Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how VigilaMed Ltd ("VigilaMed," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website to improve user experience, analyze website performance, and maintain security.

As a high-trust medical device consultancy serving C-Suite executives and regulatory professionals, we are committed to transparency regarding our use of cookies and tracking technologies. We do not use aggressive advertising tracking or third-party marketing cookies. We use cookies solely for essential website functionality, performance analytics, and user experience enhancement.

This policy has been drafted to comply with the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), the EU ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC), the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR).

By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy, unless you have disabled cookies in your browser settings or through our consent management interface.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive or browser storage. They allow a website to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language, region, or login status.

Cookies do not damage your device or access your personal files. They are not computer programs and cannot contain viruses or malware. Cookies are specific to the website that created them, and cannot be accessed by other websites.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Examples of strictly necessary cookies we use:

• Security Tokens: Cookies used to maintain secure sessions, prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, and authenticate user requests
• Session Management: Cookies that maintain your session state while you navigate between pages on our website
• Load Balancing: Cookies used to distribute website traffic across servers for optimal performance

3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies

We require your consent before placing performance and analytics cookies on your device, in accordance with PECR and the ePrivacy Directive.

Performance and analytics cookies we use include:

• Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Analytics cookies that collect anonymous, aggregated data about website usage, page views, user journeys, and engagement metrics. GA4 uses IP anonymization and does not collect personally identifiable information (PII) by default.
• Vercel Analytics: Performance monitoring cookies that track website speed, page load times, and technical performance metrics to optimize website functionality.
• Website Performance Metrics: Cookies that help us understand which pages are most visited, how long users spend on our website, and how users navigate between pages.

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and settings to enhance your experience on our website. They enable personalized features such as language preferences, region settings, and display preferences.

We require your consent before placing functionality cookies on your device, in accordance with PECR and the ePrivacy Directive.

Examples of functionality cookies we may use:

• Language Preferences: Cookies that remember your preferred language (e.g., English, French, German) for website content
• Region Settings: Cookies that remember your region or location preferences for localized content and regulatory information
• Display Preferences: Cookies that remember your display settings, accessibility preferences, or user interface customizations

We use trusted third-party services that may place cookies on your device. These services are essential for website functionality, performance analytics, and user experience enhancement.

Third-party services we use that may set cookies:

4.1 Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

4.2 Vercel Analytics

4.3 Calendly

You have the right to control and manage cookies on your device. You can choose to accept or reject cookies through your browser settings or our consent management interface.

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you may see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies (strictly necessary, performance/analytics, and functionality cookies)
• Reject non-essential cookies (performance/analytics and functionality cookies), while accepting strictly necessary cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences by selecting which categories of cookies you wish to accept

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing our cookie settings interface, typically accessible through a link in the footer of our website or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website.

5.2 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to:

• Block all cookies
• Block third-party cookies only
• Allow cookies only from specific websites
• Delete cookies when you close your browser
• Notify you before a cookie is placed on your device

Instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissions
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Opera: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies

5.3 Opt-Out of Analytics Cookies

You can opt out of Google Analytics cookies by:

• Installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Disabling performance/analytics cookies through our cookie consent banner
• Blocking cookies through your browser settings (as described in Section 5.2)

Different cookies have different retention periods:

• Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser (typically less than 24 hours)
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (typically 30 days to 2 years, depending on the cookie type and purpose)
• Google Analytics Cookies: Typically retained for 2 years (_ga) or 24 hours (_gid), or until you delete them
• Preference Cookies: Typically retained for 1 year or until you change your preferences or delete them

You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. However, if you delete cookies, you may need to re-enter your preferences or re-authenticate on our website.

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie practices, legal requirements, or service offerings. Material changes will be notified to users through prominent notices on our website or, where appropriate, through email notifications.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and your rights regarding cookie management.