• Karolina Kontou

Cookies Policy

Bringing smiles to life!

This document provides basic information about the cookie usage policy on our website. Please note that this policy forms an integral part of the Privacy Policy and is considered a unified whole, ensuring the complete and effective protection of your personal data.

Since the use of cookies may involve the processing of your personal data, we encourage you to carefully review our website’s Privacy Policy to understand how your data is collected, processed, and used, and to learn about your rights.

1. What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored in a user’s browser when they visit a website. These files may contain information such as which pages the user visited, the date and time of the visit, and a random and unique identifier.

This allows the website to store useful information about the user’s browsing activity and to “read” this data later, providing a personalized and seamless browsing experience based on their preferences.

For our business, cookies allow us to monitor data related to the performance and traffic of our website.
In any case, we assure you that the use of cookies poses no risk to your device.

2. What kind of information do Cookies collect?

Cookies gather information related to each user’s preferences, with the primary goal of enhancing your browsing experience and preventing the display of irrelevant content.

We do not use cookies to collect or record information such as your name, address, or other contact details.

3. What types of Cookies do we use and why?

The primary reason we use cookies is to provide personalized information and tailor advertising content to reflect your specific needs and interests.

Additionally, cookies enable us to compile aggregated statistics that help us understand how visitors use our website so we can continually improve its structure and content.

Please note that some website features are only available through the use of cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, those features may not be available to you.
We use the following types of cookies on our website:

Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active):

These cookies are essential for the website’s operation and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or completing forms. You may configure your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site may not function properly.

Performance Cookies:

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve our website’s performance. They help us understand which pages are popular and how visitors move around the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website.

Functional Cookies:

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as video playback and live chat. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies, some or all of these features may not function properly.

Targeting/Advertising Cookies:

These cookies are used to show you advertisements tailored to your interests and preferences. They are intended to deliver targeted ads and reduce irrelevant or unwanted advertising messages.

First-party Cookies:

These cookies are set by the website you are visiting and may assign a unique identifier to you to track your activity on the site. Website administrators often use first-party cookies to manage visits and for identification purposes.

Third-party Cookies:

These cookies are set by third parties, such as social networks or advertising platforms, to track your visits to different websites where they display content or ads. We do not control third-party cookies.

Social Media Cookies:

Third-party social networks may place cookies on your device if you choose to share content from our site by clicking one of the embedded “Share” buttons. If you disable these cookies, the sharing feature may not be available.

Analytics Cookies:

Like most websites, we use Google Analytics (GA) to monitor user activity. We use this data to understand how many people visit our site, how they find it, how they use it, and how they navigate through it.

4. How can you control cookies?

You can withdraw your consent or oppose the use of cookies on your device at any time. You can also manage and delete cookies from your browser settings.

Below are links with instructions on how to prevent or delete cookies for major browsers:

Mozilla: https://support.mozilla.org/el/kb/diagrafh-cookies-gia-afairesh-plhroforiwn

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=el

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/el-gr/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer

Safari: https://support.apple.com/el-gr/HT201265

Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/8.51/el/cookies.html

5. What are your rights?

Access your data

Correct or delete your data

Port your data

Restrict the processing of your data

Object to the processing of your data

Withdraw your consent for the use of some or all cookies and, consequently, for the processing of your data

To exercise any of the above rights, you can submit your request in writing to our office at Mandilara 32, Larissa, or by email at info@kontouorthodontics.gr, especially if you believe the operation of cookies violates current personal data protection laws.

In any case, you may file a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (1-3 Kifisias Ave., 115 23 Athens, tel. 210 6475600, email: contact@dpa.gr).

6. Changes to the Cookies Policy.

This Cookies Policy may be updated or amended at any time. Therefore, we recommend that you check this Policy regularly to stay informed.