Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2025 | Health Nutrition Plan
Understanding Our Cookie Use
At Health Nutrition Plan, we use cookies to enhance your experience while browsing our educational and informational content. This policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can control them.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember information about your visit. Our cookies serve exclusively to improve your reading experience and measure how our content is accessed.
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?
First-Party Cookies
These are set directly by Health Nutrition Plan when you visit our site. They remember your preferences and reading history on our domain.
Third-Party Cookies
These are placed by our analytics and content delivery partners to help us understand how readers interact with our articles and optimize our platform.
Session vs. Persistent Cookies
Session cookies expire when you close your browser, while persistent cookies remain on your device for a longer period to maintain your preferences across visits.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
Required for basic site functionality. These cookies enable core features like page navigation and access to secure areas of our site.
- Session verification
- Security and fraud prevention
- Proper page loading and display
Analytics Cookies
Help us understand how readers use our content platform. This information helps our editorial team create more relevant and valuable articles.
- Tracking article views and engagement
- Identifying popular content topics
- Understanding user behavior patterns
- Measuring page load performance
Preference Cookies
Remember your choices to personalize your experience when you return to our site.
- Language and regional preferences
- Text size and display settings
- Previously read articles
Functional Cookies
Enable enhanced functionality and personalization of content delivery.
- Content recommendation systems
- Search history and saved articles
- Multi-page feature tracking
How We Use Cookies
Content Optimization: Cookies help our editorial team understand which health and nutrition topics resonate most with our readers, allowing us to create more relevant educational content.
User Experience Enhancement: We use cookies to remember your reading preferences, language selection, and accessibility settings to make your visits more convenient.
Performance Monitoring: Cookies enable us to track site performance metrics and identify technical issues to ensure smooth access to our articles.
Audience Analytics: We analyze aggregated cookie data to understand our reader demographics and content consumption patterns. This data is never sold to third parties.
Security: Certain cookies help us identify and prevent fraudulent activity and maintain the security of our platform.
Complete Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Session | User session management |
| hnp_preferences | Preference | 1 year | Language, display settings |
| _ga | Analytics | 2 years | Google Analytics tracking |
| _gid | Analytics | 24 hours | Google Analytics session ID |
| hnp_user_id | Functional | 1 year | Reading history and saved articles |
| hnp_content_recs | Functional | 30 days | Personalized content recommendations |
| cookieconsent | Essential | 1 year | Cookie consent preference |
| hnp_search_history | Preference | 90 days | Recent article searches |
How to Manage Cookies
Browser Cookie Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through settings. You can choose to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all cookies (may limit site functionality)
- Allow only essential cookies
- Delete cookies when you close your browser
- Block specific cookie sources
Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to access certain site features.
Browser Instructions
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data
Do Not Track
If your browser supports "Do Not Track" (DNT), you can enable this feature. While we strive to respect DNT signals, please note that not all features may work as intended with DNT enabled.
Opt-Out Options
To opt out of specific analytics tracking:
- Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- General Ad Tracking: Visit Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out
Data Privacy & Security
No Personal Selling: We do not sell, trade, or share your personal data collected through cookies with third parties for their marketing purposes.
Aggregated Data Only: Analytics information is anonymized and aggregated. Individual reader behavior is never sold or shared.
Security Measures: We implement industry-standard security protocols to protect cookie data from unauthorized access or misuse.
Compliance: Our cookie practices comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable data protection regulations. Residents of applicable jurisdictions have rights to access, delete, or correct their data.
For more information about how we handle your data, please review our Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Partners
Our site uses services from trusted partners to improve content delivery and analytics. These partners may place their own cookies on your device:
Content Delivery Networks
Services to optimize article loading speed and availability
Each partner maintains their own privacy policy governing their cookie use. We encourage you to review these policies on their respective websites.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy 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 it was most recently revised.
Continued use of Health Nutrition Plan following the posting of updated policy changes means you accept those changes. We encourage you to review this policy regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Questions About Cookies?
If you have questions about our cookie practices or this policy, our editorial team is here to help. You can reach us with your inquiries:
Health Nutrition Plan
Clarke Quay 169
Singapore
Email: [email protected]
For content-related feedback or to report technical issues, please use the contact form on our FAQ page.
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