Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2024
About Our Cookie Policy
At Nutrition Cooking Basics, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and understand how readers interact with our editorial content. This cookie policy explains what cookies are, the types we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Nutrition Cooking Basics
Calle Mayor 129, Madrid
Domain: nutritioncookingbasics.info
The information on this site is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit our website. They contain information about your browsing activity and preferences, allowing websites to remember details about your visits.
Cookies can be:
- Session cookies: Temporary cookies deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a specified period or until manually deleted
- First-party cookies: Set by our website directly
- Third-party cookies: Set by external services and analytics partners
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core features such as site navigation, access to secure areas, and security. Without these cookies, certain services you request cannot be provided. These cookies do not track personal information and are exempt from consent requirements in most jurisdictions.
2. Performance & Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how readers engage with our articles and content. These cookies collect anonymized data about page visits, article performance, reading patterns, and user interactions. This information helps our editorial team create more relevant and valuable content based on reader interests and behavior.
3. Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as preferred language, text size, dark mode settings, and previously visited articles. They enhance your experience by personalizing the website according to your preferences during future visits.
4. Advertising & Targeting Cookies
We may use cookies to deliver relevant content recommendations and manage advertising on our platform. These cookies track which articles you've read to suggest similar editorial content that matches your interests in nutrition and cooking topics.
5. Social Media Cookies
If you interact with social media sharing features on our articles, social platforms may set cookies to track your activity and improve their services. These are controlled by social media providers and subject to their own privacy policies.
How We Use Cookies
- ✓ Improving content: Understanding which articles and topics are most popular with our readers
- ✓ Personalizing experience: Remembering your reading preferences and display settings
- ✓ Site functionality: Ensuring secure login sessions and form submissions work correctly
- ✓ Analytics: Measuring website performance, loading times, and user engagement metrics
- ✓ Content recommendations: Suggesting relevant articles based on your reading history
- ✓ Security: Preventing fraud and protecting against malicious activities
Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ncb_session | Site functionality & user session | Session | Essential |
| _ncb_preferences | Stores user display preferences (theme, language, text size) | 1 year | Functionality |
| _ncb_analytics_id | Google Analytics tracking for article engagement and user behavior | 2 years | Analytics |
| _ncb_reading_history | Tracks articles you've read for personalized recommendations | 6 months | Functionality |
| _ga | Google Analytics anonymous visitor identification | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Google Analytics session identification | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _ncb_consent | Records your cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Essential |
| _ncb_content_rec | Manages article recommendations based on reading patterns | 30 days | Functionality |
| __Host-ncb_security | Security token for form submissions and CSRF protection | Session | Essential |
Managing Your Cookies
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- Block third-party cookies entirely
- Clear all cookies and browsing data
Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect site functionality and your ability to access certain features.
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner appears. You can choose to accept all cookies, customize your preferences, or reject non-essential cookies. You can modify these preferences at any time through your account settings or by clearing your cookies and revisiting the site.
How to Delete Cookies
Instructions for major browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → Select "Cookies and other site data"
- Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Manage Data → Select cookies and click "Remove"
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data → Select and remove
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data → Select "Cookies and other site data"
Opt-Out of Analytics
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or adjust your consent preferences on our site.
Third-Party Services
Our website may use cookies from external service providers:
Google Analytics
Used to analyze site traffic and reader behavior. Google Privacy Policy
Social Media Platforms
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter may set cookies when you share or interact with social features. Review their respective privacy policies.
Content Delivery Networks
External services that host images and media may use cookies to optimize delivery and track usage patterns.
We are not responsible for the cookie practices of third-party services. Please review their privacy policies directly.
Data Protection & Privacy
We take your privacy seriously. All cookie data is handled in accordance with GDPR and other applicable data protection regulations. Personal information collected through cookies is:
- Stored securely with encryption and access controls
- Only used for the stated purposes in this policy
- Not sold or shared with unauthorized third parties
- Retained only as long as necessary
- Subject to your rights to access, correction, and deletion
For more information about how we handle your personal data, please review our privacy policy and disclaimer.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of significant changes by posting a notice on our website or updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our website after such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions About Cookies?
If you have questions about our cookie practices or how we handle your data, our editorial team is happy to help. Please send us feedback about this policy or any privacy concerns.
Related Information
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