Cookie Policy
Last updated: 7 October 2026
1. About this policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Bertsgrove Ltd, which operates sportsdoctor.uk for Dr Patrick O’Halloran, uses cookies and similar technologies on this website. It should be read alongside the Privacy Policy.
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. This site mainly uses browser storage (localStorage and sessionStorage) instead. This works in a similar way and is covered by the same UK rules (the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, PECR). In this policy, “cookies” means both.
2. Your choices
When you first visit the site, a banner asks whether you accept optional analytics:
- Accept turns on analytics (see section 3).
- Reject keeps analytics switched off. Until you make a choice, analytics stays off.
You can change your mind at any time:
The same “Cookie settings” link is in the footer of every page. You can also delete stored data or block cookies in your browser settings. The ICO’s guidance on cookies explains how.
3. Cookies this website uses
Strictly necessary
These remember choices you make. They do not need consent and cannot be switched off on the site.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cookieConsent |
localStorage | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics | Until you change your choice or clear your browser data |
topbarDismissed |
localStorage | Remembers that you closed the phone-number bar at the top of the page | 30 days |
Analytics (only with your consent)
Two analytics tools are used, and both load only after you click “Accept”. They show which pages are visited, how visitors arrive (for example from a search engine) and how the site is used, so it can be improved. Neither identifies you by name.
dotwall Monitor, the analytics tool provided by dotwall Web Design:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_lvvid_… |
localStorage | Random visitor ID used to count unique visitors | Resets at the end of each day |
_lvsid_… |
sessionStorage | Random session ID used to group page views into a visit | 30 minutes of inactivity, or when you close the tab |
_lvattr_… |
localStorage | Records how you first arrived (for example search, social media or an ad campaign) | Up to 30 days |
Google Analytics 4, provided by Google:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Cookie | Random ID used to distinguish visitors | 2 years |
_ga_2F4VVSTRJ0 |
Cookie | Keeps track of your current visit (session) | 2 years |
If you later click “Reject”, these Google Analytics cookies are deleted. See how Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Third-party: Google Maps
The Home and Contact pages show embedded Google Maps to help you find the clinics. When those pages load, Google may set its own cookies, such as NID, and receive your IP address, even if you have not accepted analytics. These cookies are controlled by Google, not by this website. See how Google uses cookies. To avoid them, you can block third-party cookies in your browser.
Cookies this website does not use
There is no advertising or social media tracking on this site. Google Analytics is not linked to any advertising products. Fonts and images are served from this website, not from third-party services.
4. Links to other websites
The booking buttons take you to the Nuffield Health and Spire Healthcare websites, and review links go to Doctify. Those sites set their own cookies under their own policies.
5. Changes to this policy
If the cookies used on this site change, this policy will be updated. The date at the top shows when it was last updated.
6. Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to BertsgroveLtd@outlook.com.
