Website Cookie Policy — Medigize
Who We Are
Medigize is operated by: Medigize for Healthtech / ميديچايز لتكنولوجيا الرعاية الصحية. A company established under Egyptian law.
- Commercial Register: 11471
- Tax Registration: 777-601-125
- Location: Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
- Email: Medigize@Medigize.com
Scope of This Policy
This Policy applies only to Medigize's public website. It does not apply to patient applications, provider portals, partner portals, user accounts, booking or payment services, future operational services, or any future product within Medigize, MIHOS, or Provider Portal.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help operate the website, remember certain preferences, protect forms, and understand general website usage where the user has consented. In this Policy, "cookies" also includes similar technologies such as Local Storage, Session Storage, Pixel Tags, Web Beacons, Scripts, and SDKs.
Cookie Principles
- Only essential cookies are enabled automatically.
- Analytics and non-essential functional cookies are not enabled before consent.
- Marketing cookies are not currently used.
- Cookies are not used to collect health data.
- Form content is not sent to analytics tools.
- Users can reject non-essential cookies.
- Users can change preferences through "Manage Cookies".
- Rejecting non-essential cookies does not block access to the website.
Cookie Categories
| Category | Status |
|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Always enabled, no consent required |
| Analytics / Performance | Enabled only after consent |
| Functional | Enabled only after consent if not essential |
| Marketing / Targeting | Not currently used; separate consent required if added |
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required to operate the website and protect forms.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| site_session | Temporary website session | Session | Medigize |
| csrf_token | CSRF protection for forms | Session | Medigize |
| lang_pref | Language preference | Up to 12 months | Medigize |
| cookie_consent | Stores cookie consent choice | Up to 12 months | Medigize |
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies are enabled only after user consent.
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | General usage analytics after consent | Up to 13 months | Google Analytics |
| _ga_[ID] | GA4 session state after consent | Up to 13 months | |
| _gid | Session distinction | 24 hours |
Analytics data is used to understand general website usage in an aggregated and statistical manner. Medigize does not aim to directly identify visitors and does not ask analytics tools to collect health data or form content.
Functional Cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|
| ui_prefs | Non-essential interface preferences | Up to 6 months | Medigize |
| form_progress | Temporary form progress | Session Storage | Medigize |
Marketing Cookies
Medigize does not currently use marketing cookies, retargeting cookies, or advertising network cookies. If added in the future, this Policy will be updated, they will not be enabled by default, and will not be used before separate consent.
Managing Consent
The user's cookie choice is stored in cookie_consent for up to 12 months. Users can change preferences at any time through "Manage Cookies" in the website footer.
Withdrawal of Consent
When consent is withdrawn: related scripts stop loading, future tracking is disabled where technically possible, users may need to delete some cookies through browser settings, and data collected before withdrawal is not automatically deleted from third-party systems.
Cookies and Health Data
Medigize does not use cookies to: diagnose a medical condition, provide treatment recommendations, track a health condition, build a health profile, share data with a doctor or hospital, or infer a health status.
Updates to This Policy
Medigize may update this Policy when new cookie types are added, new third parties are added, retention periods change, consent mechanisms change, or legal requirements change.
Contact
- Email: Medigize@Medigize.com
- Suggested subject: Cookie Policy Inquiry