Cookie Policy
Last Updated: August 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how Dr Souphi Samizadeh's practice ("we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website at https://drsouphi.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and the choices available to you.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by us are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than us are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable features or functionality to be provided on or through the website, such as analytics and embedded content. The parties that set those cookies may recognise your computer both when it visits this website and when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for the website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies help us understand how the website is used so we can improve the patient experience.
How can I block cookies?
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit):
Essential website cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| __cfduid | drsouphi.com | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. | 1 year |
| __Secure-authjs.callback-url | drsouphi.com | Used to authenticate you to our services and access secure areas | Session |
| crumb | drsouphi.com | The crumb cookie is used in order to recognise a computer when a user visits our website to prevent cross-site request forgery. | session |
| zaraz-consent | drsouphi.com | This cookie is used to keep track of your preferences on non-essential cookies | Session |
Analytics and customization cookies:
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | drsouphi.com | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
| _ga# | drsouphi.com | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 year 1 month 4 days |
How can I control cookies on my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:
- US Digital Advertising Alliance
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
- Canadian Digital Advertising Alliance
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?
Websites may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.
We do not use Flash on this website.
Do you serve targeted advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at info@drsouphi.com