Cookie Policy
This page explains how Lowsugarmeals uses cookies and similar technologies when you read our editorial content on lowsugarmeals.info.
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01. 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 efficiently and to provide information to site owners.
Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own. They help us understand how readers navigate our editorial content so we can improve their reading experience on lowsugarmeals.info.
Similar technologies include web beacons (tiny images embedded in pages), local storage, and session storage. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as "cookies."
02. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The site cannot operate properly without them.
Always ActiveAnalytics & Performance
These cookies collect anonymised information about how readers interact with our articles — which pages are visited most, how long readers stay, and which topics are most popular — helping us improve our editorial content.
OptionalFunctional
Functional cookies remember your preferences such as language, region, and display settings. They allow us to personalise your reading experience without storing any sensitive data.
OptionalThird-Party & Advertising
Some of our pages may include content from third-party platforms (e.g. embedded videos, social share buttons) that set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies; please refer to each provider's privacy policy.
Optional03. How We Use Cookies
- Improving editorial content: We analyse which articles readers engage with most so our editorial team can focus on the most relevant low-sugar meal topics.
- Ensuring site reliability: Session cookies keep the site running smoothly during your visit and prevent repeated loading of resources.
- Saving preferences: Functional cookies remember settings like your preferred text size or region so you don't have to reset them each visit.
- Security: Some cookies help us detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect the integrity of our editorial platform.
- Third-party integrations: Embedded social sharing tools and video providers on article pages may set their own cookies per their respective policies.
04. Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Provider | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _session | lowsugarmeals.info | Necessary | Session | Maintains user session state during a single visit. |
| cookie_consent | lowsugarmeals.info | Necessary | 12 months | Stores the reader's cookie consent preferences. |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Analytics | 24 months | Distinguishes unique readers for anonymous traffic analysis. |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Analytics | 24 hours | Tracks page views within a single day for editorial reporting. |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Analytics | 1 minute | Throttles request rate to Google Analytics servers. |
| lsm_prefs | lowsugarmeals.info | Functional | 6 months | Remembers reader display and language preferences. |
| YSC | YouTube | Third-Party | Session | Registers a unique ID to track views of embedded videos on article pages. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Third-Party | 6 months | Estimates bandwidth on pages with embedded YouTube video content. |
05. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over which optional cookies are placed on your device. You can manage your preferences in the following ways:
Cookie Banner
When you first visit lowsugarmeals.info, a consent banner allows you to accept or decline optional cookies. You can change your choices at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.
Browser Settings
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect how the site functions. Refer to your browser's help documentation for guidance.
Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your reading activity by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.