Barlov Press is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday nutrition practices and weight awareness. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.
What Are Cookies
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Cookies do not contain information that personally identifies you on their own. However, they may be combined with other information that a website holds about you in order to identify you. When we refer to cookies in this policy, we include similar tracking technologies such as web beacons, pixels, and local storage where relevant.
Barlov Press uses cookies in a limited and proportionate way. Our use is focused on the functioning of the publication, understanding how readers navigate the site, and retaining your preferences between visits. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles or to share your reading behaviour with third-party advertisers.
How We Use Cookies
Barlov Press uses cookies for three broad purposes: to ensure the site operates correctly (essential cookies), to understand how visitors read and navigate the publication (analytics cookies), and to remember preferences you have set (functional cookies). Each category is described in detail in the sections that follow.
When you first visit Barlov Press, a consent banner is displayed asking you to indicate your preferred level of cookie use. If you accept all cookies, all three categories will be active during your visit and on subsequent visits. If you accept only essential cookies, analytics and functional cookies will not be set.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page on this site. Your choice will be stored as a preference cookie so that you are not presented with the consent banner on every visit; this preference cookie is itself classified as essential and will be set regardless of your other choices.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function. Without these cookies, parts of the site would not operate correctly, and services you have asked for — such as remembering your cookie preference — cannot be provided. These cookies are set in response to actions you take, such as visiting the site and indicating your cookie preference.
Because they are strictly necessary for the site to function, essential cookies do not require your consent under applicable UK and EU regulations. However, we include them here in the interests of full transparency.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| bp_cookie_consent |
Records your cookie consent preference so the banner is not shown on every visit. |
12 months |
| bp_session |
Maintains your browsing session whilst you are on the site. |
Session |
| PHPSESSID |
Standard server-side session identifier required for PHP to function correctly. |
Session |
Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies allow us to understand how readers use the site — which articles receive the most attention, how long readers spend on individual pages, and from which sources readers arrive. This information helps us to improve the editorial offering and the structure of the publication over time.
The data gathered by analytics cookies is aggregated and does not identify you personally. It is used solely for internal editorial purposes. We do not share analytics data with third parties for commercial purposes, and we do not use it to build profiles of individual readers.
Analytics cookies are optional. You may decline them using the consent banner or by updating your preferences via the Cookie Settings link in the footer. If you decline analytics cookies, your visit will not be included in the aggregated reading statistics used for editorial planning.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _ga |
Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors for aggregated statistical reporting. |
24 months |
| _ga_XXXXXXXXXX |
Google Analytics — stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. |
24 months |
| _gid |
Google Analytics — distinguishes visitors for a 24-hour session window. |
24 hours |
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable the site to remember choices you have made and to provide enhanced features as a result. For example, they may be used to remember which edition of an article you last read or to retain display preferences between visits.
Functional cookies are optional. The site will continue to work normally without them, but certain preferences may need to be re-entered on each visit. You may decline them by selecting "Essential Only" on the consent banner or by updating your preferences via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| bp_reading_prefs |
Stores display preferences such as text size and reading mode between visits. |
6 months |
| bp_last_section |
Records the last editorial section you visited to support easier navigation on return. |
30 days |
Third-Party Cookies
Some content embedded in the Barlov Press site — such as maps used on the contact page, and certain embedded media — originates from third-party services. These services may set their own cookies when their content is loaded on our pages. We do not control these cookies and their use is governed by the respective third party's own policies.
The third-party services whose cookies may be present on this site include:
- —Google (Maps, Analytics): cookies set when the embedded map on our contact page is loaded, and when analytics are active. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
- —Fonts and CDN services: certain fonts and interface libraries are loaded from content delivery networks, which may record request logs. These do not typically set persistent cookies.
We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties directly if you have specific questions about their use of tracking technologies. Links to their policies are available on their respective websites.
Your Choices
You have several ways to control or limit the use of cookies when visiting Barlov Press.
Using Our Consent Banner
When you first visit the site, a consent banner is displayed at the bottom of the page. You may choose to accept all cookies, accept only selected categories, or accept only the essential cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to function. Your choice is stored and the banner will not appear again until either your preference expires (after 12 months) or you clear it manually.
To review or update your preferences at any time, click the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of any page on this site.
Using Your Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete cookies already stored on your device, and receive a notification when a cookie is about to be set. The method varies between browsers; consult your browser's help documentation for guidance specific to your browser and version.
Please be aware that restricting cookies through your browser settings may affect the functioning of some features of the site. In particular, blocking all cookies will prevent your consent preference from being stored, which means the consent banner will appear on every visit.
Opt-Out Tools from Third Parties
For cookies set by Google Analytics, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which is available directly from Google. This prevents data about your visits from being sent to Google Analytics across all websites that use the service.