Cookie Policy
Balanced Bite Academy | Calle del Carmen 88, Murcia
Understanding Our Cookie Use
Balanced Bite Academy uses cookies to enhance your experience on our editorial platform. This policy explains what cookies are, the types we use, and how you can manage them.
Last updated: January 2024
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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 on return visits and understand how you interact with our content.
Cookies are essential for modern web browsing and help us deliver a personalized editorial experience while respecting your privacy.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security, and access to restricted areas of our site.
Duration: Session or up to 1 year | Consent Required: No
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. They collect anonymous data about page visits, article engagement, and user behavior patterns.
Duration: Up to 2 years | Consent Required: Yes
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences and choices, such as language selection, article preferences, and personalization settings for your reading experience.
Duration: Up to 1 year | Consent Required: Yes
Targeting Cookies
These cookies may be used to deliver relevant content and advertisements based on your browsing habits and interests on our platform and across other websites.
Duration: Up to 2 years | Consent Required: Yes
How We Use Cookies
- • Content Personalization: Tailoring articles and recommendations based on your reading history
- • Site Analytics: Measuring traffic patterns and understanding which articles resonate with our readers
- • User Authentication: Maintaining your session and login preferences across our platform
- • Security: Protecting our platform from fraud and unauthorized access
- • Website Optimization: Improving navigation and overall user experience
- • Remembering Preferences: Saving your language, theme, and display settings
Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| ba_session | Essential | Session | User authentication and session management |
| ba_preferences | Functional | 1 year | Remembers language, theme, and display preferences |
| _ga | Performance | 2 years | Google Analytics - tracks overall site usage |
| _gid | Performance | 24 hours | Google Analytics - identifies unique visitors |
| ba_reading_history | Functional | 30 days | Tracks recently read articles for personalization |
| ba_recommendations | Targeting | 1 year | Personalizes article recommendations |
| ba_consent | Essential | 1 year | Records your cookie consent preferences |
| ba_security | Essential | Session | Prevents fraud and ensures platform security |
Managing Your Cookies
Updating Your Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie consent banner. Simply click the preferences button to select which types of cookies you allow.
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- • View and delete cookies stored on your device
- • Block cookies from specific websites
- • Enable "Do Not Track" features
- • Set privacy levels for different website categories
For detailed instructions, visit your browser's help documentation (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
Third-Party Opt-Out
For advertising and analytics cookies, you can opt out through industry initiatives like the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA).
Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our editorial platform. You'll still be able to read our articles and browse content.
Third-Party Cookies
We work with trusted third-party providers for analytics and content delivery. These services may use their own cookies:
- • Google Analytics: Analyzes visitor behavior and traffic patterns
- • Content Delivery Networks (CDN): Optimize article and media delivery
- • Social Media Platforms: Enable article sharing and social integration
These third parties have their own privacy policies governing their cookie use. We encourage you to review them directly.
Your Privacy Rights
Under applicable privacy laws, you have rights regarding your data, including:
- • The right to access information about cookies we use
- • The right to withdraw consent at any time
- • The right to request deletion of your personal data
- • The right to opt out of non-essential cookies
For questions about your privacy rights, please contact us through our editorial feedback form.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable regulations. When we make material changes, we'll notify you through:
- • An updated notice on this page
- • A prominent announcement on our platform
- • Requesting renewed consent for cookie usage
Your continued use of our platform after changes indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions About Our Cookie Policy?
If you have questions about how we use cookies or concerns about your privacy, our editorial team is here to help.
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Balanced Bite Academy
Calle del Carmen 88
Murcia, Spain
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