Cookie Notice for Rutherford Health plc  

Rutherford Health plc understands the importance of protecting and respecting your online privacy. This is the Cookie Notice for Rutherford Health plc, accessible from www.rutherfordhealth.com, and ensures that we are complying with the relevant data protection laws, including the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. 

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or device by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as providing information to the owners of the site.

Cookies are classified as either first or third party. A first-party cookie is a cookie created by the site that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is created by a website with a domain name other than the one you are currently visiting.

Cookies have an applied duration based on their purpose (‘session’ or ‘persistent’). Session cookies expire after a session ends and would not be stored beyond this purpose. Session cookies are mostly used for website functionally.  Persistent cookies are stored on your computer or device in-between sessions, and they can allow the actions of the user across a site, or different sites, to be remembered. The expiry date of a persistent cookie is set by the website operator however, you can also delete these cookies manually or configure the browser settings to be deleted periodically.  

What types of Cookies do we use?

• Essential Cookies: These are considered functional cookies and are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow you to be remembered in relation to any personal preferences that you have activated i.e., Cookie consent banner or secure areas that require a unique log in.
• Analytical Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors, and to see how visitors use the website. This helps us improve the website and provide a better visitor experience.

The table below provides an overview of the cookies currently used on this website, including third party.

Cookie	Domain	Type	Duration	Description
_utmz	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	6 months	To store used keyword and search engine.
Cookieconsent_status	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Essential	1 day	To store cookie consent preference.
_utmb	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	1 day	To store time of visit.
_utmt	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	1 day	To store number of service requests.
_utma	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	1 day	To store the calculation of days
ci_session	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	1 day	To track activity whilst browsing site.
_utmc	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	Session	To track activity whilst browsing site.
Cinch_admin	www.rutherfordhealth.com	Analytical	Session	Unavailable

Disabling cookies

You can change your cookie preference at any time by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser ‘Help’ for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies via your browser may remove essential cookies which can affect the functionality of our website.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Further Information

We hope the above information has clarified what cookies we use and how we protect your data. If you would like more information, please contact us by emailing: marketing@therutherford.com

You can also visit www.aboutcookies.org.uk for further information relating to the use of cookies.   

This Cookie Notice was updated on 22nd August 2021.

Previous versions of this cookies notice are available on request.