Cookie Policy

This cookie policy applies to the processing of personal data collected through cookies on this website www.fluteproject.eu which is dedicated to the dissemination of the FLUTE project.

The goal of FLUTE project is to advance and scale up data-driven healthcare by developing novel methods for privacy-preserving cross-border utilization of data hubs. The safety and confidentiality of the personal data we process is therefore a key concern for the members of the FLUTE consortium.

This is why we wish to be very clear and transparent about what happens when we collect and use your personal data, in this case when we place cookies on your device and collect those cookies afterwards.

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files which are placed on your computer when you visit our website. Cookies help us to do different things, such enabling certain features on our website or measure how visitors such as you use our website. In more detail:

• Necessary: These trackers are used for activities that are strictly necessary to operate or deliver the service you requested from us and, therefore, do not require you to consent.

• Functionality: These trackers enable basic interactions and functionalities that allow you to access selected features of our service and facilitate your communication with us.

• Experience: These trackers help us to improve the quality of your user experience and enable interactions with external content, networks and platforms.

• Measurement: These trackers help us to measure traffic and analyze your behavior to improve our service.

• Marketing: These trackers help us to deliver personalized ads or marketing content to you, and to measure their performance.

2. WHAT IF THIS COOKIE POLICY DOES NOT ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS?

The data protection laws require that we provide you with information on the processing of your personal data. Should you have further questions regarding the processing of your personal data, do not hesitate to contact us at privacy@irst.legalmail.it.

3. WHO ARE "WE"?

Whenever you see a reference to “we” in this privacy policy, it refers to Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.l. (English: Romagna Institute for the Study of Tumors), further referred to as “IRST”, that manages this website within the FLUTE consortium

Our full legal name and contact details are as follows: Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori "Dino Amadori" - IRST S.r.l. Via Piero Maroncelli, 40 47014 Meldola (FC) Italy Tel: +39 0543.739100 Registration number: 03154520401

We (IRST) are responsible for processing your personal data as a controller, as explained in this cookie policy.

4. WHICH COOKIES DO WE USE AND WHY?

The information generated by the cookies will be used by the FLUTE consortium to evaluate your use of the website, enabling it to compile reports on website activity and internet usage.

When you use our website, we will place the following first-party cookies:

1. Cookie 2. Type of cookie [Indicate: Necessary, Functionality,Experience, Measurement, Marketing] 3. Purpose 4. Lifespan (unless you delete the cookie)

1. cmp-cookie 2. [Necessary 3. This cookie is set by the website to keep track of what you selected on the Cookie Banner. 4. 6 months

We may use third-party cookies on our website for social channels sharing of FLUTE contents by users. We are required to place necessary and functionality cookies (such as cmp-cookie). You cannot choose whether or not we use these cookies, since they are mandatory for the website to operate.

For other types of cookies (experience, measurement, marketing) we require your prior consent. You can give your consent by clicking the appropriate button in the cookie banner. You can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies stored in your browser. You can find more information on how to do this on the websites of the respective browser manufacturers:

• Microsoft Edge: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/edge-privacy-faq

• Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

• Safari: https://support.applcom/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

5. WHICH RIGHTS DO YOU HAVE WITH REGARD TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

When we collect and use your personal data, you enjoy a right of access, correction, erasure, data portability as well as restriction and opposition to processing your personal data. Please note, however, that where it concerns personal data processed through cookies, we anonymize your data immediately. We are no longer processing any personal data, hence no rights can be granted. To learn more about your rights, please read our Privacy Notice [link].

If you have any complaint regarding the processing of your personal data by IRST, you may always contact us at privacy@irst.legalmail.it. If you remain unsatisfied with our response, you may file a complaint with the competent data protection authority. The competent data protection authority for Italy is Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (www.garanteprivacy.it). The list of all European data protection authorities is available on the website of European Data Protection Board (https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en ).