Privacy policy

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Katachorisi.com (“Katachorisi”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) operates an online classifieds and marketplace platform that allows individuals and businesses to publish advertisements, search and browse listings, communicate with other users, save advertisements and searches, manage profiles and access related marketplace services.

This Privacy Policy explains how Katachorisi.com collects, uses, stores, shares and protects personal information when you visit or use Katachorisi.com or any related functionality we provide (collectively, the “Services”).

By using Katachorisi.com, you acknowledge that you have read this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

The information we collect depends on how you use Katachorisi.com.

Account Information

When you create or manage an account, we may collect information such as:

• Name;

• Email address;

• Telephone number;

• Username or profile name;

• Authentication information;

• Account settings;

• Communication preferences; and

• Other information you choose to provide through your profile.

If you use a third-party sign-in service, we may receive information from that service in accordance with the permissions you authorize.

2. Listing Information

When you create, edit, publish or manage a listing, we may process information including:

• Listing title;

• Description;

• Category and subcategory;

• Price;

• Condition;

• Photos;

• Videos;

• Product or listing specifications;

• Property characteristics;

• Vehicle characteristics;

• Job information;

• Service information;

• Location information;

• Contact preferences;

• Seller or business information;

• Listing status;

• Listing history; and

• Other information you intentionally include in your advertisement.

Because Katachorisi.com is a classifieds platform, information intentionally included in a public listing may be visible to other users, visitors and search engines.

You should not include confidential, financial, identification or other sensitive information in a public listing unless it is necessary and you are comfortable making that information publicly accessible.

3. Location Information

Certain features may use location information.

We may process location information when you:

• Select a district;

• Select a city, town, village or area;

• Enter a listing location;

• Use location-based search;

• Select a position on a map;

• Provide an approximate location; or

• Allow your browser or device to provide location information.

The precision of location information depends on the feature being used and any permissions you provide.

You can control device-level location permissions through your browser or device settings.

4. Messages and Communications

If you use Katachorisi.com messaging or contact functionality, we may process information including:

• Messages sent and received;

• Sender and recipient information;

• Conversation timestamps;

• The listing associated with the conversation;

• Attachments;

• Message status;

• Reports relating to communications; and

• Technical information necessary to provide and secure messaging.

We may process communications where reasonably necessary to:

• Deliver messages;

• Maintain the messaging service;

• Protect users;

• Investigate reports;

• Detect fraud;

• Detect spam;

• Prevent harassment or abuse;

• Enforce our Terms of Service; or

• Comply with legal obligations.

Private messages are not intentionally displayed publicly.

5. Saved Ads and Saved Searches

When you use Saved Ads, Saved Searches or similar functionality, we may process information about:

• Listings you save;

• Searches you save;

• Categories you follow;

• Locations you follow;

• Search filters;

• Notification preferences;

• Recently viewed or interacted-with content; and

• Related marketplace preferences.

We use this information to provide these features and make Katachorisi.com more useful and relevant to you.

6. Business Account Information

If you create or manage a business account or business profile, we may process information such as:

• Business name;

• Business category;

• Business type;

• Public business profile information;

• Business contact information;

• Business listings;

• Account representatives;

• Verification information;

• Verification status;

• Business activity on the platform;

• Buyer-request interactions;

• Enquiries and leads; and

• Information necessary to provide business-related functionality.

Information that forms part of a public business profile may be publicly accessible.

7. Verification Information

Certain accounts or businesses may be offered or required to complete verification.

Depending on the type of verification, we may process information necessary to:

• Confirm account authenticity;

• Confirm business information;

• Confirm authority to represent a business;

• Detect impersonation;

• Detect fraudulent accounts; or

• Protect users.

We will seek to limit verification information to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose.

A verification status does not mean that Katachorisi.com guarantees the conduct, financial position or reliability of a user or business.

8. Reports, Safety and Moderation Information

To maintain marketplace safety, we may process information relating to:

• Reported listings;

• Reported accounts;

• Reported messages;

• Suspected scams;

• Fraud indicators;

• Spam;

• Duplicate listings;

• Prohibited content;

• Unsafe activity;

• Moderation decisions;

• Account restrictions;

• Listing restrictions;

• Appeals or reviews;

• Security incidents;

• Unusual activity; and

• Attempts to misuse Katachorisi.com.

We may combine automated systems with human review to identify suspicious, unsafe or prohibited activity.

9. Device and Technical Information

When you visit or use Katachorisi.com, certain technical information may be collected automatically.

