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Cookie policy
The cookies this website uses and how to control them.
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This Cookie Policy explains how Essex Medical Care uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and appointment-booking service, and how you can control them.
It should be read together with our Privacy notice, which explains how we handle your personal information more generally.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, keep them secure, remember your preferences and provide information to website owners.
We also use the term “cookies” to include similar technologies, such as local storage and tracking pixels, that store or access information on your device.
2. The Cookies We Use
We group the cookies and similar technologies we use into the categories below. Only strictly necessary cookies are set before you make a choice.
Strictly necessary
Always activeThese cookies are needed for the website to work securely and to remember your cookie choices. They do not need your consent and cannot be switched off in our systems.
Examples of use
- Remembering your cookie choices
- Keeping the website secure and preventing fraud
- Making the booking form and online payment work
Analytics
Off unless you acceptThese help us understand how visitors use the website, such as which pages are visited, so we can improve it. They are only set if you accept them.
Examples of use
- Counting visits and page views
- Understanding how visitors find and move around the website
Marketing
Off unless you acceptThese may be used to measure the effectiveness of our communications or show relevant content elsewhere. They are only set if you accept them.
Examples of use
- Measuring campaigns
- Showing relevant content on other websites
3. Your Choices and Consent
We do not set analytics or marketing cookies until you have agreed to them. When you first visit the website, you will be asked to make a choice.
- Rejecting non-essential cookies is as easy as accepting them.
- Choosing to reject does not stop you using the website or booking an appointment.
- You can change your mind and withdraw your consent at any time using the cookie settings on this website.
- We will remember your choice for [period] before asking you again.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of anything we did with cookies before you withdrew it.
4. Cookies List
The table below lists the cookies we and our providers use. It may change as the website changes.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Consent cookie name] | Essex Medical Care | Remembers your cookie choices. | Strictly necessary |
| [Security / session cookie names] | Essex Medical Care | Keeps the website secure and working correctly. | Strictly necessary |
| [Stripe cookie names] | Stripe | Payment processing and fraud prevention where you pay online. | Strictly necessary |
| [Analytics cookie names] | [Analytics provider] | Helps us understand how the website is used. | Analytics |
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by third parties that provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing (for example, Stripe) and, if you accept them, analytics.
These providers handle information collected through their cookies under their own privacy and cookie policies, and we encourage you to review them. For more about how we work with third-party providers, see our Privacy notice.
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can also control cookies through your browser settings, including deleting cookies already stored on your device and blocking cookies from being set in future. How to do this depends on your browser, so check its help pages.
If you block or delete strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website, including the booking form and online payment, may not work properly.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use, our services or legal requirements. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
If we make a change that affects how we use non-essential cookies, we will ask for your consent again where required.
8. More Information and Complaints
If you have concerns about how we use cookies or handle your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve them.
You also have the right to complain to the UK's data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The ICO also publishes guidance on cookies for the public.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact:
Essex Medical CareEmail: info@essexmedicalcare.com
Telephone: 07444 551683