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Cookie Policy

Learn how Clean Eating Academy uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience

Last Updated: January 2024

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 overall browsing experience. Clean Eating Academy uses cookies in accordance with applicable privacy laws to provide you with a seamless and personalized editorial experience.

This policy explains the types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, security features, and access to secure areas of our site.

Session management
Security and fraud prevention
User authentication
Load balancing across servers

Strictly Necessary: Cannot be disabled. These cookies are required for the website to operate.

2. Performance Cookies

These cookies help us analyze how visitors use our website. They collect anonymous data about page visits, traffic sources, and content performance to help us enhance our editorial offerings.

Page load times and performance metrics
User engagement with articles and content
Traffic source analysis
Error tracking and reporting

Optional: You can opt out of these cookies, though it may affect our ability to optimize content delivery.

3. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable personalized features and remember your preferences when you visit our site. They enhance your experience by tailoring content and interface settings to your interests.

Article reading preferences
Content category preferences
Language and display settings
Search history and saved articles

Optional: You can disable these cookies, but some website features may not work as intended.

4. Analytics Cookies

We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to understand editorial performance and user behavior patterns. This data helps our editorial team create better content.

Article popularity and engagement metrics
User demographics (anonymized)
Content topic performance
User journey and navigation patterns

Optional: Data is anonymized and used only for improving our editorial content.

How We Use Cookies

At Clean Eating Academy, we use cookies to:

• Improve Editorial Quality: Understand which topics and articles resonate with our readers
• Enhance User Experience: Remember your reading preferences and customize your browsing experience
• Measure Performance: Monitor website speed and functionality to ensure optimal performance
• Ensure Security: Protect your account and detect fraudulent activity
• Provide Analytics: Gather insights about content performance and editorial trends

How to Manage Your Cookies

Browser Settings

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View cookies stored on your device
Reject all cookies or specific types
Delete cookies after each session
Block cookies from specific websites

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality and prevent you from accessing certain content or features.

Third-Party Cookie Tools

For more information about cookies and privacy across websites, visit:

Do Not Track

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. While we respect this preference, it may limit personalization features on our site.

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session management and user authentication	Session
cea_preferences	Functional	Stores user reading preferences and display settings	1 year
cea_language	Functional	Remembers your language preference	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics - user identification	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics - session identification	24 hours
_gat_gtag_UA	Analytics	Google Analytics - request throttling	1 minute
cea_article_history	Functional	Stores recently viewed articles for personalization	90 days
cea_theme	Functional	Remembers light/dark theme preference	1 year
ces_banner_accepted	Essential	Records cookie policy acceptance	1 year

Note: This list may be updated periodically as we improve our website. We may add or remove cookies based on platform updates and user preferences.

Third-Party Services

Our website may include third-party services and tools that use cookies for analytics and performance monitoring. These include:

Google Analytics

Used to analyze content performance and user engagement. Google Analytics collects anonymized data about page views and user behavior.

Google Privacy Policy

CDN Services

Content delivery networks may use cookies for performance optimization and load balancing to ensure fast article delivery.

Web Font Services

External font services may track usage for optimization purposes. These are non-tracking by default.

We do not control third-party cookies. Please review their privacy policies for more information about their cookie practices.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

✓ Access: Know what cookies are stored on your device
✓ Control: Accept, reject, or manage specific cookie types
✓ Delete: Remove cookies from your device at any time
✓ Opt-Out: Choose not to accept non-essential cookies
✓ Withdraw Consent: Change your cookie preferences at any time through our cookie settings

Please note that withdrawing consent or disabling essential cookies may impact your ability to use certain features of our website.

Questions About Our Cookie Policy?

If you have questions about this cookie policy or our cookie practices, our editorial team is here to help.

Contact Information:

Clean Eating Academy
Via Cavour 163
Milano
[email protected]

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Policy Updates

We review this cookie policy regularly and may update it to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. Any significant changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.

We encourage you to periodically review this policy to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of our website following changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.