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Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their website work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.  Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, What Waist) are called “first-party cookies.”  Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called “third-party cookies.”  Third-party cookies enable third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., such as advertising, interactive content, and analytics).  The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer when it visits the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.  You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.  If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website although your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.  Because how you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser’s help menu or user documentation for more information.  In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt-out of targeted advertising.  If you would like to find out more information, please visit one or both of the following sites: http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.

By agreeing to accept our use of cookies, you are giving us permission to place some (or all) of the cookies described below on your device.

  • Strictly necessary cookies. These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of our Website, such as displaying content, logging in, validating your session, responding to your request for services, and other functions.
  • Performance cookies. These cookies collect information about the use of the website, such as pages visited, traffic sources, users’ interests, content management, and other website measurements.
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We may also use cookies to: identify the areas of our Website that you have visited; personalize the content you see on our Website; perform Website analytics; remember your preferences, settings, and login details; target advertising relevant to your interests; facilitate affiliate marketing; allow you to post comments; and allow you to share content with social networks.  Most web browsers can be set to disable the use of cookies.  However, if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access features on our Website correctly, or at all.