Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

Healthy Weight Literacy Foundation uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and improve our website functionality. We use the following types of cookies:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of essential cookies.

Session cookies - Allow you to navigate the website and use its features
Security cookies - Help protect the website from security threats

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This information helps us improve the website and user experience.

Vercel Analytics - Collects anonymous usage data to help us understand website performance and visitor behavior

Analytics cookies collect information in aggregate form to give us insight into how visitors use our website and how we can improve it.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as:

Remembering your preferences and settings
Storing information you have entered in forms
Providing enhanced features like newsletter signups

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages:

Donation platform - When you visit our donation page, cookies may be set by our payment processor to facilitate secure transactions
Newsletter service - If you sign up for our newsletter, cookies may be used to manage your subscription

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. However, if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

Browser Controls

You can control and/or delete cookies through your browser settings:

Google Chrome - Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
Mozilla Firefox - Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari - Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
Microsoft Edge - Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies

Do Not Track Signals

We respect Do Not Track (DNT) signals. However, we note that there is no uniform industry standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted. We minimize data collection and use analytics in a privacy-respecting manner.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Last Updated” date at the top of this page.

More Information

For more information about how we collect and use your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:

Healthy Weight Literacy Foundation
Dayton, Ohio
Email: info@weightliteracy.org