• Karolina Kontou

Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy

Bringing smiles to life!

Dr. Karolina Kontou’s clinic operates in Larissa, specializing in the field of orthodontics, and caters to children, adolescents, and adults. Through its variety of services and high-aesthetic products, the clinic aims to secure the patient’s final smile through specifically designed treatments, ensuring healthy and straight teeth in the future.

Our primary concern is ensuring all parameters for transparency and safe navigation on our website.

The Privacy Policy aims to clarify and inform you in detail about the purpose for which we collect and how we use your personal data.

This website is designed to comply with the requirements of the following European regulations/guidelines as well as applicable Greek legislation:

General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

Law 4624/2019, which incorporates Directive (EU) 2016/680 into national legislation

Law 3471/2006 (Government Gazette 133/A/28.6.2006), which incorporates Directive 2002/58/EC (e-Privacy Directive), as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC, supplementing and specifying the legal framework for the protection of personal data in the field of electronic communications

Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Convention 108 of the Council of Europe and its updates

Please carefully review the summary below regarding how our website operates.

If, after reading, you disagree, we kindly ask you to leave the site immediately.

1. General Information

The data controller for your personal data collected via this website is the orthodontic clinic of Karolina Kontou, located at 32 Mandilara Street, Larissa.

You can contact us for any questions about this Policy or any matter concerning your data processing and rights at: info@kontouorthodontics.gr

2. Security of Personal Data

When using our website or communicating with us, we need to process your personal data to ensure proper and secure website functionality, always within the limits set by law. Your trust is our priority, and we are committed to maintaining it fully.

We never intend to sell, rent, distribute, or disclose your personal data in any way.

USE OF OUR WEBSITE SERVICES BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER 16 YEARS OLD IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED UNLESS PARENTAL CONSENT IS PROVIDED.

This Privacy Policy provides detailed information about when and why we collect your data, how we use and process it, and how long we retain it.

3. Automatically Provided Personal Data

When you simply visit and browse the site, certain information may be collected automatically, such as:

Your computer’s IP address

Browser type and operating system

Websites visited before and after our site

Connection speed and software information installed on your device

Basic server connection info

Information collected via cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies (see Cookies section)

4. Data Collected via the Contact Form

If you wish to contact us through our website, you can do so via the contact form.

By completing this form, you provide the following:

Full name

Email address

Message subject

Your data is retained for as long as the communication lasts and is used solely for responding to your inquiries, providing tailored services and information, and analyzing website traffic and use.

5. Social Media Pages

We maintain accounts on Facebook and Instagram.

You may also contact us through these platforms for information about our services. To respond to you, we may collect and process public information such as your username and any other publicly available profile details. By messaging us, you consent to this processing.

Note: We are not responsible for the data processing conducted by social media platforms. Please refer to their respective Privacy Policies for more information.

6. Purpose of Data Collection

We collect, process, use, and store your personal data only as necessary to:

Ensure the proper operation of our website
Improve your access to content and service
Respond efficiently to your inquiries

In short, your data may be used for:

Marketing activities (newsletter sign-up)
Customer and visitor support
Statistical analysis of website traffic and usage

7. Recipients of Your Data

Only authorized personnel within our business, who are bound by confidentiality and data protection, have access to your data.

Your data may also be shared with companies providing us with technical support, website maintenance, or newsletter management software services.

No data legally collected from your use of the website is transmitted outside the EU.

8. Data Retention Period

We retain your personal data only for the duration necessary to fulfill the above processing purposes.

If you withdraw your consent, your data will be deleted from our records unless its retention is required for legal reasons or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.

9. Data Security

We recognize the importance of securing your personal data and have taken all necessary technical and organizational measures to protect it.

These measures are regularly reviewed and updated as needed.

10. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access:

to know what data we process and why

Right to rectification:

to correct inaccurate or incomplete data

Right to erasure:

to request deletion of your data if it’s no longer needed

Right to restrict processing:

while objections to processing are being reviewed

Right to object or withdraw consent:

if you no longer consent, unless we have legitimate reasons to retain your data

11. How to Exercise Your Rights

You can exercise your rights by:

Calling us at: 2411 812312
Submitting a request at our clinic
Emailing us at: info@kontouorthodontics.gr

We commit to responding promptly and free of charge, within one month of receiving your request.

12. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We update this Policy whenever necessary. If significant changes occur, we do not individually inform each visitor/user. We recommend reviewing this Policy periodically.

Your continued use of our website after any changes implies your unconditional acceptance of these terms.