COOKIE POLICY

Last Updated: July 23, 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Dr. Chetan Dhongade (“I”, “me”, “my”) uses cookies and similar technologies on the website drchetandhongade.com (the “Website”). This policy provides you with information about what cookies are, what types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners. Cookies can remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important reasons, including:

• To ensure the core functionality of our Website.
• To provide you with a better user experience.
• To understand how our visitors use the Website, such as which pages and blog posts are most popular.
• To improve the content, services, and overall structure of our Website.
• To help us with our security measures.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Our Website uses the following categories of cookies:

a) Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for you to browse the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas or using our contact forms. The Website cannot function properly without these cookies. Because they are necessary, they are set automatically and do not require your consent.

b) Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how you use our Website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you receive error messages from web pages. The information collected is aggregated and anonymous, and it is used only to help us improve how our Website works.

• Example: We use Google Analytics to understand our audience, analyze traffic, and see which content is most engaging. This helps us create more valuable content for you.

c) Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, these cookies can be used to remember if you have already seen a pop-up notice so it is not shown to you again.

d) Targeting or Marketing Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by third-party services. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant content on other sites. This can happen when you watch an embedded video from a platform like YouTube or use social media sharing buttons on our blog posts. We do not control these cookies, and they do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Please note that some cookies on this Website are placed by third parties, not by us. This occurs when we embed content from other sites (e.g., YouTube videos) or use services like Google Analytics. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we do not have control over their use of cookies.

5. How to Manage Your Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:

• Cookie Consent Banner: Upon your first visit to our Website, you can set your preferences through our cookie consent banner.
• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent to your device. Please note that if you block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our Website.

Find out how to manage cookies on popular browsers:

1. Google Chrome
2. Mozilla Firefox
3. Microsoft Edge
4. Apple Safari

6. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:

Email: drchetandhongade@gmail.com