Cookies Policy
Cookies
A cookie is a text only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can remember who you are. A cookie will typically contain the name of the domain from which the cookie has come, the “lifetime” of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. Cookies cannot be used by themselves to identify you and are not computer programs, and can't cause any damage to your computer. Persistent Cookies are created and stored on your computer's hard drive for a period of time to identify it to the site tracking tool. The cookie does not collect any personal information. The cookie we issue contains the following information:
"A uniquely generated random number so that we can differentiate visitors and the expiry date of the cookie Session Cookies are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave our site. Session Cookies allow you to carry information across pages of our site and avoid having to re-enter information into calculators, tools, illustrations and demonstrations. We now outline the types of cookies we use on this site and what we use them for. The site operates an ‘implied consent’ policy which means that we assume you are happy with this usage. If you are not happy, then you should either not use this site, or you should delete Drug Tariff Pro cookies having visited the site, or you should browse the site using your browser’s anonymous usage setting (called “Incognito” in Chrome, “InPrivate” for Internet Explorer, “Private Browsing” in Firefox and Safari etc.)"
Session Cookies
Persistent Cookies for Site Analytics and Performance
Google AdSense - this cookie is used by Google to report to us how the adverts shown on Drug Tariff Pro are performing. User data is all anonymous. You can find out more generally about Google and its policies and principles as regards advertising Here.
DoubleClick (Google) - this is very similar to the cookie above (both are owned/controlled by Google) but is specific to the display advertising on the site. User data is anonymous. As above, you can find out more generally about Google and its policies and principles as regards advertising Here.
Google Analytics - we use this to understand how the site is being used in order to improve the user experience. User data is all anonymous. You can find out more about Google's position on privacy as regards its analytics service here.