1. Introduction
Bristol Healthcare Services, Inc. ("Bristol Healthcare," "BHS," "we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies to help operate our website, improve its functionality, and better understand how visitors interact with our content.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and the choices available to you regarding their use.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, and safeguard personal information obtained through our Website.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website.
Cookies allow websites to recognize your browser, remember certain preferences, improve website functionality, and provide information that helps website owners understand how their websites are being used.
Cookies cannot access information stored elsewhere on your device and do not install software or viruses.
3. How Bristol Healthcare Uses Cookies
Bristol Healthcare uses a limited number of cookies and similar technologies to support the operation and performance of our Website.
Certain website functionality, including live chat services, may rely on cookies or similar technologies necessary to provide those features and maintain your session.
Our use of cookies is focused on improving your experience and maintaining the reliability of the Website—not on advertising or tracking visitors across the internet.
The types of cookies we use include the following:
3.1 Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the basic operation and security of the Website.
These cookies help support functions such as:
- Website navigation;
- Page functionality;
- Security features; and
- Session management.
Because these cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly, they generally cannot be disabled without affecting certain features of the Website.
3.2 Functional Cookies
Functional cookies help remember certain preferences and improve your browsing experience.
Depending on how you use the Website, these cookies may support features such as:
- Remembering user preferences;
- Maintaining website settings;
- Live chat functionality; and
- Providing a more consistent browsing experience.
These cookies are intended to improve usability and convenience while using the Website.
3.3 Analytics Cookies
Bristol Healthcare uses Google Analytics to better understand how visitors interact with our Website.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as:
- Pages visited;
- Time spent on the Website;
- Navigation patterns;
- General geographic region;
- Device and browser information; and
- Referring websites.
This information is used in an aggregated manner to help us evaluate website performance, identify opportunities for improvement, and better understand how visitors use our Website.
Bristol Healthcare does not use Google Analytics to identify individual visitors or to create advertising profiles.
4. Cookies We Do Not Use
Bristol Healthcare believes in maintaining a straightforward and privacy-conscious approach to website technologies.
Accordingly, our Website does not use cookies for:
- Targeted advertising;
- Behavioral advertising;
- Cross-site tracking;
- Building advertising profiles;
- Selling browsing activity;
- Third-party advertising networks; or
- Personalized advertising campaigns.
Our Website is designed to provide information about our organization and services—not to monitor your browsing activity across other websites.
5. Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through your browser settings.
Depending on your browser, you may choose to:
- View cookies stored on your device;
- Delete existing cookies;
- Block certain cookies; or
- Configure your browser to notify you before cookies are stored.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or performance of portions of the Website.
6. Third-Party Services
Our Website uses Google Analytics to understand Website usage and selected third-party technologies that support core Website functionality, such as live chat services.
Google Analytics operates according to its own privacy practices and policies.
Apart from Google Analytics and services necessary to operate the Website, Bristol Healthcare does not use third-party advertising technologies or marketing platforms that rely on tracking cookies.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
Bristol Healthcare may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our Website, technologies, legal requirements, or business practices.
When changes are made, the Effective Date at the beginning of this Policy will be updated accordingly.
We encourage visitors to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us: