Cookie Policy
Heathside Vets Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 01 March 2026
Please read this cookie policy carefully as it contains important information on how we, and certain third parties, use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as pixel tags) (collectively, “Tracking Technologies”) on www.ivcevidensia.co.uk (our “Website”) and our services (together the “Services”). The Services are operated by Inspiring Vet Care Limited (Companies House Reg.7746795), with registered address at The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2AU (“we”, “us”, “our” or “data controller”).
This policy should be read together with our cookie consent mechanism and Privacy Notice which sets out how and why we collect, store, use and share personal data generally. It also explains your rights in relation to your personal data and details of how to contact us and the supervisory authority if you have a complaint.
We may change this policy from time to time, in which case we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this cookies policy.
Throughout our Services we may link to other websites owned and operated by certain trusted third-parties to make additional services available to you. These third-party websites may also use Tracking Technologies in accordance with their own separate policies. For privacy information relating to these other third-party websites, please consult their policies as appropriate.
What Tracking Technologies do we use?
We and our third-party partners deploy the following Tracking Technologies when you use our Services:
- Cookies: A cookie is a small text file which is placed onto your device (e.g. computer, smartphone or other electronic device) when you use our Services. These help us to recognise you and your device and store some information about your preferences, consents and or past actions. For example, we may monitor how many times you visit the Services, which pages you go to, traffic data, location data and the originating domain name of your internet service provider. This information helps us to provide more tailored content and improve our Services. Some of this data will be aggregated or statistical, which means that we will not be able to identify you individually.
- Pixel: Unlike a cookie which is stored on your device, a pixel is a tiny snippet of code that collects multiple data points over different webpages and sites such as how you browse and what types of ads you click on. This tiny piece of code can be linked to users via a unique identifier. We use pixels as they help us to show you more relevant adverts based on your likes and behaviours. They also help us to measure how successful our marketing programme is, track conversions and build our audience base.
- Web beacons: Web beacons are invisible picture files that we use as part of our Services. We use web beacons to see how you interact with our Services and to understand how often you view certain content so that we can make our website more efficient and easier to use.
- Mobile device IDs: Mobile device IDs are a unique identifier which can be used to identify a mobile device. We use these to run analytics and ensure our Services are useful to you. Our advertising partners use these to show you ads that are useful to you and also to make sure they don’t show the same ad to you twice.
- Local storage: We also use local storage to store data on your device such as the last time you visited a webpage or to welcome you to our site or app.
- HTML5 local storage: We occasionally store information locally on your device using HTML5. This allows information to be stored in your browser after the browser has been closed and reopened. We only use HTML5 to store non-sensitive information, such as the previous page you viewed, the name of the current page you are viewing, and some of your preferences. We do use HTML5 local storage to collect personal data from you. You can choose whether the data in HTML5 local storage should be kept beyond your current browser session or deleted. Depending on your browser, you can remove local storage, including HTML5, when clearing your cache and cookies.
In addition to the cookies we use on this website and in our app, we also use Tracking Technologies in some of the emails and push notifications we send you. These enable us to understand whether you have opened the email or push notification and how you have interacted with it. If you have enabled images, Tracking Technologies will be set on your device and will also be set if you click on any link within the email or push notification.
Tracking Technologies can remain on your device for different periods of time. Some exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Others are “permanent”, meaning that they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used to recognise your device when you open your browser and browse the internet again.
How do we use Tracking Technologies?
We use first party and third-party Tracking Technologies. First party Tracking Technologies are set directly by us whereas third-party Tracking Technologies are set by a third-party (such as analytics providers or our advertiser and business partners). You can choose and modify the scope of the Tracking Technologies to which you give your consent by visiting our cookie consent mechanism accessible at the bottom of each page.
We use Tracking Technologies that perform the following functions:
Functional Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies enable the Services to remember choices you make and provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these Tracking Technologies then some or all of these services may not function properly. The Functional Tracking Technologies we use are set out in the table below.
Targeting Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies may be set through our Services by our advertising partners to build insights regarding you and their audiences. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests, deliver a more personalised service, enable us to execute advertising campaigns, build custom or lookalike audiences and show you ads that are relevant to you as well as measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by our advertisers (for example advertising networks) and provide insights about the people who see and interact with their ads, visit their websites or use their app. A guide to behavioural advertising and online privacy has been produced by the internet advertising industry which can be found at: http://www.youronlinechoices.eu. The Targeting Tracking Technologies we use are set out in the table below.
