Last Updated: June 16th, 2021
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site.
Dental Audio Notes mostly uses “first-party cookies”. These are cookies set and controlled by us, not by any external organisation. No data is shared with any third parties or used for any purpose other than those stated in this policy.
The 3 types of “first-party cookie” we use are:
We minimise the use of “third-party cookies” as far as possible, only using third-party services that set cookies when it is absolutely necessary, for example delivering video content.
There are some cookies that we have to include in order for certain web pages to function. For this reason, they do not require your consent. These are stored when you log into the Dental Audio Notes site, using our authentication service. When you do this, we will handle your data in line with our privacy policy.
We set a single operational cookie:
Cookie Name |
dan_jwt |
Service |
Authentication and Authorization |
Purpose |
Identifies your user access privileges for authorization and security |
Cookie type and duration |
A first-party persistent cookie, < 24 hours |
These are set by us and only we can read them. They remember:
These cookies will only be set if permitted and required.
Cookie Name |
dan_eu_cookie_consent |
Service |
Cookie consent |
Purpose |
Stores your cookie preferences (so you won’t be asked again) |
Cookie type and duration |
A first-party persistent cookie, 13 months. |
Note: If you have declined operational cookies, this cookie is set with expiration of 5 minutes so you are not asked again
Cookie Name |
dan_online_notifications |
Service |
Online Notifications |
Purpose |
Stores your preferences to any online notifications (so you won’t be asked again) |
Cookie type and duration |
A first-party persistent cookie, < 30 days |
We use these purely for internal research on how we can improve the service we provide for all our users. The cookies assess how visitors interact with our website, providing anonymized, aggregated, website traffic analysis to track website engagement and effectiveness. The data is anonymous (the data gathered does not identify you personally).
These cookies will only be set if permitted. You are free to refuse these types of cookies – either via the cookie banner you’ll see on the first page you visit or on your preferences page.
Cookie Name |
dan_vid |
Service |
Analytics |
Purpose |
Recognises website visitors (anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). |
Cookie type and duration |
A first-party persistent cookie, 3 months |
Cookie Name |
dan_sid |
Service |
Analytics |
Purpose |
Identifies the pages viewed by the same user during the same visit (anonymously – no personal information is collected on the user). |
Cookie type and duration |
A first-party persistent cookie, 30 minutes |
Cookie Name |
_ga, _ga_*, _gat_*, _gid |
Service |
Analytics |
Purpose |
Google Analytics - anonymized, aggregated, website traffic analysis |
Cookie type and duration |
First-party persistent cookies, between 24 hours and 2 years. Details provided by Google can be found from here. |
Some of our pages display content hosted with external providers who may set cookies on your browser.
To view this third-party content, you first have to accept their specific terms and conditions. This includes their cookie policies, which we have no control over. But if you do not view this content, no third-party cookies are installed on your device.
Third-party providers on dentalaudionotes.com:
Third-Party Provider |
Reason |
| So we can use Google Analytics | |
| To provide video content on our website |
You can manage/delete cookies as you wish - for details, see aboutcookies.org.
Managing cookies from us
You can manage your preferences concerning cookies from Dental Audio Notes by selecting “cookie preferences” in the footer of any webpage, or in the “preferences” page of the web application.
Removing cookies from your device
You can delete all cookies that are already on your device by clearing the browsing history of your browser. This will remove all cookies from all websites you have visited.
Be aware though that you may also lose some saved information (e.g. saved session details).
Managing site-specific cookies
For more detailed control over site-specific cookies, check the privacy and cookie settings in your preferred browser.
Blocking cookies
You can set most modern browsers to prevent any cookies being placed on your device, but you may then have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site/page. Some services and functionalities may not work properly at all (e.g. profile logging-in).
Blocking Google Analytics
To avoid Google Analytics when you use the internet, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On.