As Cyprus Fertility Centre, we use cookies to help you use our Site in the most efficient way and to improve your user experience. We would like to remind you that the privacy and security of your data is important to us.
Below are explanations about what cookies are and how they are used.

1- What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files used to store small information. Cookies are stored on your device when the website is loaded in your browser. These cookies allow us to make the website work properly, make the website more secure, provide a better user experience and analyze how the website is performing and what is working and where it needs improvement.
We use cookies so that you can make the most of our website and improve your user experience. If you do not prefer the use of cookies, you can delete or block Cookies from your browser’s settings. However, we would like to remind you that this may affect your use of our website. Unless you change your Cookie settings in your browser, we will assume that you accept the use of cookies on this site.

2-What kind of cookies do we use?

Cookies in terms of duration of use:

• Temporary cookies: Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are used during visitors’ visits to the website and expire after the browser is closed. The main purpose of using such cookies is to ensure that the website functions properly during your visit.
• Persistent cookies: Persistent cookies are types of cookies used to increase the functionality of the website and to provide a faster and better service. Such cookies are used to remember visitors’ preferences and are stored on visitors’ devices through browsers and continue to exist until a certain date or deleted by the user. Persistent cookies are used for operations such as providing a personalized experience compatible with your settings.

Cookies by source

• First-party cookies: They are placed on visitors’ devices directly by the website visited. First-party cookies are defined by the website you are visiting and can only be read by this website.
• Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are defined by other organizations used for different services. For example, cookies are set on our behalf by the external data analysis services we use and the suppliers providing this service to report what is popular and what is not.

Cookies according to their intended use:

• Mandatory Cookies: Mandatory cookies are cookies that are necessary for you to browse our website, for our website to function properly, for you to benefit from its features and services. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and authentication, they are not used for any marketing purposes and do not identify your identity. An example of this is remembering previous actions when returning to a page within the same session. Disabling these cookies may cause all or some of the services and features to become unavailable.
• Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies allow our website to remember past choices (your username, the region you are in or the language you use) on our website for a more personalized online experience. The information these cookies collect may include data that can identify you, such as your username. Not allowing the use of such cookies may result in not using a special feature for you and prevent it from remembering your preferences.
• Performance cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information such as how you use our website, which pages you visit and which links you click. These cookies do not identify you. All data is taken and aggregated anonymously. By accepting these cookies, you help us improve our website, and you contribute to improving the way our website works.
• Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content and campaigns that are close to you and your interests. It may also be used to serve targeted ads or limit the number of times an ad is viewed to you. These cookies can be used to promote products specific to you, show personalized ads, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

3- Cookies Used and Purposes of Use

2.1. Cookies in terms of duration of use:

• Temporary Cookies: Session Cookies are temporary cookies that are used during visitors’ visits to the website and expire after the browser is closed. The main purpose of using such cookies is to ensure that the website functions properly during your visit. For example; Thanks to these cookies, it is possible to fill in the online forms consisting of more than one page.
• Persistent Cookies: Persistent cookies are types of cookies used to increase the functionality of the website and to provide a faster and better service. Such cookies are used to remember visitors’ preferences and are stored on visitors’ devices through browsers and continue to exist until a certain date or deleted by the user. Persistent cookies are used for operations such as providing a personalized experience compatible with your settings. Cookie-Like Technologies are also included in this scope.

2.2. Cookies in terms of source:

• First-party cookies: They are placed on visitors’ devices directly by the website visited. First-party cookies are defined by the website you are visiting and can only be read by this website.
• Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are defined by other organizations used for different services. For example, cookies are set on our behalf by the external data analysis services we use and the suppliers providing this service to report what is popular and what is not.

2.3. Cookies according to their intended use:

• Mandatory Cookies: Mandatory cookies are cookies that are necessary for you to browse our website, for our website to function properly, for you to benefit from its features and services. These cookies are used for purposes such as security and authentication, they are not used for any marketing purposes and do not identify your identity. An example of this is remembering previous actions when returning to a page within the same session. Disabling these cookies may cause all or some of the services and features to become unavailable.
• Functionality cookies: Functionality cookies allow our website to remember past choices (your username, the region you are in or the language you use) on our website for a more personalized online experience. The information these cookies collect may include data that can identify you, such as your username. Not allowing the use of such cookies may result in not using a special feature for you and prevent it from remembering your preferences.
• Performance cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information such as how you use our website, which pages you visit and which links you click. These cookies do not identify you. All data is taken and aggregated anonymously. By accepting these cookies, you help us improve our website, and you contribute to improving the way our website works.
• Marketing cookies: These cookies are used to deliver content and campaigns that are close to you and your interests. It may also be used to serve targeted ads or limit the number of times an ad is viewed to you. These cookies can be used to promote products specific to you, show personalized ads, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
  You can prevent the use of Functionality, Performance and Marketing Cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.

Cyprus Fertility Centre may make changes and updates to this Cookie Policy when necessary. Changes and updates become effective on the date of publication.