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Name: Lowfatfoodguide
Address: Rue des Fleurs 186, Bordeaux
Telephone: +33 231 027 815

Effective date: 1 January 2024 | Published by Lowfatfoodguide | Rue des Fleurs 186, Bordeaux

This Cookie Policy explains how Lowfatfoodguide (lowfatfoodguide.info) uses cookies and similar technologies when you read our editorial content. We encourage you to read this page carefully so you understand your choices.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — computer, tablet, or smartphone — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work correctly, to improve the reading experience, and to provide information to the site's editorial team.

Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own. They help us understand how readers navigate our articles so we can continue to improve the quality of our editorial content.

2. How We Use Cookies

As an informational and editorial platform, Lowfatfoodguide uses cookies for the following purposes:

Ensuring the site works correctly

Essential cookies allow pages to load, navigation menus to function, and your preferences (such as text size or language) to be remembered during your visit.
Understanding reader behaviour

Analytics cookies help our editorial team understand which articles are most read, how long readers spend on a page, and what content is most useful — so we can keep improving.
Remembering your preferences

Functional cookies store choices you make — such as dismissing a notice — so you are not asked again on subsequent visits.
Displaying relevant content

Where third-party content or embedded media appears in our articles, those providers may also set cookies on your device in accordance with their own policies.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We categorise the cookies used on lowfatfoodguide.info into four types:

E

Essential

Required for the website to function. They cannot be switched off. They include session management and security tokens. No personal data is stored.

Always Active

F

Functional

Enable enhanced features and personalisation, such as remembering cookie consent choices or article bookmark preferences within a session.

Optional

A

Analytics

Help us measure how readers interact with our editorial content. Data is aggregated and anonymised. We use this to improve article quality and site navigation.

Optional

T

Third-Party

Set by external services embedded in our pages (e.g. video players, social sharing widgets). These are governed by the respective third party's cookie policy.

Optional

4. Cookie List

The table below lists the specific cookies currently set on lowfatfoodguide.info, their purpose, and how long they persist.

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose	Duration	Provider
_session_id	Essential	Maintains your reading session across pages	Session	lowfatfoodguide.info
cookie_consent	Functional	Stores your cookie preference choices	12 months	lowfatfoodguide.info
_ga	Analytics	Distinguishes unique readers for Google Analytics	24 months	Google LLC
_gid	Analytics	Tracks page views within a 24-hour period	24 hours	Google LLC
_gat	Analytics	Throttles the rate of analytics requests	1 minute	Google LLC
ui_pref	Functional	Remembers display preferences (e.g. font size)	6 months	lowfatfoodguide.info
YSC	Third-Party	Registers a unique ID for YouTube video embeds	Session	YouTube / Google

Did you know?

This list is reviewed periodically. Last updated: January 2024.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to accept, decline, or withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time. There are several ways to do this:

Via our Cookie Banner

When you first visit lowfatfoodguide.info, a cookie consent banner will appear. You can accept all cookies, accept only essential cookies, or customise your choices by category. You can revisit these settings at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in our footer.

Via Your Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or be notified when cookies are set. Please refer to your browser's help documentation:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions

Note: Blocking all cookies may affect how our editorial content displays and functions.

Opt-Out of Google Analytics

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6. Third-Party Cookies & External Links

Some pages on lowfatfoodguide.info may embed content from third-party services such as YouTube or social media platforms. These services may set their own cookies independently of our choices. We do not control these cookies and recommend consulting the relevant third party's privacy and cookie policies.

Our articles may also link to external websites for further reading. Once you leave lowfatfoodguide.info, this Cookie Policy no longer applies.

7. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We use cookies in accordance with applicable European data protection law, including the GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive. Specifically:

• Essential cookies are used on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a functional website for our readers.
• Functional, analytics, and third-party cookies are used only with your explicit consent, which you provide via our cookie banner.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The effective date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent version. We encourage readers to check this page occasionally.

Questions About This Policy?

If you have questions about how Lowfatfoodguide uses cookies, or would like to exercise your rights under applicable data protection law, our editorial team is happy to help.

Publication: Lowfatfoodguide

Address: Rue des Fleurs 186, Bordeaux

Website: lowfatfoodguide.info

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