Cookie Policy

Last updated: 15 June 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Vitalplantmanliness (accessible at vitalplantmanliness.info) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you read and browse our editorial content. We are committed to transparency about how we collect data and why.

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 function properly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website owners about how their content is being consumed.

Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own. They help our editorial platform remember your reading preferences, analyse which articles are most popular, and ensure our site performs reliably for every visitor.

Types of Cookies We Use

1

Strictly Necessary

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and basic site functionality. The site cannot operate properly without them.

Always Active

2

Performance & Analytics

These cookies collect anonymous data about how readers interact with our articles — which pages are most visited, how long readers spend on each piece, and which topics generate the most interest. This helps our editorial team improve content quality.

Optional

3

Functional

Functional cookies remember your preferences — such as display settings or previously read article sections — to provide a more personalised reading experience when you return to our platform.

Optional

4

Third-Party & Advertising

Some of our editorial pages may embed third-party content (such as videos or social media widgets) or display contextual advertising that helps fund our editorial operations. These third parties may place their own cookies.

Optional

How We Use Cookies

We use the data gathered through cookies solely to maintain and improve our editorial platform. Specifically, we use cookies to:

Ensure our articles and editorial pages load correctly across all devices and browsers.
Analyse readership patterns so our editorial team can identify topics of greatest value to our audience.
Remember your display preferences to enhance the readability of our content on return visits.
Monitor platform security and detect unusual access patterns that could indicate technical issues.
Support contextual advertising that helps sustain our free editorial content for all readers.

Cookie List

The following table describes the specific cookies that may be set when you visit vitalplantmanliness.info.

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
_session_id	Necessary	Maintains your session state while navigating between article pages.	Session
cookie_consent	Necessary	Stores your cookie consent preferences so we do not ask again.	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique readers for anonymous traffic reporting.	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes readers within a 24-hour period.	24 hours
_gat	Analytics	Google Analytics — used to throttle request rate to prevent data overload.	1 minute
reader_prefs	Functional	Stores your reading preferences such as font size or display mode.	6 months
_fbp	Third-Party	Facebook Pixel — used to measure reach of editorial content shared via Facebook.	3 months

Managing & Controlling Cookies

You have full control over which non-essential cookies are set on your device. You can manage your preferences at any time using the methods below.

Via Your Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies through their settings menu. Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some editorial features on this platform.

Opt-Out of Analytics

If you do not wish to have your reading behaviour tracked by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This prevents data from your visits being sent to Google Analytics servers.

Do Not Track

Some browsers support a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. While we respect reader privacy, there is currently no universal standard for how publishers should respond to DNT signals. We encourage you to use browser settings to manage cookies directly.

Third-Party Cookies

Some content embedded in our editorial pages — including video players, social sharing buttons, and contextual advertisements — may be provided by third parties. These external services may set their own cookies independently.

Vitalplantmanliness does not control these third-party cookies. We encourage you to review the privacy and cookie policies of those third parties directly. We only embed third-party content where it adds editorial value for our readers.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our editorial operations. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to revisit this page from time to time to stay informed about how we use cookies. Continued use of our editorial platform following any updates constitutes your acknowledgement of those changes.

Questions About This Policy?

If you have questions or feedback about how we use cookies on this editorial platform, you are welcome to reach out to our editorial team.

Vitalplantmanliness Editorial

Jalan Asia Afrika 127, Semarang, Indonesia

Email: [email protected]