Cookies

This Cookie Policy determines what are cookies and how are cookies used by Private Psychiatry Ltd, 4-4a Blackburn Road, Accrington, United Kingdom, BB5 1HD, company number 13603142 (hereinafter: the “Company” or “we”) on its website https://www.privatepsychiatry.co.uk/. We recommend that you read this Policy to understand what types of cookies we use and what information we collect through cookies.

Cookies

Cookies are text files that our website saves on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. Cookies can contain numbers, text, dates and more. Certain other types of similar technologies operate in a comparable manner (such as pixels, clear gifs and digital fingerprints). We call all these technologies together “cookies”. They are used to make websites work or to work in a better, more efficient way.

Managing of cookies

On your first visit to the website, you will be shown a banner that will allow you to select the cookies that will be saved in your browser. On this occasion, you can accept all cookies, only some cookies, or refuse cookies. In the latter case, only cookies that are necessary for the use of the website are stored.

You can always block the use of cookies or ask for permission each time a cookie is stored by changing the browser settings. Please note that such changes may partially or completely limit the use of our website. Browser manufacturers provide help pages with information about managing cookies for their products.

Permanent and session cookies

Cookies can be permanent or session. Permanent cookies remain stored on your computer or mobile device until they are deleted or expire. Session cookies are deleted from your device by closing your browser.

Use of cookies

We use permanent cookies to track user visits to our website, to improve user experience, manage language settings and for other purposes. We also use session cookies that last for the duration of the site visit or until the browser is closed.

Types of cookies

Below we have listed the different types of cookies that may be used on our website, along with generic examples. Cookies can be categorized into four basic types:

1. Strictly necessary cookies.

These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website and enable you to navigate it and use its services and features. Without these cookies, the website will not work as smoothly as we would like and we may not be able to provide the website or certain services or features that you have specifically requested. The table below lists some examples:

Cookie typeDescription
Load balancingSuch cookies ensure that site visitors’ requests are directed to the same server in each browsing session.
Cookie complianceSuch cookies, for example, ensure that the same visitor is not shown the same cookie information notice more than once, and such cookies may store information about the categories of cookies used by the site and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent to the use of each category.
DisplaySuch cookies ensure that the website experience provides a display of relevant content for the user’s region.

2. Performance cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website. The collected data is anonymous and is used only to monitor the website and improve its operation. For example, such cookies show us the most visited places on the website, help us record any difficulties visitors have with the website and show us whether our advertising is effective or not. This allows us to see overall usage patterns on the website, rather than a single person’s usage. The table below lists some examples:

Cookie typeDescriptionHow to manage these cookies
Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics cookies collect aggregate statistical data to improve the presentation and navigation of the website.https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

3. Functionality cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember the choices you make when using the website. Such cookies allow us to provide enhanced, more personal features, for example, they may remember your marketing preferences, such as opting in or out of marketing emails. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of the website that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have requested, such as watching videos. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. The table below lists some examples:

Cookie typeDescription
LanguageLanguage cookies are used to store the language you have selected and to display the correct options.
LocationYour approximate address (city, country, state, zip code) as determined by IP address is retained to automatically select the appropriate country and display dealers and demo days in that area.
Reference pageThe reference page (the page you visited before visiting our website) may be recorded to better understand your preferences.
Last visit and activityDate of last visit and activity and other data are recorded to provide you with an update on “what has changed on the website since your last visit” and to better understand your preferences.
HistorySite history cookies are used to track the sequence of pages you have visited. If you receive an error message while visiting the website, cookie information is saved in a log file for error reporting and troubleshooting.

4. Targeting or advertising cookies

We may use advertising companies as third parties to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may set or recognize a unique cookie on your computer or mobile device. These cookies are used to show ads that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of ad impressions, as well as to measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They remember that you have visited the website and are linked to other pieces of information relevant to your interests to ensure that content and advertisements are more relevant to you. This information is shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.

Please note that to the extent that data collected through cookies collects personal data, we process such personal data in accordance with our applicable personal data privacy regulations.

Collected information

With each visit to the Company’s website, we may automatically collect any of the following information:

  • Your Internet Protocol (IP) address
  • Time zone settings
  • Operating system and browser
  • The URL you came from
  • Your country
  • Search terms you used on our website
  • You have viewed or searched for services
  • Page response time
  • Download errors
  • Length of visits to certain pages
  • Information about interactive pages such as views, clicks and mouseovers
  • Methods used when leaving the page

Updates

We may change this Cookie Policy at any time. Please see the “Last Updated” label on this website to see when the Cookie Policy was last modified. Any changes to this Cookie Policy will be effective when we post the amended Cookie Policy on or through our website.