This Cookie Policy explains how Your Local Dental (a North Media property) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on yourlocaldental.com. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide analytics information to site operators. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage.
2. Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| kyd_session | Essential | Authenticates signed-in dentist portal sessions. | Session |
| kyd_csrf | Essential | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks. | Session |
| kyd_prefs | Functional | Stores your country preference (CA / US) for search. | 1 year |
| _stripe_mid | Essential (Stripe) | Fraud prevention during Stripe payment processing. | 1 year |
| _stripe_sid | Essential (Stripe) | Fraud prevention during Stripe checkout session. | 30 min |
| __vercel_live_token | Functional | Preview deployment authentication (development only). | Session |
| va_* | Analytics | Vercel Analytics — anonymous usage telemetry, no PII. | 90 days |
3. Third-Party Cookies
Stripe sets cookies on our payment pages to detect fraud and provide a secure checkout experience. These are classified as essential cookies because payment processing cannot function without them. Stripe's cookie usage is governed by the Stripe Privacy Policy.
We do not currently use advertising, remarketing, or social-media tracking cookies.
4. Managing Cookies
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Instructions for major browsers:
Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent certain features of the Site from functioning, including the Dentist Portal login and Stripe payment processing.
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers transmit a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. We currently do not respond to DNT signals because there is no agreed-upon industry standard for how sites should respond. We minimise data collection regardless of DNT status.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on the Site.
7. Contact Us
Questions about our use of cookies?
privacy@yourlocaldental.com