This can include:

• IP address;

• Browser type;

• Device type;

• Operating system;

• Device identifiers;

• Language preferences;

• Referring pages;

• Pages visited;

• Search activity;

• Interaction with platform features;

• Approximate geographic information derived from technical information;

• Date and time of access;

• Cookie identifiers;

• Session information;

• Security logs; and

• Diagnostic information.

This information may be used to operate, secure and improve Katachorisi.com.

10. How We Collect Information

We may collect information in several ways.

Information You Provide

For example, when you:

• Register an account;

• Edit your profile;

• Create a listing;

• Upload photos or videos;

• Send a message;

• Create a business profile;

• Save a listing;

• Save a search;

• Submit a report;

• Contact support;

• Provide verification information; or

• Otherwise interact with Katachorisi.com.

Information Collected Automatically

Certain information may be collected automatically through:

• Cookies;

• Similar technologies;

• Server logs;

• Security systems;

• Browser information; and

• Other technical tools.

Information From Service Providers

We may receive information from companies that provide services necessary to operate Katachorisi.com, such as:

• Website infrastructure;

• Hosting;

• Cloud services;

• Authentication;

• Security;

• Fraud prevention;

• Analytics;

• Maps;

• Communications; and

• Technical support.

Information From Other Users

We may receive information relating to you when another user:

• Sends you a message;

• Reports your listing;

• Reports your account;

• Responds to your listing;

• Interacts with your business profile; or

• Provides information concerning suspected fraud, abuse or another platform issue.

11. How We Use Personal Information

We may process personal information for the purposes described below.

Operating Katachorisi.com

We may use information to:

• Create accounts;

• Authenticate users;

• Maintain accounts;

• Publish listings;

• Display listings;

• Provide search;

• Provide filters;

• Provide maps;

• Provide messaging;

• Provide Saved Ads;

• Provide Saved Searches;

• Provide notifications;

• Operate business profiles;

• Operate business functionality;

• Maintain user preferences; and

• Provide other Services requested by users.

Improving the Platform

We may use information to:

• Improve search results;

• Improve listing relevance;

• Improve navigation;

• Improve platform performance;

• Understand how features are used;

• Identify technical problems;

• Develop new functionality;

• Improve marketplace quality; and

• Make Katachorisi.com easier to use.

Personalization

Where appropriate and permitted by law, we may use information such as:

• Search activity;

• Categories viewed;

• Saved listings;

• Saved searches;

• Location preferences;

• Previous interactions; and

• Marketplace activity

to make listings, searches, notifications or recommendations more relevant.

Safety and Fraud Prevention

We may process information to:

• Detect fraud;

• Detect scams;

• Detect spam;

• Identify fake listings;

• Identify prohibited activity;

• Detect suspicious accounts;

• Prevent account takeover;

• Protect users;

• Secure Katachorisi.com;

• Investigate reports;

• Enforce our Terms of Service; and

• Prevent misuse of the Services.

Communications

We may use information to:

• Send account notifications;

• Send security notifications;

• Notify you of messages;

• Provide listing-related notifications;

• Provide Saved Search notifications;

• Respond to support requests;

• Communicate about account issues;

• Provide important Service notices; and

• Notify users of material changes affecting the Services.

Marketing

Where permitted by law and, where required, with your consent, we may use your contact information or marketplace activity to provide marketing or promotional communications relating to Katachorisi.com.

You can opt out of promotional communications.

Opting out of marketing does not prevent us from sending important account, security or Service-related communications.

12. Legal Bases for Processing

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) applies, Katachorisi.com processes personal information only where there is an appropriate legal basis.

Depending on the circumstances, these may include:

Performance of a Contract

We may process information where necessary to provide Services you request.

Examples include:

• Creating your account;

• Publishing your listing;

• Providing messaging;

• Saving advertisements;

• Saving searches; and

• Providing account functionality.

Legitimate Interests

We may process information where necessary for our legitimate interests, provided those interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

Our legitimate interests may include:

• Operating Katachorisi.com;

• Improving the platform;

• Protecting users;

• Preventing fraud;

• Preventing abuse;

• Securing accounts;

• Moderating listings;

• Understanding Service performance;

• Maintaining marketplace quality;

• Responding to user enquiries; and

• Establishing, exercising or defending legal claims.

Consent

We rely on consent where required by law.

This may include certain:

• Cookies;

• Analytics technologies;

• Advertising technologies;

• Location functionality;

• Marketing communications; and

• Other optional processing.

Where processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent.

Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing that took place before consent was withdrawn.

Legal Obligations

We may process information where reasonably necessary to comply with applicable legal or regulatory obligations.

13. Public Information

Katachorisi.com is designed for publishing classified advertisements.

Certain information you intentionally publish may therefore become publicly accessible.

