Cookie Policy

Last updated: 8/1/2026 | Effective: 6/1/2026

1. Introduction and Scope

Welcome to the Cookie Policy for EquaVia Integrative Wellness, a holistic wellness practice operated by Megan Desai, a sole proprietor based in San Diego, California. This policy applies to our website at https://www.equaviawellness.com and explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies when you interact with our digital presence.

Transparency regarding data collection is fundamental to the trust we aim to build with our community, particularly in the field of holistic health and wellness. We are committed to ensuring that your experience on our website is informative, secure, and respectful of your privacy rights.

This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions, which together provide a comprehensive overview of our data practices.

2. What Are Cookies and Tracking Technologies?

Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device on return visits and store information about your preferences or past actions, helping to improve your experience.

In addition to cookies, we may also use web beacons (sometimes called clear GIFs or pixel tags). These are tiny graphics with a unique identifier that function similarly to cookies and are used to track how users interact with our website and content. We use these to understand whether our educational wellness content is reaching and resonating with our audience.

Cookies can be either:

Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: Cookies that remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them.
First-party cookies: Set directly by our website.
Third-party cookies: Set by third-party platforms and services we use (described in Section 4 below).

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

A. Essential (Strictly Necessary) Cookies

These cookies are fundamental to the technical operation of our website. They cannot be disabled without affecting the core functionality of the site. No consent is required for essential cookies as they are strictly necessary to provide the service you have requested.

Authentication: To verify your identity if you access a client area or booking portal.
Security: To protect our site from fraudulent activity and safeguard your data.
Functionality: To remember your preferences (such as language or region) and provide a more personalized experience.

B. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, allowing us to improve our content and user experience. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. These cookies collect information in an anonymous or aggregated form and do not identify you as an individual.

Traffic Analysis: To identify which content and pages are most visited.
Error Monitoring: To identify and address technical issues that may affect your experience.
Usage Patterns: To understand how long visitors engage with our content and which pages are most helpful.

You can opt out of Google Analytics data collection at any time by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On, available at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. You can also manage these cookies through your browser settings or our cookie consent tool (see Section 5).

C. Third-Party and Integration Cookies

Because we use specialized platforms to deliver our services, these third parties may place cookies on your device through our website. We have no direct control over these cookies, and you should refer to each platform’s own privacy and cookie policy for full details.

Wix: Our website host uses cookies to provide basic site metrics and to ensure the site renders correctly on your browser.
Practice Better: Our client management and booking platform uses cookies to facilitate session booking and to maintain your client portal experience.
Stripe: Our payment processor uses cookies for fraud prevention and to ensure secure, stable payment transactions.
Mailchimp: When you sign up for our newsletter via our website, Mailchimp uses cookies to manage the sign-up process and your subscription preferences.
YouTube: We provide links to our YouTube channel for educational wellness content. When you interact with YouTube links or embedded content, YouTube (operated by Google) may place cookies on your device in accordance with Google’s privacy and cookie policies.
Instagram (Meta): We maintain an Instagram account linked from our website for educational content and marketing. When you interact with Instagram links or any embedded Instagram content, Meta may place cookies or tracking technologies on your device in accordance with Meta’s own privacy and cookie policies.

D. Marketing and Affiliate Cookies

We participate in an affiliate program with Fullscript, a professional supplement dispensary. When you click a link to our Fullscript dispensary from our website, a cookie is placed on your device to ensure that EquaVia Integrative Wellness receives the appropriate affiliate commission for referrals. This cookie does not collect any personally identifiable information beyond what is necessary to track the referral.

We do not use cookies for targeted advertising or to track your behavior across other websites for marketing purposes.

4. Legal Basis for Using Cookies

We use cookies on the following legal bases:

Essential cookies: Used on the basis of legitimate interests and contractual necessity to provide you with a functioning website and the services you have requested. No consent is required.
Analytics and performance cookies: Used on the basis of your consent, where required by applicable law. For California residents, these are disclosed as a “sharing” practice for service improvement purposes, not a sale of personal data.
Third-party and affiliate cookies: Used on the basis of your consent and our legitimate interests in operating our business and providing our services.

Where consent is required, it will be requested through our cookie consent banner before non-essential cookies are placed on your device. You may withdraw your consent at any time (see Section 5).

5. Cookie Management and Your Choices

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. There are several ways you can manage your cookie preferences:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent notice that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can update your preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings option on our website.

Browser-Level Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. Depending on your browser, you can:

Delete all cookies stored on your device.
Block all cookies from being placed on your device (note: this may affect the functionality of our booking forms and client portal).
Set your browser to notify you each time a cookie is issued, giving you the choice to accept or decline it.
Block cookies from specific websites only.

For guidance on managing cookies in your specific browser, please visit your browser’s help documentation.

Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On, available at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Global Privacy Control (GPC) and Do Not Track (DNT)

As a California-based practice, we recognize the importance of privacy signals. We aim to honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where technically feasible. While there is currently no universal standard for Do Not Track (DNT) signals, we will continue to monitor and update our practices as applicable regulations evolve.

6. California-Specific Disclosures (CCPA/CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have specific rights regarding personal information collected through cookies and tracking technologies.

No Sale of Data: EquaVia Integrative Wellness does not sell your personal data or cookie-derived information to third parties for monetary gain.
Sharing for Service Improvement: We share limited information with service providers such as Google Analytics and Mailchimp solely to improve our educational content and maintain our client communications. This sharing is with service providers acting on our behalf and is not cross-context behavioral advertising.
Right to Opt-Out of Sharing: California residents have the right to opt out of the “sharing” of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. As we do not engage in cross-context behavioral advertising, this right is largely moot for our current practices. However, you may still limit non-essential cookie use through the methods described in Section 5.
Right to Know: You may request information about the categories of personal information we collect through cookies and how it is used. Please contact us at hello@equaviawellness.com.
Right to Delete: You may request deletion of personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain legal exceptions.

7. International Visitors and GDPR

EquaVia Integrative Wellness is based in the United States. Our website and educational content may be accessed globally, including by visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom.

If you are visiting from the EEA or UK, please note the following:

Consent Required: Under GDPR and the UK GDPR, we are required to obtain your explicit consent before placing any non-essential cookies on your device. Essential cookies, which are strictly necessary to provide the services you have requested, do not require consent.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time by updating your preferences through our cookie consent tool or your browser settings. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before withdrawal.
Data Transfers: Your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where our servers and third-party partners are located. Such transfers are made in accordance with applicable data protection law and with appropriate safeguards in place.
Data Subject Rights: As an EEA or UK visitor, you have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data. To exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@equaviawellness.com. We will respond within 30 days as required under GDPR.

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We reserve the right to update this Cookie Policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices, the technologies we use, or applicable legal requirements. When we make material changes to this policy, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you by email or through a notice on our website.

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and how you can manage your preferences. Your continued use of our website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, how we use cookies, or how to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

EquaVia Integrative Wellness

Email: hello@equaviawellness.com

Website: https://www.equaviawellness.com

For questions about how your personal data is handled more broadly, please also refer to our Privacy Policy.

This Cookie Policy was last updated on August 1, 2026. Previous versions are available upon request.