Curated Wellness

Cookie Policy

Last updated: December 2024

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. These files help us understand how you interact with our content, improve your browsing experience, and analyze our editorial performance. Cookies are a standard feature of most websites and do not harm your device.

Manly Nutrition Habits uses cookies to deliver relevant nutrition and wellness content, track article engagement, and ensure our site functions properly. We are committed to transparency about how we use cookies and give you control over your cookie preferences.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, security, and access to different sections of our site.

Duration: Session-based (cleared when you close your browser)
Required: Yes - cannot be disabled

2. Analytics Cookies

Purpose: We use analytics cookies to gather data about how visitors interact with our articles, which topics are most popular, and how readers navigate our site. This helps our editorial team understand what content resonates with our audience.

Tools: Google Analytics
Duration: Up to 2 years
Required: Optional - you can disable in your browser settings

3. Preference Cookies

Purpose: These cookies remember your choices and preferences, such as your language preference, display settings, and which articles you've read. This allows us to personalize your experience on future visits.

Duration: 1 year
Required: Optional - you can manage through cookie settings

4. Performance Cookies

Purpose: These cookies help us monitor site performance, page load times, and technical issues. They enable us to deliver a faster, more reliable experience for reading our nutrition and wellness articles.

Duration: Up to 1 year
Required: Optional

How We Use Cookies

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Content Analysis

We analyze which articles are most read and how long visitors spend on each piece to guide our editorial direction and create more valuable nutrition content.

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Site Functionality

Cookies ensure our website works smoothly, pages load correctly, and you can navigate between articles without interruption.

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User Experience

We remember your preferences so you don't have to repeatedly adjust settings or search for previously read articles.

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Security

Security cookies help protect your data and prevent unauthorized access to our site.

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
_ga	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics tracking ID
_gid	Analytics	24 hours	Google Analytics session ID
_gat	Analytics	1 minute	Google Analytics request throttling
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session	Server session identification
cookie_consent	Preference	1 year	Records your cookie preferences
language_pref	Preference	1 year	Stores your language preference
article_history	Preference	6 months	Tracks articles you've viewed

Managing Your Cookies

Browser Controls

Most modern browsers allow you to control cookies through your settings. You can:

View what cookies are stored on your device
Delete cookies from our site or all sites
Block cookies from specific domains
Set your browser to reject all cookies
Receive a warning when cookies are being set

How to Access Cookie Settings:

Google 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

Third-Party Cookie Controls

For more information about opting out of third-party cookies, visit:

Impact of Disabling Cookies

While you have the right to disable cookies, please be aware of the following:

⚠ Some essential features of our website may not function properly without cookies.
⚠ Your preferences and settings may not be saved between visits.
⚠ We won't be able to understand which articles are most helpful to our readers, making it harder for our editorial team to improve content quality.
⚠ Some functionality for personalizing your reading experience will be unavailable.

Data Protection & Privacy

Manly Nutrition Habits is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. The information collected through cookies is handled in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect cookie data and prevent unauthorized access.

Data Sharing

We do not sell or share cookie data with third parties for marketing purposes. Analytics data is shared only with our analytics provider.

Retention

Cookie data is retained only as long as necessary for its intended purpose, as specified in our cookie list above.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, correct, or delete your cookie data at any time. See contact information below.

Changes 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. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of Manly Nutrition Habits after any modifications to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or need to report a cookie-related concern, please contact our editorial team:

Manly Nutrition Habits

Park Road 171

Edinburgh

For content questions or feedback about our articles:

[email protected]