Cookie Policy

About This Policy

Strength Through Movement ("we," "us," or "our") operates the informational website strengththroughmovement.info. This Cookie Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience on our editorial platform.

Last updated: January 2024

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit our website. They contain information about your browsing activity and preferences. Cookies allow websites to remember information about your visit and improve your user experience.

Cookies themselves do not contain personal information, though they may be linked to personal data you provide separately.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate our site and use its core features, such as accessing secure areas and remembering your preferences.

Required for site functionality. Cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. These cookies collect aggregated data about page views, article engagement, time spent reading, and user journey patterns.

Helps us improve content quality and user experience.

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices, such as language preference, display settings, and articles you've bookmarked. They enhance your personalized browsing experience.

Improve user experience based on your preferences.

Performance Cookies

These cookies monitor website performance, including page load times, error rates, and overall site stability. Data helps us maintain a fast and reliable editorial platform.

Ensures optimal website performance.

Third-Party Cookies

Third-party service providers may place cookies on our site for analytics and content delivery purposes. These services help us understand audience behavior and serve content efficiently.

Set by external analytics and hosting services.

How We Use Cookies

Content Analytics: Tracking which articles and topics resonate most with our readers to guide editorial decisions
User Experience: Remembering your reading preferences and site navigation choices
Site Optimization: Identifying technical issues and optimizing page load speeds
Security: Protecting our site and users from unauthorized access and malicious activity
Audience Research: Understanding reader demographics and geographic distribution for editorial planning

Cookie List

Below is a detailed list of cookies used on our website:

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
stm_session	Essential	Session management and security	Session
stm_user_pref	Preference	Remembers display and language settings	1 year
stm_analytics	Analytics	Tracks page views and user engagement	2 years
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics visitor tracking	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics session identification	24 hours
stm_bookmarks	Preference	Stores your bookmarked articles	1 year
stm_csrf_token	Essential	CSRF protection for forms	Session
stm_performance	Performance	Monitors page load performance	30 days

Managing Your Cookies

Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:

Accept all cookies automatically
Refuse cookies and be notified when a cookie is sent
Delete previously stored cookies
Block third-party cookies

How to Access Cookie Settings

Cookie settings vary by browser. Consult your browser's help documentation:

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, search, and services → Clear browsing data

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect your ability to access certain features of our website. Analytics and preference cookies can typically be disabled without impacting core functionality.

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature. Currently, there is no industry standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. We respect user privacy preferences, but our website does not specifically respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can achieve similar results through your browser's privacy settings or by opting out of analytics cookies.

Changes to This Policy

Strength Through Movement may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our cookie practices, technology, regulations, or other factors. We will notify users of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.

Questions About Cookies?

If you have questions about our cookie practices or this policy, our editorial team is here to help.

Contact Information:

Strength Through Movement
Station Road 191
Glasgow

For content feedback and policy questions: [email protected]