Cookie Policy

What’s a cookie?

• A “cookie” is a piece of information stored on your computer’s hard drive (with your consent). It tracks your activity on a website to offer tailored options during future visits. Cookies also help analyze traffic and assist with advertising and marketing.
• Cookies are used by nearly all websites and do not harm your system.

We are required to obtain your consent for all non-essential cookies used on our website. You can block cookies (including essential cookies) via your browser settings. However, blocking essential cookies may prevent access to parts of our site.

How do we use cookies?

• We use cookies to track how you interact with our website. This helps us improve the site, our products, and services based on your needs and preferences.

Cookies can be categorized as:

1. Session Cookies: Stored temporarily during a browsing session and deleted once the browser is closed.
2. Persistent Cookies: Saved on your device even after closing the browser, used for actions like analytics.

Types of Cookies We Use:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for website functionality (e.g., purchasing services).
2. Performance Cookies: Monitor and improve website performance (e.g., tracking popular pages).
3. Functionality Cookies: Remember choices and provide enhanced features (e.g., showing relevant news).
4. Targeting Cookies: Track your visits, pages viewed, and links clicked to display relevant ads.

We use both first-party cookies (set by us) and third-party cookies (set by external sites like Facebook or Google).

Cookies Used

Necessary Cookies

• cookieyes-consent: Stores user consent preferences. (Expires: 1 year)
• m: Stripe cookie for fraud prevention. (Expires: 1 year, 1 month, 4 days)
• __stripe_mid: Processes payments. (Expires: 1 year)
• __stripe_sid: Processes payments. (Expires: 1 hour)
• Elementor: Supports real-time content updates. (Never expires)

Functional Cookies

• _lscache_vary: Prevents cached pages. (Expires: 2 days)

Analytic Cookies

• sbjs_migrations, sbjs_current_add, sbjs_first_add, sbjs_current, sbjs_first, sbjs_udata, sbjs_session: Sourcebuster cookies to identify the visit source and enhance the user experience. (Session-based or expires after 1 hour)

Advertisement Cookies

• NID: Google cookie for ad targeting and effectiveness. (Expires: 6 months)

Uncategorized Cookies

• __cflb: Cloudflare cookie for load balancing. (Expires: 1 hour)

Managing Cookie Preferences

You can update your cookie settings anytime via the link at the bottom-left of our homepage. Refresh your page to apply the new settings.

Alternatively, control cookies via your browser settings. Learn more here.

For further inquiries, email us at admin@phlebotomyassociation.co.uk.