At Luminous Life Recipes, we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and understand how you interact with our editorial content. This policy explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.

Our website is an informational platform dedicated to providing quality articles and recipes. We use cookies solely to improve functionality and user experience—never for commercial purposes.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They contain data about your browsing preferences and help us remember your visits. Cookies are harmless and do not contain viruses or malware.

Session cookies: Temporary files deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: Stored on your device for extended periods.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable basic features such as:

Navigation between pages
Accessing secure areas of the website
Remembering your language preference
Detecting fraudulent activity

Status: Always active (cannot be disabled)

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how readers interact with our content. They track:

Which articles are most read
Time spent on pages
Which recipes generate the most interest
Geographic location (country-level only)

Status: Requires your consent

3. Preference Cookies

These remember your personal choices and preferences, including:

Font size and display settings
Dark mode or light mode preference
Saved article collections
Newsletter subscription status

Status: Requires your consent

4. Third-Party Cookies

Our website may contain embedded content (like maps or social media widgets) that set their own cookies:

Google Maps (location services)
YouTube embedded videos
Social media sharing buttons

Status: Subject to third-party privacy policies

How We Use Cookies

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Improving Content Delivery

We analyze which recipes and articles resonate most with readers to curate better content.

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Personalizing Your Experience

Remembering your preferences ensures a consistent, tailored reading experience on return visits.

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Measuring Website Performance

We monitor load times, bounce rates, and user engagement to maintain optimal performance.

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Detecting Misuse

Cookies help us identify and prevent spam, fraud, and suspicious activity on our platform.

Important: We do not use cookies for advertising, marketing tracking, or selling your data. Our focus remains on providing quality editorial content.

Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Essential	Website functionality & session management	Session
llr_user_prefs	Preference	Stores language, theme, and display settings	1 year
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics user identification	2 years
_gat	Analytics	Google Analytics throttling requests	1 minute
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics session identification	24 hours
llr_newsletter	Preference	Newsletter subscription preference	1 year
cookie_consent	Essential	Stores your cookie consent choices	1 year
YSC	Third-Party	YouTube video tracking (embedded content)	Session

Managing Your Cookies

Browser Settings

You can control cookie preferences directly through your web browser. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being set. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Chrome

Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data

Firefox

Preferences > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data

Safari

Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data

Edge

Settings > Privacy > Cookies and other site permissions

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality. We recommend allowing essential cookies while customizing preferences for analytics and other non-essential cookies.

Consent Management

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears. You can:

Accept All: Allow all cookies listed in this policy
Customize: Choose which types of cookies to accept
Reject Non-Essential: Allow only essential cookies
Change Preferences Later: Revisit settings at any time through your browser or our privacy controls

Do Not Track

If you enable "Do Not Track" in your browser, we will respect this preference and limit analytics tracking. However, essential cookies necessary for website functionality will remain active.

Data Protection & Privacy

How We Protect Your Data

All data collected through cookies is encrypted and stored securely. We use industry-standard security protocols including SSL/TLS encryption, regular security audits, and restricted access to data. Cookie data is never sold, shared with third parties for marketing purposes, or used for any commercial activities.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

Right to Access: Request information about cookies stored on your device
Right to Delete: Request deletion of your cookie data
Right to Portability: Request your data in a portable format
Right to Object: Opt-out of non-essential cookie use at any time

GDPR & CCPA Compliance

Luminous Life Recipes complies with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We obtain explicit consent before setting non-essential cookies and provide clear mechanisms for exercising your privacy rights.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in technology, regulations, or our practices. Any significant updates will be announced on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Continued use of our website after updates constitute your acceptance of the revised Cookie Policy. We encourage you to review this page regularly to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies on Luminous Life Recipes, please don't hesitate to reach out to our editorial team.

Contact Information

Luminous Life Recipes
Langstrasse 141
Lausanne, Switzerland

Email: [email protected]