Introduction
Our website, Summer School at the University of Ioannina Medical Department (hereinafter referred to as ‘the website’), utilizes cookies and other related technologies (collectively referred to as ‘cookies’) for various purposes. These cookies may also be placed by third parties with whom we collaborate. This document aims to inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

What are Cookies?
Cookies are small files that are sent along with the pages of this website and stored by your web browser on your computer’s or another device’s hard drive. The information stored therein may be sent back to our servers or to the servers of relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

What are Scripts?
Scripts refer to pieces of code that are used to ensure the proper functionality and interactivity of our website. This code may run on our servers or directly on your device.

What is a Web Beacon?
A web beacon, or a pixel tag, is a tiny, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on the site. To accomplish this, various data about you are stored using web beacons.

Technical or Functional Cookies
Some cookies are essential to ensure that specific parts of the website function correctly and to maintain your user preferences. By placing functional cookies, we simplify your visit to our website, as it prevents the need for you to enter the same information repeatedly. We may place these cookies without your consent.

Marketing/Promotional or Tracking Cookies
These cookies, or any other form of local storage, are used to create user profiles and track the user across the current website or across various websites for similar marketing purposes.

Placed Cookies

Various Functional
Google Analytics (Statistics)
Google Fonts (Marketing/Promotional, Tracking)
Google reCAPTCHA (Marketing/Promotional, Tracking)
Google Maps (Marketing/Promotional, Tracking)
YouTube (Marketing/Promotional, Functional, Statistics)

Consent
Upon your first visit to our website, a pop-up window will appear explaining cookies. By clicking ‘OK, I AGREE!’, you consent to our use of all categories of cookies and any others you have selected in the pop-up window and this Cookie Policy. You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but be aware that our website may not function properly without them.

Your Rights Regarding Personal Data
You have several rights concerning your personal data, including the right to know why it is needed, what will happen to it, and how long it will be retained. You have the right to access, correct, delete, or block your personal data at any time. If you have consented to our processing of your data, you can withdraw this consent and request the deletion of your personal data.

Activation/Deactivation and Deletion of Cookies
You can configure your browser to automatically or manually delete cookies, or to notify you whenever a cookie is being placed. For more information on these settings, please consult the ‘Help’ section of your browser.

Contact Information
Should you have any questions or comments regarding our Cookie Policy, please contact us at easpioti@uoi.gr. If you have a complaint about our handling of your data, we invite you to contact us directly, although you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority.