Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 20, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how HealthGuard Malaysia uses cookies on our website. We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, personalize content, and analyze how visitors interact with our site. By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. These files contain information about your browsing preferences, login details, and usage patterns. We use cookies to remember your preferences and provide you with a seamless experience across multiple visits. Cookies help us understand how users navigate our site, which pages are most popular, and where improvements can be made. They also enable us to deliver targeted information relevant to healthcare cost planning in Malaysia, including resources about MySalam, PeKa B40, and medical insurance options. Unlike passwords or personal information, cookies do not contain sensitive data and cannot directly identify you without your consent.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use several categories of cookies to enhance your experience on our website:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for basic website functionality, including navigation and accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain website features may not work properly.
- Performance Cookies: We use these to collect information about how visitors use our site, including which pages are accessed most frequently and where users encounter errors. This data helps us optimize website performance.
- Functional Cookies: These remember your preferences, such as language selection and layout choices, so you don’t need to reconfigure them on each visit.
- Analytical Cookies: These help us understand visitor behavior and measure the effectiveness of our content about healthcare planning, medical insurance comparison, and hospitalization cost preparation.
- Marketing Cookies: We use these to deliver relevant information about MySalam, PeKa B40, private medical insurance, and other healthcare-related topics tailored to your interests.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your overall experience on our website and provide you with relevant healthcare information. Cookies help us track which sections about medical cost planning, insurance schemes, and hospitalization budgeting are most helpful to visitors. We analyze this data to continuously improve our content and recommendations for managing healthcare expenses in Malaysia. Performance cookies allow us to identify technical issues and ensure our website loads quickly and functions smoothly across all devices. Functional cookies remember your preferences, so when you return to our site, you can immediately access the information you need about healthcare costs, MySalam benefits, or PeKa B40 eligibility. We also use cookies to personalize content based on your interests in private medical insurance, outpatient expense budgeting, or hospitalization cost preparation. This personalization helps us deliver more relevant resources tailored to your healthcare planning needs.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have control over which cookies are stored on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings through their preferences or privacy sections. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or select specific types of cookies to allow. Be aware that disabling essential cookies may impact website functionality and your ability to access certain features. You can also clear cookies from your device at any time through your browser settings. If you prefer not to receive marketing cookies about healthcare products and services, you can opt out through your browser preferences or our cookie management tools. Some cookies persist for the duration of your visit, while others remain on your device for longer periods to maintain your preferences. You can adjust these settings at any time without affecting your access to our general information about medical insurance, MySalam, PeKa B40, and healthcare cost planning resources.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include content or services from third-party providers who also use cookies. These third-party cookies are governed by their own privacy policies and cookie practices, which we do not control. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party services integrated into our website to understand how they use your information. While we strive to partner only with reputable providers, we are not responsible for their cookie practices or data handling procedures. You can manage third-party cookies through your browser settings or by visiting the opt-out pages of individual third-party services.
Cookie Retention and Updates
Most cookies used on our website expire after a set period, ranging from a single session to several years, depending on their function. Session cookies are automatically deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain until they expire or you manually delete them. We regularly review and update our cookie practices to ensure compliance with current privacy regulations and best practices. We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our data practices. Any significant changes will be communicated through updates to this page, and we encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website following any updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised cookie practices.
Privacy and Data Protection
We take your privacy seriously and implement appropriate security measures to protect any information collected through cookies. Your data is handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations in Malaysia. We do not sell or share your personal information with third parties without your explicit consent. If you have questions about our cookie practices or how we protect your data, we encourage you to review our complete privacy policy. Your trust is important to us, and we remain committed to maintaining transparency about how we collect, use, and protect your information while providing valuable resources about healthcare cost planning, medical insurance options, and hospitalization expense preparation.