What are cookies?
Cookies are files containing small amounts of text-only information which are downloaded to your device (your computer, tablet or phone, for example) via
your web browser when you visit a website. Cookies perform lots of different tasks, like allowing you to complete online forms
and remembering the browsing preferences you set on a website. All cookies used on this website are considered ‘privacy neutral’: they cannot be used to identify individuals, and the information they contain is never passed on to third parties.
How cookies operate on our website:
We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about how users use our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that users have provided to them or that they’ve collected from use of their own services.
We use different types of cookies on our website;
Details of how we obtain consent from users regarding the use of cookies:
We gain consent through a CookieBot banner which appears whenever a user lands on our site, requesting explicit consent from users in all countries. The user can ‘allow all, ‘allow selection’ or ‘deny’. The user can select their preferred cookies (except ‘necessary’ cookies, which are mandatory) and change their preferences whenever they like by pressing the clip icon at the bottom left-hand corner of the screen. From there, a popup appears with the ability to change or withdraw their consent.
Cookies from third-party sites:
In order to provide effective online services, Orchard Healthcare Group makes use of popular tools such as YouTube for sharing video content, and social media platforms, like Facebook, for keeping in touch. These sites may also place cookies on your computer. We use a number of suppliers who may also have cookies set on our website. While we may have enabled these cookies for data purposes, we do not control the dissemination of information they provide, beyond that used for our own purposes.
You should check the third party websites for more information about these. For more information please see each website’s own privacy policy.
How to control and delete cookies:
Orchard Healthcare Group will not use cookies to collect personally identifiable information about you. However, if you wish to restrict or block the cookies which are set by the Orchard Healthcare Group website, you can do this through your browser settings.
Where to find information about controlling cookies:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer’s website.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Alternatively, you may wish to visit About Cookies which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your device as well as more general information about cookies.
Please be aware that restricting cookies may cause the Orchard Healthcare Group website to work incorrectly.
If you wish to view your cookie code, just click on a cookie to open it. You’ll see a short string of text and numbers. The numbers are your identification card, which can only be seen by the server that gave you the cookie. You can find out more about how your web browser works by looking under the ‘help’ menu option in your browser. For information on how to do this on the browser of your mobile phone you will need to refer to your handset manual.
Get in touch:
If you have any questions about how we use cookies or analytics to develop the Orchard Healthcare Group website, please get in touch. Contact us by emailing [email protected]
Last updated: April 2026
