Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on your device — computer, tablet, or smartphone — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.

In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies such as:

• Web beacons — tiny transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails to track whether content has been viewed.
• Pixel tags — small blocks of code that allow a third party to read and place cookies, transmit information to a web server, and understand how you interact with a page.
• Local storage — a browser-based mechanism similar to cookies that stores data directly on your device for longer durations.
• Session storage — temporary data stored during a single browsing session, automatically cleared when you close your browser tab.

Throughout this Policy, all of the above are collectively referred to as "cookies" for simplicity.

We use cookies on the Cura Welt website for the following primary purposes:

• Essential operation — to ensure the website functions correctly, including page navigation, form submissions, and security features.
• Performance & analytics — to understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and where technical issues may exist, enabling us to improve the user experience.
• Functional preferences — to remember your settings, such as language preference and whether you have already accepted our cookie notice.
• Marketing & advertising — to deliver relevant content and, where you have consented, to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns reaching patients seeking medical care abroad.

Cookies can be categorised in several ways. By duration:

• Session cookies — temporary cookies that exist only while your browser is open. They expire automatically when you close your browser and are used for things like keeping you logged in during a session.
• Persistent cookies — cookies that remain on your device for a set period after you close your browser, or until you delete them manually. They are used to remember your preferences across visits.

By origin:

• First-party cookies — set directly by the Cura Welt website (curawelt.com) and readable only by us.
• Third-party cookies — set by external services embedded on our site, such as analytics providers or social media platforms. These parties have their own privacy policies.

The table below describes the categories of cookies used on curawelt.com, their purpose, and the legal basis under which they are placed.

Illustration: how your cookie preferences are structured when you interact with our consent banner.

We use a number of trusted third-party services on our website that may set their own cookies. These parties are independent data controllers, and their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy and cookie policies, to which we link below. We recommend you review these policies independently.

When you first visit curawelt.com, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. Your choices are saved and respected for future visits.

Under GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive, your consent must be:

• Freely given — you are not required to accept non-essential cookies to use the website.
• Specific — consent is sought separately for each cookie category (functional, analytics, marketing).
• Informed — this Policy and the consent banner provide clear information about what each category does.
• Unambiguous — we do not use pre-ticked boxes or assume consent through continued browsing alone.
• Withdrawable — you may withdraw or change your consent at any time, as easily as it was given.

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can typically configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or prompt you before accepting any cookie. The following links provide guidance for common browsers:

• Google Chrome — Cookie Settings
• Mozilla Firefox — Cookie Settings
• Microsoft Edge — Cookie Settings
• Apple Safari — Cookie Settings

Please be aware that blocking all cookies — including strictly necessary cookies — may affect the functionality of this website and prevent certain features from working correctly. We recommend allowing at least the strictly necessary category for a complete browsing experience.

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal that requests that web applications not track user activity. At present, there is no universally agreed standard governing how websites should respond to DNT signals, and Cura Welt does not currently alter its data collection practices in response to DNT signals.

You can achieve equivalent protection through our cookie consent banner, which allows you to decline all non-essential cookies. We will honour your consent choices regardless of your browser's DNT setting.

Cookie retention periods vary depending on their type and purpose. The indicative retention periods for each category are as follows:

You may delete cookies at any time via your browser settings. Deleting cookies will not remove any data already processed during previous sessions; it will only prevent cookies from being re-read on future visits.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our business practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you via a revised cookie consent banner on your next visit.

We encourage you to review this Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Continued use of our website after any changes have been published constitutes your acknowledgement of the updated Policy.

The current version of this Policy (last updated March 2026) is always available at curawelt.com/cookie-policy.

For any questions, requests, or complaints relating to this Cookie Policy or the use of your personal data, please contact the Cura Welt data team:

• Email: contact@curawelt.com
• Contact Form: curawelt.com/contact
• Data Controller: Cura Welt (curawelt.com)
• Response Time: Within 5 business days for data-related enquiries

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority if you believe your rights under applicable privacy law have not been respected.