Cookies

Our use of Cookies

Welcome to www.nebdn.org (‘the ‘site’), which is owned and operated by the National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (“We”). Here you will find information on what cookies may be set when you visit the site and how to reject or delete those cookies. For further detailed information about this site, please see our Terms & Conditions and our Privacy Notice.

By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies in the manner described in this policy.

  1. What are Cookies?

1.1 As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored, however this may downgrade or ‘break’ certain user experience elements of the site’s functionality.

This document gives you information on the specific cookies used on this site.

  1. How we use Cookies

2.1 We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately, in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies, without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case, they are used to provide a service that you use.

  1. Disabling Cookies

3.1 You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

3.2 Alternatively, you may wish to visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ which contains comprehensive information on how to do this on a wide variety of browsers. You will also find details on how to delete cookies from your computer, as well as more general information about cookies. Please note that as these websites are not owned or operated by NEBDN, we are not responsible for any of the content on them.

  1. The Cookies we set

Survey related cookies

From time to time we may offer user surveys and questionnaires to provide you with interesting insights, helpful tools, or to understand our user base more accurately. These surveys may use cookies to remember who has already taken part in a survey or to provide you with accurate results after you change pages.

Forms related cookies

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages, order forms, or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence.

Site preferences cookies

In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. To remember your preferences, we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page.

  1. Third-party cookies

5.1 In some cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

  • This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.

For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.

  • From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
  • Google Analytics controls the Google Adverts service we use.  This serves advertising using a DoubleClick cookie to serve more relevant ads across the web and limit the number of times that a given ad is shown to you.  While you cannot opt out, individuals can choose not to click on the advertised links.

For more information on Google Adverts see the official Google Adverts privacy FAQ.

  • We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
  1. Changes

6.1 We may make changes to this Cookie Policy at any time by posting a copy of the revised policy on the site. Any changes will take effect on the date on which we post the modified terms on the site. Your continued use of the site means that you agree to be bound by the modified policy.

  1. More information

7.1 We hope our cookie policy has clarified how our site works using cookies. If there is something that you aren’t sure you need or not, it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

If you have any questions or concerns about cookies or your privacy when using this site, please contact us at info@nebdn.org