Website Personal Data Protection Policy.
Effective from 01-01-2025.

Thank you for visiting the British Medical Counselling Services website. Before using our website, please carefully read this Privacy Policy (PP).

Introduction
The company, as the data controller, informs you about the way it collects and processes information about you. Personal data (PD) is any information relating to natural persons whose identity is known or can be identified. The protection of your personal data is very important to the company, which takes measures in this direction when you visit its website. This Privacy Policy outlines the type of information that may be collected during your visit to our website and informs you about how we use this information. When you voluntarily provide personal information, such as your name, address, or email address, we treat this information with absolute confidentiality. Subject to specific provisions of this Privacy Policy, no personal information is rented, sold, publicly posted, or disclosed to other companies, organizations, or websites.

As stated in the Website Terms of Use and the Cookies Policy, the services provided through the website are aimed at a general audience, do not target children, and do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. The Privacy Policy applies to all users of the website. This Policy applies to the collection and use of your personal information by the company (e.g., information that identifies a specific person, such as full name or email address).

What information do we collect from you?
When you visit the company's website, we may collect data from you. Some of this data may be of a personal nature. This data may include your browsing history, IP address, screen resolution, the browser you used, operating system and settings, access times, and your referring URL. If you are using a mobile device, we may also collect data identifying the device, its settings, and your location. The company reserves the right to collect non-personally identifiable information about users [such as browser type, type of computer, operating system, internet service providers, etc.] and/or to monitor Internet Protocol (IP) addresses using relevant technologies (cookies). Cookies are small text files stored on the hard drive of each user without allowing access to documents or files from the user's computer. They are used to facilitate user access when using specific services or pages of the Website, as well as for statistical purposes. For more information about the cookies used by the Website, users are advised to visit the Cookies Policy page. If you are interested in contacting us through the contact form, we will necessarily collect your name, phone number, and email address. If you choose to subscribe to the company's newsletter, we will collect your email address.

Newsletter Policy.

The methods of collecting personal data through this website involve the registration application of interested parties to the newsletter subscription list, as well as the submission of a request for information regarding the services provided by the company from its trained staff.

How do we collect your personal data?
We collect your personal data directly from you. You provide your personal data when you fill out the registration/contact forms available on our website (contact form, newsletter subscription form).

Use – disclosure of personal data.
We use your personal data to respond to your requests, such as keeping you continuously informed through the receipt of the newsletter or communicating with you regarding user-related matters.

Retention period of personal data.
The retention period of your personal data is determined as follows:

In the case where you fill out the contact form, your personal data will be retained until 31-12-2030.
In the case where you subscribe to the newsletter service, your personal data will be retained until 31-12-2030. However, you can inform us at any time that you no longer wish to receive newsletters by sending a relevant email to: info@bmcs.gr οπότε τα δεδοµένα σας θα διαγραφούν.
After the expiration of the period defined by the applicable legal or tax obligation (if any), your personal data will be deleted.

Your rights regarding the processing of personal data.
You have the right to obtain information about your personal data that we have stored at any time, in accordance with applicable legislation and without any charge. We may ask for proof of your identity before providing you with this data. In some cases, we may not be able to grant access to specific personal data. For example, if your personal data is related to the personal data of other individuals or if it is retained for legal reasons. In such cases, we will explain the reason why you cannot access this data. You have the right to request the correction or updating of your information, and the company will immediately proceed with the correction. You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data, and the company will promptly delete it. However, in some cases where applicable legal and tax obligations require mandatory data retention, data deletion may be prohibited. In such cases, we will explain the reason why we cannot delete your personal data and for how long it will be retained. You have the right to request the cessation of the processing of your personal data by the company, and the company will immediately cease processing. If this is not feasible, we will explain the reason why we cannot stop processing your personal data. You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data by the company, and the company will immediately proceed with the restriction of processing. If this is not feasible, we will explain the reason why we cannot restrict the processing of your personal data. You have the right to request the transfer of your personal data to another entity/organization, and the company will promptly transfer the data. However, in some cases, due to documented obligations of the company, your request may not be accepted.

If it is proven that a data breach of your personal information occurred due to the company’s actions, resulting in material or non-material damage, you have the right to file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (Data Protection Authority).

To exercise the above rights or if you have questions regarding the privacy policy or need assistance with exercising or understanding your privacy options, please contact the privacy team at the email address: info@bmcs.gr.

Changes to the privacy policy.
The company may modify this Privacy Policy. Please check the Effective Date at the beginning of this Policy to see when it was last revised. Any revision will take effect as soon as we post the revised Policy. If we make substantial changes to this Policy that expand our rights to use the personal data we have already collected from you, we will notify you and provide you with the option to choose how your data will be used in the future.