Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 2024
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What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you interact with our content, improve your browsing experience, and maintain essential website functionality. At Health Nutrition Guide, we use cookies to deliver reliable service and better understand our readers' interests in nutrition and health information.
This Cookie Policy explains the types of cookies we use, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function properly. They enable you to navigate through our content and use essential features such as secure access to your preferences and article reading history.
Examples: Session management, security tokens, user authentication
2. Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our website—such as which articles you read, how long you spend on pages, and which links you click. This helps our editorial team understand reader behavior and improve content quality and website performance.
Examples: Google Analytics, page view tracking, bounce rate measurement
3. Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your choices and settings to personalize your experience when you return to our site. They store information such as your preferred language, font size, and reading preferences.
Examples: Language preferences, theme selection, article bookmarks
4. Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality such as content recommendations, search history, and interactive features that make your reading experience more relevant and engaging.
Examples: Content recommendations, search functionality, article filters
How We Use Cookies
- • Website Functionality: Ensuring our website loads properly and features work as intended
- • Content Analytics: Understanding which nutrition and health topics interest our readers most
- • User Experience: Personalizing your visit and remembering your preferences
- • Performance Monitoring: Identifying technical issues and optimizing website speed and reliability
- • Editorial Improvement: Helping our editorial team create better, more relevant content based on reader engagement
Managing Your Cookies
Browser Cookie Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can choose to refuse cookies or receive alerts when cookies are being set. Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality.
Visit your browser's help section for instructions on managing cookies:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies and other site permissions
Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can use this tool to:
- ✓ Accept all cookies
- ✓ Reject non-essential cookies
- ✓ Customize your preferences by cookie type
- ✓ Change your preferences at any time
Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. Currently, there is no industry standard for recognizing DNT signals, and we do not respond to DNT requests. However, you can use the cookie management tools described above to control cookies on our website.
Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Session management and user authentication | Essential | Session |
| _ga | Google Analytics - user identification | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics - session tracking | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics - request throttling | Analytics | 1 minute |
| language_pref | Stores your preferred language setting | Preference | 1 year |
| reading_history | Tracks articles you've read for recommendations | Functional | 30 days |
| theme_preference | Remembers your light/dark mode preference | Preference | 1 year |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | Essential | 1 year |
| content_search_filter | Remembers your article search and filter preferences | Functional | 90 days |
Data Privacy & Security
We take your privacy seriously. Cookies do not contain personal information like passwords or credit card numbers. The information collected through cookies is used solely to improve our website and editorial content.
All cookie data is processed in accordance with applicable privacy laws and our Privacy Policy. For more detailed information about how we handle your data, please review our complete Privacy Policy.
We do not share cookie data with third parties except for analytics providers (Google Analytics) who are bound by their own privacy commitments.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include content from third-party services that use their own cookies. These include:
Google Analytics
Used to analyze website traffic and reader behavior. Visit Google's Privacy Policy for more information.
Content Delivery Networks
Used to efficiently deliver images and media across our website.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any significant changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.
Questions About Cookies?
If you have questions about our cookie practices or how we use information collected through cookies, our editorial team is here to help. Please reach out with any concerns or feedback about our website.
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