Cookie Policy

Last updated on 17th Feb, 2025

Introduction

This is the Cookie Policy for Far Headingley Dental Care (FHDC), accessible from https://www.fhdc.co.uk/

What are cookies?

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies, please read what are cookies.

How we use cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The cookies we set

We use the following strictly necessary cookies:This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.

As we sell products it's important for us to understand statistics about how many of the visitors to our site actually make a purchase and as such this is the kind of data that these cookies will track. This is important to you as it means that we can accurately make business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price.

We use adverts to offset the costs of running this site and provide funding for further development. The behavioural advertising cookies used by this site are designed to ensure that we provide you with the most relevant adverts where possible by anonymously tracking your interests and presenting similar things that may be of interest.

We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

The cookies we set

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

‍However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

a) by email: enquiries@fhdc.co.uk
b) by post to Far Headingley Dental Care (FHDC), 174 Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS16 5LG

This Cookies Policy sets out the basis on which we, FHDC Limited, use cookies and similar technologies on or in relation to our website, fhdc.co.uk (our website). This Cookies Policy is effective from 25th May 2018.

‘Essential’ cookies are automatically placed on your computer or device when you access our website or take certain actions on our website. ‘Non-essential’ cookies and other technologies are only placed on your computer or device if you have consented to us doing so. For information on the difference between essential and non-essential cookies, see the section below entitled About cookies.

For information on how you consent and how you can withdraw your consent to us placing non-essential cookies and other technologies on your computer or device, see the section below entitled How to accept or reject cookies.

About cookies

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files sent by a website’s server to a web browser, processor memory or hard drive and stored there. They can be used for a range of different purposes, such as customising a website for a particular user, helping a user navigate a website, improving that user’s website experience, and storing that user’s preferences and login information.

Essential and non-essential cookies

Cookies can be classified as either ‘essential’ or ‘non-essential’.

  • Essential cookies: these are cookies that are either used solely to carry out or facilitate the transmission of communications over a network or strictly necessary to provide an online service (e.g. our website or a service on our website) which you have requested.
  • Non-essential cookies: these are any cookies that do not fall within the definition of essential cookies, such as cookies used to analyse your behaviour on a website (‘analytical’ cookies) or cookies used to display advertisements to you (‘advertising’ cookies).

First and third party cookiesCookies can be classified as ‘first party’ or ‘third party’.

  • First party cookies: these are cookies placed on your device by our website domain.
  • Third party cookies: these are cookies placed on your device by third party website domains.

Session and persistent cookiesCookies can be classified as either ‘session’ or ‘persistent’, depending on how long they last after they are placed on your browser.

  • Session cookies: session cookies last for as long as you keep your browser open. They expire when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies: persistent cookies expire at a fixed point in time or if you manually delete them from your browser, whichever occurs first.

