Editorial Platform for Nutrition & Wellness
Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025
This Cookie Policy explains how Bodynutritionflow uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our informational platform. We are committed to transparency about our data collection practices and your privacy rights.
● 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 reading experience. Cookies can remain on your device for different periods depending on their type and your settings.
We use cookies alongside other technologies such as web beacons and analytics tools to gather information about your browsing patterns and preferences across our editorial platform.
● Types of Cookies We Use
Essential/Functional Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features such as:
- Secure access to content areas
- Maintaining your reading session
- Remembering your language preferences
- Processing form submissions on contact pages
- Basic website security and fraud prevention
Duration: Session to 1 year
Performance/Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how readers interact with our editorial content:
- Tracking page views and article engagement
- Measuring bounce rates and session duration
- Identifying which nutrition topics are most popular
- Improving website performance and loading times
- Generating anonymous usage statistics
Duration: Up to 2 years
Preference/Personalization Cookies
These cookies remember your choices to enhance your experience:
- Storing your theme preference (dark/light mode)
- Remembering content categories you follow
- Saving your scrolling position in articles
- Storing notification preferences
- Personalizing your content recommendations
Duration: Up to 1 year
Marketing/Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to display relevant content and measure campaign effectiveness:
- Tracking which articles led to newsletter sign-ups
- Measuring engagement with editorial content
- Understanding reader interests for content planning
- Displaying relevant wellness articles
- Analyzing article performance and reach
Duration: Up to 2 years
● How We Use Cookies
Improving Editorial Content
We analyze which nutrition and wellness articles receive the most engagement to create more valuable content for our readers.
Enhancing User Experience
We use preferences cookies to remember your settings, making future visits faster and more personalized to your interests.
Measuring Website Performance
Performance analytics help us ensure our platform loads quickly and functions smoothly across all devices.
Security and Fraud Prevention
Essential cookies help protect your account and data from unauthorized access and malicious activities.
Content Recommendations
We use cookies to suggest articles related to topics you've already read, helping you discover relevant wellness content.
● Managing Your Cookies
You have full control over cookies on our platform. While essential cookies cannot be disabled (as they're required for the site to function), you can manage other types through these methods:
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and other site permissions
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, a consent banner appears allowing you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our footer.
Third-Party Opt-Out Options
For analytics and advertising cookies from third parties:
- Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Network Advertising Initiative: Visit optout.networkadvertising.org
- Digital Advertising Alliance: Visit optout.aboutads.info
Note: Disabling cookies may affect your browsing experience on Bodynutritionflow. Some features may not work properly, such as remembering your preferences or maintaining your reading session.
● Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Maintains your reading session and login status | Session |
| bnf_theme_pref | Preference | Stores your dark/light mode preference | 1 year |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics - tracks unique visitors | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics - session identification | 24 hours |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics - request throttling | 1 minute |
| bnf_reading_list | Preference | Remembers articles you've saved or bookmarked | 1 year |
| bnf_language | Preference | Stores your language selection | 1 year |
| bnf_consent | Essential | Records your cookie consent choices | 1 year |
| utm_source, utm_medium | Analytics | Tracks article referral sources and campaign performance | Session |
| bnf_notification_pref | Preference | Stores your notification and alert preferences | 1 year |
● Third-Party Cookies
Our platform uses certain third-party services that may place their own cookies on your device. These services help us deliver and measure content performance:
Google Analytics
Provides anonymous statistics about site traffic and user behavior.
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Helps deliver our articles and images quickly to readers worldwide.
Email Service Providers
If you subscribe to our newsletter, cookies may track which articles you read to personalize recommendations.
We are not responsible for the cookie practices of third parties. Please review their privacy policies to understand how they use your data.
● International Data Regulations
GDPR (EU & UK)
If you're located in the European Union or United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data. We obtain explicit consent before placing non-essential cookies. Our cookie consent banner provides granular control over cookie preferences.
CCPA (California)
California residents have the right to know about cookies and tracking technologies we use. You can request deletion of collected data and opt-out of certain tracking activities through our privacy controls.
LGPD (Brazil)
Brazilian users have rights to access their data and understand how we use cookies. We maintain transparent cookie practices compliant with Brazilian data protection laws.
● Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the updated policy here and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of Bodynutritionflow following any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.