Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Ali Alhamdani Ltd ("Company", "we", "us", and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://bariatric-surgery.co.uk/ ("Websites"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Ali Alhamdani Ltd) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies". Third party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g. advertising, interactive content and analytics).

Why do we use cookies?

We use first and third party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Websites to operate — we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our online properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Websites for advertising, analytics and other purposes.

How can I control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the cookie consent banner on this site. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with our services.

If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted. You may also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising — see aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.com.

Essential website cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Websites.

• __tlbcpv — Termly. Used to record unique visitor views of the consent banner. Expires in 1 year.

Analytics and customization cookies

These cookies collect information used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Websites are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Websites for you.

• _ga — Google Analytics. Records an ID used to generate data about website usage. Expires in ~2 years.
• _ga_# — Google Analytics. Distinguishes individual users by means of a randomly generated client identifier. Expires in ~2 years.
• 10854142409/ — pixel tracker on bariatric-surgery.co.uk. Expires with the session.

Advertising cookies

These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing and selecting advertisements based on your interests.

• VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE — YouTube. Used to display targeted advertising. Expires in ~6 months.
• IDE — DoubleClick. Used to measure the conversion rate of ads. Expires in ~2 years.
• _gcl_au — Google AdSense. Used for experimenting with advertisement efficiency. Expires in ~3 months.
• test_cookie — DoubleClick. Session cookie used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.
• YSC — YouTube. Used to display targeted advertising. Expires with the session.

What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.

Do you use Flash cookies or Local Shared Objects?

Websites may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention and for other site operations. If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage.

Do you serve targeted advertising?

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Websites. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in.

How often will you update this Cookie Policy?

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

Where can I get further information?

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at info@bariatric-surgery.co.uk or by post to:

Ali Alhamdani Ltd
9 Harley Street
London, W1G 9QY
United Kingdom
Phone: 07778 002670

See also our Privacy Notice.