What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you interact with our content, remember your preferences, and improve your browsing experience. At Dietscience Studio, we use cookies responsibly to enhance our editorial platform while respecting your privacy.

This policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. Your privacy is important to us.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas of our site. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate effectively.

Example: Session management, security tokens, GDPR consent preferences

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. These cookies help us measure page performance, identify popular articles, and gather insights about reader behavior to improve our content quality.

Example: Google Analytics, page views, article engagement metrics

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences when visiting our site, such as language settings, theme preferences, and content category interests, to personalize your experience across visits.

Example: Language selection, display preferences, reading history

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are set by external services integrated into our platform, such as content delivery networks and analytics providers. These help us serve our content efficiently and understand platform performance.

Example: CDN optimization, external analytics, content performance tracking

How We Use Cookies

Website Functionality: Enable core features like navigation, page loading, and security
Content Analysis: Understand which articles resonate with readers and measure engagement
User Experience: Remember your preferences to personalize future visits
Editorial Improvement: Track which topics are most valuable to our audience
GDPR Compliance: Store your cookie consent preferences

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
SESSIONID	Essential	Session	Manages user session and security
cookie_consent	Essential	1 year	Stores GDPR cookie consent choice
_ga	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics - User identification
_gid	Analytics	24 hours	Google Analytics - Session tracking
_gat	Analytics	1 minute	Google Analytics - Request throttling
language_pref	Preference	1 year	Remembers language preference
theme_mode	Preference	1 year	Stores dark/light mode preference
reading_history	Preference	6 months	Tracks recently read articles

Managing Your Cookies

Browser Controls

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when a website tries to set a cookie. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Chrome: Menu → Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Firefox: Menu → Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data → Cookies

Site-Level Controls

When you first visit Dietscience Studio, you'll see a cookie consent banner. You can adjust your preferences at any time by accessing your cookie settings in the website footer. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

Note: If you delete cookies from your browser, you may need to set your preferences again on your next visit to our site.

Your Privacy Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other privacy laws, you have the right to:

Access your data: Request information about what personal data we hold
Withdraw consent: Change your cookie preferences at any time
Delete cookies: Ask us to remove cookies related to you
Opt-out: Disable non-essential cookies while still using our site

For more information about your rights, please see our Disclaimer.

Questions About Our Cookies?

If you have questions about this cookie policy or concerns about how we use cookies on our platform, our editorial team would like to hear from you. Please send us feedback about this policy:

Dietscience Studio
Sveavägen 8
Uppsala, Sweden

For content questions and feedback about our articles, please visit our FAQ page.

Policy Updates

This cookie policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

We recommend reviewing this policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies. Continued use of the Dietscience Studio website following any changes constitutes your acceptance of our cookie practices.

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