Cookie Policy

At Online Podiatry Consultant (www.onlinepodiatryconsultant.com) we use cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the website, improve user experience, and analyze traffic through third-party services.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on a user’s device when they visit a website. They allow the website to remember information about their visit, such as their preferred language or the pages they’ve visited, to facilitate navigation on future visits.

Types of cookies we use

Our site uses the following types of cookies:

1. Technical or necessary cookies These cookies are essential for the operation of the website and cannot be deactivated in our systems. Their use includes functions such as secure access to private areas or cookie consent management.

2. Analytics cookies (third-party) We use external tools to understand our users’ browsing behavior and improve our content and services:

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Allows us to collect anonymous information about site usage, such as pages visited, browsing time, and approximate location.
• Meta (Facebook Pixel): Helps us measure the effectiveness of our social media campaigns and optimize the advertising experience.

These cookies can track the user across other websites if they are logged in to Google or Facebook/Instagram.

Consent management

When you first access our website, you’ll see an informational banner allowing you to accept, reject, or configure cookies. The GDPR Cookie Compliance plugin allows you to modify your consent at any time from the link available in the footer of the website.

Duration of cookie storage

The cookies used have a standard duration, which varies depending on their purpose:

• Technical cookies: These are deleted when you close your browser or after a short period of time.
• Analytics and advertising cookies: These may be stored for up to 13 months, as specified by the providers (Google and Meta).

Processing of personal data

Personal data collected through cookies (such as IP addresses or other online identifiers) are used exclusively for statistical purposes and to improve our services. We do not share this information with third parties, except for the aforementioned providers (Google and Meta), and always in accordance with their respective privacy and data processing policies.

Changes to the cookie policy

We reserve the right to update this Cookie Policy to adapt it to new legal or technical requirements. We recommend reviewing this page periodically.