2. How We Use Cookies
Vitalysieve uses cookies to:
- Ensure the website functions correctly and securely
- Remember your cookie consent preferences
- Analyse how visitors use our website to improve educational content
- Measure the effectiveness of our informational outreach when you have consented to marketing cookies
- Maintain session integrity during form interactions
We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information. Analytics data is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
3. Cookie Categories
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core features such as security, network management, and cookie consent storage. Because the website cannot operate properly without them, they do not require consent under the ePrivacy Directive. You cannot opt out of these cookies through our banner, though you may block them through browser settings at the risk of impairing site functionality.
3.2 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymised or pseudonymised information about page views, navigation paths, and time on site. This data guides improvements to our educational content and user experience. These cookies are placed only after you provide consent.
3.3 Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies may be used to deliver relevant content and measure advertising campaign performance. They track visitors across websites to build a profile of interests. These cookies are placed only after you provide explicit consent and can be disabled at any time through our cookie settings.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. These providers have their own privacy policies governing cookie use:
- Analytics providers that process anonymised usage data within the EEA
- Content delivery networks that optimise page loading speed
- Icon font services loaded from secure CDNs
We select third-party providers that demonstrate compliance with GDPR requirements. Where providers operate outside the EEA, we ensure appropriate transfer mechanisms are in place.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, a cookie banner presents three options:
- Accept All: Enables all cookie categories including analytics and marketing
- Reject: Enables only strictly necessary cookies
- Cookie Settings: Opens a panel where you can toggle analytics and marketing categories individually
Your preferences are stored locally and respected on subsequent visits. To change your preferences later, clear your browser cookies for vitalysieve.world and revisit the site. The consent banner will reappear, allowing you to make new selections.
7. Browser-Level Controls
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View cookies stored on your device and delete them individually
- Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies
- Block all cookies from specific websites
- Enable Do Not Track signals, though not all services honour them
- Use private or incognito browsing modes that delete cookies when the session ends
Consult your browser documentation for specific instructions. Blocking all cookies may prevent certain website features from working correctly.
8. Legal Framework
Our use of cookies complies with:
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Directive 2002/58/EC as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC (ePrivacy Directive)
- Dutch Telecommunications Act (Telecommunicatiewet) regarding cookie consent
- Guidelines from the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens on cookie consent requirements
Non-essential cookies are not placed until you provide freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent. Pre-ticked boxes are not used for non-essential categories.