Cookie Policy
Last updated: 23 October 2026
1. Introduction
At AstMed, we are committed to transparency and the protection of your privacy.
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on www.astmed.com, why we use them and how you can manage your preferences.
The website is operated by AstMed AB, a company registered in Sweden.
Our use of cookies is governed by applicable Swedish legislation, including the Swedish Electronic Communications Act (Lag om elektronisk kommunikation), and, where personal data is processed, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are used to support website functionality, remember preferences and collect information about how visitors interact with online content.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others are used for analytics and marketing purposes. Similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, may also be used for these purposes.
3. How We Use Cookies
AstMed uses cookies and similar technologies in the following categories:
Necessary Cookies
These cookies support essential website functionality, security and consent management. They are used only where strictly necessary for the website or a service requested by the visitor and do not require consent under applicable cookie legislation.
Statistics Cookies
With your consent, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our website. This may include information about website traffic, visited pages, traffic sources, device characteristics and general user interactions. The information helps us evaluate website performance and improve our content and services.
Marketing Cookies
With your consent, we use LinkedIn Insight Tag to measure the effectiveness of our LinkedIn marketing activities and better understand the professional audiences engaging with our website. This technology may also be used to create relevant audiences for future LinkedIn advertising campaigns, including retargeting.
4. Third-Party Technologies
Depending on your cookie preferences, our website may use the following technologies:
Google Analytics 4
Provided by Google, Google Analytics 4 helps us analyse website traffic, visitor interactions and website performance.
LinkedIn Insight Tag
Provided by LinkedIn, this technology supports marketing measurement, professional audience insights and potential retargeting activities.
Google Search Console
Google Search Console helps us monitor our website's visibility and performance in Google Search. It does not place any cookies on our website.
5. Cookie Consent and Preferences
When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies or customise your preferences.
Non-essential cookies and similar tracking technologies are only activated after you have provided the relevant consent.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time through , which is also linked at the bottom of every page. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
6. Cookie Declaration
The following declaration lists the cookies used on our website, including their names, providers, purposes and storage durations. Cookies marked linkedin.com are set by LinkedIn on its own domain; LinkedIn may set further cookies for signed-in members, as described in LinkedIn's Cookie Table.
Necessary
Name Provider Purpose Duration astmed_consent AstMed Remembers your cookie choices. 6 months NEXT_LOCALE AstMed Remembers the language you chose for the website. 1 year Statistics
Name Provider Purpose Duration _ga Google Distinguishes visitors for Google Analytics statistics. Up to 2 years _ga_<container-id> Google Keeps track of the current visit for Google Analytics statistics. Up to 2 years Marketing
Name Provider Purpose Duration li_fat_id LinkedIn Stores the click ID when you arrive from a LinkedIn ad, to attribute conversions. 30 days li_giant LinkedIn Attributes conversions to LinkedIn campaigns. 7 days li_adsId LinkedIn Pseudonymous LinkedIn Ads ID used to measure conversions. Also kept in local storage. 180 days bcookie LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Identifies the browser to LinkedIn for security and diagnostics. 1 year lidc LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Routes requests to LinkedIn's data centres. 1 day li_gc LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Stores your consent to LinkedIn's non-essential cookies. 6 months UserMatchHistory LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Syncs LinkedIn Ads IDs for advertising measurement. 30 days AnalyticsSyncHistory LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Records when the browser last synced with LinkedIn's analytics. 30 days lms_ads LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Identifies LinkedIn members outside LinkedIn for advertising. 30 days lms_analytics LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Identifies LinkedIn members outside LinkedIn for analytics. 30 days li_sugr LinkedIn (linkedin.com) Makes a probabilistic match of a visitor's identity for advertising. 90 days The declaration will be reviewed and updated when changes are made to the technologies used on the website.
7. Processing of Personal Data
Certain cookies and tracking technologies may involve the processing of personal data, including IP addresses, online identifiers and information about website interactions.
For further information about how personal data is processed, including legal bases, recipients, international transfers, retention periods and your rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our website, tracking technologies, data processing practices or applicable legal requirements. The latest version will always be available on this website.
9. Contact Information
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:
AstMed ABCompany registration number: 556903-3763Marieholmsgatan 10B, 1 tr415 02 Göteborg, Swedeninfo@astmed.com+46 31 309 99 39