Privacy Policy

Data Controller

MEDS-LINK Ltd
Registered office: Limassol, Cyprus
Email: contact@synapse-innovation.org

Data Collected

When using synapse-innovation.org, we may collect the following data:

• Identification data: surname, first name, email address (via contact or registration forms)
• Professional data: medical specialty, institution, country
• Browsing data: IP address, browser type, pages viewed, connection date and time

Processing Purposes

Your personal data is collected for the following purposes:

• Management of information requests and registrations for SYNAPSE editions
• Responding to contact requests
• Sending congress-related information (programme, logistics, updates)
• Improving user experience and anonymised statistical analysis

Legal Basis

• Consent: for non-essential cookies and communications
• Contractual performance: for registration processing
• Legitimate interest: for statistical analysis and site improvement

Data Recipients

Your data is processed exclusively by the SYNAPSE Innovation organising team (MEDS-LINK Ltd) and its technical service provider (Elysium MedTech). No data is sold or transmitted to third parties for commercial purposes.

Retention Period

• Registration data: 3 years after the congress
• Contact data: 2 years after the last exchange
• Browsing data (cookies): 13 months maximum

Your Rights

In accordance with the GDPR, you have the following rights:

• Right of access to your personal data
• Right to rectification
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object

To exercise these rights, contact us at: contact@synapse-innovation.org

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (CNIL in France, Commissioner for Personal Data Protection in Cyprus).

Cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file placed on your device when you visit a website. It stores information relating to your browsing activity.

Cookies used on this site

• Essential cookies: necessary for the site to function (consent preference). They do not require your consent.
• Analytics cookies: used to measure site audience anonymously. Only placed with your consent.

Cookie management

On your first visit, a banner allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your choice is stored for 12 months. You can change your choice at any time by deleting the synapse_consent cookie from your browser.

Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against loss, misuse, unauthorised access or disclosure.

Changes

This privacy policy may be updated at any time. The date of the last update is indicated at the top of this page.