Cookie Policy | Dietbalancecare Germany

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how visitors use our site, remember your preferences, and improve your reading experience. Dietbalancecare uses cookies to provide you with relevant and personalized editorial content.

At Dietbalancecare, we are committed to transparency about how we collect and use information. This policy explains the cookies we use and how you can manage them.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation, security protocols, and access to password-protected areas. Without these cookies, our website cannot operate correctly. You cannot disable essential cookies without affecting website functionality.

Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. We collect data about which articles are most popular, how readers navigate our site, and where they come from. This information helps our editorial team create better content. We use this data only in anonymized, aggregated form.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices when you visit our website. For example, they may store your preferred article categories, reading preferences, or text size settings. This helps us deliver a more personalized reading experience tailored to your interests.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization of our content. They may be used to remember information you have entered or your preferred writing voice, and to provide features such as related article recommendations based on your reading history.

How We Use Cookies

✓ Analyzing website traffic: Understanding which articles attract the most readers and how our audience engages with our editorial content
✓ Improving user experience: Optimizing our website layout, navigation, and content delivery based on reader behavior
✓ Remembering preferences: Storing your reading preferences to customize your experience on future visits
✓ Security and performance: Protecting our site from fraud and ensuring pages load correctly and securely
✓ Editorial insights: Gathering anonymized data to inform our editorial strategy and content planning

Our Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Duration	Purpose
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session	Maintains user session and security
_ga	Analytics	2 years	Google Analytics - user identification
_gid	Analytics	24 hours	Google Analytics - session identification
_gat	Analytics	1 minute	Google Analytics - request throttling
dbc_prefs	Preference	1 year	Stores your reading preferences and display settings
dbc_consent	Essential	1 year	Records your cookie consent preferences
dbc_history	Functional	30 days	Remembers articles you've read for recommendations
dbc_utm	Analytics	Session	Tracks content source and campaign information

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How to Manage Cookies

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Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• View what cookies are stored on your device
• Accept or reject new cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Set preferences for specific websites

Please note that disabling essential cookies may impact website functionality. We recommend disabling only non-essential cookies if you prefer.

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Your Browser Links

Learn how to manage cookies in your browser:

Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. While we respect your privacy preferences, we cannot guarantee that all third-party analytics services honor DNT signals. You have full control over cookie settings through your browser preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

We use selected third-party services to analyze traffic and improve our editorial content. These services may place their own cookies on your device:

Google Analytics

Helps us understand how readers find and use our content. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymized data about website traffic and user behavior. Learn more about Google's privacy policy

Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

We use CDN services to ensure fast loading of our articles and images worldwide. These services may set technical cookies for performance optimization.

Data Protection & Privacy

Dietbalancecare is committed to protecting your privacy. All data collected through cookies is handled according to applicable privacy regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other data protection laws.

✓ Anonymization: Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated, preventing identification of individual readers
✓ No selling data: We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes
✓ Secure storage: All data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption and security protocols
✓ Editorial use only: Cookie data is used exclusively to improve our editorial content and reader experience

For our full privacy practices, please review our Privacy & Disclaimer page.

Cookie Consent

When you visit Dietbalancecare, we ask for your consent before setting non-essential cookies. You can:

Accept All Cookies

Enables all cookies to provide the full personalized reading experience with analytics and preference tracking.

Essential Only

Uses only essential cookies needed for basic website functionality. You'll still be able to read all our articles.

Customize Preferences

Choose which types of cookies you'd like to allow based on your privacy preferences.

Change Your Mind

Update your preferences anytime through the cookie settings in your browser or our website settings.

Policy Updates

Dietbalancecare may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our website following any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated policy.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about our use of cookies, this policy, or your privacy, our editorial team is here to help. Please reach out with your inquiry.

Contact Information

Dietbalancecare

Bahnhofstraße 195
Berlin, Germany

Email: [email protected]

For content questions or editorial feedback, please use the email above.

Learn more about our editorial practices by visiting our Frequently Asked Questions or Privacy & Disclaimer page.