This can include:

• Listings;

• Listing titles;

• Listing descriptions;

• Prices;

• Photos;

• Videos;

• General listing locations;

• Seller profile information;

• Business profiles;

• Business information; and

• Other content intended for public display.

Public content may be:

• Viewed by visitors;

• Viewed by registered users;

• Indexed by search engines;

• Shared by users; and

• Accessible through public links.

You should carefully consider what information you include in public content.

Private account information and private messages are not intentionally made public unless you choose to disclose that information yourself.

14. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Katachorisi.com and trusted service providers may use cookies and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

• Keep the website functioning;

• Maintain sessions;

• Authenticate users;

• Protect accounts;

• Prevent fraud;

• Remember settings;

• Remember preferences;

• Measure website usage;

• Improve platform performance;

• Understand interactions with the Services; and

• Provide optional personalization, analytics or advertising where permitted.

Where required by law, non-essential cookies or tracking technologies are used only after obtaining the required consent.

You can manage applicable choices through the cookie banner and cookie-preference controls available on Katachorisi.com.

Certain cookies may be necessary for the website to function properly and may not be capable of being disabled through consent controls.

15. How We Share Personal Information

We do not disclose personal information except where reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or where otherwise permitted or required by law.

Information may be shared with the following categories of recipients.

Technology and Infrastructure Providers

We may use service providers that support:

• Website infrastructure;

• Hosting;

• Cloud computing;

• Databases;

• Storage;

• Authentication;

• Security;

• Fraud prevention;

• Analytics;

• Search functionality;

• Maps;

• Email;

• Communications;

• Customer support; and

• Other technical Services.

These providers may process personal information where reasonably necessary to provide their services.

Other Users

Information that you intentionally publish may be available to other Katachorisi.com users and visitors.

When you contact another user, information necessary to enable that communication may be shared with the recipient.

Professional Advisers

Where reasonably necessary, information may be disclosed to professional advisers such as lawyers, accountants, auditors or other advisers who are subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations.

Business Transactions

Information may be disclosed or transferred in connection with a legitimate:

• Merger;

• Acquisition;

• Restructuring;

• Financing;

• Sale of business assets; or

• Similar organizational transaction,

subject to applicable law.

Legal and Safety Requirements

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law;

• Respond to valid legal process;

• Respond to lawful requests from competent authorities;

• Investigate fraud;

• Prevent criminal activity;

• Protect users;

• Protect public safety;

• Enforce our Terms;

• Protect our legal rights; or

• Establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

16. Service Providers

Katachorisi.com relies on third-party technology and service providers to operate certain parts of the Services.

Depending on the service, these providers may process information on our behalf or may independently determine certain aspects of their processing in accordance with applicable data-protection laws.

We select and use service providers for legitimate operational purposes and seek to limit information provided to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant service.

Service providers may operate from different countries.

Where required, appropriate contractual, technical and organizational measures are used to protect personal information.

17. Third-Party Websites and Services

Katachorisi.com may contain links to websites, applications or services operated independently by third parties.

Once you leave Katachorisi.com or interact directly with a third-party service, that provider's own privacy policy and terms may apply.

We are not responsible for the privacy or security practices of independently operated third-party websites or services.

Users should review the privacy information provided by those services before submitting personal information.

18. Security

We use reasonable technical, administrative and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against:

• Unauthorized access;

• Unauthorized disclosure;

• Loss;

• Misuse;

• Destruction;

• Alteration; and

• Other inappropriate processing.

Measures may include access controls, authentication, monitoring and technical security protections.

No online service, internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for protecting your account credentials.

Never provide another marketplace user with your:

• Password;

• Login credentials;

• Security codes; or

• Authentication codes.

If you believe your account has been compromised, you should contact us promptly.

19. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by applicable law.

Factors affecting retention periods may include:

• Whether your account remains active;

• Whether a listing remains active;

• The type of information;

• The purpose for which information was collected;

• Security requirements;

• Fraud-prevention requirements;

• The existence of a dispute;

• Legal claims;

• Regulatory requirements; and

• Applicable legal obligations.

Information may be retained where necessary to:

• Maintain your account;

• Provide the Services;

• Maintain listing records;

• Maintain communications;

• Prevent fraud;

• Protect platform security;

• Investigate misconduct;

• Resolve disputes;

• Enforce our Terms;

• Maintain necessary records; and

• Comply with law.

Some information may remain temporarily in backups after deletion from active systems.

20. Automated Systems and Moderation

Katachorisi.com may use automated systems to assist with marketplace operation and safety.

Automated systems may be used for purposes including:

• Spam detection;

• Fraud detection;

• Scam detection;

• Duplicate-listing detection;

• Listing-quality assessment;

• Content moderation;

• Image or video assessment;

• Security monitoring;

• Detection of suspicious behaviour;

• Detection of prohibited activity; and

• Protection of users.

