Last updated: 14 August 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Institute of Medical Psychology, Psycho-Oncology and Psychosomatics Association, UIC 208753525 (“the Institute”, “we”), uses cookies and similar technologies on its website.
This Policy should be read together with the Privacy Policy of the Institute.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise certain information about the visit and may be used to ensure the proper functioning of the pages, save preferences, analyse site usage and for other purposes.
Some cookies are stored only while the browser is open, while others may remain on the device for a set period or until they are deleted.
What cookies do we use?
Depending on the functionalities of the site, the Institute may use the following categories:
Necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for the normal and secure functioning of the website. Without them, certain essential functions of the site may not work properly. The use of strictly necessary cookies does not require prior consent.
Functional cookies
These allow the site to remember certain choices and preferences of the visitor and to provide additional functionalities.
Analytical cookies
When enabled, these help us understand how visitors use the site — for example, which pages are visited, how users reach them and how they interact with the content. This information may be used to improve the structure, content and performance of the site.
Marketing cookies
If such technologies are used on the site, they may serve to measure the effectiveness of communication and advertising campaigns or to provide content tailored to visitors’ interests.
Non-essential cookies are used only where the necessary legal basis exists and, where required by law, with the prior consent of the visitor.
Third-party cookies
Some functionalities of the site may be provided through external services — for example, embedded videos, maps, registration forms, analytics tools or links to social networks.
When such services are used, the respective external provider may use its own cookies or similar technologies. The processing of data by these providers is also governed by their own privacy and cookie policies.
Your choice
On your first visit to the site, you may be given the option to determine which categories of non-essential cookies you allow.
You can:
- accept all non-essential cookies;
- reject all non-essential cookies;
- select individual categories;
- subsequently change your choice through the cookie settings on the site.
Refusing non-essential cookies should not restrict access to the main content and functionalities of the site.
Cookies can also be managed through the settings of the browser you use. However, deleting or blocking certain cookies may affect the performance of some functionalities.
Storage period
The storage period depends on the specific cookie. Session cookies are usually deleted once the session ends, while persistent cookies are stored for a predetermined period.
Information about specific cookies, their provider, purpose and storage period may be provided in the “Cookie Settings” panel.
Changing or withdrawing consent
Where the use of cookies is based on your consent, you can change or withdraw it at any time via “Cookie Settings”.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the use of the relevant technologies before its withdrawal.
Protection of personal data
Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal data, it is processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the applicable Bulgarian legislation and the Institute’s Privacy Policy.
Changes to the Cookie Policy
The Institute may periodically update this policy in the event of changes to the technologies used, the functionalities of the site or the applicable regulatory requirements.
The current version is published on this page.
Contact
For questions regarding the use of cookies or the protection of personal data, you can contact:
Institute of Medical Psychology, Psycho-Oncology and Psychosomatics Association
UIC: 208753525
Sofia 1142
23 Prof. Fritiof Nansen Blvd., entrance B, floor 1, apartment 11
E-mail: info@impps-bg.org