{"id":139,"date":"2023-08-24T11:11:52","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T11:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.geographicatrophy.uk\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:36:59","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T12:36:59","slug":"cookie-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.geographicatrophy.uk\/cookie-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Different types of cookies<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Session and persistent cookies<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Cookies can expire at the end of a browser session (from when a user opens the browser window to when they exit the browser) or they can be stored for longer periods of time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Session cookies<\/strong> \u2013 allow websites to link the actions of a user during a browser session. They may be used for a variety of purposes such as remembering what a user has put in their shopping basket as they browse around a site. These session cookies expire after a browser session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n The use of the so-called session cookies (that, in any case, are not stored persistently on the user\u2019s computer and are deleted automatically as soon as the browser is shut down) is strictly limited to the purpose of transmitting data (made up of random numbers created by the server) identifying the specific session and necessary to allow a safe and efficient website surfing. The so-called session cookies used in this website avoid any other computer methods that could potentially compromise the privacy about users\u2019 web-surfing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Persistent cookies<\/strong> \u2013 are stored on a users\u2019 device in between browser sessions, which allow the preferences or actions of the user across a site (or in some cases across different websites) to be remembered. Persistent cookies may be used for a variety of purposes including remembering users\u2019 preferences and choices when using a site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n First and third-party cookies<\/strong> \u2013 whether a cookie is \u2018first\u2019 or \u2018third\u2019 party refers to the website or domain placing the cookie. First party cookies in basic terms are cookies set by a website visited by the user \u2013 the website displayed in the URL window. Third party cookies are cookies from a domain different than the domain of the website you are visiting \u2013 for our advertising and marketing efforts. are cookies that are set by a domain other than the one being visited by the user.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Cookies that we use<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n When you visit any website, Apellis uses cookies to improve the user\u2019s experience, to protect your information, as well as to develop aggregated statistics on the data collected for various reasons. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n Strictly necessary cookies<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but if you do so, some parts of the site will not work. These cookies do not store any personal information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\nCookie name<\/strong><\/td> Source<\/strong><\/td> Expiry<\/strong><\/td> Default status<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> cookieBanner<\/td> Website<\/td> 1 year<\/td> This is used to store the permission for cookie usage<\/td><\/tr> profBanner<\/td> Website<\/td> 1 year<\/td> Banner cookie for confirmed Healthcare Professionals will not see pop-up if re-visiting website<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n