Cookie Policy
How we use cookies on Holistic Nutrition Care
At Holistic Nutrition Care, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience on our editorial platform. This policy explains what cookies are, which ones we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Address: Marktgasse 53, Genève
Domain: holisticnutritioncare.info
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit websites. They help websites remember your preferences, track your interactions, and provide you with a personalized experience. Cookies do not contain personal information like your name or email address unless you actively provide it.
Each time you visit our site, your browser sends these cookie files back to the server, allowing us to recognize you and deliver relevant content.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website. They enable core features such as page navigation, secure access areas, and content delivery.
Duration: Session-based (deleted when you close your browser)
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. This helps us improve article quality, optimize navigation, and track which topics are most valuable to our readers.
Duration: Persistent (typically 2 years)
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your choices and settings, such as language preference, font size, and display preferences, so you don't have to reset them on every visit.
Duration: Persistent (typically 1-2 years)
Marketing & Third-Party Cookies
We may use marketing cookies from third-party partners to display relevant content recommendations and understand audience behavior across different platforms. These are optional and require your consent.
Duration: Persistent (typically 1-2 years)
How We Use Cookies
- • Improve Content: Understanding which nutrition and wellness articles readers find most helpful
- • Track Website Performance: Measuring page load times, bounce rates, and user flow through our editorial sections
- • Remember Preferences: Saving your display and navigation preferences across sessions
- • Enhance Security: Protecting against fraud and maintaining secure browsing sessions
- • Deliver Relevant Content: Recommending related articles based on your reading history
Complete Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| hnc_session | Essential | Session management and security | Session |
| hnc_preferences | Preference | Saves font size, language, and display settings | 2 years |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics - tracks unique visitors | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics - tracks sessions | 24 hours |
| hnc_content_views | Analytics | Tracks article views and reading patterns | 1 year |
| hnc_recommended_articles | Marketing | Content recommendations based on reading history | 1 year |
| __Host-PHPSESSID | Essential | PHP session identifier | Session |
| consent_banner_dismissed | Preference | Remembers if you've acknowledged our cookie notice | 1 year |
Managing Your Cookies
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through your settings. You can:
- • Accept all cookies
- • Reject all cookies
- • Receive a notification before cookies are stored
- • Delete previously stored cookies
Please note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.
Opt-Out Options
You can opt out of specific cookie types through our cookie consent banner. To adjust your preferences at any time, look for our cookie management settings in the footer of this website or contact us for assistance.
Third-Party Cookie Control
For third-party cookies (such as those from analytics or advertising partners), you may visit their individual privacy pages to opt out. Google provides an Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on.
Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Regulations, we use cookies on the following legal bases:
- Consent: For non-essential cookies, we obtain your explicit consent through our cookie banner
- Legitimate Interest: For analytics and content improvement, we rely on our legitimate interest in understanding audience behavior
- Contract Performance: Essential cookies are necessary to provide our editorial platform services
You have the right to withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your cookie settings.
Data Retention
We retain cookie data for different periods depending on their type:
- Session Cookies: Automatically deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent Cookies: Retained for the duration specified in our cookie list (typically 1-2 years)
- Analytics Data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months for GDPR compliance
You can delete all cookies manually through your browser settings at any time.
Questions About Cookies?
For questions about our cookie practices or to request information about how we use cookies, please contact our editorial team:
Holistic Nutrition Care
Marktgasse 53
Genève, Switzerland
[email protected]
We're happy to clarify our data practices and answer any privacy-related questions from our readers.
Related Information
Last Updated: January 2025
Effective Date: January 2025
We review this policy regularly and will notify readers of significant changes.
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