These systems may generate signals, scores, recommendations or flags that assist in determining whether content or an account requires further action or review.

Automated systems may be combined with human review.

Where applicable law provides rights relating to decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects, Katachorisi.com will provide the safeguards required by law.

21. Search and Recommendation Information

We may process marketplace activity to operate search, ranking and recommendation functionality.

This may include information such as:

• Search queries;

• Categories viewed;

• Location selections;

• Listings viewed;

• Saved advertisements;

• Saved searches;

• Listing interactions;

• User preferences; and

• General marketplace activity.

This information may be used to improve relevance and help users discover appropriate listings.

22. Account and Content Deletion

Where functionality is available, you may modify or delete certain information through your Katachorisi.com account.

You may also contact us to request deletion of eligible personal information.

Deleting a listing or account does not necessarily result in immediate deletion of every related record.

Information may be retained where reasonably necessary for:

• Security;

• Fraud prevention;

• Abuse prevention;

• Legal obligations;

• Dispute resolution;

• Enforcement of our Terms;

• Regulatory requirements; or

• Technical backups.

23. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on applicable law and where you live, you may have rights relating to your personal information.

For users protected by the GDPR, these may include the following.

Right of Access

You may have the right to obtain confirmation of whether we process personal information relating to you and to request access to that information.

Right to Correction

You may request correction of inaccurate personal information and completion of incomplete information where applicable.

Right to Deletion

You may have the right to request deletion of personal information in circumstances provided by law.

Right to Restriction

You may have the right to request restriction of certain processing.

Right to Object

You may have the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests in certain circumstances.

You may also object to processing for direct-marketing purposes.

Right to Data Portability

Where applicable, you may have the right to receive certain information you provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and to transmit that information to another controller.

Right to Withdraw Consent

Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.

Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

Rights Relating to Automated Decision-Making

Where applicable, you may have rights concerning certain decisions based solely on automated processing that produce legal or similarly significant effects.

Right to Complain

You have the right to lodge a complaint with an appropriate data-protection supervisory authority if you believe that your personal information has been processed in violation of applicable data-protection law.

Users in Cyprus may contact the Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection.

24. Exercising Your Rights

To exercise an applicable privacy right, you may contact us using the information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy.

We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling a request.

Verification helps prevent personal information from being disclosed, altered or deleted at the request of an unauthorized person.

Privacy rights are not absolute and may be subject to exemptions or limitations under applicable law.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law.

25. Marketing Preferences

You can opt out of promotional emails through the unsubscribe mechanism included in applicable communications or through other preference controls that we make available.

Even if you opt out of marketing, we may continue sending non-promotional communications where necessary.

These may include:

• Account notifications;

• Security alerts;

• Listing notifications;

• Messages;

• Service notices;

• Privacy notices;

• Terms updates; and

• Other communications necessary to provide Services you request.

26. International Data Transfers

Katachorisi.com and some service providers may process or store personal information in countries outside the country where you live.

Where information protected by European data-protection law is transferred outside the European Economic Area to a jurisdiction that does not benefit from an applicable adequacy decision, appropriate safeguards will be used where required.

These may include:

• European Commission Standard Contractual Clauses;

• Other approved contractual safeguards; or

• Another legally recognized transfer mechanism.

27. Children's Privacy

Katachorisi.com is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children where applicable law requires parental or guardian authorization and that authorization has not been obtained.

If we become aware that personal information relating to a child has been collected unlawfully, we may take appropriate steps to delete or restrict that information.

A parent or legal guardian who believes that a child has improperly provided personal information may contact us.

28. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

Updates may be made to reflect:

• Changes to Katachorisi.com;

• New functionality;

• Changes to how information is processed;

• Changes to technology;

• Changes to service providers;

• Security requirements;

• Legal requirements; or

• Regulatory developments.

When we update this Privacy Policy, we will change the Last updated date displayed at the beginning of the policy.

Where required by law, we will provide additional notice or obtain consent before material changes take effect.

29. Relationship With Our Terms of Service

This Privacy Policy should be read together with the Katachorisi.com Terms of Service.

The Terms of Service govern use of the platform, while this Privacy Policy explains how personal information is handled.

30. Data Controller

For personal information for which Katachorisi.com determines why and how the information is processed, Katachorisi.com acts as the data controller.

Certain third-party service providers may act as processors on our behalf, while some providers may act independently as controllers for particular processing where permitted by applicable law.

31. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or would like to exercise an applicable privacy right, please contact:

Email: katachorisi@gmail.com