{"id":15677,"date":"2026-01-28T06:29:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.hma-digital.com\/cosmesurge\/?page_id=15677"},"modified":"2026-01-28T06:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T06:31:51","slug":"cookie-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clients.hma-digital.com\/cosmesurge\/cookie-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookie Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u200b<\/span><\/span>We use cookies on our website to enable our website to function properly and securely, provide you with the service\u00a0<\/span>requested<\/span>, understand how you use our website, provide you with the best possible experience, and support our and third parties\u2019 marketing activities. This policy will explain how our cookies work, what we use them for, what type of data they collect and how you can manage your cookie settings. You can find detailed information about cookies in the respective tables below. Where\u00a0<\/span>appropriate<\/span>, the tables will\u00a0<\/span>contain<\/span>\u00a0information about third parties that are used to place cookies and\/or access information from them for their own purposes. For more information about how your personal data is processed, including the identity of the controllers, your rights, information about transfers and safeguards, how to contact us and other information required under data protection laws and regulations, please refer to\u00a0<\/span>our<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Privacy Policy<\/span><\/span><\/a>.\u200b<\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u200b<\/span>Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your browser folder or the hard disk on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies such as pixels, web beacons, java scripts, universal\u00a0IDs\u00a0and others (referred to as \u201ccookies\u201d) allow storing information on your devices or accessing the information stored. In most cases, the data cookies collect is pseudonymised or anonymised. Cookies may contain personal and other data such as your username, client ID, Clarity user ID, session ID, Vimeo user ID,\u00a0OneSignal\u00a0Player ID, browser ID, Snapchat user ID, DoubleClick ID and other unique identifiers, technical data on your session, language code, hashed authentication details, what pages you visit, how long you stay on them, referral info, data on whether you are a returning visitor, events like clicks or form submissions, mouse movements, scroll behaviour, general technical information on your browser and your device, video player preferences, interface layout preferences, timestamps, data on notification preferences and interactions, location, data on your interaction with videos and ads, hashed email and phone number, data on ad conversions, information about your planned visits and enquiries, which may include the medical specialty or the department you are interested in, etc.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>We may use both first-party and third-party cookies. First-party cookies originate from the website you are currently visiting, i.e., the domain you are visiting. Third-party cookies are placed on our website by third-party providers from a domain distinct from the one you are currently visiting, allowing those providers to access and read the data collected through these cookies.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200bPersistent cookies<\/span><\/b>\u00a0are those that stay in your device for a specific\u00a0period of time, while\u00a0<\/span>session cookies\u00a0<\/span><\/b>stay only during one browsing session.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u200bWhen you visit our website for the first time, a pop-up appears informing you of cookies and asking for your consent for non-necessary cookies. You\u00a0are able to\u00a0choose which cookie categories shall be used. You can manage your cookie settings by using the Cookie Settings on our website, or through your browser.\u00a0<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Cookie Settings<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bWhen you click on \u201cCookie Settings\u201d\u00a0you\u2019ll\u00a0be able to change your current preference, i.e., accept or reject all or certain categories of cookies. You can change your choice later by clicking on the Cookie Settings button in the website footer and\u00a0modifying\u00a0your preferences by using Cookie Settings centre<\/span>\u00a0functionalities<\/span>. Please note that changing your preferences will apply from that point forward and will not affect cookies set prior to the change.\u00a0<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u200bYou can block and\u00a0delete\u00a0cookies at any time in your browser settings. You should keep in mind that if you block cookies through your browser, our website may not be able to work properly and some of its functions may not be available to you.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bYou can find information on how to manage cookies in some of browsers on the following links:<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200b<\/span>Managing cookies in Chrome<\/span><\/a>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u200b<\/span>We use cookies for different purposes. We use those cookies because we need to guarantee the availability and security of our website, to understand how our website is used, optimise and personalise the website based on your actions or to\u00a0assist\u00a0our marketing efforts. We have grouped the cookies used on our website into four categories listed below.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Strictly necessary cookies<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200bStrictly necessary cookies allow the website to function properly and are used to provide a service you\u00a0requested. They are always placed on your device by default and\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0be deactivated through our website, as they are necessary for the website to function as expected. In other words, we use strictly necessary cookies because we need to guarantee the availability and security of our website\u00a0in order to\u00a0be able to provide you with health services.<\/span>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>We may use strictly necessary cookies to:<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n
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  • \u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200bMaintain the session continuity<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
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      • \u200bCheck whether your browser supports cookies<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • \u200bRemember your language preferences<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u200bThe legal bases we rely on to process personal data collected through strictly necessary cookies are set out under various applicable data protection regimes:\u202f<\/span>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200bAbu Dhabi Healthcare Information and Cyber Security Standard (ADHICS Standard v2)<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200bWe rely on the legal basis that the processing is necessary for the purposes of medical diagnosis, providing health treatment, health insurance services and managing health systems and services\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0the applicable legislation.<\/span>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200bFederal Decree by Law No. (45) of 2021 Concerning the Protection of Personal Data<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200bWe rely on the legal basis that the processing is necessary for purposes of occupational or preventive medicine\u00a0in order to\u00a0assess the employees’ ability to work, performing medical diagnosis, providing health or social care, treatment or health insurance services, managing health or social care systems and services in accordance with the legislation in force in the State.<\/span>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200bFederal Law No. (2) of 2019 Concerning the Use of the Information and Communications Technology in Health Fields\u202f<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200bWe rely on the legal basis that the processing is necessary for the provision of healthcare services where we process personal data of patients.<\/span>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>DHA Policy for Health Data and Information Sharing<\/span><\/i>\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200bOur legal basis for collecting and sharing data is to provide you with treatment and health care, which\u00a0constitutes\u00a0primary use of health data under the Policy.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u200bYou can find out more information about the strictly necessary cookies used on our website in the following list:<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b<\/span>\n
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          wordpress_logged_in_<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nEnsuring session continuity<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nFirst-party (cosmesurge.com)<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSession<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThis cookie allows\u00a0identifying\u00a0a logged-in user and ensures session continuity.<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          wordpress_sec_<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nAuthentication and preventing account hijacking<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nFirst-party (cosmesurge.com)<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSession<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThis cookie is used for security purposes. It allows authenticating the logged-in user and ensures account security.<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          wordpress_test_cookie<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nChecking if the browser supports cookies<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nFirst-party (cosmesurge.com)<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSession<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThis cookie is used to check whether your browser supports cookies.<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          wp_lang<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nStoring the user\u2019s language preference<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nFirst-party (cosmesurge.com)<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nSession<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\nThis cookie stores your language preference.<\/span><\/b>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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          We use analytics and performance cookies to better understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies help us improve functionality, optimise performance, and enhance the overall user experience.\u00a0<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200bSome of these cookies are set by third parties and certain third parties may use personal data for their own purposes. Please refer to the respective third parties\u2019 privacy policies and other documents linked in the table below for more information. Additionally, personal data from cookies may be shared and transferred to our partners outside of the UAE which provide the cookies for our use and the services related to them.<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span> \u200b<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>We may use analytics and performance cookies to:<\/span>\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\n