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This Cookie Policy explains how medres.org.uk ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, medres.org.uk) are called "first-party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies". Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, affiliate tracking, and analytics).
2. Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for analytics, performance monitoring, and affiliate link tracking.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are categorised below:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Without these cookies, the services that you have asked for cannot be provided securely and optimally.
- Performance and Analytics Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used, or to help us customise our website for you. They help us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to user needs.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make when you use the website, such as remembering your language preferences or regional settings. The purpose of these cookies is to provide you with a more personal experience.
- Targeting and Affiliate Cookies: As an informational and affiliate website, we may use cookies to track outbound links to our partner websites. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie may be placed on your device to ensure that your visit is correctly attributed to medres.org.uk by the third-party partner.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website. These third parties may include analytics providers (such as Google Analytics) and affiliate network platforms. We do not have control over the placement of cookies by these third parties, and you should review their respective privacy and cookie policies for further information regarding their data processing activities.
5. How Can You Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the cookie consent manager presented upon your first visit to our website.
Furthermore, you can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us using the information below:
Email: [email protected]
Postal Address: medres.org.uk, [Insert Street Address], [Insert City], [Insert Postcode], United Kingdom