General

The use of the website and the services provided to the user by the website www.orthopaedicenter.growned by “Fragkopoulou Konstantiou” Hereinafter referred to for brevity as the “Company,” it presupposes the user’s unconditional agreement with the Privacy Policy regarding the Protection of Personal Data of this website. Therefore, the user is obliged to carefully read the contents of this page before using the website’s services. If they do not agree, they must leave it and refrain from using any of its services or content.

This privacy policy may change from time to time in accordance with legislation or developments in the e-commerce industry. There will be no explicit notification to customers or users of the website about these changes. Instead, it is recommended to occasionally check this page for any changes to this privacy policy. The continued use of the website… www.orthopaedicenter.gr even after any changes to the Privacy Policy, constitutes the users’ unreserved acceptance of these terms.

Personal Data Protection

Personal data of users is collected and processed only when it is absolutely necessary.

The company will never sell, rent, distribute, or disclose the users’ personal data in any way.

If the user is under 18 years of age, they must have parental consent before using the services of this website.

Relevant legislation

In addition to the company’s internal information systems, this website has been designed to comply with the following laws/regulations regarding the protection of users’ personal data:

  1. EU Data Protection Directive of 1995 (DPD)
  1. Regulation 2018 on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Personal information collected by this website and why we collect it

This website collects and uses users’ personal information for the following reasons:

Website traffic monitoring

The website www.orthopaedicenter.grIt uses Google Analytics to monitor user activity. We use this data to determine the number of people using our website, to better understand how they find and use our web pages, and to track their journey through the site. Although Google Analytics records data such as the user’s geographical location, device, internet browser, and operating system, none of this information makes the user personally identifiable to us. Google Analytics also records the user’s computer IP address, which could be used to identify them, but Google does not grant us access to this. We consider Google to be a third-party data processor that is compliant with the requirements of European legislation.

Communication forms and email links

If the user chooses to contact us using a contact form or an email link, none of the data they provide will be stored by this website or transferred to or processed by any third-party data processor, as defined below in the “Our Third-Party Data Processors” section. Instead, this data will be sent to us via an email message using the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Our SMTP servers are protected by TLS security protocol (sometimes known as SSL), meaning that the email content is encrypted before being sent over the internet. The email content is decrypted by our local computers and devices.

About cookies

What is a cookie;

Cookies are small files containing data that a website asks the user’s browser to store on their computer or mobile device. By storing cookies on the user’s device, the website can “remember” their actions and preferences. Each cookie serves a different function, as some cookies are essential even for the operation of a website, while others, e.g., ads cookies, are used for advertising purposes.

Specifically, our company uses cookies to identify the user of our services and to remember their preferences (session cookies). This way, the user does not need to re-enter information while browsing our company’s website or when visiting it at a later time. These cookies are used solely for the purposes mentioned above and are intended to facilitate the user’s experience with our services and for advertising purposes.


Cookie Types

The main types of cookies that websites may use are described below:

  • Persistent cookies:
    These remain in the cookie file of the user’s device browser even after the browser is closed, sometimes for a year or longer (the exact retention period depends on the lifespan of each cookie). Persistent cookies are used when the website administrator may need to know who the user is for more than one visit (e.g., to remember the username or preferences regarding website customization).
  • First-party cookies:
    These are cookies that are installed on the user’s browser and/or hard drive by the website they are visiting. This includes assigning a unique identifier to you for the purpose of tracking the user’s navigation on the website. Website administrators often use first-party cookies to manage visits and for identification purposes.
  • Third-party cookies:
    These are cookies used by third parties, such as social networks, to track the user’s visits to the various websites where they advertise. The website administrator has no control over these third-party cookies.
  • Session cookies:
    These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of the user’s device browser only during their visit and are deleted when the browser is closed.

The cookies that exist on this website and how the user can manage them

On this website, we use cookies to improve the experience of visitors using the site. The website’s functionality will be significantly affected if the user does not accept or disables the use of cookies.

Following is information about the third-party cookies we use on this website, including how to disable them and the effect disabling them will have on the site’s functionality. If the user wishes to learn more about how to manage certain types of cookies, including how to control or delete them, they can visit the address: www.aboutcookies.org.

Cookies from Google Analytics

Google Analytics service cookies are performance analytics/logging cookies that allow us to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. These cookies can inform us about how many visitors use the site, the duration and time of access, and also provide information on how visitors navigate through various parts of the website. This information helps us improve the way our website functions. It is anonymous information and does not contain personal data.

The information collected by Google Analytics cookies regarding our website is transferred and stored on Google’s servers in accordance with Google’s privacy policy.

For more information regarding the Google Analytics service, the user is requested to click on https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245.

The user can disable tracking by the Google Analytics service by clicking on https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout .

If these cookies are disabled, the user’s use of the website will not be counted, nor will it be used in the statistics we collect to improve the services we provide through the website. The website’s functionality will not be affected.

Cookies from video service providers (Vimeo, DailyMotion, YouTube, etc.)

These providers may place cookies on the user’s device if they watch videos on our website that are provided to us as an external service.

If these cookies are disabled, the user may not be able to view the embedded videos on our website.

Cookies from social networks

Third-party social networks may place cookies on the user’s device if they choose to share content from our website with them by clicking on one of the embedded buttons labeled “Share”.

If these cookies are disabled, the “Share” function will not be available.

About the server of this website

All web traffic (file transfer) between this website and the user’s browser is encrypted and transmitted via the HTTPS protocol using SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).

Our third-party data processors

We use a number of third parties to process personal data on our behalf. These parties have been carefully selected to comply with the legislation mentioned in this document.

Data Controller

The data controller for this website is the company:

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding the privacy policy, please contact us at fragkopoulosk@gmail.com