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Cookie Policy Bookimed

We are Bookimed Limited (located at 14/F Golden Centre, 188 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong). In this document, we will refer to ourselves as “Bookimed”, “we” or “us”.

This website uses different types of cookies.  In the spirit of transparency, this Cookie Policy (“Policy”) provides detailed information about why, how, and when we use cookies on our Site. As further described below, we automatically collect information from cookies such as: IP address, geolocation, device type and browser type, personal ID to monitor your session on the site, information about the time of interaction with the site, as well as information about your interaction with the site.

Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data in our Privacy Notice.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

Some of the cookies will only be used if you use certain features or select certain preferences, and some cookies are essential to the Site and will always be used. 

Why do we need cookies?

We use cookies and other technologies to ensure everyone who uses the Site has the best possible experience. For example, when you use our Site, we may place a number of cookies in your browser.

We use these cookies to enable us to hold session information as you navigate from page to page within the Site, improve your experience, and track and analyze usage and other statistical information.

If you elect not to activate the cookie or to later disable cookies, you may still visit our Site, but your ability to use some features or areas of those offerings may be limited.

How do you turn off cookies?

You can generally activate or later deactivate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. If you want to disable cookies, then you can find instructions for managing your browser settings at these links:

If you want to learn more about cookies or how to control, disable, or delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org for detailed guidance. In addition, certain third-party advertising networks, including Google, permit users to opt out of or customize preferences associated with your Internet browsing.

To learn more about this feature from Google, click here.

What cookies do we use?

We use several types of cookies:

Necessary cookies

Necessary cookies make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.

The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

Name Purpose Expiry
_csrf-frontend Ensures visitor browsing-security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for thesecurity of the website and visitor. Session
PHPSESSID Preserves user session state across page requests. Session
test_cookie Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies. 1 day
countryIso Used for uninterrupted operation of the site Persistent
trackingUrlHistory Used for uninterrupted operation of the site Persistent

Static cookies

Statistics cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Name Purpose Expiry
_dc_gtm_UA-# Used by Google Tag Manager to control the loading of a Google Analytics script tag. 1 day
_ga Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 2 years
_gat Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate 1 day
_gid Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. 1 day
googleAnalytics Used by Google Analytics for the correct operation of cookies Persistent
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress This cookie is used to count how many times a website has been visited by different visitors – this is doneby assigning the visitor an ID, so the visitor does not get registered twice. 1 day
_hjFirstSeen This cookie is used to determine if the visitor has visited the website before, or if it is a new visitor on the website. 1 day
_hjid Sets a unique ID for the session . This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. 1 year
_hjid Sets a unique ID for the session . This allows the website to obtain data on visitor behaviour for statistical purposes. Persistent
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample Used to detect whether the user navigation and interactions are included in the website’s data analytics. 1 day
_hjIncludedInSessionSample Registers data on visitors’ website-behaviour. This is used for internal analysis and website optimization 1 day
collect Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behavior. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels. Session

Marketing cookies

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

Name Purpose Expiry
_fbp Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third partyadvertisers. 3 months
_gcl_au Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 months
ads/ga-audiences Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor’s online behaviour across websites. Session
IDE Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. 1 year
pagead/1p-user-list/# Tracks if the user has shown interest in specific products or events across multiple websites and detects how the user navigates between sites. This is used for measurement of advertisement efforts and facilitates payment of referral-fees between websites. Session
sbjs_current Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 179 days
sbjs_current_add Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 179 days
sbjs_first Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 179 days
sbjs_first_add Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 179 days
sbjs_migrations Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 179 days
sbjs_session Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 1 day
sbjs_udata Collects data on user behaviour and interaction in order to optimize the website and make advertisementon the website more relevant. 179 days
tr Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third partyadvertisers. Session

Updating this Policy

If there are any material changes to this Policy, you will be notified by the posting of a prominent notice on our Site prior to the change becoming effective.

We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on the Policy. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your agreement to be bound by such changes to this Policy.

Your only remedy, if you do not accept the terms of this Policy, is to discontinue use of and access to the Site.

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this Policy or how we use cookies, you may contact us by submitting a help desk request by e-mailing: privacy@bookimed.com



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14/F Golden Centre, 188 Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong.Email: marketing@bookimed.com