What are Cookies?
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, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and will be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the website. Session cookies are temporary and expire when you close your browser.
How We Use Cookies
Vitality Hub uses cookies to enhance your experience on our Website, understand how our Website is used, and improve our services. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, some services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies help us to improve the way our Website works. For example, we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors arrive at and browse our Website to identify areas for improvement, like simplifying navigation.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. These cookies track your browsing habits to allow us or third-party advertising networks to show ads relevant to your interests. We may use cookies from third-party vendors like Facebook Pixel and Google Ads to track conversions and deliver targeted ads based on your browsing activity on our website.
Types of Cookies We Use
Here’s a breakdown of the specific types of cookies you might encounter on vitalityhub.com:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Performance | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | Performance | 1 minute |
| VitalityHub_Session | Maintains user session across pages. Essential for site functionality. | Essential | Session |
| ConsentCookie | Records user's cookie consent preferences. | Functionality | 1 year |
| FacebookPixel | Tracks conversions from Facebook ads, optimizes ads, and builds targeted audiences. | Advertising | Persistent (varies) |
| GoogleAdsConversion | Tracks actions after users view or click on ads. | Advertising | Persistent (varies) |
The table above provides an overview of the most common cookies used on our Website. The specific cookies and their duration may change over time.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have several options when it comes to managing cookies:
- Browser Settings: You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies, or to receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions on how to manage your cookie preferences. Note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our Website, and some features may not function properly.
- Third-Party Tools: You can also use third-party tools to manage cookies, such as browser extensions or privacy-focused search engines.
- Opt-Out Links: Some third-party vendors offer opt-out links to disable their tracking cookies. For example, you can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
How to Disable Cookies:
- Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and Website Data.
- Edge: Go to Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data > Choose what to clear (check the box for Cookies and other site data).
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes on this page, and the revised policy will be effective when posted. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Vitality Hub Data Protection Team
123 Wellness Way, Suite 456
San Francisco, CA 94107
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (415) 555-0100
Contact Person: Dr. Anya Sharma, Chief Privacy Officer
Accessibility Statement
Vitality Hub is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards. If you encounter any accessibility barriers while using our website, please contact us at [email protected] so that we can take steps to improve. We welcome your feedback and suggestions as we strive to create an inclusive and accessible online environment.
WCAG Compliance: Our website is designed to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.
ARIA Attributes: We utilize ARIA attributes to enhance the accessibility of interactive elements on our website, ensuring that assistive technologies can accurately interpret and convey the purpose and state of these elements.