Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 1, 2024
Introduction to Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of data that a website sends to a user’s computer or device while they are browsing. These files are then stored in the user’s web browser and can later be retrieved by the originating website to facilitate a more personalized web surfing experience. Cookies serve various functions, from remembering your preferences on sites to enabling necessary features of a site to function properly.
Types of Cookies Used
Our website, “heavy-metals-testing,” uses several types of cookies to ensure functionality and enhance user experience:
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Necessary Cookies: These are essential for navigating our website and using its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services like account registration and login cannot be provided.
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Performance Cookies: These collect data on how users interact with our website, including which pages are most frequently visited and if any error messages are encountered. Performance cookies help us improve the user experience by informing us about site performance and highlighting areas for improvement.
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Functionality Cookies: These recognize returning visitors to our website, remember their preferences (such as region or language), and provide a more personalized web navigating experience. They can also be used to recall your customizing preferences.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies may be set by third-party service providers to deliver content, including advertisements relevant to you and your interests on our website or on other websites that you visit. They are specifically designed to build user profiles to display, on this and other websites, content and advertisements that might interest you.
Managing and Deleting Cookies
If you wish to manage, delete or disable some or all cookies, you can do so by adjusting your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other websites you visit. Instructions for managing cookies can be found in the ‘help’ section of your web browser. Additionally, users can control the use of targeting/advertising cookies by using platforms such as the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out program at http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at http://www.networkadvertising.org/optout/.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may use third-party services, such as Google Analytics, to collect and analyze information about your use of our site. These services may set their own cookies to help us understand how users interact with our website and to improve the user experience. These third-party cookies are subject to the privacy policies of those entities providing the services, and not under our control.
Consent and Control
We require your consent to place certain types of cookies on your device, except for necessary cookies which are essential for the operation of our website. By using our website, you agree that we can place these cookies on your device. You can provide, deny, or withdraw your consent at any time by following the instructions provided in this policy to manage your cookie settings.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
[email protected]
This Cookie Policy is subject to change and any updates will be made with a “Last Updated” date indicating when the last changes were made. Users are encouraged to review this policy periodically for any modifications.
GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, CCPA, and UK GDPR Compliance
Our website is committed to compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the UK GDPR. We ensure that cookies are used in accordance with these regulations and strive to provide transparency and control to all users.