Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2024
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, improve your browsing experience, and analyze traffic patterns across our editorial platform. At Activephysiopath, we use cookies responsibly to enhance your visit while respecting your privacy.
This cookie policy explains the types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, language preferences, and access to secure areas of the site.
Duration: Session or 1 year
2. Performance & Analytics Cookies
We use these cookies to analyze how our readers interact with our content. They help us understand which articles are most popular, how long visitors stay on pages, and how our content performs across different devices.
Duration: 2 years
3. Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices when you visit our site—such as your preferred language, article reading history, and saved content preferences—to personalize your experience.
Duration: 1 year
4. Advertising & Marketing Cookies
We use these cookies to deliver relevant content recommendations and measure the effectiveness of our editorial campaigns. They help us understand which topics resonate with our audience.
Duration: 1-2 years
5. Third-Party Cookies
Third-party services we use (such as analytics providers and content delivery networks) may set their own cookies on your device. These cookies help us measure website performance and deliver content more efficiently.
Duration: Varies by provider
How We Use Cookies
- Content Analysis: Understanding which health and physiology articles readers find most valuable
- User Experience: Improving page load times and ensuring content displays correctly on your device
- Traffic Monitoring: Measuring website traffic and identifying patterns to guide editorial decisions
- Personalization: Remembering your preferences to tailor content recommendations
- Security: Protecting your account and preventing unauthorized access
- Content Recommendations: Suggesting articles that match your reading interests
Cookie List & Details
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Session | Maintains user session on the website |
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics - tracks user sessions |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Google Analytics - tracks user sessions |
| language_preference | Functional | 1 year | Remembers your language selection |
| reading_history | Functional | 90 days | Stores articles you've read for personalization |
| content_preference | Functional | 1 year | Tracks preferred content categories |
| fbp | Marketing | 3 months | Facebook - measures content reach and engagement |
| consent_status | Essential | 1 year | Records your cookie consent preferences |
How to Manage Your Cookies
Browser Settings
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:
- 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 → Cookies and other site data
Our Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies, manage your preferences, or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your consent preferences anytime by revisiting our consent banner.
Do Not Track (DNT)
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. While we respect your privacy choices, we cannot guarantee that third-party services will honor DNT signals. We recommend using your browser's cookie settings for more reliable control.
Opting Out of Analytics
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can:
- Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Adjust your Google Account settings to restrict data collection
- Use your browser's privacy or incognito mode
Third-Party Cookie Providers
We use third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These providers have their own privacy policies:
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Our editorial team may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We'll notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. Your continued use of our site after changes constitute your acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions About Our Cookies?
If you have questions about our cookie practices or this policy, our editorial team is here to help. Please send us feedback about our content and site experience.
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