Cookie Policy

Last updated: 1 July 2025

This Cookie Policy explains how Maleagingphysiology (maleagingphysiology.info), an editorial publication focused on men's health and aging physiology, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you read our articles and browse our content.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your preferences, understand how you interact with content, and improve your overall reading experience.

Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own. They function as identifiers that help our editorial platform serve you relevant and well-performing content.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and access to protected editorial content areas. They cannot be disabled.

Performance & Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect anonymous data about how readers interact with our articles — which pages are visited most, how long readers stay, and where they navigate from. This helps us improve our editorial content.

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences, such as your selected language or reading layout, allowing us to provide a more personalised editorial experience on return visits.

Third-Party & Advertising Cookies

We may use cookies set by trusted third-party platforms (such as Google Analytics or advertising networks) to measure content reach and display contextually relevant advertisements to support the publication.

3. How We Use Cookies

At Maleagingphysiology, cookies serve strictly editorial and operational purposes. Specifically, we use cookies to:

Understand which articles and topics resonate most with our readers.
Measure the performance of our editorial content and navigation structure.
Maintain basic site security and prevent fraudulent or automated access.
Remember reader preferences to streamline repeated visits to our publication.
Support third-party analytics that inform the direction of our editorial calendar.

4. Cookie List

The following table outlines the specific cookies currently in use on maleagingphysiology.info:

Cookie Name	Provider	Type	Purpose	Duration
_session	maleagingphysiology.info	Necessary	Maintains active session state during reading	Session
_csrf_token	maleagingphysiology.info	Necessary	Security token to prevent cross-site request forgery	Session
_ga	Google Analytics	Analytics	Distinguishes unique readers for traffic analysis	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Analytics	Tracks article page views within a 24-hour period	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics	Analytics	Throttles analytics request rate	1 minute
user_prefs	maleagingphysiology.info	Functional	Stores reader display preferences (e.g. font size)	1 year
cookie_consent	maleagingphysiology.info	Necessary	Records your cookie consent choice	1 year
_gcl_au	Google AdSense	Advertising	Measures advertisement effectiveness on editorial pages	3 months

5. Managing & Controlling Cookies

You have full control over non-essential cookies. You may adjust or withdraw your consent at any time using the following methods:

Browser Settings

Most modern browsers allow you to view, manage, block, or delete cookies through their settings menus. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the display or functionality of some editorial features.

Our Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit maleagingphysiology.info, a consent banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookie categories. You may revisit this choice at any time via the cookie settings link in our footer.

Opt-Out Tools

For third-party analytics, you may opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on. For advertising cookies, visit youronlinechoices.com.

Browser	Cookie Settings Location
Google Chrome	Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
Mozilla Firefox	Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
Safari	Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
Microsoft Edge	Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

6. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on this publication are set by third-party services that appear on our editorial pages. These third parties include:

Google Analytics — anonymous reader analytics to help us improve editorial content. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
Google AdSense — contextual advertising displayed within editorial pages to support the free publication of our content. Governed by Google's Ads Policy.

We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the respective privacy policies of these services for full details.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our editorial practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision. We encourage readers to check this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about how Maleagingphysiology uses cookies, or would like to exercise your rights regarding cookie data, please reach out to our editorial team:

Publication: Maleagingphysiology
Address: Jalan Asia Afrika 188, Medan, Indonesia
Email: [email protected]
Website: maleagingphysiology.info