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Cookie Policy

Wellness Cooking Academy is committed to transparency regarding how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website.

Last updated: January 2025

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit our website. They contain information about your browsing activity and help us understand how you interact with our content.

These files are either stored temporarily (session cookies) or for a longer period (persistent cookies). Cookies do not contain executable code and cannot directly transmit viruses or malware to your device.

Similar technologies, such as web beacons and pixels, may also be used to track your interactions with our editorial content and measure the effectiveness of our articles and resources.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the basic functionality of our website. They enable you to navigate our site and access content. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided.

Examples: Session management, security, user preferences for content accessibility

2. Performance / Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. They collect anonymous data about page visits, reading patterns, and user engagement to improve our articles and resources.

Examples: Google Analytics, article performance tracking, content engagement metrics

3. Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences when you visit our site, such as language settings, text size preferences, or previously saved article bookmarks.

Examples: Language preference, content filters, reading history

4. Targeting / Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to display relevant content and ads based on your interests. They help us understand which topics resonate with our audience and improve content recommendations.

Examples: Interest-based content recommendations, social media integration, content personalization

How We Use Cookies

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Improving Content Quality

Analyzing which articles and topics receive the most engagement to guide our editorial decisions

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Personalizing Your Experience

Remembering your preferences to provide a tailored browsing experience across our site

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Ensuring Security

Protecting against fraudulent activity and maintaining the security of our website and user data

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Understanding User Behavior

Collecting anonymous analytics to understand how our readers use our content platform

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Recommending Relevant Articles

Suggesting wellness and cooking content that matches your reading interests

Cookie List

Cookie Name	Purpose	Type	Duration
PHPSESSID	Session management and user authentication	Essential	Session
_ga	Google Analytics - unique visitor identification	Performance	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics - session tracking	Performance	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics - throttling request rate	Performance	1 minute
user_prefs	Stores user language and display preferences	Functional	1 year
article_history	Remembers recently viewed articles	Functional	30 days
content_interests	Tracks content preferences for recommendations	Targeting	6 months
csrf_token	Security protection against CSRF attacks	Essential	Session

Managing Your Cookies

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can choose to accept or reject cookies, and you can delete existing cookies at any time. Here's how:

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

Important Note

Disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website and limit your ability to access certain content or features. We recommend keeping essential cookies enabled for the best browsing experience.

Opt-Out Options

You can opt out of analytics and targeting cookies by:

• Using your browser's "Do Not Track" feature
• Installing privacy browser extensions
• Opting out of Google Analytics at Google's opt-out tool
• Adjusting your ad preferences in your Google account settings

Third-Party Cookies

Our website may contain content or links to third-party websites and services. These third parties may set their own cookies on your device. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or cookie use of these external sites.

Third-party services we may use include:

• Google Analytics: For website analytics and traffic analysis
• Social Media Platforms: For content sharing and integration
• Content Delivery Networks: For optimizing content delivery
• Advertising Networks: For displaying relevant content recommendations

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties to understand how they use cookies and your data.

Legal Basis for Cookie Use

We use cookies based on the following legal grounds under data protection regulations:

Consent

We obtain your explicit consent for non-essential cookies through our cookie banner

Legitimate Interest

We use cookies to pursue our legitimate interests in improving our editorial content and understanding reader behavior

Contractual Necessity

Essential cookies are necessary to provide you access to our website and its functionality

Legal Compliance

We use cookies to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including GDPR and CCPA

Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about our cookie policy or how we use cookies, our editorial team is here to help. Please contact us with any concerns or feedback about your privacy experience on our site.

Contact Our Editorial Team

For content questions or cookie policy inquiries:

Email: [email protected]

Address: ul. Kwiatowa 66, Warszawa, Poland

We respond to inquiries within 5-7 business days.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our data practices. When we make significant updates, we will notify you through our website or via email if you have provided contact information.

We recommend reviewing this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of our website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

Last Updated: January 2025
Next Review: July 2025

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