# Cookie policy

> Source: https://peptidewellnessusa.com/cookies/
> Legal · Cookies

We aim to use as few cookies as the site needs to work and to understand what's
 useful. This page explains what cookies are, which kinds we use, and how to control
 them.

## What cookies are

Cookies are small text files a site stores in your browser. Similar technologies —
 local storage and pixels — do related jobs. They let a site remember preferences and
 measure how pages are used.

## How we use them

- **Essential.** A small number of cookies are needed for the site to
 function and to remember basic preferences. These can't be switched off without
 breaking parts of the site.
- **Google Analytics — you can turn it off.** Google Analytics runs
 automatically on selected general pages when a U.S. location is confirmed, unless
 you have opted out or your browser sends Global Privacy Control. It stays off on
 health articles, provider reviews, quiz and result pages, and other pages outside
 our reviewed list. We measure visits and general-page newsletter outcomes. We
 do not send query strings, campaign values, referring-page details, email
 addresses, form contents, quiz answers or results in these analytics events.
 Google Signals and advertising personalisation are disabled.
- **Traffic overview — no cookies.** Fathom gives us a cookieless count of
 visits, pages, quiz progress, provider-link clicks and form outcomes. It sets no
 cookie and stores nothing on your device, so it runs independently of your
 Google Analytics setting.

We do not sell or share your personal information, and we run no advertising cookies
 anywhere on the site. Nothing we collect is used to build a profile of you across
 other websites.

## Your choices

Use Google Analytics settings
here, or Turn off Google Analytics in the footer. Settings open only when you
 request them; there is no first-visit popup. The site and quiz work either way.
 We remember your choice in this browser's local storage until you change it or
 clear that storage. Previous opt-outs remain in effect. Turning analytics back on
 does not enable it on excluded pages or outside confirmed U.S. traffic. If browser
 preference storage or the location check is unavailable, automatic Google
 Analytics stays off. Google Analytics cookies
 (`_ga` and our stream's `_ga_88WM5KNZGM`) are configured for
 one year without renewal on each visit. Turning it off stops our Google measurement and removes
 these cookies; it does not remove data already sent. Global Privacy Control keeps
 Google Analytics off. These choices do not stop Fathom's cookieless overview.
 This choice is separate from requesting emails and from the
 first-touch source preferences used for an optional subscription.

Most browsers also let you block or delete cookies. Google publishes an opt-out add-on at
[tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).

## More information

How we handle the data behind these technologies is described in our
[privacy policy](https://peptidewellnessusa.com/privacy/). Questions go to
[privacy@peptidewellnessusa.com](mailto:privacy@peptidewellnessusa.com).

> We update this page when the analytics or scripts we run change, and revise the date
>  above when we do.