Understanding Our Cookie Use

Wellness Habits Nutrition is committed to transparency regarding how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website. This policy explains what cookies are, the types we use, and how you can manage your preferences.

Our editorial platform uses cookies to improve user experience, analyze site performance, and understand how readers engage with our content. No cookies are used for commercial transactions or data sales.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They contain information that websites can retrieve on your next visit. Cookies serve different purposes depending on their type and function.

Key Point: Cookies cannot contain viruses or malware. They are inert text files and cannot execute code or access your files.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functionality such as page navigation, security features, and access to secure areas of our site.

Status: Always enabled | User Consent: Not required

2. Performance Cookies

These cookies collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. They help us understand which articles are most read, how long readers stay on pages, and how users navigate our content. This data helps our editorial team improve content quality and presentation.

Status: Non-essential | User Consent: Required

3. Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as your language preference, theme selection, or previously viewed articles. They enhance your experience by personalizing content display without collecting personal identifying information.

Status: Non-essential | User Consent: Required

4. Analytics Cookies

These cookies use Google Analytics and similar tools to measure website traffic and reader behavior patterns. We use this data to understand our audience demographics, reading patterns, and content performance to guide our editorial decisions.

Status: Non-essential | User Consent: Required

How We Use Cookies

Content Optimization: Understanding which wellness and nutrition topics resonate with our readers
User Experience: Improving page load times, navigation flow, and content accessibility
Editorial Decisions: Identifying trending health topics and reader interests
Technical Support: Maintaining security, preventing fraud, and ensuring website stability
Preference Storage: Remembering your language selection and display preferences across visits

Editorial Transparency: We do not use cookies to track you across unrelated websites, engage in retargeting, or share data with advertisers for profiling purposes. Our use is limited to improving our editorial platform.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Controls

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when a cookie is being sent. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Reject non-essential cookies without penalty
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Access information about what data we collect
• Request deletion of tracking data
• Opt out of specific analytics services

Do Not Track

Some browsers include a Do Not Track feature. If you enable this, we respect your choice and will not set performance or analytics cookies during your visit.

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session management and security	Session
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics visitor identification	2 years
_ga_[ID]	Analytics	Google Analytics session tracking	2 years
whn_language	Functional	Remembers user's language preference	1 year
whn_theme	Functional	Stores user's theme preference (light/dark)	1 year
whn_consent	Essential	Records cookie consent preferences	1 year
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics visitor behavior tracking	24 hours

Third-Party Services

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how readers engage with our articles. Google Analytics sets cookies to collect anonymous traffic data. Google's privacy policy governs how they process this data.

View Google's Privacy Policy

Content Delivery Networks

We use CDNs to deliver images and media content faster. These services may set cookies for performance optimization and content delivery tracking.

Important: Third-party services have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them to understand how these providers handle your data.

Data Retention

We retain cookie-based tracking data only as long as necessary to serve our editorial purposes:

• Session cookies: Deleted automatically when you close your browser
• Analytics data: Retained for 26 months, then aggregated and anonymized
• Preference cookies: Retained for 1 year from last update
• Consent records: Retained for 1 year to respect your preferences

After the retention period, individual-level tracking data is deleted. Aggregate, anonymized data may be retained for historical trend analysis without identifying individual users.

Questions About Our Cookie Policy?

If you have questions about our cookie practices or wish to exercise your data rights, please contact our editorial team:

Wellness Habits Nutrition
Kramgasse 113
Luzern, Switzerland

Email: [email protected]

We typically respond to inquiries within 5-7 business days. Learn more about how we handle your data by reading our Disclaimer.

Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. Any material changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Continued use of our website following significant changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

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