Cookie Policy
Last updated: 8th January 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help websites function correctly, remember your preferences, and provide information about how the site is used.
Cookies may be:
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Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser), or
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Persistent cookies (stored on your device until they expire or are deleted)
We may also use similar technologies such as pixels or tags, which work in a comparable way.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
A. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as:
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Page navigation and security
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Access to the course platform
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Processing purchases and payments
These cookies are always active and do not require your consent.
B. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, so we can improve our content, structure and services.
They may collect information such as:
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Pages visited
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Time spent on the website
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How users navigate the site
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Device and browser type
We only use analytics cookies if you give your consent.
C. Advertising & Tracking Cookies
Advertising cookies are used to:
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Measure the effectiveness of our advertising
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Show relevant Better Surgery content or adverts on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Google or YouTube
These cookies do not directly identify you but may be used to build a profile based on your browsing behaviour.
Advertising cookies are only used if you give your consent.
3. Cookies and Third-Party Services
We use a number of third-party services that may place cookies on your device, including:
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Website hosting and analytics tools (e.g. Wix Analytics, Google Analytics)
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Advertising platforms (e.g. Meta/Facebook, Google Ads, YouTube)
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Online course platform services (e.g. Teachable)
These third parties may process information outside the UK or EEA. Where this happens, appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Standard Contractual Clauses.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner provided via Usercentrics. This allows you to:
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Accept all cookies
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Reject non-essential cookies
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Access more information about how cookies are used
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by revisiting the cookie settings or adjusting your browser preferences.
5. Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
You can also control or delete cookies using your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
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See which cookies are stored
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Delete cookies
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Block cookies from specific sites
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by revisiting the cookie settings or adjusting your browser preferences.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law or how we use cookies. Any updates will be published on this page, with the “last updated” date revised accordingly.
7. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact:
Better Surgery Ltd
114 West Savile Terrace
Edinburgh
EH9 3EJ
Email: info@bettersurgery.com