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Cookies Policy

Last Updated: January 1, 2026

This Cookies Policy explains how Gymfit uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit and use our fitness social network platform. This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners. Cookies allow websites to recognize your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings.

We also use similar technologies, such as web beacons, pixel tags, and local storage, which serve similar purposes to cookies. For simplicity, we refer to all these technologies as "cookies" in this policy.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for various purposes, including:

  • Essential Functionality: To enable core features of our Service, such as user authentication, session management, and security
  • Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences, such as language, theme (dark/light mode), and display options
  • Performance: To analyze how our Service is used and improve its performance and user experience
  • Analytics: To collect information about how visitors use our Service, including pages visited, time spent, and interactions
  • Advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • Social Features: To enable social media integration and sharing features

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function properly. They enable core functionality such as user authentication, security, and session management. Without these cookies, certain features of the Service may not be available.

Examples:

  • Session cookies that keep you logged in
  • Security cookies that protect against fraud and unauthorized access
  • CSRF tokens that prevent cross-site request forgery attacks

Legal Basis: These cookies are essential for the Service to function and cannot be disabled.

3.2 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the Service to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, personalized features. They may also be used to provide features you have requested, such as remembering your language preference or theme settings.

Examples:

  • Language preference cookies
  • Theme/display preference cookies (dark/light mode)
  • Notification preferences
  • Video player settings

Legal Basis: These cookies are based on your consent. You can disable them, but this may affect the functionality of the Service.

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve the Service's performance and user experience.

Examples:

  • Google Analytics cookies
  • Page view tracking
  • User flow analysis
  • Feature usage statistics

Legal Basis: These cookies are based on your consent. You can opt out of analytics cookies.

3.4 Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and limit the number of times you see an advertisement.

Examples:

  • Targeted advertising cookies
  • Ad frequency capping
  • Conversion tracking
  • Retargeting cookies

Legal Basis: These cookies are based on your consent. You can opt out of advertising cookies.

3.5 Social Media Cookies

These cookies are set by social media platforms when you interact with social media features on our Service, such as sharing content or logging in with social media accounts.

Examples:

  • Facebook cookies
  • Twitter cookies
  • Instagram cookies
  • YouTube cookies

Legal Basis: These cookies are set by third parties and are subject to their privacy policies. You can control them through your social media account settings.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies from trusted partners. These third parties may set cookies on your device when you use our Service. We do not control these third-party cookies, and they are subject to the privacy policies of the third parties that set them.

Common Third-Party Services:

  • Analytics Providers: Google Analytics, and other analytics services
  • Payment Processors: Stripe, PayPal, YooKassa (for payment processing)
  • Social Media Platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube (for social features)
  • Content Delivery Networks: For faster content delivery
  • Advertising Networks: For serving advertisements

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be either "session" cookies or "persistent" cookies:

  • Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you browse the Service.
  • Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them. They remember your preferences and settings for future visits.

The duration of persistent cookies varies depending on their purpose. Some may last for a few days, while others may remain for several years.

6. Managing Cookies

You have control over cookies. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. However, please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Service.

6.1 Browser Settings

You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Here are links to instructions for popular browsers:

6.2 Cookie Consent

When you first visit our Service, you may be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your cookie preferences. You can change your preferences at any time through your account settings or by clearing your browser cookies.

6.3 Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of certain third-party cookies:

7. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted. As a result, our Service does not currently respond to DNT signals. However, you can control tracking through your cookie preferences and browser settings.

8. Mobile Applications

If you use our mobile applications, we may use similar technologies, such as mobile device identifiers and local storage, to provide and improve our services. You can manage these through your device settings or our app settings.

9. Updates to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our Service and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:

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By using Gymfit, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookies Policy and consent to our use of cookies as described herein, unless you have disabled cookies through your browser or account settings.