SNFCC Members are required to present, whenever requested, their Membership Card as well as their police ID or other official identification document, in order to be able to make use of the Membership privileges available to them.
7. The Membership Card is not a credit or debit card and cannot be used for commercial or financial transactions.
8. Each Membership Card is and remains the property of SNFCC S.A., and the holder-Member of the SNFCC is obliged to return it at its first request. In case of loss of the Membership Card, the owner must notify SNFCC S.A. in writing, so that the card may be canceled and replaced. SNFCC S.A. bears no responsibility for the use of a Membership Card that has not been declared lost.
9. SNFCC S.A. has the right at any time to modify, replace with others, or abolish any privileges of the SNFCC Membership, or to discontinue or abolish at any time the SNFCC Membership Program or individual categories of Members thereof, after timely notification of the SNFCC Members through the website www.SNFCC.org and/or by any other applicable means (email, SMS, regular mail, SNFCC S.A. social media, telephone).
10. No intellectual or industrial property rights of SNFCC S.A. are transferred, granted, or provided for exploitation to the SNFCC Member.
11. SNFCC S.A. shall not be liable in the event that, for any reason, any SNFCC Membership benefits cannot be made available to SNFCC Members or implemented. SNFCC Members acknowledge and accept that certain privileges (e.g. guided tours, special events, etc.) may only be made available to a limited number of SNFCC Members. In such cases, the order of priority of the SNFCC Members who have expressed an interest in participating will be followed until the prescribed number of seats is filled. With respect to the privileges of the Membership Program that allow a Member to participate in a Membership Program activity along with a guest, said SNFCC Member must be present at said activity for the use of the relevant privilege by the SNFCC Member and their guest.
12. The amount of the subscription fee is intended to contribute to the operation and sustainability of the SNFCC, and covers expenses that include the general costs of planning and implementing activities specially designed to support the SNFCC, the administrative costs of registering the SNFCC Member, the costs of issuing a Membership Card, the general operating costs of the SNFCC Membership Program. Therefore, subject to cancellation within the first fourteen (14) days from the date of registration, as stated below, the subscription fee paid is in no case partially or fully refundable by SNFCC S.A., or offset against other costs, or exchanged. In the event of a change in SNFCC Membership category before expiry of the validity period of the current Membership Card, the paid subscription fee may not be offset against the value of the new subscription.
13. In case the SNFCC Member registration takes place electronically through the SNFCC S.A. website, www.SNFCC.org/members, the SNFCC Member has the right to request the cancellation of their subscription within fourteen (14) days from the date of registration, by sending a relevant email to members@snfcc.org, or mailing a relevant letter to SNFCC S.A., and must return their printed Membership Card to the SNFCC S.A., either by handing it over at the SNFCC reception or by mailing it to the SNFCC S.A. address, as provided above, in an envelope marked with the indication “C/o the SNFCC Membership Program.” In such an event, SNFCC S.A. will refund the former SNFCC Member with the amount of the subscription fee they have paid. In any other case of cancellation of subscription (and, thus, participation in the SNFCC Membership Program), the subscription fee is not refunded.
14. In case SNFCC S.A. offers the possibility of purchasing a “gift subscription” for the registration of a third person as an SNFCC Member, the amount of the subscription is paid by the buyer of the gift subscription and SNFCC S.A. issues the relevant unique “gift promotion code.” The third party who receives the gift subscription is entitled to register as an SNFCC Member at any time until the end of the specified duration of the subscription, using that unique identification number, electronically through the website of the SNFCC S.A., www.SNFCC.org/members, or by physically visiting the SNFCC. Registration requires filling out the relevant registration application and accepting the terms of participation in the SNFCC Membership Program by the third party. In the event that the purchase of the “gift subscription” was made online through the website of SNFCC S.A., the buyer has the right of withdrawal within fourteen (14) days from the date of purchase, by sending a relevant email to members@ snfcc.org or a relevant letter to the postal address of the SNFCC S.A., as provided above, marked “C/o the SNFCC Membership Program.” In such an event, the amount of the subscription fee paid is refunded to the buyer by SNFCC S.A.
15. In the event of a change in the SNFCC Member’s information, the SNFCC Member may contact the SNFCC S.A. and send SNFCC S.A. a filled-out data change form.
B. Payment Methods
The subscription fee payment methods are as follows:
• In case of registering for the SNFCC Membership Program or renewing the SNFCC Membership subscription at an SNFCC counter, payment may be made either in cash or by debit or credit card.
• In case of registering for the SNFCC Membership Program or renewing the SNFCC Membership subscription online, through the SNFCC S.A. website, payment is made exclusively by debit or credit card.
