Cookies are small files sent by web servers to your web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome) and stored on your computer’s hard drive.

The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser loads a website page from the same server. This enables a web server to identify and track individual web browsers.

There are two main kinds of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

HealthTracker uses cookies to provide basic functionality and to improve the performance and user experience throughout the site.

If you want to delete cookies that are already on your computer, please refer to the instructions for your particular system here:

http://www.aboutcookies.org/default.aspx?page=1.

If you want to learn about how to control cookies, you can find instructions for your particular system here:

http://www.aboutcookies.org/default.aspx?page=2.

Authentication cookies:

These help us track when you sign and allow you to be signed in automatically when you come back after an extended period of inactivity. The cookie identifies content which should only be visible to you, and allows us to remember the language you speak allowing for a personalized experience at HealthTracker.

These are known as first party cookies and you can control them directly from your browser as described above.

Please note that by disabling our cookies you will not be able to access certain areas or features of the site.

Tracking cookies

HealthTracker also uses third party analytics services including Google Analytics to collect aggregated data to help us understand how our site is being used, and how we can improve based on these statistics. Because these are also first-party cookies, you can manage them in the same way as HealthTracker ones.