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Cookie Policy
Vascular Therapy
https://vasculartherapy.gr
This Cookie Policy explains how this Website uses cookies and similar technologies (such as browser local storage). It should be read in conjunction with the Privacy Policy. It is provided in accordance with the ePrivacy Directive 2002/58/EC as transposed in Greece (Law 3471/2006), and the GDPR.
1. What are cookies and similar technologies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your device to remember information across pages or visits. Similar technologies include local storage and session storage, which also store small pieces of information on your browser.
The law treats them the same way: some are strictly necessary or functional and can be used without consent, while others (e.g. analytics or advertising) require your prior consent.
2. The key point: we keep it minimal
This Website does not set its own cookies. With your consent, it uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site — we do not build advertising profiles and we do not share your data with advertisers.
The only items stored on your device by our own website are certain functional local storage items that remember your preferences and improve your experience. The only technologies that may involve a third party are Google Analytics and the optional Google map on our Contact page — both load only with your consent.
3. Why we use these technologies
To remember your language choice (Greek or English).
To remember that you dismissed a one-time interface hint.
To temporarily cache public review content so the Contact page loads faster.
To display an interactive map of our clinics, if you choose to load it.
To measure how the Website is used and improve it, with your consent (Google Analytics).
4. Categories used on this Website
| Category | Used here? | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | The Website operates without setting cookies; basic delivery relies on standard server processing only | No |
| Functional / Preferences | Yes — local storage for language and hints; review cache | No (exempt — necessary for functionality you use) |
| Analytics / Performance | Yes — Google Analytics (GA4) | Yes — prior consent |
| Marketing / Advertising | None | — |
| Third-party (Google Maps) | Only if you load the map | Yes — prior consent |
5. Full storage table
First-party cookies: none.
First-party browser storage (local storage):
| Name | Type | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| i18nextLng | Local storage | This website | Remembers your language (Greek/English) | Until you delete it | Functional — exempt |
| main-site-swipe-hint-dismissed | Local storage | First-party | Remembers that you dismissed the navigation hint | Until you delete it | Functional — exempt |
| arterial-swipe-hint | Local storage | First-party | Same hint, arterial section | Until you delete it | Functional — exempt |
| va-swipe-hint | Local storage | First-party | Same hint, vascular access section | Until you delete it | Functional — exempt |
| venous-swipe-hint | Local storage | First-party | Same hint, venous section | Until you delete it | Functional — exempt |
| google_reviews_cache | Local storage | First-party | Temporarily stores public reviews for 24 hours to speed up the Contact page | 24 hours | Functional — exempt |
Third-party technologies (only with your consent):
| Name | Type | Provider | Purpose | Duration | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps cookies/storage (e.g. NID) and IP transmission | Cookies + local storage + IP | Renders the interactive clinic map; may be used by Google for security and its own purposes | Varies (set by Google) | Prior consent required | |
| _ga, _ga_* (Google Analytics) | Cookies + local storage | Measures site usage (pages viewed, approximate location, device type) to help us improve the Website | Up to 2 years | Prior consent required |
We do not control the cookies set by Google — see Google's Privacy Policy for details. Google Privacy Policy .
Note: you can always find our clinics on the map via the plain text link "Open in Google Maps" on the Contact page. This is a regular link and does not load anything or share data until you click it and go to Google.
6. Legal basis and consent
The functional local storage (the first-party items above) is used under the ePrivacy exemption for storage strictly necessary for providing a feature you use (e.g. remembering your language). It stores no identifying information and does not require consent — we simply disclose it here.
The Google map involves a third party and the transmission of your IP address, so it is only loaded with your prior consent. The map does not load until you choose to.
7. How to manage or delete this storage
Load the map only when you want
The map does not load until you choose to.
Chrome
Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → Cookies and other site data.
Firefox
Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data.
Safari
Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
Edge
Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data.
Block storage
Most browsers allow you to block or restrict cookies and site data.
Blocking functional local storage may reset your language preference on each visit but will not otherwise affect the website's functionality.
8. Third-party cookies
The only third-party technologies used are Google Analytics and Google Maps, both only with your consent. We do not use social media pixels, advertising networks, or any other third-party trackers.
9. Retention periods
Retention for each item is shown in the tables in §5. Functional items persist until you delete them (except the review cache, which expires after 24 hours). Any cookies set by Google are governed by Google's own retention.
10. Your rights
Where storage involves personal data, you have the rights described in the Privacy Policy, including the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority .
11. Changes to this Cookie Policy
We will update this policy if our use of cookies or similar technologies changes — for example, if analytics are ever added, we will update the policy and obtain your consent via the banner before using any such technology.
12. Contact
Questions about this Cookie Policy: [email protected]
Vascular Therapy, Grigoriou Lampraki 132, Piraeus 185 32, Greece · Valaoritou 3, Chania 731 34, Greece.