Cookies policy
1. Introduction
1.1 Our website uses cookies.
1.2 Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of DentiSmile, we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.
2. Credit
2.1 This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com).
3. About cookies
3.1 A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
3.2 Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.
3.3 Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.
4. Cookies that we use
4.1 Dentismile.me does use some cookies. We do not use this to track individual users or to identify them, but to gain knowledge about how the site is used so that we can keep improving it for our users. Without the knowledge we gain from the system that use these cookies we would not be able to provide the service we do. Although cookies cannot carry viruses, and cannot install malware on the host computer, tracking cookies and especially third-party tracking cookies are commonly used as way to compile long-term records of individuals’ browsing histories. This a a major privacy concern that prompted European and US law makers to take action.
5. Cookies used by our service providers
5.1 Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website.
5.2 We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site and it helps us to improve the site for you. The cookies collect information in an anonymous way, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.
5.3 We use Google Maps. These cookies are used by Google to store user preferences and information when viewing pages with Google maps on them. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit https://aboutcookies.org/
6. Managing cookies
6.1 Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:
(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);
(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);
(c) http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/ (Opera);
(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);
(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and
(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).
6.2 Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.
6.3 If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.
7. Our details
7.1 This website is owned and operated by DentSmile (Kirsten Andersen).
7.2 Our principal place of business is at Envisage, The Lodge, 4 Havant Road, Emsworth, Hampshire, PO10 7JE and Cornwerways Dental Practice, Weavers Hill, Angmering, West Sussex, BN16 4BE.
7.3 If you have any questions regarding cookies or our cookies policy, please contact us on the above addresses or by email: [email protected]