In a similar way to most websites the the Dental Health Foundation's (DHF) site makes use of cookies. Cookies are small data files that are stored by your web browser on your computer. You can find out all about cookies and their uses on Wikipedia.
The DHF use cookies to:
- remember settings and preferences so we can tailor content to your specific needs
- measure how people use our website so we can improve the content, structure and layout
- help determine the effectiveness of online advertising and the targeting of those advertisements
Our cookies are not used to identify you personally. They are used to improve the effectiveness of the DHF's online work and to provide you with a better end user experience on our websites.
Cookie Preference
You can come back to this page at any time to set your cookie preference for our site. If you have enabled your browser's 'Do Not Track' setting, then cookies will initially be disabled by default.
Cookies used on the DHF site
Remembering settings and preferences
We use cookies to store preferences and settings from your visit. These include the cookies used to manage your cookie preferences, and cookies set to determine your logged in status. These strictly necessary cookies are required for the proper operation of the site and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
| Cookie name | What it's for | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| cookie_notice_viewed | Set when you dismiss the cookie notice. | 60 days |
| cookie_pref | Stores your cookie preference for the site. | 70 days |
Measuring website usage
We use Google Analytics to collect information about how people use this site. We do this to make sure the site is meeting users’ needs and to understand how we could do it better.
Google Analytics stores information about what pages you visit, how long you are on the site, how you got here and what you click on. We do not collect or store your personal information (e.g. your name or address) so this information cannot be used to identify who you are.
Opt out of Google Analytics | Google Analytics Policies
| Cookie name | What it's for | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
Social networks
We may embed widgets from social network services such as Facebook and Twitter to provide follow buttons, like boxes and stream embeds. This may result in cookies being set by these networks while using our site.
| Social Network | Policies | Opt-out |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy Policy | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Opt-out Options | |
| Privacy Policy | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Opt-out Options |
Third party services
The DHF may use of a wide range of third party online services to provide features such as embedded video and social sharing. These services may set cookies when visiting our website. When cookies are disabled we aim to block the loading of third party iFrames without your specific consent.
| Service | Policies | Opt-out |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube : embedded video | Privacy Policy (on Google) | Cookies | GDPR Compliance | Opt-out Options |
| Vimeo : embedded video | Privacy Policy | Cookies | Opt-out Options |
Managing and deleting cookies
It is possible to view, manage and delete cookies within your web browser. We have provided links to instructions on how to do this for the most common web browsers below. For all other browsers you should look for a section called 'privacy' or 'security' within the application settings or preferences.