Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

This cookie notice is for visitors to our websites, apps and other digital platforms. It sets out how Health Formula LTD sites use cookies.

Insofar as those cookies are not strictly necessary for the provision of ColonHealthFormula.co.uk (or other official Health Formula LTD sites), we will ask you to consent to our use of cookies when you first visit our website.

This is the official Cookie Policy governing the use of Health Formula LTD web site located at https://colonhealthformula.co.uk as well as all the web locations and Internet addresses (e.g., URLs, domain names and pages) which we own or control.

The website located at https://colonhealthformula.co.uk is one of the Health Formula LTD official sites and the below Cookie Policy fully applies to this entity.

2. 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 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.

3. Types of cookies

There are two types of cookie:

Persistent cookiesremain on a user’s device for a set period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie.
Session cookiesare temporary. They allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

Cookies also have, broadly speaking, four different functions and can be categorised as follow: ‘strictly necessary’ cookies, ‘performance’ cookies, ‘functionality’ cookies and ‘targeting’ or ‘advertising’ cookies.

Strictly necessary cookies are essential to navigate around a website and use its features. Without them, you wouldn’t be able to use basic services like registration or shopping baskets. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you’ve been on the internet.
Performance cookies collect data for statistical purposes on how visitors use a website, they don’t contain personal information such as names and email addresses and are used to improve your user experience of a website.
Functionality cookies allow users to customize how a website looks for them: they can remember usernames, language preferences and regions, and can be used to provide more personal services like local weather reports and traffic news.
Advertising and targeting cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you but can also limit the number of times you see an advertisement and be used to chart the effectiveness of an ad campaign by tracking users’ clicks. They can also provide security in transactions. They are usually placed by third-party advertising networks with a website operator’s permission but can be placed by the operator themselves. They can remember that you have visited a website, and this information can be shared with other organizations, including other advertisers. They cannot determine who you are though, as the data collected is never linked to any profile. Without these cookies, online advertisements you encounter will be less relevant to you and your interests.

4. Managing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can however obtain up-to-date information about blocking and deleting cookies via these links:

(a) https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en (Chrome);

(b) https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences (Firefox);

(d) https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies (Internet Explorer);

(e) https://support.apple.com/kb/PH21411 (Safari); and

(f) https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy (Edge).

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.

5. Cookies used in ColonHealthFormula.co.uk

You can find in the following table all the cookies we used in ColonHealthFormula.co.uk, their utility, time and category:

Cookie Name	Utility / Stored Data	Category	Expires
colonhealthformula.co.uk
PHPSESSID	Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, how it is used can be specific to the site, but a good example is maintaining a logged-in status for a user between pages.	Strictly Necessary	8 hours
__stripe_mid	Stripe cookie - Randomly generated session for recognising a client. Stripe is used to make credit card payments. Stripe uses a cookie to remember who you are and to enable us to process payments without storing any credit card information on its own servers.	Fonctinality	1 year
__stripe_sid	Stripe cookie - Randomly generated session for recognising a client. Stripe is used to make credit card payments. Stripe uses a cookie to remember who you are and to enable us to process payments without storing any credit card information on its own servers.	Functionality	30 minutes
__utma	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 2 years by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan of the cookie can be customised by website owners.	Performance	2 years
__ utmb	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Any activity by a user within the 30 minute life span will count as a single visit, even if the user leaves and then returns to the site. A return after 30 minutes will count as a new visit, but a returning visitor.	Performance	30 minutes
__utmc	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. It is not used in most sites but is set to enable interoperability with the older version of Google Analytics code known as Urchin. In this older versions this was used in combination with the __utmb cookie to identify new sessions/visits for returning visitors. When used by Google Analytics this is always a Session cookie which is destroyed when the user closes their browser. Where it is seen as a Persistent cookie it is therefore likely to be a different technology setting the cookie.	Performance	When browsing session ends
__utmt_UA	This cookie is set by Google Analytics. According to their documentation it is used to throttle the request rate for the service - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites.	Performance	10 minutes
__utmv	This is an optional addtional cookie set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie is used when site owners create custom visitor-level variables for customising what can be measured. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. It has a default lifespan of two years, although this can be customised by site owners.	Performance	Instantly
__utmz	This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour measure of site performance. This cookie identifies the source of traffic to the site - so Google Analytics can tell site owners where visitors came from when arriving on the site. The cookie has a life span of 6 months and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics.	Performance	6 months
facebook.com
fr	Encrypted Facebook ID and Browser ID	Advertising	3 months
m.stripe.com
m	Used by Stripe, our payment processor, when purchasing one of our products and services.	Functionality	11 years
m.stripe.network
nsr	Used by Stripe, our payment processor, when purchasing one of our products and services.	Functionality	When browsing session ends

6. Our details

6.1 This website is owned and operated by Health Formula LTD.

6.2 We are registered in England under registration number 11039401 and our registered office is at 59 Spencer Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8TP, which is our only place of business.

6.3 You can contact us:

(a) by post, to 59 Spencer Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8TP;

(b) web contact form: https://colonhealthformula.co.uk/contact

(d) voicemail: 0118 315 1231