Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2024
At Balanced Diet Habits, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our editorial platform. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
Our website is located at balanceddiethabits.info. We are committed to transparency about our data practices and your privacy rights.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They contain information that helps us recognize you when you return and understand how you interact with our content. Cookies are not programs and cannot cause harm to your device.
Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain for a specified period to improve your browsing experience across visits.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submission. Without these cookies, some features may not work correctly.
Status: Always Active (cannot be disabled)
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. These cookies help us gather data about which articles are most read, how long readers spend on pages, and overall visitor behavior. This information helps us improve our content quality and editorial offerings.
Status: Requires Your Consent
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as language selection, text size, and display preferences. They enable a more personalized browsing experience tailored to your settings.
Status: Requires Your Consent
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to track your behavior across our website and third-party sites. They help us understand your interests in our editorial content and deliver relevant articles and recommendations. Third parties may also use these cookies for their own purposes.
Status: Requires Your Consent
Cookie Details
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Session | Maintains user session and authentication |
| bdh_preferences | Preference | 1 year | Stores user display and language preferences |
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics visitor identification |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Google Analytics session identification |
| _gat | Analytics | 1 minute | Google Analytics request throttling |
| fbp | Marketing | 90 days | Facebook pixel tracking for audience insights |
| bdh_consent | Essential | 1 year | Records your cookie consent choices |
| bdh_article_history | Preference | 90 days | Tracks your recently read articles |
How We Use Cookies
Improving Editorial Content
Analytics cookies help us understand which nutrition and health articles resonate most with our readers, allowing our editorial team to create more relevant content.
Personalizing Your Experience
Preference cookies enable us to remember your reading preferences and deliver a more tailored browsing experience on subsequent visits.
Maintaining Website Security
Essential cookies protect your session and prevent unauthorized access to your account or personal information while browsing our editorial platform.
Understanding Reader Behavior
Analytics data helps our editorial team understand reading patterns, article engagement, and user journey to continuously improve content quality and navigation.
Third-Party Cookies
We partner with third-party service providers who may place cookies on your device:
- • Google Analytics: Helps us analyze website traffic and user engagement patterns
- • Facebook Pixel: Enables us to understand audience demographics and content performance
- • Content Delivery Networks: Optimize loading speed and performance of our editorial content
These third parties have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing their policies to understand how they process your data.
How to Manage Cookies
Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality and your ability to access certain features.
Browser Cookie Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:
- • Accept all cookies automatically
- • Reject all cookies except essential ones
- • Receive a prompt each time a cookie is set
- • Manually delete cookies from your device
For browser-specific instructions, visit your browser's help documentation or search for "manage cookies" along with your browser name.
Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner. This tool allows you to:
- • Accept all cookies
- • Accept only essential cookies
- • Customize cookie preferences by category
- • Review and manage your choices at any time
You can access this consent tool again at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer.
Do Not Track (DNT)
Many browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. While we respect this preference, our response to DNT signals may be limited by third-party analytics and advertising partners who may not honor these requests. For comprehensive privacy control, we recommend using the cookie management methods described above.
Legal Basis for Cookies
Under relevant data protection regulations (including GDPR and local Indonesian privacy laws), we use cookies based on:
- • Consent: We obtain your explicit consent for analytics, preference, and marketing cookies through our cookie consent tool.
- • Legitimate Interest: We use essential cookies to provide and improve our editorial services.
- • Legal Obligation: We may use cookies to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
Cookie Data Retention
We retain cookie data for the periods specified in our cookie table above. Data retention periods are:
- • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- • Persistent cookies: Retained for the duration specified (typically 90 days to 2 years)
- • Analytics data: Aggregated and anonymized after 26 months
You may request deletion of your cookie data at any time by using our cookie consent tool or contacting us with feedback about our articles.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have questions about this cookie policy, our data practices, or would like to provide feedback about our editorial content and website experience, please contact us:
Balanced Diet Habits Editorial Team
📍 Jalan Sudirman 166, Semarang
✉️ For content questions and feedback, please use our FAQ page
We're committed to transparency about our editorial practices and welcome your questions or concerns about our cookie usage and data handling.
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This Cookie Policy was last updated in January 2024. We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or technology. We encourage you to review this policy regularly for any updates.
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