What is a cookie?
Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your personal computer, mobile or other device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit.
Cookies do several jobs, such as making navigating between pages efficient, remembering your preferences and help to improve your experience of a website.
You can find more information about cookies from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Website. The ICO is the body that oversees privacy and use of personal data I the UK https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/online/cookies
Cookies used on the LA Medica website
If you click to accept cookies when you visit our website, you allow us to place small cookies on your computer.
Your Browser (Edge or IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and mobile web browsers etc.) allow you to control and remove Cookies that have been stored, usually via the Settings option. Sometimes this is in the same place where you view your History. Use your Browser’s Help facility if you are unsure where you can go to delete cookies.
Types of Cookie:
Strictly necessary cookies
We may use some functionality-based cookies to help the site work properly. Declining these cookies might change the way the website looks and/or behaves. These cookies are NOT used for targeted advertising.
Performance cookies
These cookies collect anonymous information about users for the purpose of assessing the performance of a website. Common uses include well-known web analytics tools such as ‘Google Analytics’. Below is information about Google Analytics cookies https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
Functionality cookies
These cookies remember choices that users have made in previous visits to the website in order to improve their experience on subsequent visits. For example, where users select their preferred settings and layout.
Third party cookies
We cannot access cookies placed on your devices by third-party sites such as Facebook, Twitter or Google, nor can the third parties access the data in cookies used by our site.
For example, if you choose to ‘share’ content through Twitter or other social networks you might be sent cookies from these websites. We don’t control the setting of these cookies, so you need to check those websites for their cookie information.
Video – If we embed video to this website cookies may be placed on your computer by the respective video streaming websites – find out more from the respective privacy policies: YouTube Privacy Policy & Vimeo Privacy Policy
Analytics www.lamedica.com uses a third- party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of visitor behaviour patterns – we do not share this information with third-parties (view the Google Analytic privacy policy here).
Email newsletters www.lamedica.com uses the third-party provider MailChimp to deliver our newsletters via email. MailChimp gathers statistics on email opening and clicks using industry standard. You can read more about MailChimp’s GDPR compliance in their guide MailChimp Guide to GDPR
How to Unsubscribe from Our Newsletters
You can unsubscribe to our mailings at any time using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our emails or by contacting us via email at info@lamedica.com
You can contact us at any time for clarification of how we use your data or to ask to be removed from our mailing list.
Managing / Removing Cookies in your Browser
Click on the link for your browser below to get information on how to manage & delete cookies in your browser.
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New devices and browsing apps for mobile phones, tablets etc. are being created all the time, making it impossible to list them all here. Use the Help feature in your browser or consult the manufacture’s website for specific information about managing cookies on your device or computer.
Changes to this Cookie Notice
We keep our privacy policy and notices under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 14th July 2023.