1.- What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small information files that are downloaded to the user’s device when visiting a website. “Cookies” are a tool used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their users. They are text files that some servers ask the browser to write on the hard drive, with information about activity on the website. They have an expiration date, which may range from the duration of the session to a future date after which they cease to operate. Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet; they cannot damage the user’s device, and if enabled in the browser configuration, they help us identify and fix possible malfunctions on this website.2.- Types of Cookies.
Cookies are divided into several types of classifications: according to who uses them, their purpose, and the length of time they remain active. a) By ownership, they are classified as:- First-party cookies: Those sent to your computer or device from our website.
- Third-party cookies: Those sent to your computer or device from a domain or website not managed by us, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
- Functional cookies: These allow the user to navigate through the website and use the different options or services available on it.
- Personalization cookies: These allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on criteria in the user’s device, such as language, browser type, regional settings, etc.
- Analytics cookies: These, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and perform statistical analysis of how users use our website, to improve the products or services we offer.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: These store information about users’ browsing habits, allowing the creation of a specific profile to display advertising based on that behavior.
- Session cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They disappear when the user ends the session.
- Persistent cookies: Data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which may range from minutes to several years.
3.- Use of Cookies by HEALTHCADEMIA.
HEALTHCADEMIA uses functional cookies on this website, necessary to display the site correctly and ensure its proper functioning, and analytical cookies, used to analyze user behavior in an aggregated and anonymous way, including the number of visitors, internal page visits, origin of visits, date and time, platform, or search terms used to find the desired content. The purposes for which we use cookies are as follows:- To personalize user navigation, recognize their language, and balance website load.
- To improve the website and identify which content or design is most relevant to users.
4.- Use of Google Analytics Cookies.
This website uses analytical cookies from Google Analytics (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, CA 94043, USA). These cookies do not collect personal information identifying a visitor. All information collected is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve website performance. You can find more information about Google Analytics cookies at: · https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en You can prevent the use of Google Analytics in connection with your browsing by downloading and installing the browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en5.- Cookie Settings.
The user can block cookies through their browser settings or configure it to notify them when a server wants to save a cookie.- If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer: Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings. More info: https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/
- If you use Firefox: Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies. More info: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies
- If you use Chrome: Settings > Advanced > Privacy. More info: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
- If you use Opera: Security and Privacy options. More info: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies
- If you use Safari: Preferences > Privacy. More info: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?locale=en_US
Cookies policy
Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Healthcademia (« Healthcademia », «we », « us » or « our » uses cookies on our website healthcademia.com (hereinafter, the “Site”).
You should read this Cookie Policy in conjunction with our Privacy Notice, which explains how we collect, manage and use any personal information we collect about you through the Site.
Please check this Cookie Policy often to ensure you are aware of the most recent version and the date that it was last updated.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is downloaded and stored on your device when you access a website. Cookies can be used for various purposes, including to recognise your device and remember choices you have made about how you would like to view a website or past actions.
Cookies can be either “persistent”, which means that they are stored on your device between visits, or “session” cookies, which means that they are deleted from your device at the end of your visit. We only use “session” cookies on our Website.
For example, the following functional cookies will expire as soon as you quit or close the browser you use for visiting the Site:
- Cookies that remember professional healthcare provider disclaimer approval for each region’s product page; and
- Cookies that remember the geographic location of a user (e.g., when visiting Site in North America the online ordering buttons will be displayed).
Most websites use cookies and the law requires us to clearly explain how we use cookies and why. The use of cookies is regulated by:
- The Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (as amended); and
- The United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (known as the “UK GDPR”).
Use of Cookies by Healthcademia
| Name | Function | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Preference | Website content in correct language | Indefinite | Technical |
| Country | Appropriate Website content (e.g product available) | Indefinite | Technical |
| _acm | Cookies to manage the user's choice when reading the information about cookies | 10 years | Technical |
| ga gat | Google Analytics, used to speed up user requests | 1 minute | Analytics |
| _ga | Google Analytics, used to distinguish users by assigning them a random number | 2 anni | Analytics |
| _gid cookie | Google Analytics, used to distinguish users | 24 hours | Analytics |
| BALANCER | Cookie used to manage user sessions at the server level | Until the end of the session | Technical |
| cookie-alert | Cookie that identifies that the user has accepted the cookie policy | 12 months | Technical |
| JSESSIONID | Cookie used for the anonymous identification of the User | Until the end of the session | Technical |
| NEW_VISITOR | Cookie used for the anonymous identification of a new User | 24 hours | Technical |
| VISITOR | Cookie used for the anonymous identification of the User | Until the end of the session | Technical |
| _acm | Cookies to manage the user's choice when reading the information about cookies | 10 years | Technical |
More About Cookies
To learn more about cookies and other tracking technologies, including how to disable them, please visit allaboutcookies.org. Please note that some cookies are essential to the functioning of our Sites and deleting or disabling them will reduce the site’s functionality.
Please address any questions or concerns about our cookie or web device usage to xxx@healthcademia.com.
We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will let you know, but please do check regularly this policy to ensure you are aware of the most updated version.
Last update: October 2023
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