Editorial health & nutrition publication
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 15 June 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Sugarfreesalathealthinfo, published at sugarfreesalathealthinfo.info, uses cookies and similar technologies when you browse our editorial content. Please read this page carefully to understand what data is collected and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used across the web to make sites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site owners.
Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information by themselves. They store a small amount of data that allows a server to recognise your browser on subsequent visits. Some cookies expire when you close your browser (session cookies), while others remain on your device for a defined period (persistent cookies).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of our publication website. They enable navigation between pages, access to secure areas, and core editorial features. Without these cookies, the site cannot function properly. These cannot be switched off.
Analytics & Performance
These cookies help our editorial team understand how readers interact with our articles and content pages. We collect aggregated, anonymous data such as page views, time spent on articles, and navigation paths — purely to improve the quality of our editorial output.
Functionality
Functionality cookies allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your preferred language, font size settings, or region. These enhance your reading experience by personalising how our editorial content is displayed to you.
Third-Party & Tracking
Some third-party services integrated into our publication — such as embedded content, social sharing widgets, or external analytics providers — may set their own cookies. These are governed by the respective third parties' own privacy and cookie policies.
3. How We Use Cookies
At Sugarfreesalathealthinfo, cookies serve a limited and transparent set of editorial and operational purposes. We do not use cookies to track you across unrelated third-party websites for advertising purposes. Specifically, we use cookies to:
- ✓ Ensure our editorial pages load correctly and navigation functions without errors.
- ✓ Measure which health and nutrition articles attract the most readership so our writers can focus on relevant topics.
- ✓ Remember reader interface preferences (theme, text size) to improve the reading experience on return visits.
- ✓ Monitor site performance, identify broken pages, and ensure editorial content is accessible to all readers.
- ✓ Store your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask you repeatedly during the same browsing session.
4. Cookie List
The following table lists the specific cookies currently active on sugarfreesalathealthinfo.info, their purpose, and their retention period.
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _session_id | Necessary | Maintains user session state while browsing editorial pages. | Session | First-party |
| cookie_consent | Necessary | Stores the reader's cookie consent choice to avoid repeated prompts. | 12 months | First-party |
| _ga | Analytics | Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on article readership. | 24 months | Google Analytics |
| _gid | Analytics | Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited; used for audience measurement. | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
| _gat | Analytics | Used to throttle request rate to the analytics service. | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
| ui_prefs | Functional | Remembers the reader's display preferences (e.g. text size, language). | 6 months | First-party |
| __utmz | Third-party | Records the traffic source or campaign that directed readers to our site. | 6 months |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or decline non-essential cookies. There are several ways to manage cookies when visiting our publication:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit sugarfreesalathealthinfo.info, a consent banner allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can revisit and change your choices at any time by clearing the cookie_consent cookie via your browser settings.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block, delete, or restrict cookies at any time. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your reading experience on our site. Refer to your browser's help documentation:
Opt-Out of Analytics
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This prevents data being sent to Google Analytics without affecting the rest of your browsing experience on our publication.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some features of sugarfreesalathealthinfo.info may involve embedding or linking to third-party content and tools. These third parties may set cookies independently. We do not have direct control over these cookies.
Third-party services that may set cookies when you access certain pages of our publication include Google Analytics (for anonymous readership statistics) and social media sharing widgets. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of any third-party services you interact with while reading our content.
7. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on the basis of your informed consent, where required by applicable law (such as the EU ePrivacy Directive and GDPR). When you first visit Sugarfreesalathealthinfo, you are presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Essential cookies, which are strictly necessary for the website to function, are placed on the basis of our legitimate interest in providing a secure and operational service.
You may withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or by using the cookie preference controls available on our site. Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdrew it.
- Consent – for analytics, advertising, and social media cookies.
- Legitimate interests – for strictly necessary and security cookies that keep our publication running safely.
- Legal obligation – where we are required to retain certain data to comply with applicable law.
8. Data Retention & Cookie Lifespan
Different cookies have different lifespans. Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a fixed period or until you delete them manually. The table below summarises the typical retention periods for the cookie categories we use:
| Cookie Category | Typical Lifespan | Deleted When |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Session – up to 24 hours | Browser closed / session ends |
| Functional / Preference | 30 days – 1 year | Expiry date or manual deletion |
| Analytics / Performance | Up to 2 years | Expiry date or consent withdrawal |
| Marketing / Advertising | Up to 1 year | Expiry date or consent withdrawal |
| Third-Party Widgets | Varies by provider | Per provider's policy |
We periodically review the cookies we use and remove any that are no longer necessary for their stated purpose. If you would like a complete and up-to-date list of cookies currently active on Sugarfreesalathealthinfo, please contact us using the details in Section 10 below.