Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025
Optimal Nutrition Care, Marktgasse 23, Lausanne
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you interact with our content, enhance your browsing experience, and provide analytics data that improves our editorial offerings. This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage them.
At Optimal Nutrition Care, we are committed to transparency about data collection practices. Our cookie usage supports our mission to deliver high-quality nutritional information and editorial content while respecting your privacy.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, security, and access to secure areas.
- Session management and user authentication
- Security and fraud prevention
- Basic website functionality
You cannot disable these cookies without affecting website functionality.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are most popular, how long readers spend on articles, and traffic patterns. This data helps us optimize our content.
- Page views and article engagement metrics
- User behavior tracking and navigation patterns
- Website performance diagnostics
- Error reporting and technical analysis
Provided by: Google Analytics, Hotjar
Functionality Cookies
These cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences and choices, such as language settings, font size, and content filters.
- Language and regional preferences
- Saved reading preferences and bookmarks
- Display settings and visual customizations
Advertising & Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant content and advertisements. They track which articles you've read to suggest related editorial content and measure the effectiveness of our content distribution.
- Content recommendation and personalization
- Ad performance measurement
- Cross-site tracking for content distribution
Provided by: Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insights
How We Use Cookie Information
Our editorial team uses cookie data to:
- • Understand which nutritional topics interest our readers most
- • Improve article quality and content relevance
- • Enhance website performance and user experience
- • Recommend related articles and stories
- • Monitor website security and prevent abuse
- • Analyze geographic and demographic content preferences
We do not sell cookie data to third parties. Any analytics information is used solely to improve our editorial content and website functionality. Personal information is handled according to our Privacy Policy.
How to Manage Cookies
Browser Settings
You can control cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when a website attempts to place one.
- 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
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data
Opt-Out Options
You can opt out of specific analytics and advertising cookie services:
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Hotjar: Hotjar Opt-out
- Facebook/Meta: Facebook Ad Preferences
Do Not Track (DNT)
If your browser supports Do Not Track signals and you have enabled this feature, some cookie-based tracking may be limited. However, not all services honor DNT signals.
Important Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality. Performance and functionality cookies can be disabled without impacting basic site operation.
Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Expiration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Performance | 2 years | Google Analytics user ID tracking |
| _ga_* | Performance | 2 years | Google Analytics property tracking |
| _gid | Performance | 24 hours | Google Analytics session ID |
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Session | Server-side session management |
| __hstc | Functionality | 13 months | Hotjar visitor identifier |
| _hjid | Functionality | 365 days | Hotjar session tracking |
| fr | Advertising | 90 days | Facebook conversion and analytics |
| _fbp | Advertising | 90 days | Facebook Pixel tracking |
| lang | Functionality | Session | Language preference storage |
| article_preferences | Functionality | 1 year | Content category and reading preferences |
| _li_duid | Advertising | 1 year | LinkedIn Insights tracking |
| NID | Performance | 6 months | Google ad serving and personalization |
This list is current as of January 2025. Cookie names and purposes may change as we update our analytics and tracking tools. Please check back regularly for updates.
Third-Party Cookie Services
We use several third-party services that may set their own cookies on your device. These services help us analyze website usage and personalize content. You can review their privacy policies below:
Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, we display a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to:
- Accept all cookies and continue to our full site
- Accept only essential cookies for basic functionality
- Customize your cookie preferences
- Access this cookie policy for more information
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link typically found in the website footer. Your consent preferences are stored securely and respected across all our pages.
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our technology, legal requirements, or editorial practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently modified.
Significant changes will be announced on our website. Continued use of our site following any policy updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised Cookie Policy. We recommend reviewing this page regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have questions about our cookie practices or this policy, please contact our editorial team:
For content feedback or questions about our editorial practices, you can also reach our team through the contact form on our main website.
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