Phuket PAO Hospital

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of computer data that are installed or stored on your computer or electronic device when you visit a website. Cookies remember how you use the website; we also refer to other technologies that perform similar functions as cookies. We use cookies to record the unique characteristics of your visit, which makes it easier for us to recognize how you use the website. This information is used to tailor our website to better suit your needs, for your convenience and speed of use. In some cases, we engage third parties to perform these functions, which may involve using your Internet Protocol (IP) address for analysis, data linkage, and processing for marketing purposes.

2. Types of Cookies Used

The types of cookies we use include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to the operation of the website, including cookies that enable you to access information and use the website securely.
• Analytical/Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count website visitors and to understand how visitors browse the website, so that we can improve the website's quality and suitability. They also compile statistics about access and browsing behaviour, which help improve the website so that users can easily find what they need, help us understand user interests, and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to remember you when you return to the website, allowing us to personalize content for you, adapt the website to your needs, and remember your preferences, such as language, region, or the font size you choose to use on the website.
• Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to the website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We use this information to make the website and the content displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose; and
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies remember your settings when accessing the website and are used to adjust the website to present advertising best suited to you as far as possible — for example, showing advertisements for products you are interested in, or preventing or limiting the number of times you see the same advertisement, to help measure advertising effectiveness.

Please note that some cookies on this website are managed by third parties, such as advertising networks; features such as video, maps, and social media; and external website service providers such as website analytics services. These cookies are typically analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. You should review the cookie policies and privacy policies on third-party websites to understand how those third parties may use your data.

3. Storage and Use of Cookies

Cookies enable us to automatically collect and store the following information about your visit, including the internet domain and IP address from which you access the website:

• The type of browser software, as well as the structure and operating system used to access the website
• The date and time you access the website
• The address of the other website that linked you to our website
• The pages you visit and view and those from which you leave our website, including the content on the pages you view and the time you spend on them

4. Legal Basis

The collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data in connection with cookies is based on our legitimate interests, or on the explicit consent of the data subject. You may withdraw your consent at any time via "Cookie Settings".

5. Managing Cookies

You can configure each type of cookie, except strictly necessary cookies, via "Cookie Settings" or your web browser settings (for example, blocking cookies from being installed on your device). Most internet browsers are set to accept cookies automatically, but you can adjust your settings to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. There are several ways to manage cookies; please consult your browser's usage instructions or help section. Most web browsers also allow some control of cookies through browser settings. For more information about cookies, see www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org. You can find instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers as follows:

1. Google Chrome
2. Microsoft Edge
3. Mozilla Firefox
4. Microsoft Internet Explorer
5. Opera
6. Apple Safari