Cookie Policy

Learn how Epicmalehabits uses cookies and how you can manage your preferences.

Last updated: January 2024

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit our website. They help us understand how you use Epicmalehabits, remember your preferences, and improve your browsing experience. We use cookies in accordance with applicable data protection laws and regulations.

This Cookie Policy explains the types of cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage or disable them. By continuing to browse our site, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and session management. Without these cookies, certain features may not work correctly.

Examples: Session tokens, security credentials, language preferences

Analytical Cookies

We use analytical cookies to understand how visitors interact with our editorial content. These cookies collect anonymous data about page views, bounce rates, and user behavior, helping our editorial team create better articles and improve content organization.

Examples: Google Analytics, page views, scroll depth, article engagement

Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and settings when you visit our site, such as your preferred font size, theme selection, or reading history. They enhance your user experience by personalizing content display.

Examples: Theme preference, text size, sidebar state, content categories you follow

Advertising Cookies

We use third-party advertising cookies to deliver relevant content recommendations and measure the effectiveness of any promotional content we may feature. These cookies track which articles you've read to suggest related content.

Examples: Google Ads, content recommendation engines, impression tracking

How We Use Cookies

Improving User Experience

Cookies help us understand how readers navigate our articles and which content resonates most. This data guides our editorial decisions and content layout improvements.

Personalizing Content

We use cookies to remember your reading preferences and provide personalized article recommendations based on your browsing history and interests.

Security and Performance

Essential cookies maintain the security of our platform and ensure fast, reliable performance when you access our editorial content.

Analytics and Insights

Analytical cookies help our editorial team track article performance, understand reader demographics, and measure content effectiveness.

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
_ga	Analytical	Google Analytics - tracks unique visitors	2 years
_gid	Analytical	Google Analytics - session tracking	24 hours
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session management and user authentication	Session
theme_preference	Preference	Stores user's light/dark theme preference	1 year
font_size	Preference	Remembers user's selected text size	1 year
reading_history	Preference	Tracks articles you've read for recommendations	1 year
NID	Advertising	Google ads personalization and frequency capping	6 months
IDE	Advertising	Google DoubleClick - advertising cookies	2 years
__cf_bm	Essential	Cloudflare DDoS protection	30 minutes
cookieConsent	Essential	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year

Managing Your Cookies

Cookie Consent Control

When you first visit Epicmalehabits, a cookie consent banner appears. You can:

Accept all cookies
Accept only essential cookies
Customize your cookie preferences
Reject non-essential cookies

Browser Controls

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

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Clear browsing data

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website, making it difficult to navigate articles, maintain your session, or use certain features. We recommend keeping essential cookies enabled for the best reading experience.

Third-Party Cookie Tools

You can opt out of personalized ads from Google by visiting the Google Ads Settings or use the Digital Advertising Alliance tool.

Data Storage and Location

Epicmalehabits is based in Jakarta, Indonesia at Jalan Malioboro 92. Cookies and associated data are processed in accordance with local data protection regulations and international standards. We work with reputable third-party services (Google Analytics, Cloudflare, Google Ads) that maintain servers in multiple countries to ensure reliable service.

When you use our site, some cookie data may be transmitted to and stored by these third-party providers as part of their service delivery. All such transfers comply with data protection agreements and applicable laws.

Relationship to Privacy Policy

This Cookie Policy works alongside our Privacy Policy to provide complete transparency about how we collect and use information. Cookies are one method we use to collect data, but our Privacy Policy covers all data collection practices, including:

How we collect information
How we use and process data
Your rights regarding your information
How long we retain data
How we protect your privacy

For complete details about our data practices, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Questions About Our Cookie Policy?

If you have questions about how we use cookies or want to discuss your cookie preferences, our editorial team is happy to help. Send us feedback or questions about our content practices:

Email: For content questions and feedback, reach out to our editorial team through the contact information on our Articles page.

Address: Epicmalehabits, Jalan Malioboro 92, Jakarta, Indonesia

This Cookie Policy was last updated in January 2024. We may update this policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or regulatory requirements. We encourage you to review this page regularly.

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