Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Healthy Living Remedies) are called ”first-party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called ”third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics).
2. Why We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as ”essential” or ”strictly necessary” cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
🔒 Essential Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.
Duration: Session or Persistent
Can be disabled: No – These cookies are essential for the website to function properly
Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
PHPSESSID
Preserves user session state across page requests
Session
cookie_consent
Stores your cookie consent preferences
1 year
wordpress_*
WordPress authentication cookies for logged-in users
Session
📊 Analytics and Performance Cookies
Purpose: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us understand which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
Duration: Persistent
Can be disabled: Yes
Cookie Name
Provider
Purpose
Duration
_ga
Google Analytics
Distinguishes unique users
2 years
_gid
Google Analytics
Distinguishes unique users
24 hours
_gat
Google Analytics
Throttles request rate
1 minute
📢 Advertising Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Duration: Persistent
Can be disabled: Yes
Cookie Name
Provider
Purpose
Duration
IDE
Google DoubleClick
Used for ad targeting and frequency capping
1 year
NID
Google AdSense
Remembers preferences and other information
6 months
test_cookie
Google DoubleClick
Checks if browser supports cookies
15 minutes
⚙️ Functionality Cookies
Purpose: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
Duration: Persistent
Can be disabled: Yes
Cookie Name
Purpose
Duration
user_preferences
Stores user preferences like theme, language
1 year
comment_author_*
Remembers comment author details
1 year
📱 Social Media Cookies
Purpose: These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website through third-party social networking and other websites.
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and deliver advertisements on and through the website.
Third-Party Services We Use:
Google Analytics: For website traffic analysis – Privacy Policy
Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements – Privacy Policy
Amazon Associates: For affiliate marketing – Privacy Policy
Social Media Platforms: For social sharing features
5. How to Control Cookies
Browser Settings
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner or by setting or amending your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.
If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu for more information.
Browser-Specific Instructions:
Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
