Cookies Notice
- Scope of this Cookies Notice
The Medical Company with the trade name ADRENAL & PITUITARY CENTER, which has its registered seat in Athens (54, Vasilissis Sofias Street, P.C. 115 28, tel. 2107214912, e-mail: info@adrenalpituitarycenter.com) (hereinafter referred to as the “Medical Company”) acting in its capacity as a Data Controller, collects and further processes your personal data to the extent strictly necessary for explicit and lawful purposes in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR”), Hellenic Law 4624/2019 and Hellenic Law 3471/2006, as applicable. The Medical Company safeguards your privacy while browsing our website. This Cookie Notice provides you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use, the information we collect with them and how we use them via our website https://www.adrenalpituitarycenter.com.
- Key concepts
Cookie identification files are self-installing text files, with short content, that are stored on the computer or other electronic devices (i.e. mobile phones, tablets, etc.) of the user visiting a website. In this way, the website remembers your actions and preferences (e.g. language, font size and other display preferences) for a period of time, so you do not have to enter these preferences each time you visit the website or browse from one page to another. Cookies help you navigate in an environment that is more user-friendly.
- Types of cookies
There are two main categories of cookies:
- Temporary cookies (session cookies) which are deleted immediately after the end of the browser and/or after closing the browser,
- Persistent cookies which remain in your browser for a certain period of time or until you delete them.
For the most effective management of its websites,
- Use of cookies
Each type of cookie we use serves different purposes. When you visit our website, we may use the following cookies:
- Types and Use of Cookies from this website
This website uses the following types of cookies:
5.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website, they allow you to browse and use its features, such as access to secure areas. These cookies are necessary for the operation of the website and without them it would not be technically possible to provide services of the website.
| Cookie | TYPE | EXPIRY | PURPOSE |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Session | Until browser is closed | Checks if the browser accepts cookies. |
| wordpress_logged_in_[hash] | Session | Until browser is closed | Maintains user login session. |
| wp-settings-{user_id} | Persistent | 1 year | Stores user preferences in the WordPress admin area. |
5.2 Functionality Cookies:
These cookies are used to store settings on the website (e.g. by remembering your preferences for safe search, or to make it easier for you to browse the website). Through these cookies, user information such as browser type, server, selected language, user preferences, user searches and user’s geographical location can be collected. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent. Where links are provided to other websites, the website is not responsible for the terms of use and any measures for the protection of personal data that they implement.
| Cookie | TYPE | EXPIRY | PURPOSE |
| pll_language | Persistent | 1 year | Stores the language preference chosen by the user. |
| wp_lang | Session | Until browser is closed | Keeps the interface language for the session. |
| consent_cookie | Persistent | 1 year | Stores the user’s cookie consent preferences. |
5.3 Advertising Cookies (3rd party cookies):
Information obtained through cookie technology is shared with third parties in the context of creating targeted advertising content that may be displayed to the user during their visit to third-party websites. In addition, the relevant cookie technology provides metrics related to user activity on a third-party website that referred the user to our websites. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
| Cookie | TYPE | EXPIRY | PURPOSE |
| fr | Persistent | 3 months | Used for targeted advertising on Facebook. |
| IDE | Persistent | 1 year | Delivers relevant ads across Google services. |
| _fbp | Persistent | 3 months | Identifies browsers for Facebook Ads delivery. |
| NID | Persistent | 6 months | Personalizes Google ads based on recent searches. |
5.4 Analytics Cookies (3rd party cookies) and other technologies:
These cookies collect information about the website user and enable us to improve the way the website works. This information is used to monitor the website’s performance, traffic, and modes of access, etc. Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
| Cookie | TYPE | EXPIRY | PURPOSE |
| _ga | Persistent | 2 years | Distinguishes users for analytics purposes. |
| _gid | Persistent | 24 hours | Tracks user behavior across pages. |
| _gat | Persistent | 1 minute | Limits the rate of requests to Google Analytics. |
| collect | Session | Until browser is closed | Sends visitor data to Google Analytics. |
5.5 Security Cookies (3rd party cookies) :
These cookies may be used for security purposes (e.g. to prevent cyber-attacks and any other malicious activity). Installation of these cookies is subject to your consent.
| Cookie | TYPE | EXPIRY | PURPOSE |
| wp_sec_auth | Session | Until browser is closed | Helps verify secure user login sessions. |
| __Secure-3PSID | Persistent | 2 years | Provides security by authenticating users and preventing fraudulent use of login credentials. |
- How to manage cookies
If you wish to disable cookies, depending on their specific type, the website may not function properly. It should be noted that it is not possible to disable “necessary” cookies, since they are necessary for the proper functioning of the website. For all other categories of cookies used by the website, you can freely select whether or not to use them when you first enter the website, while you always retain the option to modify your choices for the use of cookies by clicking the Cookie button on the bottom left corner of your screen.
In any case, you can always modify the options in your browser to receive notifications about the use of cookies or to reject the use of cookies. In this case, if you do not allow the use of cookies for certain services, you may not have further access to them.
You can also revoke your consent to the use of cookies on your computer or other device by following the procedure for deleting them from the memory of the browser you use.
You can find out more information, according to the browser, using the following links:
- Microsoft Edge
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- Adobe (flashcookies)
- To find out more about the types of cookies, you can visit: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
You can review your cookies preferences by clicking the cookies icon.