Cookie Policy

1. Our “Ad-Free” Commitment

Unlike many medical websites, MEDiscuss does not use third-party advertising cookies. We do not track your behavior across the internet to sell you products, and we do not display Google Ads.

2. Which Cookies We Use

We use a minimal set of cookies strictly to make the website work and to improve our content.

A. Essential (Functional) Cookies

These are mandatory for the website to function securely.

Security: To prevent spam and malicious attacks (e.g., Google reCAPTCHA on forms).
Preferences: To remember if you prefer reading in English or Kannada.
Session: To keep you logged in (if you are an editor/author).

B. Performance (Analytics) Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand readership trends.

What it does: It tells us “500 people read the Diabetes article today.”
What it does NOT do: It does not identify you personally (no names or emails are tracked).
Your Control: You can opt-out of these statistics via our Cookie Banner.

C. Embedded Content

Articles may include educational videos from YouTube or posts from X (Twitter).

Note: When you interact with this content (e.g., play a video), these third-party platforms may place their own cookies. MEDiscuss does not control these, but they are necessary to view the media.

3. Managing Your Consent

When you visit MEDiscuss, you will see a banner asking for permission to use Analytics cookies.

Accept: Helps us understand what health topics are important to our readers.
Decline: You can still read all content freely, but your visit won’t be included in our improved content planning.

You can change your settings at any time by clicking “Cookie Policy” in the website footer.