Wellspring Health Clinic
Wellspring Health Clinic

Cookie Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies help us understand how you use our site and improve your browsing experience.

At Wellspring Health Clinic, we use cookies to enhance your experience, remember your preferences, and analyze how our website is used.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, secure area access, and form submissions.

Examples:

  • Session management cookies
  • Security cookies for appointment bookings
  • Load balancing cookies

Duration: Session-based or up to 24 hours

These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for website functionality.

2. Functional Cookies

Purpose: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or location) and provide enhanced, personalized features.

Examples:

  • Language preference cookies
  • Accessibility settings
  • Preferred clinic location
  • Font size and display preferences

Duration: Up to 12 months

3. Analytics Cookies

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our services and website performance.

Examples:

  • Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat)
  • Page view tracking
  • Visitor behavior analysis
  • Traffic source identification

Duration: Up to 24 months

4. Marketing Cookies

Purpose: These cookies track your browsing activity to display relevant advertisements. They help us measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and limit the number of times you see an advertisement.

Examples:

  • Advertising network cookies
  • Social media integration cookies
  • Remarketing cookies

Duration: Up to 13 months

Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set their own cookies on our website. We do not control these cookies, and they are subject to the privacy policies of the third parties providing them.

Third-Party Services We Use:

  • Google Analytics: For website analytics and performance tracking
  • Google Maps: For displaying clinic locations
  • Social Media Platforms: For social sharing buttons (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
  • YouTube: For embedded video content

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these third-party services for more information about their cookie practices.

How to Manage Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted.

Browser-Specific Instructions:

Google Chrome

  1. Click the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner
  2. Select "Settings" > "Privacy and security"
  3. Click "Cookies and other site data"
  4. Choose your preferred cookie settings

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click the menu button and select "Settings"
  2. Select "Privacy & Security" panel
  3. Under "Cookies and Site Data," adjust your preferences
  4. Click "Manage Data" to view and remove specific cookies

Safari

  1. Go to "Preferences" from the Safari menu
  2. Click the "Privacy" tab
  3. Select your cookie blocking preferences
  4. Click "Manage Website Data" to view stored cookies

Microsoft Edge

  1. Click the three-dot menu icon
  2. Select "Settings" > "Cookies and site permissions"
  3. Click "Cookies and site data"
  4. Adjust your cookie settings as desired

Mobile Devices

iOS: Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security > Block All Cookies

Android: Chrome app > Menu > Settings > Site settings > Cookies

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. Your choices will be remembered for future visits.

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website or by adjusting your browser settings.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.