Cookie Policy
Learn how Wellness Weight Guide uses cookies to enhance your reading experience
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, remember your preferences, and provide a seamless reading experience. Our editorial platform uses cookies only to improve functionality and gather anonymous analytical data.
At Wellness Weight Guide, located at Station Road 14, Edinburgh, we are committed to transparency about our use of cookies and your privacy rights.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, content access, and security. Without essential cookies, certain website functions cannot operate.
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Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which articles are read most frequently and how users navigate between pages. This data helps us improve our content structure and editorial offerings without identifying individual readers.
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Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as language settings, article reading history, and display preferences. They enable us to provide a personalized reading experience tailored to your interests.
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Analytical Cookies
These cookies help us understand content performance, reader engagement patterns, and demographic trends. We use this information to enhance our editorial quality and ensure our articles meet reader expectations. All data is anonymized.
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How We Use Cookies
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Enhancing User Experience
Remembering your article preferences and reading history
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Measuring Content Performance
Analyzing which wellness topics and articles resonate most with our readers
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Improving Navigation
Ensuring our editorial platform functions smoothly and pages load efficiently
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Understanding Audience Demographics
Gathering anonymized insights to better serve our readership
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Preventing Fraud & Security
Protecting our editorial platform from unauthorized access and malicious activity
Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Expiry | Purpose |
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| _ga | Analytical | 2 years | Google Analytics - user identification |
| _gid | Analytical | 24 hours | Google Analytics - session tracking |
| _gat | Analytical | 1 minute | Google Analytics - request throttling |
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Session | Website session management |
| wwg_preferences | Functional | 1 year | User reading preferences & theme settings |
| wwg_history | Functional | 90 days | Recently read articles tracking |
| consent_status | Essential | 1 year | Storing user cookie consent preferences |
| NID | Third-Party | 6 months | Google - ad targeting & personalization |
| IDE | Third-Party | 2 years | Google DoubleClick - ad serving |
Managing Your Cookies
Cookie Consent Management
When you first visit Wellness Weight Guide, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can accept all cookies or customize your preferences. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for website functionality, but you can refuse analytical and third-party cookies.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by visiting our cookie settings page.
Browser-Level Cookie Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- • Block all cookies (though this may affect website functionality)
- • Allow only essential cookies while blocking others
- • Clear cookies stored on your device
- • Receive notifications when a website attempts to set cookies
For help managing cookies in your specific browser, consult your browser's help documentation or visit aboutcookies.org.
Opting Out of Third-Party Tracking
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. To manage Google ad personalization, visit your Google Ad Settings.
You can also visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out pages to manage cookies from multiple advertising partners at once.
Data Privacy & Security
Anonymization: All performance and analytical data collected through cookies is anonymized and cannot identify individual users. We do not sell reader data to third parties.
GDPR Compliance: Wellness Weight Guide complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Visitors from the European Union have the right to refuse non-essential cookies and can request data deletion.
UK PECR Compliance: We comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) regarding cookie consent for users in the United Kingdom.
Data Retention: We retain cookie data only as long as necessary to serve our editorial platform. Cookies automatically expire according to their set duration, and users can request data deletion at any time. For more details, please review our Privacy & Disclaimer page.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
Wellness Weight Guide may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie usage, technology improvements, or regulatory requirements. Any significant changes will be communicated through our website and this policy will be updated accordingly.
Last Updated: January 2025
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on Wellness Weight Guide, our editorial team is happy to help.
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