Cookies Policy

Last updated: May 24, 2018

We use cookies on Diabetes Insider (the “Service”). You have the option to accept or refuse the use of cookies.

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third ­parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third ­party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

How Diabetes Insider uses cookies

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • to enable certain functions of the Service
  • to provide analytics
  • to store your preferences
  • to enable advertisements delivery including behavioral advertising.

We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service and we use different types of cookies to run the Service.

Session cookies are placed on your browser when you access a website and last for as long as you keep your browser open. They expire when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies are placed on your computer when you access a website and expire at a fixed point in time or if you manually delete them from your browser, whichever occurs first.

Functional cookies are cookies that ensure the proper functioning of the Website (e.g. cookies for login or registration, language preferences).

Non-functional cookies are cookies that can be set for purposes such as analytics.

We use traffic analytics cookies to identify which pages are being used. This allows us to analyze traffic data. We only use this data for statistical analysis purposes.

Third-­party cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-­party cookies to report usage data and deliver advertisements.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

DoubleClick DART Cookie

Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Diabetes Insider. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to users based on their visit to Diabetes Insider and other sites on the Internet.

Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

What are your choices regarding cookies?

When you first visit Diabetes Insider you will be given the option to accept all cookies or refuse the use of all non-functional cookies. Your choice will be remembered for future visits.

If you wish to delete or refuse cookies generally, please visit the help pages of your web browser.

Please be aware that if you delete or refuse to accept cookies you might not be able to access all of the features available and some of the pages you visit may not display as intended.

Where can you find more information about cookies?

You can learn more about cookies at AllAboutCookies.