What is the minimum age to enter an online contest in Greece?
The minimum age to enter an online contest in Greece is 18 in LiFO's own contest terms, and 21 wherever the games-of-chance law applies. LiFO's terms also limit entry to people living in Greece. For children under 16, the Hellenic Data Protection Authority says consent comes from the person holding parental responsibility. Whether a free public vote counts as a game of chance under that law is a question the texts checked here do not answer.
Rechecked on 22 October 2026.
LiFO's contest terms set 18 and a residence test in Greece.
LiFO's terms are the one age line in the checked texts that names a specific contest. Entry is open to everyone living in Greece who has completed 18 years of age. LiFO's contest page states the same limit in other words, so the two texts agree. Residence and age are separate tests in that wording, and an entrant has to meet both. The texts do not show whether the same line covers LiFO's other contests, so the terms of the contest you plan to enter are the place to check.
The clause that matters sits in one sentence. LiFO's terms put residence and age in the same sentence, so an entrant who meets the age test but lives outside Greece does not meet the clause. Read the sentence that says who has the right to take part, because in LiFO's terms that is where the limit is written.
Games of chance require 21 years of age under Law 4002/2011.
Article 32 of Law 4002/2011 is the only statute among the checked texts. It limits participation in games of chance to natural persons who have completed 21 years of age, a higher line than LiFO's 18. The copy checked here is the text as a Greek tax-information site reproduces it, not the official gazette.
The article names games of chance and nothing else, so it gives no age for a contest decided by votes alone. Whether a free public vote is a game of chance under the article is a question the page cannot settle, and no ruling on it is quoted here. Where a contest is not a game of chance, the line that governs its entry age is the one in its own terms, if the terms state one.
Anyone comparing the 18 and 21 figures should note that they answer different questions: an organiser's line in its own terms, and a statute's line for one category of game. Reading one as the other gets both wrong.
Consent for an entrant under 16 comes from whoever holds parental responsibility.
The Hellenic Data Protection Authority states the rule for children under 16. It says consent is given by the person holding parental responsibility. Because the statement sits under data protection, it concerns consent to handle personal data, not whether a child can enter a contest at all.
The 16 line is a consent rule, and it does not replace the 18 or the 21 line. Whether a particular contest collects a child's personal data is the question that decides whether this rule is reached, and the texts do not say that any given contest does.
Platform rules and disqualification: what the checked texts leave open.
A platform's account rule answers a different question from the one a contest's terms answer. The checked texts give no social platform's own age rule for a contest entry. No disqualification clause for an under-age entry is quoted in them either, so none is stated here.
The practical step is to find the clause in the contest's own terms that names disqualification, if there is one, and to read it before entering. An age line and a disqualification clause are separate clauses, so reading one does not settle the other. Where a terms page has neither, the question goes to the organiser.
Fake contests: an age clause is one check, not proof.
A contest that prints its age rule and residence test in its terms gives an entrant something to check, and that is all such a clause does. Reading LiFO's terms shows what the organiser set out to require. It does not show that the organiser is genuine, and a contest without a printed age rule is not thereby a fake. Other warning signs, such as an unclear organiser, call for checks that an age line cannot do.
Compare the age and residence wording with the contest's own page, and check that the page names the organiser. If the two disagree, the organiser is the party to ask, and this page cannot settle it.
Three questions the checked texts leave open for an entrant.
The texts settle the 18 line, the 21 line and the consent line within their own subjects. Three questions remain, and each belongs to a different party: the organiser, the platform or the regulator.
Take a 17-year-old who lives in Greece and wants to enter a LiFO contest. LiFO's terms do not admit them, because the line is 18. A 19-year-old who lives outside Greece fails the residence test in the same sentence, even though the age test is met. For a 15-year-old, the age line still applies, and the consent line matters only if the contest collects personal data from them.
- Whether a free public vote counts as a game of chance under article 32.
- What a platform's own account age rule means for a contest entry.
- What happens to an entry from someone below the age line.
Rules that apply
The cited texts set no single entry age for every online contest in Greece. The age that applies depends on which text governs the contest. A contest's own terms can set a line, as LiFO's terms do for people over 18 who live in Greece. A statute can set a higher line for one category of contest: Law 4002/2011, article 32, requires 21 years of age for games of chance. Data protection runs on a separate track. The Hellenic Data Protection Authority puts consent for children under 16 in the hands of the person holding parental responsibility, which makes it a consent rule rather than an entry rule. Three texts, three subjects, and so no single number covers the whole country.
What we decline
The sources checked for this page are LiFO's contest terms and contest page, Law 4002/2011 as a Greek tax-information site reproduces it, and the Hellenic Data Protection Authority's statement on children, all reviewed on 2026-10-22. The page does not decide whether a particular Greek contest admits an entrant under 18, because the organiser sets that line and its terms state it. It cannot say whether a free public vote falls under the games-of-chance article, and it quotes no ruling on that point. Nothing on the page explains how an under-age person gets past an entry line, and no outside step for passing an age check is given. Where a contest states no line at all, the page does not invent one.
Questions and answers
What is the minimum age to enter an online contest in Greece?
Greek texts give two ages, and each belongs to a different kind of rule. LiFO's contest terms admit people living in Greece who have completed 18 years of age, and its contest page states the same limit. Article 32 of Law 4002/2011 admits only people who have completed 21 years of age to games of chance. Which line binds an entrant depends on which text governs the contest, and the checked texts do not say whether a free public vote is a game of chance. So the answer is 18 for a LiFO contest and 21 for a game of chance, and the terms of any other contest set its own line.
Which official page in Greece covers minimum age to enter?
Law 4002/2011, article 32, is the one official text among the checked texts that sets an entry age. It sets 21 years of age for games of chance, so it covers that category of contest rather than every online contest. The checked texts name no official web page that gathers entry ages for online contests, and this page does not point to one. For a contest that is not a game of chance, the age line sits in the contest's own terms.
Is the position in Greece on minimum age to enter the same for prize draws?
No. The checked texts do not give one age for every prize contest. LiFO's terms set 18 with residence in Greece, while article 32 of Law 4002/2011 sets 21 for games of chance. Whether a particular prize draw is a game of chance is a question the texts do not answer, so neither age can be assumed for every draw.
What do organisers in Greece write about minimum age to enter?
LiFO writes its entry age into its contest terms, and its contest page repeats the same limit. The terms admit people living in Greece who have completed 18 years of age, so residence and age are both required. The checked texts show no other organiser's age wording, so the answer covers LiFO alone, and this page does not stretch it to every Greek organiser. An organiser that writes no age line leaves the entrant with nothing printed to check, and the checked texts do not say what the law requires in that case.
In Greece, who enforces the position on minimum age to enter?
The checked texts name no body that enforces an entry age for online contests. The statute sets the age for games of chance, and the Hellenic Data Protection Authority states the consent rule for children under 16. Neither of those is a check run on each entrant. For an age line in a contest's terms, the organiser is the party that applies the line to its own entries, and this page cannot say how any particular organiser checks them.
Does Greece publish any guidance on minimum age to enter?
Yes. The Hellenic Data Protection Authority states a consent rule for children under 16, and that rule concerns personal data rather than entry. Law 4002/2011 sets an age for games of chance, which is a statute rather than guidance. The checked texts contain no guide to entering a contest, so no step-by-step entry guide appears among them, and the page sets out what each text says and where it stops.