Cookies Policy

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Introduction About cookies Our cookies Analytics cookies Third party cookies Blocking cookies Deleting cookies Cookie preferences Our details

Introduction

This website uses cookies.

By using this website and agreeing to this policy, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with the terms of this policy.

About cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.

Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed.

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

Cookies can be used by web servers to identify and track users as they navigate different pages on a website and identify users returning to a website.

Our cookies

We use only session cookies on our website.

The names of the cookies that we use on our website, and the purposes for which they are used, are set out below:

we use surgeonlk to recognise a computer when a user visits our website, track users as they navigate the website, improve the website's usability, prevent fraud and improve the security of the website and to personalise the website for each user.

Analytics cookies

We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website.

Our analytics service provider generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies.

The analytics cookies used by our website have the following names: _ga, _gat, __utma, __utmt, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz and __utmv.

The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website.

Our analytics service provider's privacy policy is available at: [http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/].

Third party cookies

Our website does not uses third party cookies.

Blocking cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies.

Blocking all cookies will have a negative impact upon the usability of many websites.

If you block cookies, you will not be able to use all the features on our website.

Deleting cookies

You can delete cookies already stored on your computer.

Deleting cookies will have a negative impact on the usability of many websites.

Cookie preferences

You can’t manage your preferences relating to the use of cookies on our website at this moment.

Our details

This website is owned and operated by Dr Mohan Samarasinghe.

You can contact us:

  • using our website contact form;
  • by telephone, on the contact number published on our website from time to time; or
  • by email, [echo "mail at surgeon dot lk" |sed 's/ at /@/' | sed 's/ dot /./'].