Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2024
Learn how Freshfarmtable uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your reading experience on our editorial platform.
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What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you interact with our content, remember your preferences, and provide you with a better reading experience. Cookies are not harmful and do not contain viruses or malware.
At Freshfarmtable, we use cookies only to improve our editorial platform's functionality and to analyze how readers engage with our articles and stories.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and content delivery. Without essential cookies, our website cannot operate correctly.
Examples: Session identifiers, security tokens, load balancing information
Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. We collect anonymous data about article views, reading time, and engagement metrics to improve the quality and relevance of our stories.
Examples: Page view counts, bounce rates, average session duration, content performance metrics
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your choices and preferences, such as your preferred language, text size, and content categories of interest. This allows us to deliver a more personalized reading experience.
Examples: Language preferences, display settings, favorite article categories, user interests
Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to gather aggregated data about how our editorial platform is used. This information helps our team understand reader behavior and optimize our content strategy.
Examples: Google Analytics, traffic sources, article recommendations, content trends
How We Use Cookies
- • Improve Content Delivery: Cookies help us deliver articles and multimedia content efficiently to your device.
- • Remember Your Preferences: We store your reading preferences, language choice, and content interests to personalize your experience.
- • Analyze Reader Behavior: Anonymous analytics help our editorial team understand which topics resonate with our audience.
- • Enhance Security: Cookies protect against fraud and unauthorized access to our platform.
- • Optimize Performance: We monitor server performance and site speed using aggregated cookie data.
- • Recommend Related Articles: Cookies enable us to suggest relevant stories based on your reading history.
Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Essential | Session management and user authentication | Session |
| fft_pref | Preference | Stores reader's language and display preferences | 1 year |
| fft_interests | Preference | Remembers favorite article categories | 6 months |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics user identification | 2 years |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics session tracking | 24 hours |
| fft_read_hist | Preference | Tracks article views for personalized recommendations | 30 days |
| fft_security | Essential | Security token to prevent unauthorized access | Session |
| _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics request throttling | 1 minute |
Managing Your Cookies
Browser Controls
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- ✓ View cookies stored on your device
- ✓ Delete cookies or specific cookie categories
- ✓ Block cookies from specific websites
- ✓ Disable cookies entirely (not recommended)
Instructions vary by browser. Visit your browser's help documentation for specific guidance.
Analytics Opt-Out
If you prefer not to have your data collected for analytics purposes, you have options:
- • Use the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being shared with Google Analytics
- • Enable "Do Not Track" in your browser settings (supported by many modern browsers)
Your Consent
When you first visit our website, we display a cookie consent banner. By continuing to use Freshfarmtable, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time through your browser settings, though this may limit your ability to access certain features of our editorial platform.
Third-Party Cookies
We use third-party services that may set cookies on your device. These services help us deliver content, analyze site performance, and understand reader behavior. Our primary third-party partner is:
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track how readers interact with our articles and to measure content performance. Google Analytics sets several cookies to collect this data.
Learn more about Google's privacy practices →We do not control third-party cookies, and we encourage you to review those services' privacy policies to understand how they use your data.
Privacy and Data Protection
All cookie data is handled in accordance with applicable data protection regulations, including GDPR. We:
- • Collect only the minimum necessary information to provide our services
- • Store cookie data securely using industry-standard encryption
- • Do not sell or share your personal data with advertisers
- • Retain cookie data only as long as necessary for stated purposes
- • Provide transparency about our data practices
For more information about how we handle your data, please review our full Privacy Policy.
Questions About This Policy?
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, our editorial team is here to help. We're committed to transparency about how our platform operates.
Contact Freshfarmtable
Gartenstraße 65
München, Germany
Website: freshfarmtable.info
For content feedback: [email protected]
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This Cookie Policy was last updated in January 2024. We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page.
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