Performance Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies allow us to collect information about your online activity (including the duration of your use of the Services, the number of visits and traffic sources), behavioural data and content engagement so we can measure and improve the performance of our Services. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the Services. The Performance Tracking Technologies we use are set out in the table below.
Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies
These Tracking Technologies are necessary for the Services to function, to provide the Services to you, or to comply with the law (e.g. security requirements of data protection laws) and cannot be switched off in our systems. We do not need to obtain your consent in order to use these Tracking Technologies. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for Services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these Tracking Technologies, but some parts of the Services will not work then. The Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies we use are set out in the table below.
Details of Tracking Technologies
| Provider | Tracking Technology Subgroup | Tracking Technology | Description | Tracking Technology used | Domain | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathside Vets | Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies | PHPSESSID | This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie stores and identifies a user’s unique session ID to manage user sessions on the website. The cookie is a session cookie and will be deleted when all browser windows are closed. | Cookie | www.heathsidevets.co.uk | Session |
| Elementor | Functional Tracking Technologies | elementor | The website’s WordPress theme uses this cookie. It allows the website owner to implement or change the website’s content in real-time. | Cookie | heathsidevets.co.uk | Never expires |
| WordPress | Functional Tracking Technologies | wpEmojiSettingsSupports | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user’s browser can display emojis properly. | Cookie | heathsidevets.co.uk | Session |
| CookieYes | Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies | cookieyes-consent | CookieYes sets this cookie to remember users’ consent preferences so that their preferences are respected on subsequent visits to this site. It does not collect or store any personal information about site visitors. | Cookie | www.heathsidevets.co.uk | 1 year |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies | rc::a | This cookie is set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Cookie | google.com | Never expires |
| Google reCAPTCHA | Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies | rc::c | This cookie is set by the Google reCAPTCHA service to identify bots and protect the website against malicious spam attacks. | Cookie | google.com | Session |
| YouTube | Functional Tracking Technologies | VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. | Cookie | .youtube.com | 6 months |
| Vimeo / Cloudflare | Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies | _cfuvid | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimise user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalised services. | Cookie | .vimeo.com | Session |
| Vimeo / Cloudflare | Strictly Necessary Tracking Technologies | __cf_bm | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. | Cookie | vimeo.com | 1 hour |
Consent to use Tracking Technologies and changing settings
We will ask for your consent to place Tracking Technologies on your device, except where they are essential for us to provide you with a service that you have requested.
You can withdraw any consent to the use of non-essential Tracking Technologies or manage any other Tracking Technology preferences by accessing our cookie consent mechanism accessible at the bottom of each page.
In addition, if you want to disable Tracking Technologies, you can also change your website browser settings to reject Tracking Technologies. How you can do this will depend on the browser you use. Further details on how to disable cookies for the most popular browsers are set out below:
For Microsoft Edge:
- Open Edge: Launch the Microsoft Edge browser on your computer.
- Settings: Click on the three dots top-right corner and select “Settings”.
- Go to Cookies and Site Permissions: In the left-hand sidebar, click on “Cookies and site permissions”.
- Disable Cookie Saving: “Cookies and site data” section, toggle the switch for “Allow sites to save and read cookie data” or to block only third-party cookies, make sure the switch for “Allow sites to save and read cookie data (recommended)” is on and select “Block third-party cookies”.
- Restart Edge.
For Google Chrome:
- Choose Settings > Advanced.
- Under “Privacy and security,” click “Content settings”.
- Click “Cookies”.
For Safari:
- Choose Preferences > Privacy.
- Click on “Remove all Website Data”.
For Firefox:
- Choose the menu “tools” then “Options”.
- Click on the icon “privacy”.
- Find the menu “cookie” and select the relevant options.
For further information about Tracking Technologies and how to disable them please visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/.
If you do change your settings, please be aware that you may lose some of the functionality of our website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How to opt out of online ads
You have the option to opt out of seeing targeted online ads from us and other participating companies by visiting www.youronlinechoices.com. Please note that this list will contain more networks than those used on our Services. Alternatively, you can opt out of certain advertising Tracking Technologies by visiting our cookie consent mechanism accessible at the bottom of each page. Please note that if you opt out it does not mean that you will see less advertising when you use our Services, the only effect is that the advertising will be less relevant to you.
To learn more about the advertising companies we work with and the choices they offer, please take a look at the following resources:
- Digital Advertising Alliance; and
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about this policy or how we use Tracking Technologies, please contact us:
- By email – privacy@ivcevidensia.com
- By post – FAO: Global Head of Privacy, The Chocolate Factory, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 2AU, United Kingdom
