Cookies Policy
Last updated: 28 September 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Open Hearts Healthcare Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit:
www.openheartshealthcare.co.uk
For information about how we collect, use and protect personal information more generally, please see our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites can store on your computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device when you visit them.
Cookies may be used to enable website functionality, maintain security, remember preferences and understand how visitors interact with a website.
Similar technologies, including scripts, pixels and local storage, may perform comparable functions. References to cookies in this policy include these similar technologies where appropriate.
How we use cookies
Our website may use the following categories of cookies.
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to operate properly or to provide functionality that you have specifically requested.
They may be used for purposes including:
website security;
fraud prevention;
remembering your cookie and privacy preferences;
maintaining forms or website sessions; and
providing essential website functionality.
Where permitted by law, strictly necessary cookies may be placed without your consent.
Analytics cookies – Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, to help us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics may collect information about how visitors interact with the website, including information such as:
pages visited;
time spent on pages;
how visitors navigate through the website;
approximate geographic location;
device and browser information;
traffic sources;
website interactions and events; and
technical information about website performance.
We use this information to understand how our website is being used, identify areas that may need improvement and improve the experience of visitors.
Google Analytics may use cookies, including cookies beginning with names such as _ga, to distinguish visitors and collect statistical information about website usage.
Where consent is required, Google Analytics cookies will only be activated after you have given your consent through our cookie preference tool.
You can reject analytics cookies or withdraw your consent at any time by changing your cookie preferences on our website.
Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with its own privacy and data protection terms.
Functionality and preference cookies
These cookies may remember choices you make and allow our website to provide enhanced or personalised functionality.
Where consent is required, these cookies will only be activated after you have given your consent.
Where an applicable legal exception permits their use without prior consent, we will provide the information and means of objection required by law.
Marketing and advertising cookies
We do not use marketing or advertising cookies unless specifically identified through our cookie preference tool.
If we introduce cookies or similar technologies for advertising, remarketing, cross-site tracking, profiling or advertising measurement, they will not be activated unless the required consent has been obtained.
Third-party services
Our website may use services supplied by third parties.
These may include:
Google Analytics;
website hosting and security providers;
website form providers;
embedded content providers;
maps;
social media services; and
other services necessary to operate or enhance the website.
Some third-party services may place or access cookies or similar technologies on your device.
Where their technologies require consent, they will not be activated until you have made the appropriate choice through our cookie preference tool.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to obtain statistical information about the use of our website.
The information generated by Google Analytics helps us understand matters such as website traffic, popular pages, visitor journeys and how effectively the website performs.
Google Analytics is provided by Google LLC.
Google Analytics may process information using servers located outside the United Kingdom. Where personal data is transferred internationally, appropriate safeguards must be applied in accordance with applicable data protection law.
Our use of Google Analytics is intended to help us analyse and improve our website. We do not use Google Analytics information to make decisions about individuals.
You can prevent Google Analytics cookies from being used through the cookie preference controls available on our website.
Managing your cookie preferences
When you visit our website, you may be provided with a cookie preference tool allowing you to:
accept optional cookies;
reject optional cookies; and
manage your cookie preferences.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by reopening the cookie settings available on our website.
Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
You may also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Please be aware that blocking certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website operate.
Cookies used on this website
The cookies and similar technologies currently used on our website should be displayed through our cookie preference tool or cookie information panel.
The information provided may include:
cookie name;
provider;
purpose;
category; and
duration.
Our website may use Google Analytics cookies including:
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish visitors and generate statistical information about website usage. | Analytics |
| ga<property-id> | Google Analytics | Used to maintain session information and measure website interactions. | Analytics |
The exact cookies used may change depending on our Google Analytics configuration and updates made by Google.
Your choices
You are not required to accept optional analytics, functionality or marketing cookies in order to access the main content of our website.
Where consent is required, rejecting optional cookies should be as straightforward as accepting them.
You can revisit your choices at any time using the cookie settings available on our website.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when:
we introduce or remove website technologies;
our use of Google Analytics or other services changes;
applicable legal requirements change; or
we otherwise need to clarify how cookies are used.
The latest version will be published on:
www.openheartshealthcare.co.uk
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or similar technologies, please contact:
Open Hearts Healthcare Ltd
48 Dell Crescent
Northampton
NN3 8SG