1. Introduction
Professor Theo Kofidis (“we”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard the information you provide through the website proftheokofidis.gr, in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — EU Regulation 2016/679) and applicable Greek law.
2. Data Controller
Professor Theo Kofidis International Heart Surgery Center of Greece / Hygeia Hospital Email: tkofidis@hotmail.de Tel.: +30 210 6867615
3. Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of data:
a. Data you voluntarily provide:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Message content submitted via the contact form
b. Data collected automatically:
- IP address
- Browser and device type
- Pages visited and time spent
- Referral source
Important notice: This website is not a medical practice and does not collect health or medical data online. For medical enquiries, please contact the office directly.
4. Purpose and Legal Basis for Processing
| Purpose | Legal Basis |
| Responding to your enquiries | Consent (Art. 6§1a GDPR) |
| Website operation and improvement | Legitimate interest (Art. 6§1f GDPR) |
| Compliance with legal obligations | Legal obligation (Art. 6§1c GDPR) |
5. Cookies
This website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are categorised as:
- Strictly necessary: Required for the basic functioning of the website.
- Analytical / Statistical: Used to understand how the website is used (e.g. Google Analytics), subject to your prior consent.
You may manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings.
6. Sharing Data with Third Parties
We do not sell, rent, or transfer your personal data to third parties, except:
- Technology service providers (e.g. hosting, email services) acting as data processors on our behalf, under strict contractual obligations.
- Authorities or bodies, where required by law.
7. Data Retention
Contact data you submit is retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for up to 2 years following our last communication, unless otherwise required by law or you request earlier deletion.
8. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:
- Access: To know what personal data we hold about you.
- Rectification: To request correction of inaccurate data.
- Erasure: To request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”).
- Restriction: To restrict the processing of your data.
- Portability: To receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.
- Objection: To object to processing based on legitimate interest.
- Withdrawal of consent: At any time, without retroactive effect.
To exercise any of the above rights, please contact us at tkofidis@hotmail.de.
If you believe that the processing of your data violates applicable law, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) — www.dpa.gr.
9. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, loss, or misuse, including SSL/TLS encryption.
10. Links to Third-Party Sites
This website may contain links to external websites (e.g. Hygeia Hospital, NUS). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
11. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review it periodically.
proftheokofidis.gr Last updated: August 2025
