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Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you interact with our content and improve your browsing experience. At Health Nutrition Lab, we use cookies to provide you with better access to our educational articles, resources, and editorial content.

This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic functions such as page navigation, article access, and security features.

Examples: Session tokens, security identifiers, user preferences

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how readers interact with our content. This helps us identify which articles are most valuable and optimize our editorial offerings.

Examples: Page views, scroll depth, time on article, traffic sources

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences, such as language, font size, and content preferences to personalize your reading experience.

Examples: Theme selection, language preference, article bookmarks

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party services we use may set their own cookies for analytics and functionality purposes. These are governed by their respective privacy policies.

Examples: Google Analytics, content delivery networks, embedded media services

How We Use Cookies

Improving Content Access: Cookies enable us to track which articles and topics resonate with our readers, helping us create more valuable editorial content.
Personalizing Your Experience: We remember your preferences to ensure your next visit is tailored to your interests.
Website Performance: Cookies help us understand technical performance issues and optimize site speed and functionality.
Security: Essential cookies protect against fraud and maintain the security of our platform.
Editorial Analytics: We analyze reader behavior to guide our editorial team in producing relevant health and nutrition content.

Managing Your Cookies

Browser Controls

You can control cookies through your web 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 common browsers:

Google 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

Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies and other site permissions

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can:

• Accept all cookies to enable full site functionality and analytics
• Reject non-essential cookies to use only essential features
• Customize preferences to select specific cookie types

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality and your ability to access certain features of our platform. Analytics and preference cookies are optional and can be disabled without impact to core functionality.

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
session_id	Essential	Session	Maintains user session and security
user_preferences	Preference	1 year	Stores language, theme, and content preferences
_ga	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics - tracks unique visitors
_gid	Analytics	24 hours	Google Analytics - session tracking
article_views	Analytics	6 months	Tracks recently viewed articles for personalization
consent_status	Essential	1 year	Records your cookie consent preferences
__Host-session	Essential	Session	Security cookie - prevents unauthorized access
reading_time	Preference	6 months	Remembers scroll position and reading progress

This list is regularly updated to reflect the cookies used on our website. Third-party services may update their cookie practices independently.

Data Retention

Cookie data is retained according to the durations specified in our cookie list above. Most analytics cookies are retained for up to 2 years, while essential cookies remain active only as long as necessary for site functionality.

You can delete all cookies stored on your device at any time through your browser settings. This will not prevent future cookies from being set, but will remove historical data.

For more information about how we handle your data, please review our Disclaimer and privacy practices.

GDPR & Legal Compliance

Health Nutrition Lab complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. We:

Obtain explicit consent before setting non-essential cookies
Provide clear information about our cookie practices
Allow you to withdraw consent at any time
Respect Do Not Track (DNT) browser signals where possible
Ensure third-party services comply with data protection standards

Your Rights: Under GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Contact our editorial team with any data protection requests using the contact information below.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our cookie practices or this policy, please send us feedback about our content and practices.

Health Nutrition Lab

Station Road 147
Edinburgh

For content questions and feedback:
[email protected]

You can also browse our FAQ or discover our latest articles for more information about our editorial mission.

Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.