Cookie & tracking policy
Last updated July 18, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how The Wellness Voyage uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our site, the categories we use, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. We also use similar technologies such as pixels, web beacons, and local storage. Together these let a site remember your actions and preferences, measure how it is used, and — where you allow it — show more relevant advertising.
How we use cookies
We use cookies to keep the site working and secure, to remember your preferences (such as language and light/dark theme), to understand how visitors use our pages so we can improve them, and to support advertising. We only set non-essential cookies after you have given consent where consent is required.
Categories of cookies we use
We group cookies and similar technologies into three categories: Strictly Necessary, Analytics/Performance, and Advertising/Personalisation. The table below lists what each one does; exact provider cookie names can change as services update, so treat these as representative examples.
| Category | Cookie / technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | twv-cookie-consent (local storage) | The Wellness Voyage | Stores your cookie consent choices | 12 months |
| Strictly Necessary | Theme / language preference (local storage) | The Wellness Voyage | Remembers your display and locale settings | Persistent |
| Analytics / Performance | _ga, _ga_*, _gid | Google Analytics | Aggregated, anonymous usage statistics | 24 hours – 2 years |
| Analytics / Performance | No cookie set (cookieless) | Ahrefs Web Analytics | Aggregate traffic measurement without cookies or persistent identifiers | Not applicable |
| Analytics / Performance | No cookie set (cookieless) | Vercel Web Analytics | Aggregate traffic/performance measurement without cookies | Not applicable |
| Advertising / Personalisation | __gads, __gpi, __eoi | Google AdSense | Ad delivery, frequency capping, and measurement | Up to 13 months |
| Advertising / Personalisation | IDE, DSID, test_cookie | Google (DoubleClick / Google Ads) | Ad targeting and performance measurement | 15 min – 13 months |
| Advertising / Personalisation | Retailer cookies (e.g. Amazon) | Affiliate partners | Attributes purchases made through affiliate links | Varies by retailer |
Advertising cookies & Google AdSense
We use third-party advertising, including Google AdSense, to fund the site. Google and its partners use cookies — including the DoubleClick/Google Ads cookie — to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites, consistent with Google’s AdSense Program Policies on advertising cookies.
You can opt out of personalised advertising, or change or withdraw any consent you’ve given, at any time using the links below or our cookie preferences tool.
Affiliate links
Some pages contain affiliate links. These may use cookies set by the retailer (for example Amazon) to attribute a purchase, at no extra cost to you. For full details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.
Read our affiliate disclosureManaging your cookies
You can change your choices at any time using the “Manage cookie preferences” link in the site footer, or the “Manage Preferences” option shown when our cookie banner first appears. You can also block or delete cookies directly in your browser settings.
Declining non-essential cookies does not block your access to any article, tool, or other core content on this site — you can browse freely either way. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the site, such as remembering your consent choice, from working correctly.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, law, or how we operate. The latest version will always be posted on this page with a revised date.