Effective Date: 18/06/2025
At Healthonik, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, improve the functionality of our website, and provide personalised content and advertisements. This Cookies Policy outlines the types of cookies we use, their purposes, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. These cookies help us recognise your device and store information about your preferences or actions, such as login credentials, language settings, and items added to your shopping basket.
There are also similar technologies, such as web beacons and pixel tags, which serve similar purposes to cookies in tracking your interactions with our website.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use several types of cookies to improve your experience on our website:
● Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the operation of our website. They allow you to navigate our site and use its features, such as adding items to your basket or proceeding to checkout. Without these cookies, our website cannot function properly.
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● Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are most frequently visited and whether any error messages are displayed. These cookies help us improve the functionality and performance of the site.
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● Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or region) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. They improve your experience by tailoring the site to your needs.
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● Targeting/Advertising Cookies
These cookies track your browsing habits and interests to deliver more relevant advertisements to you, both on our website and through third-party platforms. They help us provide targeted marketing and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
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● Social Media Cookies
Our website may include social media buttons (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram) that allow you to share content or interact with these platforms. These social media cookies are set by the social media networks and enable them to track your interactions with their services.
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3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
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To improve website functionality – Cookies help us remember user preferences and ensure that the site runs smoothly.
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To personalise your experience – By remembering your settings, language preference, and other details, cookies help tailor our website to your needs.
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To analyse and improve our website – Performance cookies help us gather information about how you use our site, which allows us to enhance its design and functionality.
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To provide relevant advertising – We use targeting and advertising cookies to display personalised ads to you and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.
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To ensure security – Cookies are also used for security purposes to prevent fraudulent activity and protect your personal data.
4. Third-Party Cookies
We may allow third-party service providers to place cookies on our website. These cookies may be used for various purposes, including analysing website usage and displaying targeted advertisements. We do not control these third-party cookies, and their use is governed by the privacy policies of the respective providers.
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Google Analytics – This service uses cookies to collect data about website usage to help us improve the site.
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Social Media Networks – If you choose to share content via social media buttons, the respective platforms may set cookies to track your interaction with their services.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the option to manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies, delete them, or notify you when a cookie is being sent. However, please note that blocking or disabling certain cookies may impact the functionality of our website and your overall experience.
To manage cookies in your browser:
You can also visit the Healthonik Cookie Settings page on our website to control the use of non-essential cookies.
6. Cookie Consent
When you visit our website for the first time, you will be presented with a pop-up banner asking for your consent to use cookies. By continuing to browse our site or by clicking "Accept", you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
If you choose not to consent to cookies, please disable them via your browser settings or adjust your preferences on our Cookie Settings page.
7. Retention Period of Cookies
The duration for which we retain cookies depends on the type of cookie:
You can manage or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings.
8. Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any updates will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please feel free to contact us at:
info@healthonik.co.uk
