NEWS-MEDICAL - COOKIE POLICY

As is very common for companies, we use cookies on our website. Cookies are very small files which a website uses to identify you when you come back to the site and to store details about your use of the site. Cookies are not malicious programs that access or damage your computer. We use cookies to improve the experience of people using our website. We do not use these technologies to collect or store personal information unless you have opted into such a service. Our detailed cookie policy is set out below;

By using our Websites you agree to our use of cookies. You can choose to restrict or block cookies set on the Website through your browser settings at any time. For more information about how to do this, and about cookies in general, you can visit www.allaboutcookies.org. Please note that certain cookies may be set as soon as you visit the Website, but you can remove them using your browser settings.
Please be aware that restricting or blocking cookies set on the Website may impact the functionality or performance of the Website, or prevent you from using certain services provided through the Website. It will also affect our ability to update the Website to cater for user preferences and improve performance.
Please note that third parties (including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services like website analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no control. These cookies are likely to be performance cookies or targeting cookies (as described below).
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies – Overview - Strictly necessary cookies are essential for the use of the features and services on the Website. Use on the Website – These cookies identifies you as being logged-in to the website and related platforms. If you block these cookies we cannot guarantee access to the services provided through the Website or be sure how the Website will perform during your visit.
2. Performance Cookies – Overview - Performance cookies collect information about how the Website is used so that we can improve the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Use on the Website –
  1. Monitor and provide statistics on how the Website is used
  2. Help us improve the Website by measuring any errors that occur
  3. See how effective adverts on the Website are and try to ensure they are as relevant as possible
  4. Provide feedback to our affiliates, and third parties we have allowed to link to the Website, regarding users accessing their sites. This information may be used by those third parties to improve their sites or services
  5. Test the Website's design and operability
3. Functional Cookies – Overview - Functional cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make such as your user name, log in details or language preferences, and any customisations you make to pages on the Website during your visit. If you block these cookies certain features and services may be affected and we cannot be sure how the Website will perform during your visit. Use on the Website –
  1. Show you when you're logged in to the Website
  2. Provide individual services, such as watching a video or commenting
  3. Share information with partners and suppliers to provide a service on the Website. The information shared is only to be used to provide the service, product or function and not for any other purpose.
4. Targeting Cookies – Overview - These cookies are used to enhance your experience of the Website. They collect information about your browsing habits to make advertising and marketing more relevant to you and your interests. This information is linked to site functionality provided by other websites, and may be shared with other organisations in accordance with our privacy policy.Use on the Website –
  1. Limit the number of times you see an advert
  2. Help measure the effectiveness of advertising and marketing campaigns
  3. Track the distribution of electronic content (such as documents and images) we make available on our Website or otherwise distribute, including the identity of the individuals who view and forward that content
  4. Link to social networks like Facebook, who may subsequently use information about your visit to serve you with targeted advertising on other websites
  5. Provide advertising agencies and suppliers with information on your visit so that they can present you with adverts, product or service offerings in accordance with the terms specified when you logged in to such services.