Effective Date: January 3, 2026 | Last Updated: January 3, 2026
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and give website operators information about how visitors use their site.
Patient Analog.com (the "Site") uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve relevant advertisements.
Quick Summary: We use essential cookies for site functionality, analytics cookies to improve our content, and advertising cookies to support our free educational resource. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
We use the following categories of cookies on our Site:
| Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Required for basic site functionality, security, and accessibility. The site cannot function properly without these cookies. | Session to 1 year | |
| Help us understand how visitors interact with our site, which pages are most popular, and how to improve user experience. | Up to 2 years | |
| Used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure ad campaign effectiveness. These support our free educational content. | Up to 2 years | |
| Remember your settings and preferences, such as language selection and display options. | Up to 1 year |
These cookies are strictly necessary for the Site to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are typically set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
Essential cookies we may use include:
We use analytics cookies to collect aggregated, anonymized information about how visitors use our Site. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
Information collected may include:
This data is used in aggregate form and does not identify you personally.
We display advertisements on our Site through third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense. These advertising partners may use cookies to:
Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing history.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by:
Some links on our Site may be affiliate links. Affiliate partners may use cookies to track referrals and conversions. These cookies help attribute any purchases to our referral, at no additional cost to you.
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features:
Some cookies on our Site are set by third parties. We do not control these cookies and they are subject to the third party's own privacy policies:
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
Browser cookie settings can usually be found under "Privacy," "Security," or "Advanced" settings. Here are links to instructions for common browsers:
You can use the following tools to opt out of interest-based advertising:
On mobile devices, you can typically manage advertising preferences through your device settings:
Note: Blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our Site. Some features may not function properly, and you may need to re-enter your preferences on each visit.
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our Site does not currently respond to DNT signals, but you can use the other opt-out methods described above to manage tracking preferences.
Cookies have varying retention periods:
Specific retention periods are listed in the cookie table above and depend on the cookie's purpose and the third-party provider.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our practices. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: