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Cookie Policy

Last Updated: August 14, 2026 • Authored by Kartikeyan Sahani

1. What Are Cookies & Why We Use Them

This Cookie Policy explains how Healthy Spin Journal ("Publication", "We", "Us") utilizes cookies, pixel tags, web beacons, and local browser storage technologies on https://healthyspinn.com.

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you navigate a website. They allow the server to remember your preferences (such as dark mode settings, cookie consent status, and navigation states), measure aggregated traffic velocity, and facilitate verified Google AdSense sponsorship displays.

2. Exhaustive Classification of Cookies Used

Healthy Spin Journal categorizes all cookies into four distinct operational tiers:

A. Strictly Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are technically mandatory for the fundamental operation of the website and cannot be disabled in our systems. They do not store personally identifiable information.

  • cookie-consent / healthyspin_cookie_consent_v1: Records your choice regarding cookie privacy consent (Duration: 365 days).
  • theme_preference: Preserves your selected dark mode or light mode visual theme (Duration: 365 days).
  • __Host- / __Secure-: Security tokens preventing Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) on dynamic forms.

B. Analytics & Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to count visitor sessions and analyze referral traffic sources to measure and optimize the technical performance of our medical research library.

  • _ga: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish unique users (Duration: 2 years).
  • _ga_HEALTHYSPIN: Google Analytics 4 session state tracker (Duration: 2 years).
  • _gid: 24-hour temporary visitor identifier used for page interaction metrics.

C. Google AdSense Advertising & DoubleClick DART Cookies

Healthy Spin Journal participates in the Google AdSense advertising program (Publisher ID: ca-pub-6828732559916178). Google and authorized third-party ad networks utilize advertising cookies to display relevant, non-intrusive sponsorships:

  • __gads / __gpi: Google AdSense identifier measuring ad impressions, frequency capping, and click fraud prevention (Duration: 13 months).
  • IDE / DSID: DoubleClick ad serving cookies used to measure ad delivery across non-Google publisher sites.
  • test_cookie: Checks whether your web browser supports cookies.

D. Functional & Local Storage Variables

We utilize HTML5 LocalStorage to accelerate client-side Single Page Application (SPA) routing, search caching for our 47 medical playbooks, and reading progress indicators without transmitting data back to our servers.

3. How to Manage, Disable & Opt Out of Cookies

You have full control over your cookie preferences at all times. You can manage or revoke consent through multiple mechanisms:

4. Direct Inquiries Regarding Cookies

For technical inquiries regarding our cookie architecture or data processing, contact our engineering desk at privacy@healthyspinn.com.