BULGARIAN ANATOMICAL SOCIETY - Privacy Statement
Last updated: 20 March 2026
Introduction
The Bulgarian Anatomical Society (“we”, “us”, or “our”) is an educational organisation established in Bulgaria and operating within the European Union. We are committed to protecting the personal data of visitors to our website in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (the General Data Protection Regulation, “GDPR”) and applicable Bulgarian data protection law.
This Privacy Statement explains what personal data we collect when you visit our website, how we use it, on what legal basis, and what rights you have as a data subject.
Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal data is:
Bulgarian Anatomical Society – str. Zdrave 2, Medical University Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
bulgariananatomicalsociety@gmail.com
If you have any questions about this Privacy Statement or about how we handle your personal data, please contact us at the address above.
Personal Data We Collect
Analytics Data via Google Site Kit
Our website uses Google Site Kit, a WordPress plugin that connects to Google’s analytics and search services. Through this integration, the following data may be collected automatically when you visit our website:
- IP address (which Google may use to infer approximate geographic location)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited, time spent on pages, and navigation paths
- Referring URL (the page you came from)
- Device type (desktop, tablet, mobile)
- Date and time of your visit
This data is collected through cookies placed by Google Analytics. Google processes this data on our behalf as a data processor under the terms of Google’s data processing agreement. Google may also process this data for its own purposes in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Data You Provide Voluntarily
We do not currently collect any personal data directly from you through forms or sign-ups. If we add such features in the future, this Privacy Statement will be updated before they go live.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies primarily to support analytics functionality. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. The cookies placed by Google Site Kit include:
- _ga — Google Analytics: distinguishes unique users; expires after 2 years.
- ga<ID> — Google Analytics 4: persists session state; expires after 2 years.
- _gid — Google Analytics: distinguishes users; expires after 24 hours.
- _gat — Google Analytics: throttles request rate; expires after 1 minute.
Where required by applicable law, we will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies. You may manage or withdraw cookie preferences at any time via your browser settings.
For full details of Google’s cookie use, please see: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies
Legal Basis for Processing
Under the GDPR we must identify a lawful basis for processing your personal data. We rely on the following bases:
- Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR) — analysing website traffic to understand how visitors use our site and to improve our content, where those interests are not overridden by your rights and interests.
- Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR) — where we ask for your consent before placing non-essential cookies. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Data Retention
Analytics data collected through Google Site Kit is retained in Google Analytics for a period of 14 months by default. You may opt out using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Data Sharing and Transfers
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Analytics data is shared with Google LLC as our data processor. Google operates servers globally, including outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). Google relies on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses and its participation in the EU–US Data Privacy Framework to legitimise such transfers. We will not transfer your personal data to any other third country without ensuring an appropriate safeguard is in place as required by Chapter V of the GDPR.
Your Rights Under the GDPR
As a data subject located in the EU, you have the following rights:
- Right of access — to obtain a copy of the personal data we hold about you (Article 15).
- Right to rectification — to have inaccurate data corrected (Article 16).
- Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances (Article 17).
- Right to restriction of processing — to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances (Article 18).
- Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format (Article 20).
- Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Article 21).
- Right to withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, to withdraw it at any time without affecting prior processing.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 2. We will respond within one month as required by Article 12 GDPR.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe that our processing of your personal data infringes the GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. The supervisory authority in Bulgaria is:
Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) 2 Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Blvd, Sofia 1592, Bulgaria Website: https://www.cpdp.bg E-mail: kzld@cpdp.bg
You may also lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your own EU Member State of habitual residence or place of work.
Children's Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data without appropriate consent, please contact us and we will take steps to delete that data.
Changes to This Privacy Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. The date at the top of this document indicates when it was last revised.