Cookie Policy
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Georgina Gray Fertility (“we”, “us” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, https://georginagrayfertility.co.uk/.
We are committed to respecting your privacy and providing clear information about the technologies used on our Website.
This policy explains what cookies are, why we may use them, how you can manage your preferences and how cookies may affect your browsing experience.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, mobile phone or other device when you visit a website.
They help websites operate correctly, remember certain preferences, understand how visitors use the site and, where enabled, support analytics or marketing activities.
Cookies may be set by the website you visit (“first-party cookies”) or by third-party services integrated into the website (“third-party cookies”).
Cookies may also be classified as session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them.
3. Why Do We Use Cookies?
Depending on the features and services enabled on our Website, we may use cookies for the following purposes.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the Website to function properly and securely. They may support basic website functionality, security features, form submissions or the storage of your cookie preferences.
Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent where they meet the applicable legal exemption.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
If enabled, these cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website, including which pages are visited and how visitors navigate between pages.
This information may help us improve the Website's content, usability and performance.
We will seek your consent before using analytics cookies where required by law.
Functional Cookies
These cookies may allow the Website to remember preferences or settings and provide enhanced functionality.
Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, we will obtain your consent where required.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
If we use marketing or advertising technologies, these cookies may help measure the effectiveness of campaigns or support relevant advertising.
Such cookies will only be used where applicable legal requirements, including consent requirements, have been satisfied.
We do not assume that all these categories are active on our Website. The cookies actually used will depend on the Website's configuration and the third-party services installed.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some features on our Website may be provided by third parties. Depending on the services we use, these may include website analytics providers, embedded video platforms, appointment-booking services, social media integrations or advertising platforms.
These providers may use cookies or similar technologies when their features are loaded or used.
Where required by law, we will obtain your consent before allowing non-essential third-party cookies or technologies to operate.
Third-party providers may process information in accordance with their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review those policies for further details.
5. How We Obtain Your Consent
When you first visit our Website, you may be presented with a cookie banner or preference tool that allows you to manage your cookie choices.
Where consent is required, non-essential cookies will not be activated until you have given valid consent.
You may be able to:
- Accept all cookies.
- Reject non-essential cookies.
- Select your preferred cookie categories.
- Change or withdraw your consent at any time through the available cookie settings.
We will not treat simply browsing the Website or continuing to use it as consent to non-essential cookies.
Your choices will be respected in accordance with applicable law.
6. How to Manage or Delete Cookies
You can manage cookies through the cookie preference tool available on our Website, where provided.
You can also use your browser settings to block, restrict or delete cookies. Most browsers provide instructions for managing cookies in their help or privacy settings.
Please be aware that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of some Website features.
Changing your browser settings does not necessarily withdraw consent already recorded by our Website's cookie management tool. Where available, please use the Website's cookie settings to update or withdraw your preferences.
7. Personal Information and Privacy
Some cookies and similar technologies may collect or be associated with information that can identify you or your device.
Where personal information is processed through cookies, we will handle it in accordance with applicable data protection legislation and our Privacy Policy.
As our Website relates to fertility, we encourage you to take care when submitting personal or sensitive health information through online forms. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about how information submitted through the Website is handled.
8. How Long Do Cookies Remain on Your Device?
The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its purpose and configuration.
Session cookies generally expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until their specified expiry date or until you delete them.
The retention period for each cookie will depend on the relevant technology and service. We aim to use appropriate retention periods and review cookies periodically.
For an accurate list of cookie names, providers, purposes and expiry periods, please consult the cookie preference tool or the detailed cookie list maintained for this Website.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our Website, the technologies we use, our business practices or applicable legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on our Website, please contact us:
Georgina Gray Fertility
Email: hello@georginagrayfertility.co.uk
Website: https://georginagrayfertility.co.uk/