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Active Heart Thrive — Aleksanterinkatu 116, Oulu

Last Updated: This policy explains how Active Heart Thrive uses cookies and similar technologies on our website (activeheartthrive.info). Please read this carefully to understand our practices.

Medical Disclaimer

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What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us recognize you, remember your preferences, and understand how you interact with our content. Cookies are standard technology used by most websites to enhance user experience.

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, accessing secure areas, and remembering user preferences for website features.

Necessity: Required | Duration: Session-based

Analytical Cookies

We use analytical cookies to understand how readers interact with our editorial content. These cookies help our editorial team identify popular articles, track page performance, and optimize the reader experience.

Necessity: Optional | Duration: Up to 24 months

Preference Cookies

Preference cookies remember your choices on our site, such as language selection, text size, and reading preferences. This ensures your experience is personalized during future visits.

Necessity: Optional | Duration: Up to 12 months

Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies track which content articles and topics interest you. This information helps us understand our audience and may be shared with partners to display relevant content recommendations.

Necessity: Optional | Duration: Up to 24 months

How We Use Cookies

Improving Content Discovery: We analyze which articles readers engage with most to surface relevant stories and recommendations.
Enhancing User Experience: Cookies help us remember your reading preferences and customize how content is displayed to you.
Website Analytics: We track page views, load times, and user journeys to identify technical issues and optimize site performance.
Measuring Editorial Performance: Our editorial team uses aggregate data to understand content trends and inform future article planning.
Security: Essential cookies protect your account and detect fraudulent activity.

Managing Your Cookies

You have full control over cookies on your device. While essential cookies cannot be disabled (as they're required for the website to function), you can manage other cookie types.

Cookie Management Options:

Cookie Consent Banner: Use the cookie preferences option on our website to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when websites try to set them. Visit your browser's help menu to learn how.
Disable All Cookies: You can disable all cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect website functionality.
Clear Cookies: You can delete existing cookies through your browser at any time.

Note: Disabling essential cookies may prevent you from accessing certain website features. Analytical and preference cookies can be safely disabled without affecting core functionality.

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session management and user identification	Session
cookie_consent	Essential	Records your cookie preferences	12 months
_ga	Analytical	Google Analytics — tracks unique visitors and sessions	2 years
_gid	Analytical	Google Analytics — distinguishes users	24 hours
_gat_UA	Analytical	Google Analytics — throttles request rate	1 minute
user_preferences	Preference	Remembers text size, font, and reading mode preferences	1 year
language_pref	Preference	Stores your language preference	6 months
content_interests	Marketing	Tracks article categories you read for content recommendations	18 months
utm_source	Marketing	Tracks referral source for articles	Session

Third-Party Services

Our website uses third-party services that may set their own cookies:

Google Analytics

Helps us understand reader behavior and optimize our content distribution. Privacy Policy

Social Media Plugins

If our articles include social sharing buttons, these may set cookies to track shares and engagement.

Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

We use CDNs to efficiently deliver articles and images. These services may use cookies for performance optimization.

Data Privacy & Security

All cookie data is handled in accordance with privacy regulations including GDPR and local Finnish data protection laws. We do not sell personal data to third parties. Aggregate analytics data may be shared with service providers to improve our editorial offerings.

For detailed information about how we handle personal data, please review our Disclaimer and Privacy Practices page.

Questions About Our Cookie Policy?

If you have questions about how we use cookies or concerns about your privacy, please send us feedback about your experience.

Active Heart Thrive Editorial Team
Aleksanterinkatu 116
Oulu, Finland

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