Effective Date: 19 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how MDPDA (“MDPDA”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website.

When you first visit MDPDA, you will be presented with our Cookie Consent Banner, allowing you to choose which categories of non-essential cookies you wish to allow. Essential cookies are always enabled because they are necessary for the secure operation of the website.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit a website.

They help websites recognise your device, remember preferences, maintain secure sessions, and improve the overall functionality and performance of online services.

Cookies cannot access files stored on your device or install software. Although some cookies may be associated with personal information, they do not themselves contain personal data unless you choose to provide it.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are required for the operation of MDPDA and cannot be disabled through our website.

These cookies are used to:

Maintain secure user sessions
Authenticate registered healthcare professional accounts
Protect against fraudulent or malicious activity
Remember your cookie consent preferences
Enable clinical calculator functionality
Support website security and performance

Without these cookies, certain features of MDPDA may not function correctly.

Functional Cookies

Subject to your consent where required, functional cookies help personalise your experience by remembering preferences such as:

Display preferences
Calculator settings
User interface preferences
Language preferences (where available)
Login convenience
Account features

These cookies improve usability but do not track your browsing activity across unrelated websites.

Analytics Cookies

With your consent, analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use MDPDA so we can improve our services.

Analytics cookies may collect information such as:

Number of visitors
Pages viewed
Most frequently used calculators
Device types
Browser types
Approximate geographic location
Navigation paths
Website performance metrics

Where possible, analytics information is aggregated and anonymised. It is used solely to understand website usage and improve the quality, usability, and performance of MDPDA.

Advertising Cookies

With your explicit consent, advertising cookies may be used to:

Display relevant advertisements
Limit repeated advertising
Measure advertising campaign performance
Support healthcare advertising partners
Improve advertising relevance
Detect advertising fraud

Advertising cookies may be placed by MDPDA or by trusted advertising partners operating through our advertising platform.

These cookies are only activated after you have provided consent.

Third-Party Cookies

Certain third-party services integrated into MDPDA may place their own cookies.

These services may include:

Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
Google Ad Manager
YouTube (embedded content)
Social media integrations
Future trusted advertising and analytics partners

These providers operate independently and are responsible for their own privacy and cookie practices. We encourage you to review their respective privacy and cookie policies for further information.

Healthcare Professional Accounts

Registered healthcare professionals may receive additional essential cookies required to provide secure access to account features.

These cookies support:

Secure authentication
Session management
Account security
Email verification
Professional verification
User preferences

These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of registered account features and cannot be disabled while signed in.

Your Cookie Choices

When you first visit MDPDA, our Cookie Consent Banner allows you to choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies.

You may choose to:

Accept All Cookies – Enables all cookie categories.
Reject Non-Essential Cookies – Only essential cookies will be used.
Manage Preferences – Select which categories of optional cookies you wish to allow.

You may update or withdraw your consent at any time by reopening the Cookie Preferences settings available on our website.

Managing Cookies Through Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to manage, block, or delete cookies through their settings.

You can usually choose to:

View stored cookies
Delete existing cookies
Block all cookies
Block third-party cookies
Receive notifications before cookies are stored

Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality, security, and performance of certain areas of MDPDA.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our use of cookies.

Any changes will be published on this page together with an updated effective date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:

MDPDA
Privacy Team
Email: [email protected]