Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit our website. Movement Recovery Guide uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, understand how you interact with our content, and improve our editorial platform.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By continuing to browse our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood 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 content delivery. Without these cookies, our website cannot operate effectively.

Examples: Session management, security tokens, CSRF protection

Performance Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website. They collect anonymous data about page performance, user engagement with articles, and content popularity. This information helps our editorial team improve content quality and website usability.

Examples: Page load times, scroll depth, article views, navigation patterns

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and choices to provide a customized browsing experience. They enable features such as language selection, theme preferences, and content bookmarking.

Examples: Language preference, theme selection, saved article preferences

Analytical Cookies

We use analytical cookies to gather aggregated data about content performance and visitor demographics. This helps our editorial team understand which topics resonate with our audience and inform future content decisions.

Examples: Google Analytics, traffic sources, article performance metrics, reading time analytics

How We Use Cookies

Content Delivery: To ensure articles and resources load correctly and quickly
User Experience: To remember your preferences and customize your visit
Editorial Analytics: To measure article engagement and identify popular content topics
Website Security: To protect against fraudulent activity and maintain website security
Performance Monitoring: To identify and resolve technical issues

Detailed Cookie List

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration
PHPSESSID	Essential	Session management and user identification	Session
mrg_preferences	Functional	User preferences (language, theme)	1 year
_ga	Analytical	Google Analytics visitor identification	2 years
_ga_XXXXXXXXXX	Analytical	Google Analytics session tracking	2 years
_gid	Analytical	Google Analytics session identifier	24 hours
mrg_article_views	Performance	Track viewed articles for analytics	6 months
csrf_token	Essential	Cross-Site Request Forgery protection	Session
mrg_consent	Essential	Cookie consent preference	1 year

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically find these settings in your browser's Preferences or Settings menu. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Browser Cookie Management Links:
Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
Firefox: Manage cookies in Firefox
Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
Edge: Manage cookies in Edge

Opting Out of Analytics

To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This prevents your data from being sent to Google Analytics.

Cookie Consent Control

When you first visit our website, you may see a cookie consent banner. You can adjust your preferences at any time through your browser settings or by contacting our editorial team. However, please note that essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for website functionality.

Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services from trusted third parties that may set their own cookies on your device. These third parties include:

Google Analytics

Helps us analyze website traffic and article performance. Google Privacy Policy

Content Delivery Networks (CDN)

Optimize the delivery of articles and media content for faster loading times

We do not control third-party cookies. Please review the privacy policies of these services for more information about their data collection practices.

Data Privacy & Security

All data collected through cookies is processed in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your data.

Analytical data is aggregated and anonymized to prevent individual identification
We use HTTPS encryption to protect data transmitted to and from our website
Cookies are stored securely and are only accessible through HTTPS connections
We do not share individual cookie data with unauthorized third parties

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please review our Privacy Statement.

Updates to This Policy

Movement Recovery Guide may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, regulations, or other factors. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Your continued use of our website after any modifications signifies your acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Our Editorial Team

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or wish to provide feedback about our website and content, we welcome you to reach out to our editorial team.

Movement Recovery Guide

King Street 35

Glasgow

For content questions and feedback:
[email protected]