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Curated WellnessCookie Policy
Effective date: 1 January 2024 | Published by the editorial team of Jointtherapylifestyle
This Cookie Policy explains how Jointtherapylifestyle (jointtherapylifestyle.info), an independent editorial publication focused on joint health and active lifestyle topics, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you read our articles and browse our content. Our registered correspondence address is Esplanadi 43, Espoo.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners.
Cookies can be session cookies — which are deleted when you close your browser — or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.
Cookies can also be classified as first-party cookies (set directly by our website) or third-party cookies (set by external services we use, such as analytics providers).
How We Use Cookies
As an editorial publication, our use of cookies is limited and purposeful. We use cookies to ensure our content is displayed correctly, to understand how readers engage with our articles, and to improve the overall reading experience. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or sell reader data to third parties.
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Delivering core editorial functionality
Certain cookies are essential to allow you to navigate between our articles, remember your preferences (such as font size or dark mode if applicable), and ensure the site loads correctly.
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Understanding readership patterns
Analytics cookies help our editorial team understand which articles are most read, how long readers spend on each page, and which topics generate the most interest — so we can improve our content.
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Remembering your cookie consent
When you accept or decline certain cookie categories, we store that preference in a cookie so we do not ask you again on every visit.
Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
These cookies are required for the website to function. They cannot be disabled. They include session management and security cookies. No consent required.
Performance & Analytics
These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous data about how readers navigate our editorial content — such as page views and traffic sources. We use this to improve our articles.
Functional
Functional cookies remember choices you make, such as language preference or reading settings, to provide a more personalised reading experience across visits.
Third-Party
Some of our pages may embed content from third-party platforms (e.g., embedded videos or social share buttons). These may set their own cookies governed by their own privacy policies.
Cookie List
The following table outlines the specific cookies currently in use on jointtherapylifestyle.info.
| Cookie Name | Category | Purpose | Duration | Party |
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| jtl_session | Necessary | Maintains your active browser session while reading articles | Session | First-party |
| jtl_consent | Necessary | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 12 months | First-party |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique readers for aggregate statistics | 24 months | Third-party |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics — identifies reader sessions within a 24-hour window | 24 hours | Third-party |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics — throttles request rate to limit data collection frequency | 1 minute | Third-party |
| jtl_lang | Functional | Remembers your preferred language setting for article display | 6 months | First-party |
| jtl_theme | Functional | Saves your display theme preference (light/dark mode) across reading sessions | 6 months | First-party |
Managing & Controlling Cookies
You have full control over which non-essential cookies are placed on your device. There are several ways to manage your cookie preferences:
Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences by category. You can revisit these choices at any time via the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.
Third-Party Opt-Out Tools
For analytics cookies specifically, you may opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Our use of cookies is governed by the EU ePrivacy Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As we are based in Finland (EU), we follow European standards for cookie consent.
- Strictly necessary cookies are used on the basis of legitimate interest — they are essential for the site to function and do not require your consent.
- Analytics and functional cookies are only placed with your explicit consent, which you provide via our cookie banner.
- You may withdraw your consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
Updates to This Policy
Our editorial team reviews this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or the tools we use to publish content. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last updated. We encourage you to review it occasionally.
If you have questions about how we use cookies or about this policy, please contact our editorial team by email. We aim to respond to all content-related enquiries within five working days.
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