Cookie Policy
Effective date: August 23, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Healthcare Executive uses cookies and similar technologies on TheHealthcareExecutive.net and how you can control them.
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, tags, and software development tools that remember settings or help measure how a service is used.
2. Your choice
On your first visit, our cookie dialog lets you select Allow analytics or Essential only. Essential technologies remain active because they support security, authentication, forms, membership functions, and storage of your privacy selection. The site asks Google services to keep analytics and advertising storage denied unless you allow analytics. Advertising storage and personalization remain denied through this site’s consent control.
Your choice is stored for approximately 180 days. You can reopen the dialog at any time using in the footer.
3. Technologies we use
| Category | Purpose and examples | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | WordPress, account, membership, security, form, load-balancing, and session technologies. Our hce_cookie_choice cookie remembers your privacy selection. |
Session-based or as required for the feature; the choice cookie lasts about 180 days. |
| Analytics | Google Analytics, delivered through Site Kit by Google, helps us understand visits, page use, device and browser types, and site performance. Google Analytics may use cookies such as _ga and _ga_* when analytics is allowed. |
Varies by configuration; Google Analytics cookies may last up to two years. |
| Functional and third-party content | AddToAny sharing tools, Google sign-in where offered, social platforms, embedded content, newsletter tools, and payment services may use their own technologies when a feature loads or you interact with it. | Set by the relevant provider and feature. |
4. Third-party services
Third-party providers process information under their own notices. Relevant resources include Google’s Privacy Policy and AddToAny’s Privacy Policy. A payment, social, or embedded-content provider may set additional cookies when you use its service.
5. Browser and device controls
Most browsers let you delete or block cookies and clear local storage. Blocking essential cookies may affect sign-in, forms, memberships, checkout, or saved settings. You may also use the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Where legally required and technically supported, we treat a recognized Global Privacy Control signal as a request to keep nonessential analytics storage denied.
6. Changes and contact
We may update this policy when our technology or practices change. The effective date above identifies the latest revision. For questions, email info@thehealthcareexecutive.net or use our contact page.