Cookie Notice

Effective date: November 11, 2026

A short page, because there is not much to report.

If you have not agreed to analytics, this site sets no cookies at all

That is unusual, and we would like to keep it that way for as long as we can. No advertising cookies, no social media pixels, no tracking of you across other websites. The fonts and images are served from our own site rather than borrowed from Google or anyone else, so visiting a page here does not quietly tell a third party you were reading about knee surgery.

What we store either way

One thing, and it is not a cookie. When you answer the consent notice, your browser remembers your answer locally so we do not ask again on every page. It stays on your device, it is not sent to us or to anyone else, and clearing your browser data removes it.

What is set if you agree to analytics

If you choose Accept, Google Analytics loads and sets its own cookies:

With analytics on, we can see things like which condition pages are read most, how people move through the site, and whether anyone finds the phone number. We see it as patterns and totals, not as named individuals. Google deletes the underlying data after 14 months.

We have deliberately limited what gets sent. Our analytics is configured to record structural facts only — which page, which button, which office — and never free text you might type, because there is nothing on this site to type into. We do not send anything to Google that identifies you by name, and we do not combine analytics with any patient record.

Changing your mind

Use the Cookie settings link at the bottom of any page. Decline, and we stop loading Google Analytics immediately. You can also clear cookies in your browser at any time; the site will work normally. Clearing your browser data also erases your answer, so the notice will ask you once more on your next visit.

Global Privacy Control

If your browser or a privacy extension sends a Global Privacy Control signal, we treat that as a decision to decline. You will not see the consent notice, and analytics will not load.

Questions

Contact details are on our Privacy Policy page.