Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They help the site remember information about your visit — such as items in your shopping cart or your preferred language — so the experience is smoother next time.

Cookies can be first-party (set directly by My Health Wizard) or third-party (set by external services we use). They can be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (stored for a set period).

2. Cookies We Use

The table below lists every cookie category active on myhealthwizard.com, based on our current site setup (WordPress, WooCommerce, Elementor, Google Site Kit, Facebook Pixel, and PayPal).

Cookie / Provider	Category	Purpose	Duration
wordpress_logged_in_*WordPress	Essential	Keeps you logged in to your My Health Wizard account across page loads.	2 days (or 2 weeks if "Remember Me" is selected)
wordpress_sec_*WordPress	Essential	Security token used to validate your login session.	Session
wp-settings-*WordPress	Essential	Stores display preferences (e.g. editor mode) for logged-in users.	1 year
wordpress_test_cookieWordPress	Essential	Tests that your browser accepts cookies before setting others.	Session
woocommerce_cart_hashWooCommerce	Essential	Holds a hash of your cart contents so the cart icon updates correctly.	Session
woocommerce_items_in_cartWooCommerce	Essential	Indicates whether there are items in your cart (used to show/hide the cart widget).	Session
woocommerce_session_*WooCommerce	Essential	Maintains your shopping session (cart contents, checkout data) between pages.	2 days
woocommerce_recently_viewedWooCommerce	Functional	Remembers the products you have recently viewed to power the "Recently Viewed" widget.	Session
comment_author_*WordPress	Functional	Saves your name and email so you do not need to re-enter them when commenting again. Website URLs are not stored.	1 year
elementorElementor	Functional	Stores the Elementor page-builder version used to render pages for cache-busting purposes.	Never (stored in localStorage)
hw-dark-modeMy Health Wizard	Functional	Remembers your dark-mode display preference.	Persistent (stored in localStorage)
_ga, _ga_*Google Analytics	Analytics	Distinguishes unique visitors and tracks sessions, page views, and traffic sources for site improvement. Delivered via Google Site Kit.	2 years
_gidGoogle Analytics	Analytics	Distinguishes users across sessions for aggregate traffic reporting.	24 hours
_gatGoogle Analytics	Analytics	Throttles the request rate to limit the data collection on high-traffic sites.	1 minute
__gads, __gpiGoogle AdSense	Marketing	Registers ad impressions and interactions to measure advertising effectiveness on our site (delivered via Google Site Kit / AdSense).	13 months
_fbpFacebook Pixel	Marketing	Identifies browsers for advertising and analytics purposes, allowing Facebook to serve relevant ads and measure campaign effectiveness.	3 months
frFacebook	Marketing	Delivers, measures, and improves the relevance of Facebook ads shown to you.	3 months
enforce_policy, ts, tsrcePayPal	Essential	Required to process payments securely through PayPal at checkout. These are set by PayPal's scripts and are necessary for fraud prevention and transaction security.	Session – 3 years
Lexonads network cookiesLexonads	Marketing	Ad-serving and traffic measurement cookies set by the Lexonads network, which operates on our site.	Varies

3. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for four main reasons:

Essential operation: To run our shop, cart, checkout, and account features. Without these cookies, the store cannot function.

Functionality: To remember your preferences (e.g. comment details, recently viewed products) and improve your browsing experience.

Analytics: To understand how visitors use our site — which pages are popular, where traffic comes from, and where we can improve — using Google Analytics data in aggregate, anonymous form.

Marketing & advertising: To measure the performance of our Facebook and Google advertising campaigns, and to show you relevant ads on other platforms after you have visited our site.

4. Your Choices & How to Opt Out

You can control cookies in several ways:

5. Third-Party Links & Embedded Content

Articles on our site may contain embedded content (e.g. videos, social media posts) from third-party websites. That embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited those websites directly, and those providers may set their own cookies, independent of our Cookie Policy.

We are not responsible for the cookie practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy and cookie policies.

6. Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. Currently there is no universal standard for responding to DNT signals, and our site does not alter its behaviour when it receives one. You can still use the opt-out options in Section 4 above to limit tracking.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always show when the most recent version was published.

We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.

8. More Information

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides broader information on how we collect, use, and protect your personal data.