What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you interact with our content and improve your browsing experience. Cooking for Wellness uses cookies to provide a better editorial experience and gather insights about how readers engage with our articles and resources.

This 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

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security features, and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, certain website features may not work as intended.

Duration: Session or 1 year

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how readers interact with our content. They track metrics such as page views, time spent on articles, bounce rates, and which content is most popular. This information helps our editorial team create better articles and improve content organization.

Duration: 2 years

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences, such as language settings, text size preferences, or saved articles. They allow us to personalize your reading experience without requiring you to reset preferences on each visit.

Duration: 1 year

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track your browsing habits across different websites to deliver relevant content recommendations. They may be set by third-party advertising partners and help us understand audience interests to improve our editorial coverage.

Duration: 6-24 months

How We Use Cookies

✓ Content Performance: To monitor which articles and topics attract the most reader interest
✓ User Experience: To ensure pages load quickly and function properly across all devices
✓ Editorial Insights: To understand reader behavior and improve our content strategy
✓ Security: To protect against fraud and unauthorized access
✓ Recommendations: To suggest related articles based on your reading history

Complete Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
session_id	Essential	Session	Maintains user session
csrf_token	Essential	Session	Security protection
_ga	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics tracking
_gid	Analytics	24 hours	Google Analytics session ID
_gat	Analytics	1 minute	Analytics request throttling
lang_preference	Preference	1 year	Remembers language setting
reading_history	Preference	6 months	Tracks recently read articles
fb_pixel	Marketing	6 months	Social media tracking
doubleclick_cookie	Marketing	18 months	Content recommendations

Managing Your Cookies

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit Cooking for Wellness, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. You can change these settings at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in the website footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can choose to:

Accept all cookies automatically
Refuse all cookies
Receive a notification each time a cookie is sent
Delete cookies from your device

For instructions, visit your browser's help section or privacy settings.

Third-Party Tools

You can opt out of interest-based advertising from Google by visiting the Google Ads Settings or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Note: Disabling cookies may affect your browsing experience and prevent certain features from working properly. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for website functionality.

Third-Party Services

Cooking for Wellness partners with third-party services that may set their own cookies. These include:

Google Analytics

Provides insights into reader behavior and content performance. View their privacy policy

Cloudflare

Helps deliver website content securely and efficiently. View their privacy policy

Social Media Platforms

If you interact with social sharing buttons, Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms may set cookies. Review their privacy policies directly.

We are not responsible for third-party cookie practices. Please review their privacy policies to understand how they use cookies.

Data Protection & Privacy

Cooking for Wellness is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with applicable data protection regulations including GDPR and CCPA. All data collected through cookies is:

• Processed securely with encryption
• Used only for the purposes described in this policy
• Not shared with unauthorized third parties
• Retained only as long as necessary

For more information about how we handle your data, please review our full Privacy Policy.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about our cookie practices or this policy, our editorial team is happy to help. Please send us feedback about this policy or any privacy concerns.

Cooking for Wellness
Lindenallee 87
Berlin, Germany

For content questions or feedback: [email protected]

Response times may vary depending on the complexity of your inquiry. We appreciate your patience.

Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any material changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date at the top.

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of Cooking for Wellness following updates to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes.

Last reviewed: January 2025
Effective date: January 1, 2025

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