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Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025
At Osteostrength, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your preferences. We are committed to transparency about our use of cookies and respect your privacy choices.
The information on this site is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They contain information about your browsing activity and preferences, allowing us to recognize your device on future visits.
Cookies serve various purposes, including remembering your preferences, improving site functionality, and helping us understand how visitors use our editorial content. They do not contain personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, secure access areas, and remembering your consent preferences. Essential cookies cannot be disabled without affecting website functionality.
Duration: Session or 1 year | Purpose: Site functionality, security
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They collect information about which pages are read most frequently, how long users spend on pages, and which articles generate the most engagement. This data is anonymous and helps us improve our editorial content.
Duration: Up to 2 years | Purpose: User behavior analysis, content optimization
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your choices and settings on our website, such as language preference, text size, display options, and theme selection. They enhance your user experience by personalizing the site to your preferences.
Duration: Up to 1 year | Purpose: User preferences, personalization
Marketing & Third-Party Cookies
We may use cookies from third-party services to help us understand audience interests and improve our content recommendations. These cookies may track your visits to our site and other websites for aggregated analytics purposes only.
Duration: Up to 2 years | Purpose: Content recommendations, aggregated insights
How We Use Cookies
- • Improving Content: Analytics cookies help us identify which articles and topics resonate most with our readers, allowing us to create better editorial content.
- • Personalizing Experience: Preference cookies remember your choices, so you don't have to set them again on each visit.
- • Securing Your Visit: Essential cookies protect against fraud and ensure website security for all visitors.
- • Understanding Audience: Aggregated cookie data helps our editorial team understand audience demographics and content preferences.
- • Consent Management: We use cookies to remember your cookie preferences and consent choices.
Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
os_consent |
Essential | Stores user cookie consent preferences | 1 year | Osteostrength |
os_session |
Essential | Maintains user session for secure access | Session | Osteostrength |
os_language |
Preference | Remembers language preference | 1 year | Osteostrength |
os_theme |
Preference | Saves light/dark mode preference | 1 year | Osteostrength |
_ga |
Analytics | Google Analytics - User identification | 2 years | Google Analytics |
_gat |
Analytics | Google Analytics - Request throttling | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
_gid |
Analytics | Google Analytics - Session identification | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
os_reading_history |
Preference | Tracks recently read articles for personalization | 3 months | Osteostrength |
os_utm_source |
Analytics | Tracks referral source for content analysis | Session | Osteostrength |
How to Manage Your Cookies
Browser Cookie Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- • Accept or reject all cookies
- • Accept only certain types of cookies
- • Delete existing cookies from your device
- • Receive notifications when new cookies are set
- • Block cookies from specific websites
Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality and your ability to access certain features.
Our Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit Osteostrength, we present a cookie consent banner allowing you to:
- • Accept all cookies
- • Reject non-essential cookies
- • Customize your cookie preferences
- • Review this policy
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings in your account or contacting our editorial team.
Third-Party Cookie Controls
For analytics and third-party cookies, you can:
- • Opt out of Google Analytics tracking by visiting the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- • Use the Digital Advertising Alliance's Opt-Out Tool
- • Enable Do Not Track (DNT) settings in your browser
Third-Party Services
Osteostrength uses cookies from third-party services to enhance your experience and gather analytics. These services have their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics: Helps us understand visitor behavior and article performance. View Google's Privacy Policy
- Content Delivery Networks: May set cookies to optimize content delivery and performance.
These third parties are contractually obligated to use cookie data only for purposes specified in this policy and their own privacy agreements.
Data Protection & Privacy
We take your privacy seriously. Cookie data is:
- • Encrypted: Transmitted using secure protocols
- • Anonymous: Analytics cookies do not identify you personally
- • Limited: Used only for stated purposes in this policy
- • Protected: Stored securely and not shared without consent
For more information about how we handle your data, please review our Disclaimer and Privacy information.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
Osteostrength may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify visitors of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the website following changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.
Contact Our Editorial Team
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our cookie practices, please contact our editorial team:
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