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Last updated: 15 June 2024 | Lowfatmealplanning editorial team
This Cookie Policy explains how Lowfatmealplanning — the editorial guide published at lowfatmealplanning.info — uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you read our articles and browse our content. Please read it alongside our Privacy Policy.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognise your device on subsequent visits and store limited information about your browsing session.
Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information by themselves. They are widely used across the internet to make websites work efficiently, to provide analytical insights to publishers, and to remember reader preferences.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and access to secure areas. Without these cookies, parts of the site cannot work properly. They cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help our editorial team understand how readers interact with our content — which articles are read most, how long readers stay on a page, and how they navigate between sections. All data is aggregated and anonymous.
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences (such as your display settings or the region you are browsing from) to provide a more personalised reading experience across our editorial content.
Third-Party Cookies
Some pages may embed content from third-party platforms (e.g. embedded video or social sharing buttons). These third parties may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the respective privacy policies.
How We Use Cookies
As an editorial guide, our use of cookies is limited to improving the reading experience and understanding which content is most valuable to our audience. Specifically, we use cookies to:
- Measure article readership and page engagement so our editorial team can plan more relevant content on low-fat nutrition and meal planning.
- Ensure the technical performance and security of our web pages.
- Remember display preferences set by readers on previous visits.
- Identify returning readers in an anonymous, aggregated fashion to understand content loyalty.
- Support social sharing features that allow readers to share our articles on external platforms.
We do not use cookies to build individual profiles for targeted advertising, to track your browsing on other websites, or for any commercial purpose unrelated to editorial operations.
Cookie List
The table below details the specific cookies currently active on lowfatmealplanning.info.
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _session_id | Necessary | Maintains your reading session and enables core site functionality. | Session | lowfatmealplanning.info |
| _csrf_token | Necessary | Protects form submissions and site security against cross-site request forgery. | Session | lowfatmealplanning.info |
| _ga | Analytics | Registers a unique anonymous ID for measuring reader traffic and article engagement. | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _gid | Analytics | Distinguishes readers for aggregated daily traffic analysis on editorial content. | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
| _gat | Analytics | Throttles the request rate to limit data collection on high-traffic pages. | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
| lf_prefs | Functional | Stores reader display preferences (e.g. font size, theme) across editorial pages. | 1 year | lowfatmealplanning.info |
| cookie_consent | Necessary | Records whether the reader has accepted or declined non-essential cookies. | 1 year | lowfatmealplanning.info |
Managing & Disabling Cookies
You have the right to accept, decline, or delete cookies at any time. You can manage your preferences in several ways:
1. Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit lowfatmealplanning.info, a consent banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies (analytics and functional). You can revisit this choice at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in the site footer.
2. Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their privacy or security settings. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect the functionality of our editorial pages. Below are direct links to cookie management guides for major browsers:
3. Opt-Out of Analytics
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you can install the official Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Legal Basis
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive, we rely on the following legal bases for cookie use:
- Legitimate interest — for strictly necessary cookies required to operate our editorial platform.
- Consent — for analytics and functional cookies, which are only placed after you have given explicit consent via our cookie banner.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in applicable regulations. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage readers to review this page from time to time to stay informed.
Questions About This Policy?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact the editorial team at:
Lowfatmealplanning — Editorial Team
Boulevard Haussmann 66, Bordeaux, France
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