Privacy Policy

  1. Introduction

The organisation with the distinctive title GIVMED hereinafter the “Organisation “, or “we“ wishes through this Privacy Notice (hereinafter the “Notice“) to inform you about the processing of your personal data that takes place when you visit or use the website medliteracy.eu (hereinafter the “Website“), in particular the ways in which we process your data, the parameters of the processing and the rights granted to you pursuant to personal data legislation.

Before using the Website, kindly read and understand this Policy.

  1. Contact Details

The Data Controller of your personal data, pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (hereinafter “GDPR“) is the Organisation whose details are as follows:

GIVMED Share medicine Share life
AddressViktoros Ougko 15, Athina 104 37
Telephone+30 21 0300 7222
E-mailhello@givmed.org
  1. Categories of personal data we collect

Depending on the service provided through the Website, we collect the following personal data on a case-by-case basis:

  1. Data you provide through the Website’s contact form or when you subscribe to our newsletter
  1. Data collected automatically through cookies and related technologies installed on your device, such as IP address, MAC address, device operating system and the website through which you visited the Website, browser history and date of visit, as described in the Cookies Policy.

When the provision of some of your personal data is mandatory in order for you to access a feature or service of the Website, we will mark certain fields as mandatory. Please note that if you do not provide this information, you may not be able to enjoy the said services or features.

  1. Purposes and legal bases of processing

The processing of your personal data takes place for the following purposes and pursuant to the following legal bases:

  • the data under (i) mentioned above, in order to process and manage your queries/requests, on the basis of your consent
  • the data under (ii) mentioned above, in order to provide our service, improve our products, our services and the functionality of the Website, on the basis of our legitimate interest (ensuring website functionality and security) or upon your consent (for analytics purposes), in accordance with our Cookies Policy.

If we need to process your personal data for purposes other than those mentioned above, we will inform you before the data is collected.

  1. Recipients of your personal data
  • Your personal data is subject to processing by the Company’s authorized personnel.
  • Your personal data under (i) and (ii) is shared with other parties, when this is necessary for the provision of the agreed upon services or for the purposes of our legitimate interests, namely: cloud hosting providers, IT support services, and analytics providers.
  • The data collected through cookies (ii) is shared with third parties as per our Cookies Policy. You may find more information in this Policy.
  • Your personal data may be transferred as part of the business assets to the new owner or successor entity in the event of the transfer of our entity or other corporate transaction. We will ensure that such a transfer is conducted in accordance with applicable data protection laws and that your rights remain protected. If such a change occurs, we will notify you in a timely manner and provide details of the new data controller, including their identity and contact information. We will provide you with options regarding your personal data before the transfer occurs.
  1. Transfer of data outside the EEA

The processing of your personal data takes place within the European Economic Area (EEA). If we need to transfer your personal data to a third country, we will use appropriate mechanisms in accordance with applicable data protection legislation to ensure that your personal data remains protected and secure, such as Adequacy Decisions and Standard Contractual Clauses adopted by the European Commission, and we will inform you accordingly.

  1. Retention period of your personal data
  • We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the processing purposes as described in paragraph 3, and in any case, for as long as is required or permitted under applicable law and determined by our business needs.
  • The criteria on the basis of which the above retention periods are determined are: (i) the duration of a binding legal retention obligation and (ii) our legitimate interest, such as e.g., in the event of any complaint, dispute, litigation or investigation.
  • If we process data upon your consent, we will keep data until you withdraw your consent.
  • For the retention period of data deriving from the use of cookies, please refer to the Cookies Policy.
  1. Automated decision making and profiling

We do not process your personal data using automated means and do not make automated decisions. In case we are going to use such methods, we will notify you in advance, giving you the opportunity to object to these procedures in advance.

  1. Your rights

When we process your personal data, you have specific rights under applicable law, which you can exercise at any time, free of charge, by sending a written request to the email address hello@givmed.org.

The organisation will respond to your request in writing as soon as possible and in any case within one (1) or maximum three (3) months, depending on the nature and type of the request.

In particular, provided that the legal conditions are met, you may exercise:

  • The right to object to processing – In cases where the processing is based on your legitimate interest, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data. In case, however, there are compelling and legitimate reasons that override your rights and interests, we may decline your objection, depending on the purpose of the processing.
  • The right to access your personal data – You have the right to ask us, at any time, for information on the processing of your data by the Company or copies of your personal data that we retain.
  • The right to rectification – You have the right to ask us, at any time, to rectify information that you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request the completion of information that you consider incomplete.
  • The right to delete your personal data – You have the right to ask us to delete your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • The right to restrict the processing of your personal data – You have the right to ask us to restrict the processing of your data in certain cases.
  • The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data you have provided us to another organisation or provide it to you. The right only applies if we process information based on your consent or for the purpose of concluding or performing a contract and the processing is automated.
  • · Where the processing is based on consent, the right to withdraw your consent, at any time, without prejudice to the lawfulness of the processing which was based on consent before its withdrawal.

In addition, in the event that your request has not been resolved, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the data protection authority of your place of residence. If you are located in Greece, you may contact the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) at www.dpa.gr.

  1. How we protect your personal data

We make every effort to implement appropriate security measures to protect the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of your personal data, in particular against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access.

UPDATES TO THIS POLICY

We reserve the right to amend and update this Policy at our discretion. Important changes to this Policy will be uploaded on the Website, while at the same time we may also notify you individually, if deemed necessary, by any appropriate means. In any case, we encourage you to periodically visit this page in order to stay informed of the Policy in force at any given time.

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