Scope
This page explains what happens on this domain itself, on the static files that make up medicate.org.uk. It does not describe or vouch for any site reached by following an outbound link. Those destinations receive requests directly from a visitor's browser and keep their own separate records, outside anything described here.
Visit Data
When a visitor arrives from a search engine, this site records a small set of details through a first-party visit beacon sent to an edge analytics endpoint on the same domain: the page path, the type of event, the name of the referring search engine, and the text of any outbound button that gets clicked. This is used only to count page views and outbound clicks, for the operator's own traffic counting, and for nothing else. The country reported by the content delivery network is logged too, with no finer location detail. A session view flag is kept in the browser only for the current visit, so a single page view is not counted twice. A first-party cookie carrying only the referring search engine's name is set solely for search-engine visits and expires within an hour; it exists to match a later outbound-link click back to the search engine that brought the visitor here. None of this activity happens for visits that do not arrive from a search engine.
Pages and Links
- Pages are self-contained: every file a page needs loads from this domain, with locally embedded fonts, so nothing is fetched from an outside host while a page displays.
- The site is a set of static files served through a content delivery network, which handles the technical delivery of each request as the hosting provider.
- Outbound links to third-party sites pass first through a first-party redirect on this domain before continuing to the partner. No stored visitor data is handed to the partner during that redirect.
What Is Not Collected
There are no forms on this site, so no names, contact details, or other submitted information can be gathered here. There is no third-party analytics and no external subresource loading, so nothing is shared with an outside analytics service or advertising network while a page is open. There are no contact channels on this site. No persistent identifier or other browser storage is set beyond the single short-lived cookie and the session flag already described, and no personal data is stored or retained about any individual visitor.
Following a Link
Choosing an outbound link opens a separate site that is not covered by any of the above. That destination receives the click directly and keeps whatever record it chooses to keep. Readers should treat any page reached that way as a distinct destination with its own practices, and should avoid submitting personal data through channels that this static page does not operate or describe.