Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy provides information regarding the use of Cookies and Similar Technologies by the website of the General Hospital of Thessaloniki Papageorgiou, ("we" or "us") and/or its affiliated companies ("Website"). It also describes what choices you may have regarding Cookies and Similar Technologies.

This Cookies Policy forms part of and is incorporated into the terms of use of the Website and may be subject to change from time to time. It is recommended that you check the Policy regularly. Cookies in order to be informed of any revisions. Relevant notices of material changes may also appear on the Website. By visiting the Site, you agree to accept any changes made to this Policy.

In some cases, we may use tracking technologies to collect information that identifies individuals or may identify individuals when combined with other information. In those cases, our Privacy Policy will apply, concurrently with this Cookies Policy.

What are cookies

Cookies are small text files - usually consisting of letters and numbers - that are stored on your device by a website server.

Cookies are divided into "Cookies Session" and "Persistently Cookies" depending on the time they remain stored on your device. "Session cookies" are stored on your device at the time you visit the Website and are automatically deleted after you close your browser. "Persistent cookies" are stored on your device at the time you visit the Website and remain stored after you close your browser. "Persistent cookies" will be reactivated automatically when you open your browser and browse the Internet.

 

Cookies first party and third parties - Depending on the Website or website (domain) that sets the cookie, cookies are classified as "first" or "third" party. First-party cookies are generally cookies set by the Website visited by the user - the Website that appears in the URL window. Third-party cookies are cookies set by a website (domain) other than the one visited by the user. If the user visits a website and a different company installs a cookie through that website, that cookie will be a third-party cookie.

Why we use cookies

We use cookies to give you the best possible browsing experience. Some cookies are technically necessary for the proper use of the Website. Other cookies are used to perform functions such as advertising, obtaining statistics (i.e. how many visitors have viewed certain pages on our Website or see our advertisements when using other websites) and facilitating your interaction with social media.

We and/or third parties who provide services on our behalf categorise cookies as described below. You can opt out of any of the categories

Absolutely Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with the services you have requested through the Website. They are necessary to enable you to visit our Website and to enable you to use its features properly. Key features, such as the following, rely on these important cookies:

  • Identify your personal information that you enter on the Website
  • Retrieve information about your transaction after it has been completed; and
  • Generally, to provide you with services and information at your request.

Cookies

These cookies collect information about how users use the Website in order to enable us to review and improve the Website and the visitor experience. These cookies do not collect information that identifies the visitor. Such cookies collect information regarding:

  • Pages that users visit most often,
  • Advertisements or offers that users have seen,
  • Links selected by users,
  • Error messages that users may receive while browsing the Website, etc.

Cookies

These cookies help us to personalise our content for you, address you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of a certain language or region). If you choose to delete/disable functionality cookies, any preferences/settings you have chosen will not be retained for your next visits to the Website.

Cookies

These cookies store your online activities, including your visits to the Website, the pages you have visited and the links and advertisements you have selected. One of our purposes is to facilitate our efforts to make the content of our Site more relevant to your preferences. Another purpose is to be able to provide you with advertisements or other communications designed to be more relevant to your apparent interests. Providing ads based on your interests may include us, our service providers and our partners, such as advertisers, data management platforms and demand-based platforms. For example, if you view a page on our Site, we may cause an advertisement to be delivered to you, on our Site or on other websites for products mentioned on that page or similar products and services. We, our service providers and our partners may also add other data to information collected by these Cookies, including information obtained from third parties, and share this information with third parties to deliver advertisements to you.

Cookies

In order to provide you with more interesting content and to help you interact with your social media accounts, the Website may incorporate third party content and services (e.g. "plugins" from Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, etc.) or links to third party websites. When you visit third party links and/or websites, you are subject to the cookie policy of these third parties. In this case, you act at your own risk and we assume no responsibility whatsoever for any issue arising from the storage of cookies on your device by any such third party website.

How to control cookies

Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but they do provide controls that allow you to block or delete cookies. You can enable or disable the installation of cookies on your device by changing the settings in your browser at any time. You can also set your browser to notify you before a cookie is installed on your device or follow the browser's instructions to delete any cookies that have already been installed. If you use a variety of devices, you need to set your browser according to your preferences on each of your devices.

If you choose to disable all cookies, you may not be able to fully enjoy the interactive features of our Site or receive our services through our Site.

Deleting cookies does not delete Flash application objects. You can learn more about Flash application objects, including how to control and disable them on the Adobe website. You can find additional information about cookies and similar technologies used on various websites through your browser or other internet resources.

To manage cookies through your browser, select the following hyperlinks to redirect to your browser instructions:

Microsoft Windows Explorer

Mozilla Firefox

Google Chrome

Apple Safari

You can find out more about cookies on the following third party websites:

What are similar technologies?

Pixel tags, web beacons, embedded scripts and clear GIFs are tiny files used to track your browsing on a website and can be used in conjunction with cookies. Flash objects are small files stored on your device by a website that uses Flash player technology. of Adobe.

Web beacons and embedded codes (embedded scripts)

Web beacons and embedded scripts are other technologies that we use on our Website, as well as in certain emails and advertisements.

Web beacons (or "tags") are pieces of programming code included in web pages, emails and advertisements that tell us and/or third parties providing services on our behalf when those web pages, emails or advertisements were viewed or selected.

Embedded scripts are pieces of programming code that are included in some of our websites and measure how you use those websites, for example, which links you click on. We use this information to improve our Website, to tailor our Website to your potential interests and to conduct market research. You can disable such code functionality, such as JavaScript, through your browser (please refer to your browser's help function). Please note that if you disable code functionality, the Website may not function properly.

Privacy

We are committed to using good privacy practices. For more information about our approach to privacy, please see our Privacy Policy.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies, you can contact us using the information below. Please include your contact information and a detailed description of your question about Cookies.

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This Update revises and supersedes any previous version. We may amend this Update at any time. The section entitled "LAST UPDATE" at the bottom of this page describes when this Update was last revised. Any changes to this Update will take effect when the revised Update becomes available on or through the Site. LAST REVISION: 25.7.2018

Document Review

This document is reviewed and revised periodically, when required, by the Data Protection Officer in accordance with the Data Protection Policy.