Cookie Policy
How we use cookies to enhance your experience on Athletic Body Fuel
Last updated: January 2025 | Madrid, Spain
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Understanding Our Cookie Usage
Athletic Body Fuel uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to provide you with a personalized and optimized browsing experience. This policy explains what cookies are, which types we use, and how you can manage them.
A cookie is a small text file stored on your device when you visit our website. These files help us remember your preferences, analyze site usage, and improve our editorial content and functionality.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as:
- • Session management and user authentication
- • Security and fraud prevention
- • Basic site navigation
- • Load balancing across servers
Status: Always active (cannot be disabled)
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our site to improve performance:
- • Page load times and performance metrics
- • User engagement patterns
- • Content popularity analysis
- • Technical error identification
Status: Controlled by user preference
Functional Cookies
These cookies remember your choices and preferences to personalize your experience:
- • Language and regional preferences
- • Font size and display settings
- • Saved article preferences
- • Theme preferences (light/dark mode)
Status: Controlled by user preference
Analytical Cookies
We use these cookies to gather statistics about site usage and improve our editorial offerings:
- • Traffic source analysis
- • Article reading time and engagement
- • User flow through the site
- • Bounce rate and exit page data
Status: Controlled by user preference
How We Use Cookies
1. Content Personalization
Cookies help us remember your reading history and preferences, allowing us to recommend relevant articles and adjust content recommendations based on your interests in fitness, nutrition, and wellness topics.
2. Analytics and Insights
We analyze anonymized cookie data to understand which articles resonate with our readers, how long people spend on different topics, and which sections of our site are most valuable. This helps our editorial team create better content.
3. User Experience Enhancement
Functional cookies remember your display preferences, helping us serve the website in your preferred format, language, and layout on future visits.
4. Security and Fraud Prevention
Essential cookies help protect your account and our platform from unauthorized access and suspicious activity.
5. Third-Party Analytics
We partner with analytics providers to measure site performance and user behavior patterns. These services may set their own cookies on your device as permitted by your preferences.
Detailed Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| _abf_session | Essential | Session | Manages user session and login state |
| _abf_csrf | Essential | Session | Security token to prevent cross-site attacks |
| abf_preferences | Functional | 1 year | Stores display preferences (theme, language, font size) |
| abf_reading_history | Functional | 90 days | Tracks articles you've read for personalization |
| _ga | Analytical | 2 years | Google Analytics - distinguishes users, tracks traffic |
| _ga_XXXX | Analytical | 2 years | Google Analytics 4 - session tracking and event measurement |
| _gid | Analytical | 24 hours | Google Analytics - tracks session activity |
| abf_perf_tracking | Performance | 30 days | Measures page load times and performance metrics |
| consent_preferences | Essential | 1 year | Stores your cookie consent preferences |
This table may be updated periodically as we modify our cookie usage. Please check back regularly for the most current information.
How to Manage Cookies
Browser Cookie Settings
You can control cookies directly through your web browser. Most browsers allow you to:
- • View cookies stored on your device
- • Block cookies from specific websites
- • Clear all cookies when you close your browser
- • Disable cookies entirely (not recommended for full site functionality)
For instructions, search your browser name + "manage cookies" or consult your browser's help documentation.
Opt-Out Options
You can opt out of specific analytics and tracking:
- • Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- • Third-party tracking: Visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
- • Do Not Track: Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser preferences
Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you disable non-essential cookies, you may experience reduced functionality, including:
- • Lost personalization of content recommendations
- • Inability to save reading preferences
- • Loss of session information if you close your browser
- • Reduced site performance optimization
Essential cookies will remain active regardless, as they are necessary for site security and functionality.
Third-Party Cookie Providers
Athletic Body Fuel works with trusted third-party services that may set cookies on your device:
Analytics service used to measure traffic, user behavior, and content engagement across our editorial platform.
Content delivery and security provider that uses cookies for site performance optimization and protection.
Hotjar
Privacy Policy →Heatmapping and session recording tool (if enabled) to understand how readers navigate our content and identify usability improvements.
These third parties maintain their own privacy policies independent of Athletic Body Fuel. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how they process your data.
Legal Basis for Cookie Usage
Under European privacy regulations (GDPR) and similar international standards, we process cookies based on:
Consent
For non-essential cookies, we obtain your explicit consent before setting them on your device.
Legitimate Interest
We use analytics to improve our content and editorial offerings based on legitimate business interests.
Contract Necessity
Essential cookies are required to provide and maintain the functionality of our platform.
Legal Obligation
Some cookies help us comply with legal requirements and security standards.
Data Protection & Security
Your privacy and data security are paramount. Athletic Body Fuel implements multiple safeguards:
- Encryption: We transmit all data over secure HTTPS connections
- Anonymization: Analytical cookies are anonymized where possible to protect individual privacy
- Limited Retention: Cookie data is retained only as long as necessary for its intended purpose
- No Sharing: We do not sell or share your personal data with unaffiliated third parties