What is this page about?
This policy is to provide you with information on cookies, about how Gompels HealthCare Ltd makes use of them and how they relate to your privacy online.
About Gompels Cookies - Supporting your informed choice
This policy is the first stage of achieving privacy compliance for all visitors to our site. There is currently a degree of confusion around what is considered consent for cookies and this is likely to be the case for a little while yet. So here at Gompels, we are not only addressing the legal compliance aspects, we also believe in open and transparent business operations. The detail contained on this page is provided to ensure you are fully aware of the cookies we use, allowing you to make an informed choice about your continued acceptance of cookies. We are currently examining all elements of our web operations and working to meet the EU guidelines relating to protecting your privacy online. We want you to be confident in using our sites, and for you to be more than satisfied that your privacy is of utmost importance to us.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are pieces of computer code that allow small amounts of information to be passed from your internet browser to our web server. They allow websites to recognise your PC, mobile, tablet or other device as you browse. For more detailed information about how cookies work, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Data passed by cookies will never contain your name, address, telephone number or payment details. Gompels will never disclose your personal details to any third parties.
Why do Gompels use Cookies?
Cookies serve many functions. Some examples are that they allow us remember whether you are logged in to the site and to serve content tailored specifically for you. Cookies are used with our marketing partners to present you with appropriate offers and advertising as you browse other sites on the internet, based on the products you looked at while on our site. Cookies also allow us to work alongside our web analytics partners, to see how you like to use our websites, which pages or special functions you prefer and help us to make them better. This helps us to continually improve our service.
What Cookies do Gompels use?
There are two types of cookie that may be used during your visit to a Gompels website:
1. Session cookies
Session cookies are normally deleted after each visit to our site. For example, when you are the Gompels site, it will remember you for the duration of your visit, but the cookie will be removed from your computer as soon as you close down your internet browser. Disallowing these cookies via your web browser will mean you are unable to place an order on this site.
Please note that some web browsers allow you to keep a session cookie alive after you have closed your browser down.
2. Persistent cookies
Persistent cookies remember you for a set period of time. On your first visit to the Gompels site, you will be presented with a default view. Over time, the version of the site you see may change, as persistent cookies, preference changes you have made, or whether you logged into or out of your account while browsing.
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.
Turning off and deleting cookies
Most web browsers will provide the option to turn off, or disallow cookies. How you do this depends on the web browser you're using. Instructions for disallowing cookies can usually be found in the browser's 'Help' menu. Note that in common with most other transactional websites, refusing cookies via your web browser will mean that you are unable to make a transactional purchase on the Gompels website. You will also find that the functionality of many other websites and services will be affected. Cookies can be deleted using your web browser. However, unless they are disallowed they will be re-applied the next time you visit a website.
Gompels Marketing Cookies
Gompels work with partners who serve advertisements or present online offers on our behalf. Most of these third party marketing partners use both session and persistent cookies. These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. All data collected by third party cookies is anonymous and will never contain your name, address, telephone number, email address or payment details.
Contact
If you have any further questions, would like any further clarification around our use of cookies or wish to discuss how we are embracing online privacy, please contact our Data Protection Officer sasha.west@gompels.co.uk.