Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
Cookies are files saved on your phone, tablet or computer when you visit a website.
They store information about how you use the website, such as the pages you visit.
Cookies are not viruses or computer programs. They are very small so do not take up much space.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to:
- make our website work, for example by keeping it secure
- remember which pop-ups you’ve seen
- measure how you use our website, such as which links you click on (analytics cookies)
- help show you relevant health campaigns on social media
Cookies set by the Crazy Egg tracking script
The cookies placed by Crazy Egg do not include personally identifiable information such as name, phone number, email address or mailing address, nor does Crazy Egg link cookies to such personally identifiable information in their servers or databases. Below is a list of the cookies placed by Crazy Egg.
| _ceir, is_returning | Crazy Egg | 5 years | Track whether a visitor has visited the site before |
| _CEFT | Crazy Egg | 1 year | Store page variants assigned to visitors for A/B performance testing |
| _cer.s | Crazy Egg | Recording session (expires when the browser is shut down) | Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time |
| _cer.v | Crazy Egg | Up to 31 days (expires on the first of the month) | Track whether a visitor has visited the site before |
| _ce.s | Crazy Egg | 5 years | Track a recording visitor session unique ID, tracking host and start time |
Change your cookie settings
Some cookies, like those used to measure how you use our website, are not needed for our website to work.
These cookies can help us make our website better, but we’ll only use them if you say it’s OK.
How we use the information we collect
To find out how we collect, store and use information about you or your visit, see the NHS website privacy policy.