COOKIE POLICY
This cookie policy applies to the processing of personal data collected through this website, dedicated to the dissemination of the Volabios Project which aims to advance the detection and prediction of Schizophrenia (SZ) through validation and investigation of various Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) present in different body fluids. Therefore, the safety and confidentiality of the personal data we process are a key concern for the member of the Volabios consortium. This is why we wish to be very clear and transparent about what happens when we collect and use your personal data, in this case when we place cookies on your device and collect those cookies afterwards. Cookies are small text files which are placed on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies help us to do different things, such as enabling certain features on our website or measure how visitors such as you use our website.
1. WHAT IF THIS COOKIE POLICY DOES NOT ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS?
The data protection laws require that we provide you with information on the processing of your personal data. Should you have further questions regarding the processing of your personal data, do not hesitate to contact [email protected]
2. WHO IS “WE”?
Whenever you see a reference to “we” in this privacy policy, it actually refers to CUBIC SNAIL O.P. who manages this website within the Volabios Consortium:
CUBIC SNAIL O.P.
Contact name: Vasileios Almaliotis
Tel: +302312314696
Address: Ermou 18, Thessaloniki 546 24, Greece
PIC: 879581645
CUBIC is responsible for collecting and using your personal data as explained in this cookie policy.
3. WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE AND WHY?
When you use our website, we will place the following cookies:
| Cookie Name | How long the cookie will remain on your device (unless you delete it) | Type of cookie | Purpose |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Session | Functional (1) | Storing browser details |
[1] Essential cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. They are stored in your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the Website. You may disable these by changing your browser settings, but this may affect how the website functions.
You can give your consent by clicking the appropriate button in the cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies stored in your browser. You can find more information on how to do this on the websites of the respective browser manufacturers:
1. Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
2. Safari: https://support.applcom/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
3. Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
4. Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
5. Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq
For more information about Cookies and how to disable and delete them, you can also go to www.allaboutcookies.org.
4. WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
We will not share your personal data with anyone but the member of the Volabios consortium as well as our trusted third parties who help us process your personal data. Anyone who has access to your personal data will always be bound by strict legal or contractual obligations to keep your personal data safe and confidential. This means that only the following recipients will receive your personal data:
- You;
- Volabios Consortium members;
- Trusted third parties.
5. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
Your personal data are only processed at the first moment of collection. Afterwards we immediately use the anonymization features of [**] to ensure that any information collected via cookies is anonymized. Each time you visit our website, these cookies will be collected again.
6. WHAT DO WE DO TO KEEP YOUR PERSONAL DATA SAFE?
As a member of a consortium promoting collection, storage and analysis of clinical assessment data including multi-omics data pertaining to SZ, the security and confidentiality of all data we process is very int to us. We have also technical, organizational and contractual measures to ensure that our infrastructure, systems, applications, premises and processes are and remain safe.
7. WHICH RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE WITH REGARD TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
When we collect and use your personal data, you enjoy a right of access, correction, erasure, data portability as well as restriction and opposition to processing your personal data. Note, however, that where it concerns personal data processed through cookies, we anonymize immediately. We are no longer processing any personal data hence, no rights can be granted.
If you have any complaint regarding the processing of your personal data, you may always contact us via the e-mail address mentioned above. If you remain unsatisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the competent data protection authority, the list of the European data protection authorities is available on the website of European Data Protection Board (https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en). The competent authority in the United Kingdom is the Information Commissioner’s Office (https://ico.org.uk/).