Cookie Policy & Affiliate Disclosure

Welcome to VisualBody Lab (“we”, “us”, “our”). This policy explains how and why we use cookies, web beacons, and tracking technologies when you visit visualbody.net. It also outlines our affiliate marketing partnerships, which allow us to keep our clinical diagnostic ecosystem completely free for all users.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work efficiently, remember user preferences, and provide reporting information.

2. Types of Cookies We Use

We classify the cookies used on the VisualBody ecosystem into three main categories:

A. Essential / UI Functionality Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the platform to function correctly. Because our site utilizes a client-side processing architecture, we use local storage and essential cookies to:

• Remember your UI preferences (e.g., maintaining your choice between Light Mode and Dark Mode).
• Temporarily hold input data as you move between interconnected diagnostic calculators (without sending this data to our servers).

B. Analytical & Performance Cookies

We want to know which of our tools are helping the community the most. We use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to collect anonymous, aggregated data regarding:

• Which clinical calculators or 3D atlas pages are visited most frequently.
• How users navigate through the ecosystem to help us improve the UI/UX.
• General geographic data (e.g., country level) to understand our global audience.

C. Affiliate Tracking Cookies

As outlined in our transparency statement, we occasionally review or recommend clinical-grade supplements, biomechanical gear, or recovery technology. When you click an affiliate link on visualbody.net:

• A third-party affiliate network (e.g., Amazon Associates) places a tracking cookie on your device.
• This cookie simply tells the merchant that you came from VisualBody, allowing them to credit us with a commission if you make a purchase within a specific timeframe (usually 24 hours to 30 days, depending on the merchant).
• These cookies do not track your personal biometric data inputted into our calculators.

3. Third-Party Web Beacons & Pixels

In addition to cookies, some of our affiliate partners or analytics providers may use web beacons (clear GIFs or tracking pixels). These are tiny graphics embedded on webpages that track the online movements of web users. We use these solely to measure the effectiveness of our content and the success of our affiliate partnerships.

4. Your Choices: Managing & Blocking Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in your web browser. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use VisualBody, though your access to some functionality (like remembering Dark Mode or holding calculation values between pages) may be restricted.

To learn how to manage cookies on popular browsers, please visit the official support pages for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, or Microsoft Edge.

5. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the cookies we use for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of tracking technologies and affiliate partnerships.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, our affiliate relationships, or how we fund the platform, please contact us:

• Via our Contact Page: visualbody.net/contact/
• By Email: contact@visualbody.net