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Generally, cookies are very useful and are a common method used by almost every website you visit because they help to make your online experience as smooth as possible. For security reasons, many websites will not function at all without the use of cookies (or other similar technologies, such as "web beacons" or "tags").
If you prefer, you can restrict, block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings but that may mean that the website won't work properly.
For more information about cookies and their impact on you and your browsing visit aboutcookies.org.
The table below explains the cookies that are used on our site and why.
Cookie | Purpose |
|---|---|
Freetesting.hiv kit order form | PurposeThis necessary session cookie is used to provide the visitor with a multiple step form. Without this cookie, the multi-step form experience cannot be provided. This cookie does not gather information about you and cannot be used to identify you. The sole purpose of this cookie is to share data across multiple steps and will be destroyed when the form has been successfully submitted. |
Google Analytics | PurposeUsed to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookie collects information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. |
Youtube | PurposeWe have chosen to use the youtube-nocookie.com domain when embedding our videos so there is no tracking. You may still see the Cookie listed but you won’t be tracked when visiting other websites after viewing our YouTube content. |
Most internet browsers allow you to erase cookies from your computer hard drive, block all cookies (or just third-party cookies) or warn you before a cookie is stored on your device.
Please note, if you choose to block all cookies, our site will not function as intended and you will not be able to use or access many of the services we provide. If you have blocked all cookies and wish to make full use of the features and services we offer, you will need to enable your cookies. You can do this in your browser.
Rather than blocking all cookies, you can choose to only block third-party cookies which will still allow our website to function as intended. Another option is Do Not Track, a technology and policy proposal that enables users to opt out of tracking by websites they do not visit, including analytics services, advertising networks, and social platforms. To set this up visit Do Not Track.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit Google's optout page.