C. Processing of Personal Data
• SNFCC S.A. will collect and process the personal data of the applicant and, in the case of a family membership, of the applicant’s family members which are included in the registration application, such as the full name, date of birth, gender, residential address (including city and country), mobile number and additional telephone number, email address, transaction details, educational level, profession/qualification and interests, language of communication, and any other personal data disclosed by Members, in the context of their participation in the SNFCC Membership Program, based on Article 6 par. 1 (b) of the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the 27th of April 2016 (“GDPR”), in order to issue the corresponding SNFCC Membership Card(s), send it/them to the respective SNFCC Member(s), grant the privileges deriving from the participation of the applicant and their family (in case of a family membership) in the SNFCC Membership Program (which may, among others, concern the activities of third parties), and in general to operate the said program, including the issuance of the relevant accreditations, in accordance with the Law (indicatively the General Data Protection Regulation 679/2016/EU) and the respective applicable policies and regulations of SNFCC S.A. In addition, after submitting the registration application, for as long as the status of the SNFCC Member lasts, the SNFCC S.A. will use the applicant’s contact information to communicate with them, based on Article 6 par. 1 (b) GDPR, by email, SMS, telephone, regular mail, and/or social media (e.g. Facebook, Viber), regarding the events and activities of SNFCC S.A. that pertain to the SNFCC Membership Program, so that the applicant and their family (in case of a family membership) may participate in them and, in general, exercise their status as SNFCC Member(s) and the rights that this entails. In this regard, for the purpose of optimally informing SNFCC Members about events, information or other privileges that may be of interest to them, SNFCC S.A. may take into account all of the data relating to them. SNFCC S.A. will also inform the SNFCC Member, upon the latter’s relevant consent, based on Article 6 par. 1 (a) of the GDPR, about SNFCC S.A.’s events and activities and/or promotional campaigns through SNFCC S.A.’s digital channels (e.g. Facebook). After the end of their Membership Program subscription, SNFCC S.A. will inform the former Member about events and activities of the Membership Program after the Member has granted their relevant consent, based on Article 6 par. 1 (a) of the GDPR.
In the event that the duration of the SNFCC Member’s status is nearing its end, the SNFCC S.A. reserves the right to send a reminder to the SNFCC Member for its renewal based on its relevant legal interest, in accordance with Article 6 par. 1 (f) of the GDPR, and Article 11 par. 3 of Law 3471/2006, as applicable each time. The reminder will be sent, as per applicable legislation, in writing or electronically by any convenient means, such as e-mail, SMS, regular mail, message to the SNFCC Member’s social media account through the SNFCC S.A. account, and/or telephone. Each such message will include the option to object to the sending of the relevant reminder, while every SNFCC Member has the right to object to it at any time, by sending a relevant email to the Organization’s Data Protection Officer: dpo@snfcc.org.
• SNFCC S.A. will not share the above information with any third party, except with companies that provide SNFCC S.A. with services related to the operation of the SNFCC Membership Program (e.g. advertising companies), which will process the personal data on behalf and at the behest of SNFCC S.A. without any right to use them for their own benefit. In this case, the third parties act as Data Processors on behalf of SNFCC S.A. and are contractually bound to apply adequate technical and organizational security measures in accordance with the applicable legislation. Also, SNFCC S.A. may share Members’ personal data with third party recipients, such as businesses, restaurants, the Greek National Opera and the National Library of Greece, that are cooperating with SNFCC S.A., towards the Members’ participation in relevant activities. SNFCC S.A. will keep the Member’s personal data for the duration of their subscription, and up to five (5) years after the end of it, in accordance with the applicable legislation. In any event, Members have at any time the right to access their personal data file maintained by SNFCC S.A., the right to correct (rectify) their personal data, the right to withdraw any consent (without prejudice to the legality of the processing that was based on the said consent before its withdrawal) and, if the conditions of the law are met, the right to erasure, the right to restriction of processing, the right to data portability, and the right to objection to the processing of their personal data, as well as the right to lodge a complaint before the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (1 Kifisias St., 115 23 Athens, complaints@dpa.gr). To exercise these rights, Members must contact SNFCC S.A. by sending a request to the address provided above, or via email to dpo@snfcc.org.
SNFCC Members may notify the SNFCC S.A. of changes to their personal information, either by sending an email to members@snfcc.org, or in writing in person by filling out the relevant information change form.
D. General Terms
• The terms of participation in the SNFCC Membership Program, as applicable each time, are an integral part of the application for registration in the SNFCC Membership Program, the duration of the Member’s status, or the renewal of the membership of the SNFCC Members, and are posted in detail on the website www.SNFCC.org/members.
• Participation in the SNFCC Membership Program entails the unconditional acceptance of these terms and conditions. SNFCC S.A. reserves the right to modify any of the present terms with a relevant announcement that will be posted on the website www.SNFCC.org and/or communicated in any appropriate way at its reasonable discretion, for any reason, or if this is imposed by a decision of an Administrative or Public Authority.
• Any dispute that may arise in relation to the SNFCC Membership Program and the application of these terms will be resolved exclusively by the Courts of Athens and in accordance with Greek Law.
• This is the latest version of the terms of the SNFCC Membership Program with effect from April 01st, 2024, and henceforth governs all participants in the SNFCC Membership Program. Members should visit the SNFCC website www.SNFCC.org/members on a regular basis to be informed of any modifications, as well as of the latest version of these terms.
