What are cookies
The following text outlines the generalised operation of cookies on websites. The specifics of the use of cookies on smartheal.eu is outlined below.
Cookies are small files that the websites visited by users send and store on the device used to access those websites. When users come back to the same website, the browser recognises the cookie installed on the device and sends back information to the website that created or installed that cookie in the first place.
The information encoded in cookie may include personal data, such as an IP address, user name, unique identifier or email address, but may also contain non-personal data, such as language settings or information about the type of device a person is using to browse the website.
Cookies can, therefore, perform important functions, including session tracking, storing information about specific configurations of users accessing the server, facilitating the enjoyment of online content, etc. They can, for instance, be used to keep track of the information used to fill in a computer form.
A cookie might allow web pages to load more quickly or, perhaps, to present advertising and measure the effectiveness of the advertising message.
Criteria for classifying the cookie used by the Website
The criterion used to classify the cookie used by the website is the purpose, whereby a distinction is made between so-called "essential" cookies and so-called "non-essential" cookie.
Cookies used by this website
This website uses cookies classified according to their purpose:
- Essential Cookies: technical cookies (session and persistent)
The use of so-called session cookies - which are not permanently stored on the user's computer and deleted when the browser is closed - is strictly limited to the transmission of session identifiers (consisting of random numbers generated by the server) necessary to enable the safe and efficient exploration of the website.
In particular, the computer systems and software procedures used to operate the website acquire, during their normal operation, certain data whose transmission is implicit in the use of Internet communication protocols.
The permanent essential cookies stored by smartheal.eu is used to remember your preferences as to cookie use (allowing analytics cookies or not).
- Non-essential cookies: analytics cookies
Analytics cookies provide anonymous statistical information on the use of the Website (e.g., the number of website visitors, their origin or the operating system used) and for check its proper working.
Depending on your preferences, set at the point of your first entry to the website, you may allow for the setting of the Google Analytics cookie.
Retention period
The cookie retention period is set at 30 days, after which point you will be asked to re-affirm your selection.
Analytics cookies will be stored for 6 months after your declaration of consent. At the new first access to the Website, you will request to declare your consent again.
Cookie management
Please note that you can manage your options about cookies by:
- clicking on the cookie tool launcher icon on each page
- clicking on the cookie tool launcher form the footer on each page
- altering your browser settings
Please use the links below to learn more about cookie setting on commonly use web browsers:
Last updated: 20 Jun 2025