Disclaimer

This website is dedicated to the dissemination of the European project SEARCH, which is supported by the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking (IHI JU) under grant agreement No. 101172997. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme and COCIR, EFPIA, Europa Bio, MedTech Europe, Vaccines Europe, medicalvalues GmbH, Corsano Health BV, Maggioli SpA, Motilent Ltd, Ubitech Ltd, Hemex Benelux, Hygeia, German Oncology Center, Byte Solutions Unlimited, AdaptIT GmbH. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the aforementioned parties. Neither of the aforementioned parties can be held responsible for them.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website (https://ihi-search.eu). Each cookie contains specific information, such as the name of the originating server, a unique identifier, and other data. Cookies enable us to perform various functions — for example, supporting certain website features and analysing how visitors like you use our site. Continue reading to learn more about the types of cookies we use and their purposes.

2. Who is “we”?

This website is developed by TIC Salut i Social Foundation who are part of the SEARCH consortium (“FTSS”, “We” or “us”), and we are the controller for the data processing occurring here. You can contact us at:

Fundació TIC Salut i Social
CIF: G64350374
C/ Aragó 330, 08003 Barcelona.
Tel: +34 93 553 26 42
Email: info@ticsalutsocial.cat

Should you have further questions regarding the processing of your personal data, do not hesitate to contact:
Email: dpd@ticsalutsocial.cat

3. Which cookies do we use and why?

Our website uses two main types of cookies: technical cookies and analytics cookies.

• Technical cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and to deliver the services you request. Without them, certain features of the site may not work as intended.
• Analytics cookies —set either by us or by third parties—help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They collect information about browsing activity so that we can analyze usage patterns and improve the website’s performance and user experience.

When you visit our website, the following cookies may be stored on your device:

You can choose to prevent this website from collecting and analysing your actions here. Doing so will help protect your privacy, although it will also limit our ability to learn from your interactions and improve the experience for you and other users.

You are not currently opted out. Untick this box if you do not wish to participate.

For the _ga cookies, we require your prior consent. You can provide this consent by clicking the relevant button in the cookie banner. You may withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies stored in your browser. Further information on how to do this can be found on the websites of the respective browser providers:

• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
• Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/105082

4. What data is collected and why?

The cookies we use collect the following data:

• Time of visit, pages visited, and time spent on each page of the webpages
• Referring site details (such as the URI a user came through to arrive at this site)
• Type of web browser
• Type of operating system (OS)
• Flash version, JavaScript support, screen resolution, and screen color processing ability
• Network location and IP address.

5. Who We Share Your Personal Data With

We do not share your personal data with anyone except our service providers who assist us in processing it.

Our use of analytical and statistical cookies may mean that the third-party provider of these cookies—Google—can access certain information about you, including details of your browsing behaviour. You can find more information about how Google processes data here: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.

Anyone who has access to your personal data is subject to strict legal or contractual obligations to ensure that your information remains secure and confidential.

We may share anonymised and aggregated statistics about website usage within the SEARCH consortium and with the European Commission. However, this data will not contain any information that can identify you personally.

6. How long do we keep your personal data?

Your personal data are only processed at the first moment of collection. Afterwards we immediately use the anonymization features of Google Analytics to ensure that any information collected via cookies is anonymized. Please note that the, _ga cookie remain on your device for the whole duration of the indicated lifespan (unless you delete them manually). Each time you visit our website, these cookies will be collected again. For more details on how to delete them, please see point 3 above.

We may keep reports and aggregated statistical data for up to 5 years after the project’s duration.

7. How we protect your personal data

The security and confidentiality of all data we process are of utmost importance to us. We have implemented technical, organisational, and contractual measures to ensure that our infrastructure, systems, applications, premises, and processes remain secure and protected.

8. Which rights do you have with regard to your personal data?

When we collect and use your personal data, you have the right to access, correct, delete, and transfer your data, as well as to restrict or object to its processing. However, please note that any personal data processed through cookies is anonymised immediately. Once anonymised, it no longer qualifies as personal data, and therefore these rights no longer apply.

If you have any concerns or complaints regarding the processing of your personal data by TIC Salut i Social Foundation, you may contact us via the email address provided above.

Should you remain unsatisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

In Spain, this is the Spanish Data Protection Agency: https://www.aepd.es/es.

A complete list of the European data protection authorities is available on the website of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB): https://edpb.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en.

9. What if this cookie policy does not answer all of your questions?

Data protection laws require us to inform you about how your personal data is processed. If you have any further questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@ticsalutsocial.cat.

10. Will this policy be updated?

We may update these terms and this cookie policy.

Any changes will be published on this website. Once the new terms are made available through publication on our site, they will replace all previous versions. It is the responsibility of users to regularly review these terms to ensure they are aware of the most up-to-date version.

Last update: October 2025.