Cookie Policy
Transparency about how we use cookies on our editorial platform
About This Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Mood Nutritional Align uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website (moodnutritionalign.info). We are committed to transparency regarding how we collect and use information to enhance your reading experience on our editorial platform.
Last Updated: January 2024 | Location: King Street 113, Manchester
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how readers interact with our content, improve navigation, and remember your preferences. Cookies do not identify you personally and are not malicious software.
Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels, and local storage, which serve similar functions in tracking and analyzing user behavior on our editorial platform.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and accessing secure areas of our content.
Examples: Session identifiers, security tokens, authentication cookies
User Consent: Not required — these are legally exempt
Analytics Cookies
Purpose: We use analytics cookies to understand how readers engage with our articles, which content is most valuable, and how to improve our editorial offerings. This helps us create better journalism.
Examples: Google Analytics, page view tracking, reading time metrics, article engagement data
User Consent: Required — you can opt-in or opt-out anytime
Preference Cookies
Purpose: These cookies remember your preferences and settings on our website, such as language choice, font size, and article categories you're interested in.
Examples: Language preferences, reading preferences, display settings
User Consent: Requested — enhances your personalized reading experience
Marketing & Third-Party Cookies
Purpose: We partner with third parties for analytics and content optimization. These cookies help measure campaign effectiveness and support our free editorial content.
Examples: Hotjar heatmaps, third-party analytics, referral tracking
User Consent: Required — you have full control
How We Use Cookies
- Content Performance: Analyzing which articles resonate most with our readers to guide editorial decisions
- User Experience: Improving website functionality, loading speed, and navigation ease
- Personalization: Remembering your reading preferences and interests for a tailored experience
- Security: Protecting against fraud and ensuring the safety of your visit
- Platform Support: Understanding traffic patterns to maintain and improve our editorial service
Managing Your Cookies
Browser Controls
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- • View what cookies are stored
- • Delete specific cookies or all cookies
- • Block cookies from specific websites
- • Set preferences for cookie acceptance
Your Consent Preferences
When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can:
- • Accept all cookies
- • Accept only essential cookies
- • Customize which cookie categories to allow
- • Change your preferences anytime via our settings page
Declining non-essential cookies will not affect your ability to read our articles or access core content.
Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _MOODNUTRITION_SESSION | Essential | Session | Maintains secure user session |
| CSRF_TOKEN | Essential | Session | Security protection against cross-site requests |
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics — tracks unique visitors |
| _ga_[ID] | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics — session tracking |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Google Analytics — session identifier |
| language_pref | Preference | 1 year | Remembers your language preference |
| reading_interests | Preference | 1 year | Saves article categories you prefer |
| theme_mode | Preference | 1 year | Stores your light/dark mode preference |
| hj_id | Analytics | 365 days | Hotjar analytics — user identification |
| hotjar.client.id | Analytics | 365 days | Hotjar analytics — session tracking |
| cookie_consent | Essential | 1 year | Records your cookie consent preferences |
Note: This list is representative. Cookie names and purposes may be updated. We use only cookies necessary for our editorial platform to function optimally.
Data Retention & Privacy
How Long We Keep Data: Most analytics cookies expire within 1-2 years. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. You can delete all cookies anytime through your browser settings.
Your Privacy Rights: Cookies do not identify you personally by name or email. Google Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated. We do not sell your data to third parties. Read our full Privacy Policy for detailed information.
GDPR Compliance: For European readers, we comply with GDPR requirements. You have the right to access, correct, or delete your data. Contact our editorial team for privacy inquiries.
Third-Party Services
We partner with trusted third parties to support our editorial platform. These services may set their own cookies:
Policy Updates
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or applicable regulations. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
Your continued use of our website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically for the latest information.
Questions About Our Cookies?
If you have concerns about our cookie practices or how we use data on our editorial platform, our team is here to help. Send us feedback about this policy or your privacy experience.
Mood Nutritional Align
King Street 113
Manchester, United Kingdom
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