Cookie Policy
Last Updated: January 2024
Understanding Our Cookie Use
At Strength Nutrition Guide Pro, we use cookies to enhance your experience while browsing our editorial content and resources. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Our website is an informational platform dedicated to providing evidence-based articles about nutrition and fitness. Cookies help us understand how readers interact with our content and improve the quality of our editorial offerings.
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 a website. They contain information that helps websites recognize your device and remember certain preferences or activities.
Key Points: Cookies cannot harm your device, do not contain viruses, and do not automatically transmit personal information. They are used to improve website functionality and user experience.
Most web browsers accept cookies by default, but you have the ability to control, limit, or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Types of Cookies We Use
1. Essential (Necessary) Cookies
These cookies are required for basic website functionality. They enable core features such as page navigation, security measures, and access to restricted content areas.
Examples: Authentication cookies, security tokens, language preference cookies
2. Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors interact with our website. They help our editorial team understand which articles are most read, how long readers stay on pages, and navigation patterns.
Examples: Google Analytics cookies, page view tracking, bounce rate monitoring
3. Functionality Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices to personalize your browsing experience, such as text size, layout preferences, or saved reading history.
Examples: Font size preferences, article bookmarks, theme selection (light/dark mode)
4. Targeting & Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be set by advertising partners to display relevant articles and content recommendations based on your reading history and interests.
Examples: Content recommendation cookies, third-party analytics, ad delivery optimization
How We Use Cookies
- • Improving Content Quality: Analytics cookies help us identify which articles resonate most with readers, guiding our editorial team's future content decisions.
- • Personalizing Your Experience: Functionality cookies remember your preferences, such as language settings or reading preferences, to enhance usability.
- • Website Security: Essential cookies protect your account and maintain site security by implementing authentication and fraud prevention measures.
- • Content Recommendations: Cookies help us suggest relevant articles based on your reading history and interests.
- • Performance Monitoring: We track technical performance to ensure our website loads quickly and functions properly across all devices.
Cookie List & Details
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Tracks unique users for Google Analytics |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Registers user sessions for Google Analytics |
| session_id | Essential | Session | Maintains user session and authentication |
| user_preference | Functionality | 1 year | Stores user preferences (theme, language) |
| reading_history | Functionality | 90 days | Tracks articles read for content recommendations |
| csrf_token | Security | Session | Protects against cross-site request forgery |
| cookie_consent | Essential | 1 year | Records your cookie consent preferences |
Note: This list may be updated periodically. Third-party services may use additional cookies as detailed in their respective privacy policies.
Managing Your Cookies
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can typically:
- • View cookies saved on your device
- • Delete specific cookies or all cookies
- • Block cookies from specific websites
- • Accept only essential cookies and reject others
- • Set preferences for third-party cookies
Browser-Specific Instructions
Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
Microsoft Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences through our detailed settings. Your choice is remembered via the cookie_consent cookie.
Important Note
Disabling cookies may affect website functionality. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for basic site operations like authentication and security. However, you can decline analytics and targeting cookies.
Third-Party Cookies
Our website may contain content, links, or services from third-party providers. These providers may set their own cookies on your device. We do not control third-party cookies, but we list the major providers below:
Google Analytics
Collects data about how readers interact with our content. View Google's Privacy Policy
Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
May set cookies to optimize content delivery and performance tracking.
Social Media Integrations
If our articles include social sharing buttons, those services may set cookies to track sharing activity.
Content Recommendation Engines
Partners that help display relevant article suggestions may use cookies to understand reading preferences.
For detailed information about third-party cookie use, please review their respective privacy policies.
Data Protection & Privacy
Strength Nutrition Guide Pro is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with data protection regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable laws.
Data Security
Cookies are stored on your device, not on our servers. We use industry-standard security measures to protect any data transmitted through cookies.
Your Rights
You have the right to access, correct, or delete cookie data associated with your profile. You can also withdraw consent at any time through your account settings or cookie preferences.
Privacy Policy
For comprehensive information about how we handle all personal data, please review our full Privacy Policy.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have questions about how we use cookies, concerns about our practices, or feedback about our editorial content, our team is here to help.
Contact Our Editorial Team
Location: Jalan Thamrin 72, Medan
For content questions and feedback:
[email protected]
Please allow 3-5 business days for responses to editorial inquiries.
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. When significant changes are made, we will notify users through prominent notice on our website or via email to registered subscribers.
Last Updated: January 2024
Check back regularly for updates to this policy.