If you require further information about cookies in general, please visit www.allaboutcookies.orgList of cookies usedWe use the following cookies on or in relation to our website:Name of CookieEssential or Non-essential?First or Third party?Session or Persistent?Expiry TimePurpose@@History/@@scroll|#Non-essentialThird partyPersistentUndisclosedUsed by YouTube. The reason for its use is unclassified._atuvcNon-essentialFirst partyPersistent13 monthsUsed by AddThis to update the counter for our social media sharing tools._atuvsNon-essentialFirst partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by AddThis to ensure the updated counter is displayed to the user if a page is shared._gaNon-essentialFirst partyPersistent2 yearsUsed by Google Analytics to distinguish users on a website to generate statistical information about their use of the website._gatNon-essentialFirst partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by Google Analytics to throttle the number of requests received by users._gidNon-essentialFirst partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by Google Analytics to distinguish users on a website to generate statistical information about their use of the website.ANON_IDNon-essentialThird partyPersistent3 monthsUsed by Tribal Fusion to collect data on website visitors, such as which pages have been accessed. The data is used to categorise the user’s interest and demographic profiles in terms of resales for targeted marketing.at-lojson-cache-#Non-essentialFirst partyPersistentUndisclosedUsed by AddThis. The reason for its use is unclassified.bkdcNon-essentialThird partyPersistent179 daysUsed by AddThis to record anonymised user data, such as IP address, geographical location, visited websites, and what ads the user has clicked, with the purpose of optimising ad display based on the user’s movement on websites that use the same ad network.bkuNon-essentialThird partyPersistent179 daysUsed by AddThis to record anonymised user data, such as IP address, geographical location, visited websites, and what ads the user has clicked, with the purpose of optimising ad display based on the user’s movement on websites that use the same ad network.bt2Non-essentialThird partyPersistent225 daysUsed by AddThis to keep a record of parts of the site that has been visited in order to recommend other parts of the site.collectNon-essentialThird partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by Google Analytics to send data to Google about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.di2Non-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis. The reason for its use is unclassified.GPSNon-essentialThird partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by YouTube to register a unique ID on mobile devices to enable tracking based on geographical GPS location.IDENon-essentialThird partyPersistent2 yearsUsed by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.jvxbksyncNon-essentialThird partyPersistent13 daysUsed by Jivox. The reason for its use is unclassified.jvxsyncNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by Jivox. The reason for its use is unclassified.locNon-essentialThird partyPersistent13 monthsUsed by AddThis as a geolocation tool to help providers determine how users who share information with each other are geographically located.musNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis. The reason for its use is unclassified.ouidNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis. The reason for its use is unclassified.PREFNon-essentialThird partyPersistent8 monthsUsed by Google to register a unique ID to keep statistics of how the visitor uses YouTube videos across different websites.r/collectNon-essentialThird partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by Google Analytics. The reason for its use is unclassified.sessNon-essentialThird partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by AddThis to determine if the user’s browser accepts cookies.SEUNCYNon-essentialThird partyPersistent179 daysUsed by AddThis to register a unique ID that identifies the user’s device for return visits.TapAd_DIDNon-essentialThird partyPersistent2 monthsUsed by AddThis to determine what type of device (smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs etc.) is used by a user.TapAd_TSNon-essentialThird partyPersistent2 monthsUsed by AddThis to determine what type of device (smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs etc.) is used by a user.TDCPMNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis to register a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.TDIDNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis to register a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.test_cookieNon-essentialThird partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by Google to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.uidNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis to create a unique, machine-generated user ID. AddThis, which is owned by Clearspring Technologies, uses the user ID to make it possible for the user to share content across social networks and provide detailed statistics to various providers.uuid2Non-essentialThird partyPersistent3 monthsUsed by AddThis to register a unique ID that identifies a returning user’s device. The ID is used for targeted ads.uvcNon-essentialThird partyPersistent13 monthsUsed by AddThis to detect how often they encounter the same user.vcNon-essentialThird partyPersistent1 yearUsed by AddThis. The reason for its use is unclassified.VISITOR_INFO1_LIVENon-essentialThird partyPersistent179 daysUsed by Google to try to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.xtcNon-essentialThird partyPersistent13 monthsUsed by AddThis to register the user’s sharing of content via social media.YSCNon-essentialThird partySessionEnd of sessionUsed by Google to register a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.How to accept or reject cookiesThere are a number of different ways in which you can accept or reject some or all cookies and similar technologies. Some of the main methods of doing so are described below.You are welcome to block the use of some or all of the cookies we use on our website. However, please be aware that doing so may impair our website and its functionality or may even render some or all of it unusable.You should also be aware that clearing all cookies from your browser will also delete any cookies that are storing your preferences, for example, whether you have accepted cookies on a website or any cookies that are blocking other cookies.You can find more detailed information about cookies and adjusting your browser settings by visiting www.allaboutcookies.orgAccepting or rejecting cookiesBrowser settingsYou can accept or reject some or all cookies (for example, blocking all third party cookies) by adjusting your browser settings. If you do not know how to do this, the links below set out information about how to change your browser settings for some of the most commonly used web browsers:

  • Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-GB
  • Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox?redirectlocale=en-US&redirectslug=Clear+Recent+History
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
  • Apple Safari: https://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?locale=en_US

Some browsers, such as Chrome and Firefox, allow you to change your settings to browse in ‘incognito’ mode, limiting the amount of data placed on your machine and automatically deleting any persistent cookies placed on your device when you finish your browsing session. There are also many third party applications which you can add to your browser to block or manage cookies.Existing cookiesTo clear cookies that have previously been placed on your browser, you should select the option to clear your browsing history and ensure that the option to delete or clear cookies is included when you do so.Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-onYou can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the browser add-on which is available here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptoutEuropean Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance ToolYou can opt out of Facebook and other companies that participate in the Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe from showing you interest based ads by visiting https://www.youronlinechoices.com, selecting your country, clicking ‘Your Ad Choices’, then locating Facebook (and any other companies you want to block) and selecting the ‘Off’ option.Copyright, credit and logoThis Cookies Policy is based on a template provided by GDPR Privacy Policy. For further information, please visit https://gdprprivacypolicy.orgThe copyright in this Cookies Policy is either owned by, or licensed to, us and is protected by copyright laws around the world and copyright protection software. All intellectual property rights in this document are reserved. Where we display the GDPR Privacy Policy logo on our website, this is used to indicate that we have adopted a privacy policy template provided by GDPR Privacy Policy as the basis for this Privacy Policy.