Privacy Policy The Institute for Rare Diseases (IRD) is committed to honoring and respecting the privacy and anonymity of the individuals using its website and services. The Institute collects personal information only when it is voluntarily provided for a particular service. The information collected concerns only communication details. IRD adheres to the Bulgarian and European Union laws on protection of personal data. Any personal information voluntarily provided by users and visitors of the Institute’s website is kept in the strictest confidence. No information is shared with any third party. IRD collects impersonal data for technical and statistical purposes. Impersonal information is always collected when someone visits the Institute’s website to improve the Institute’s website and services. IRD’s website uses Google Analytics to help analyze how users use the site. No personal information is collected from Google Analytics. For further information on the privacy policy concerning Google Analytics, please go here.