This Cookies Policy applies to our website, www.notiamedcare.eu, as well as any subdomains (subdomains) that may host functionalities such as contact forms, appointment booking and/or a patient portal. This Cookies Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit that website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences (such as login code, language, font size, and other display preferences) for a period of time, so you do not have to enter these preferences every time you visit the website. Cookies collect information, and when read by a server through a web browser, they can provide information about the use of the website.

The use of cookies as trackers is supported by various browsers, such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc. If you wish, you can disable them so that they are not accepted, or even delete them afterwards.

In addition to ‘cookies’, certain technologies may have a similar function (e.g. pixels, tags/trackers, local storage). For simplicity, in this Policy we refer to these collectively as ‘cookies and similar technologies’, where applicable.

2. How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for various reasons, such as:

• To learn more about how you interact with our website.
• To improve your experience when visiting our website.
• To remember your preferences, such as language or screen settings, so that we do not have to adjust the website on every visit.
• To identify and resolve any errors and to check the proper functioning and security of our website.
• To remember, and to avoid constantly asking you, whether you have already agreed or not to the use of cookies on this website.

3. Types of Cookies

There are various types of cookies: functional, technical, user identification, advertising, etc. First-party cookies are installed by the website/webpage you are visiting and are readable only by that website. If the website uses external third-party services, then their own cookies, the so-called third-party cookies (e.g., Google Analytics, Facebook, etc.), are installed on your device. Where third-party cookies/trackers are used, such third parties may act as independent controllers and/or joint controllers, depending on the specific functionality. Where applicable, we provide links to the relevant third parties’ privacy policies in the Cookies Table. Persistent cookies are those stored on your computer and are not automatically deleted when you close your browser. Session cookies are those that are deleted as soon as you close your browser.

Every time you visit our website, you will be asked to accept or reject the cookies we use. . Non-strictly necessary cookies are deployed only after your prior consent (opt-in) through a clear affirmative action. Continuing to browse, scrolling, or closing the banner does not constitute valid consent. On the first layer of the cookie banner, we provide ‘Accept All’ and ‘Reject All’ options with equivalent ease, as well as ‘Settings’ allowing you to choose per category. Access to the website is not conditional upon accepting non-essential cookies (no ‘cookie walls’). If you consciously choose to accept them, our website will remember your preferences (such as username, language) for a certain period of time. In this way, you will not have to re-enter them when browsing our website during the same visit/session.

4. Which types of cookies do we use?

We use the following types of Cookies:

Strictly Necessary Cookies – These cookies are essential for the operation of our website and are always enabled without the possibility of deactivation, and your consent is not required. This category may include security, authentication/session and technical cookies (e.g. load balancing, prevention of malicious activity, maintaining a session in secure areas such as a patient portal).

Additionally, we use optional Cookies, which are disabled by default and require your consent (opt-in) for their installation.

Functionality Cookies – These cookies allow websites to remember the choices you make (such as your username, language, preferences, or region) in order to provide a more personalized online experience. These cookies collect information that may be anonymous, but may also include personal information that you have disclosed. If you do not accept these cookies, the performance and functionality of the website may be affected, and access to the website’s content may be restricted.

Performance Cookies – These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for example, which pages they visit most often, the amount of time spent on the website, and whether they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that directly identifies you. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and is used only to improve how a website works. Where performance/analytics cookies do not fall under any applicable exemption, they are deployed only after your consent. Their lifespan is, as a rule, limited (typically up to 13 months) and consent is renewed periodically, in line with European best practices.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies and Similar Technologies – These Cookies are used to display advertisements more relevant to your interests, but they can also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and be used to record the effectiveness of an advertising campaign by tracking user clicks. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with the website operator’s permission, but they can also be placed by the operator itself. These cookies can remember that you have visited a website, and this information may be shared with other organizations, including other advertisers. Without these cookies, the online advertisements displayed will be less relevant to you and your interests. If you select ‘Reject All’ (or reject the marketing category), targeting/advertising cookies will not be installed or activated. Where already set, they will be disabled to the extent technically feasible via our consent management mechanism.

Log Files
Due to the nature and operation of the internet, immediately upon visiting our website, our server records your IP address (Internet Protocol) in special files (log files), which constitutes personal data, even if we are not able to identify you solely based on this element.

Furthermore, our log files also help us record the type of browser and operating system you use and other information about your online visit, such as the URL from which you arrived at our website, and the date and time of your visit.

This data is stored exclusively for the strictly necessary period to ensure the security of networks, information, and services from accidental events or unlawful or malicious actions that compromise the availability, authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality of stored or transmitted data.

5. Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by a range of social media services that may have been added to the website, allowing you to share its content with your friends as well as your social or professional networks. They can detect your browser, your visits to other websites, and create a profile of your interests. This may affect the content and messages you see on other websites you visit. If you do not allow these Cookies, you may not be able to use the specific information sharing services of these media. Social media cookies/trackers may involve transfers of data outside the EEA. Where this occurs, the Cookies Table indicates the provider, the destination (country/region) and the relevant safeguards (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses or another applicable transfer mechanism), as used in this.

6. Obtaining Visitor/User Consent

The mandatory acceptance of cookies is not a condition for browsing our website. You may, on a case-by-case basis, browse freely, accepting or not, wholly or partially, the cookies, whether our own or third-party cookies, the usage policy of which is determined exclusively by the third parties themselves. However, prior to enabling non-essential third-party cookies/trackers, we seek to provide clear information and obtain your required consent in compliance with the applicable data protection and electronic communications rules.

In the Cookies Pop-up Banner, easy access is provided to the activation/deactivation button for each cookie, along with detailed information about it, as well as a link leading to this Cookies Policy of our website, where the visitor can read all the necessary information that will facilitate them in making a decision regarding the granting or withholding of consent for the installation of the respective cookies. The deactivation of cookies is just as easy as their acceptance, at any time, with the same number of clicks and the same font size, via the Cookies Pop-up Banner and the Settings. A permanently visible ‘Cookie Settings / Withdraw Consent’ link (e.g. in the footer or via an icon) is provided so that you can change your choices with the same ease as you made them.

7. Controlling and Deleting Cookies

It is at your discretion to withdraw your consent for the cookies for which you have given your consent, whenever you wish. By clicking on the option “Cookies/Click here to withdraw consent”, you can change your preferences at any time in the list of all cookies by category (necessary, functionality, statistics).

Furthermore, you can control and/or delete cookies at any time according to your free will. You can also delete all cookies already on your computer, and set most browsers to prevent the installation of cookies. However, in this case, you may need to manually adjust certain settings every time you visit a website, and some services may not function (e.g., stored login details, website preferences, etc.). These settings are usually found in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your internet browser. Otherwise, you should use the “Help” option in your internet browser for more details, or you can click on one of the links below to go directly to the browser’s user manual:

• Mozilla Firefox
• Google Chrome
• Safari
• Opera
• Internet Explorer

8. Contact

For more information, please contact us at at dpo@notiamedcare.eu (and/or the relevant contact point indicated in our Privacy Policy).

Alternatively, you may visit aboutcookies.org, allaboutcookies.org ή το cookiepedia.co.uk which contains general information on how to modify cookies in a wide variety of browsers and how to delete cookies from your computer.

9. Processing of Personal Data

For more information regarding the processing of your personal data and your rights, please visit our Privacy Policy.

10. Policy Review

This Policy is reviewed regularly to adapt to the guidelines of the Supervisory Authorities and the latest legislative and case-law developments.

The current Cookies Policy will be posted each time on this website of the Companies with a date indication, so that the most recently updated version is known.