Cookies

This section provides details of the cookies Medicash uses on its websites. Click on one of the links below for further information:

What is a cookie?

Http Cookies

These cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. The cookie then communicates with the originating website when you visit it again and may communicate with other websites that recognise the cookie.

Local Shared Objects or Flash Cookies

These cookies are referred to as Local Shared Objects or Flash Cookies. They are pieces of data that websites and applications which use Adobe Flash store on your computer or device to collect information on how you navigate those websites and to store preferences you have set.

Why do website developers use cookies?

Cookies make the interaction between users and websites faster and easier, and help to improve websites. Without cookies, a website could not remember a user’s preferences or registration details for a future visit.

Websites use cookies mainly because they save time and make the browsing experience more efficient and enjoyable.

Cookies also enable websites to monitor their users’ web surfing habits and profile them for marketing purposes.

What cookies do Medicash use?

We have classified our cookies according to the categories proposed by the International Chamber of Commerce.

None of the cookies used on our websites gathers personal information about you.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Necessary cookies help 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.

Below are the details of the strictly necessary cookies used by Medicash.

Cookie Name Provider Type Expiry Description
__cf_bm vimeo.com HTTP 1 day This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website.
CONSENT google.com HTTP 2 years Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDP compliance of the website.
CONSENT youtube.com HTTP 2 years Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for GDP compliance of the website.
CookieConsent medicash.org HTTP 1 year Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain
li_gc linkedin.com HTTP 2 years Stores the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain

Performance Cookies

Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.

Below are the details of the performance cookies used by Medicash:

Cookie Name Provider Type Expiry Description
lang ads.linkedin.com HTTP Session Remembers the user’s selected language version of a website
lang linkedin.com HTTP Session Set by LinkedIn when a web page contains an embedded “Follow us” panel

Statistics Cookies

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

Below are the details of the statistics cookies used by Medicash:

Cookie Name Provider Type Expiry Description
_ga medicash.org HTTP 2 years Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
_ga_# medicash.org HTTP 2 years Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit.
_gat medicash.org HTTP 1 day Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
_gid medicash.org HTTP 1 day Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.
collect google-analytics.com Pixel Session Used to send data to Google Analytics about the visitor’s device and behaviour. Tracks the visitor across devices and marketing channels.
domain_tracker/bdo/# view.ceros.com HTML Persistent Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded with the purpose of generating reports for optimising the website content.
experience_tracker/bdo/# view.ceros.com HTML Persistent Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as the number of visits, average time spent on the website and what pages have been loaded with the purpose of generating reports for optimising the website content.
vuid vimeo.com HTTP 2 years Collects data on the user’s visits to the website, such as which pages have been read.

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.

Below are the details of the marketing cookies used by Medicash:

Cookie Name Provider Type Expiry Description
_fbp medicash.org HTTP 3 months Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
_gcl_au medicash.org HTTP 3 months Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.
AnalyticsSyncHistory linkedin.com HTTP 29 days Used in connection with data-synchronization with third-party analysis service.
bcookie linkedin.com HTTP 2 years Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services
bscookie linkedin.com HTTP 2 years Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
IDE doubleclick.net HTTP 1 year 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.
lidc linkedin.com HTTP 1 day Used by the social networking service, LinkedIn, for tracking the use of embedded services.
pagead/1p-user-list/# google.com Pixel Session 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.
pagead/landing doubleclick.net Pixel Session Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.
pagead/landing google.com Pixel Session Collects data on visitor behaviour from multiple websites, in order to present more relevant advertisement – This also allows the website to limit the number of times that they are shown the same advertisement.
test_cookie doubleclick.net HTTP 1 day Used to check if the user’s browser supports cookies.
tr facebook.com Pixel Session Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers.
UserMatchHistory linkedin.com HTTP 29 days Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor’s preferences.
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE youtube.com HTTP 179 days Tries to estimate the users’ bandwidth on pages with integrated YouTube videos.
YSC youtube.com HTTP Session Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen.
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY youtube.com HTML Persistent Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-cast-available youtube.com HTML Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-cast-installed youtube.com HTML Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-connected-devices youtube.com HTML Persistent Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-device-id youtube.com HTML Persistent Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-fast-check-period youtube.com HTML Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-session-app youtube.com HTML Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.
yt-remote-session-name youtube.com HTML Session Stores the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video.