This Cookie Policy explains how Sidegate Dental Practice. uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize visitors of their website. It explains the technologies, why we should use them, and your rights to control our usage of the cookies.

A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to your computer when you visit a website. When you visit the site again, the cookie allows that site to recognize your browser based on the information you left during your previous visit. Cookies may store user preferences and other associated information.

Cookies provide a convenient feature to save your time or communicate with the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you download any content from our Websites, a cookie helps us recall your specific information. When you return to the same Website, the information that you previously left is retrieved, so that you can easily get your customized features.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Sidegate Dental Practice) are called “first party cookies.” Cookies set by external websites or parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality through the website (e.g. advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer when you visit and browse the website in question and also when you visit certain other websites.

We use first party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some of the cookies are required for technical reasons such as proper rendering of the website, and we refer to them as “essential” or “strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track the interests of our users to enhance their experience with our Websites and Subscription Service. For example, Sidegate Dental Practice. keeps track of the Websites and pages you visit within the Sidegate Dental Practice. domain, to determine which portion of the Sidegate Dental Practice. website is most popular or mostly used. This data is used to deliver customized content and relevant offers within the Sidegate Dental Practice. website and Subscription Service to the customers based on their specific interest. Third parties serve cookies through our websites for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

Below are certain specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our Websites and the objectives they fulfill.

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links.

You can set or modify your web browser controls to accept or reject cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website; though your access to some functionality and certain areas of our website may be restricted. There are several ways to reject cookies through your web browser controls, and those differ from browser to browser. Read your browser’s help menu for more information.

In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

As essential website cookies are necessary to securely and optimally deliver the Website content, you cannot refuse them. You can block or delete them by changing your browser settings, as described above.

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We also employ a software technology called Clear gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs), that helps us better manage the website and Subscription Service. Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movement of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, Clear gifs are embedded invisibly on Web pages or in emails. They are of the same size as the period at the end of this sentence. We use Clear gifs or pixels in our HTML-based emails to find out which emails have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of certain communications and the marketing campaigns. We bind the information gathered by Clear gifs with our customers’ personal information.

The Adobe Flash Player (and similar applications) use technology to remember settings, preferences, and usage similar to browser cookies. These cookies are managed through a different interface than the one provided by your web browser. It creates locally stored objects that are often referred to as “Flash Cookies.” Sidegate Dental Practice., however, does not use Flash cookies.

Third parties may store cookies on your computer or mobile device for advertising purposes. These companies may use information about your visits to the site as well as other websites in order to display relevant advertisements about goods and services that you might be interested in. They may also employ technology to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. This can be accomplished by using cookies or web beacons. The information collected through this process does not reveal your name, contact details, or other personally identifiable details unless you choose to disclose them.

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 re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at info@sidegatedental.co.uk