Who is responsible for your data
The data controller is Dr Emmanouil (Manos) Skotidis, Orthopaedic Surgeon, whose clinic is at Avlakiou 41, Porto Rafti 190 03, Greece.
For any question about your data: phone +30 694 248 7303, email em.skotidis@gmail.com.
What the site collects
The site manoskotidis.com uses no cookies, analytics tools or advertising networks, and loads no content from third parties. Fonts and images are served by the site itself.
As with any website, the hosting provider temporarily logs technical details of each visit, such as the IP address, the time and the page requested. These serve security and smooth running only and are not linked to you as a person.
When you contact us
When you fill in the appointment form, your details pass through the site’s server at Hostinger and are emailed straight to the doctor. The server does not store them. To protect against abuse it keeps, for one hour only, a one-way code derived from your IP address, without any of the form details.
In those cases we receive what you give us: name, phone, email and any health information you choose to mention. Please write only what is needed. The details are discussed at the examination.
Why we use it and on what legal basis
- To book your appointment and reply to you. The legal basis is your consent and the steps you ask for before a service is provided (GDPR Article 6(1)(a) and (b)). For health information, the basis is your explicit consent (Article 9(2)(a)).
- For your medical care, if you become a patient. Processing is carried out by a health professional bound by medical confidentiality (Article 9(2)(h)).
- For legal obligations, such as keeping medical records and tax duties (Article 6(1)(c)).
We do not use your details for advertising and we make no automated decisions.
Who else sees it
Your details are not sold and are not given to third parties for their own purposes. Access is limited to:
- The doctor and the clinic staff, who are bound by confidentiality.
- The hospital or diagnostic laboratory, when this is needed for your care and with your knowledge.
- The technical providers we use, meaning the site’s hosting provider (Hostinger) and the email provider (Google, Gmail service). The email provider may process data outside the European Union, under the safeguards set out in the GDPR.
- Public authorities, only when the law requires it.
How long we keep it
- Messages and appointment requests that did not lead to a visit: up to 12 months, then deleted.
- Patient medical records: for the period set by the Greek Code of Medical Ethics (Law 3418/2005).
- Tax records: for as long as tax law requires.
Your rights
At any time you can ask:
- To learn which data we hold about you and receive a copy.
- To have inaccurate details corrected.
- To have them deleted, where the law does not require us to keep them.
- To restrict the processing or object to it.
- To have them transferred to another provider.
- To withdraw your consent. Withdrawal does not affect what was done before it.
Send your request to em.skotidis@gmail.com or call +30 694 248 7303. We will reply within one month. If you believe your rights are being infringed, you can lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (www.dpa.gr).
Security
The site runs over an encrypted connection (HTTPS). Medical records are kept with access limited to authorised persons. Email is not a fully secure channel. If you want to share sensitive information, please prefer the phone or the appointment itself.
Changes to this policy
If the way the site works changes, for example if an analytics tool is added, this policy will be updated before the change. See the cookie policy too.
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