This Cookie Policy explains how Oranev Journal uses cookies and similar technologies on oranev.info. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which sets out the broader context for how we handle personal data.
1. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device — computer, tablet, or phone — when you visit. Cookies serve a range of purposes: some are essential to the processing of the website, others allow us to understand how readers engage with our content, and others are placed by third-party services embedded on our pages.
Cookies may be session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
Under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we are required to obtain your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. We do this via the cookie consent banner shown on your first visit to the site.
2. Overview of Cookies We Use
We categorise the cookies used on oranev.info into three groups:
Category A
Strictly Necessary
Required for the website to function. Cannot be disabled. No consent needed under PECR.
Category B
Analytics
Help us understand how readers use the site. Require your consent before being set.
Category C
Third-Party
Set by embedded services such as Google Maps. Governed by those providers' own policies.
3. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without them, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided. Under PECR, strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| cookie_consent |
Records your cookie consent preference so the banner is not shown on every page visit. |
12 months |
| session_id |
Maintains your session state as you navigate between pages on the site. |
Session (deleted on browser close) |
4. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies allow us to understand how readers discover our content, which articles are read most frequently, and how readers navigate between pages. This information is used solely to improve the quality and relevance of our editorial content. It is not shared with advertisers.
These cookies are only placed on your device if you select "Accept All" or "Accept Partial" in our cookie consent banner. If you select "Functional Only", analytics cookies will not be set.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
Provider |
| _ga |
Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. |
2 years |
Google Analytics |
| _ga_* |
Used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
2 years |
Google Analytics |
| _gid |
Registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how you use the website. Expires after 24 hours. |
24 hours |
Google Analytics |
Where Google Analytics is used, we have enabled IP anonymisation so that no full IP address is stored by the analytics service.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on this site embed content from third-party services. These services may place their own cookies on your device. Oranev Journal does not control these cookies and is not responsible for their content.
Google Maps
Our Contact page embeds a Google Maps iframe. If you interact with or allow the map to load, Google may set cookies on your device in accordance with Google's own cookie policy. We load the map using the loading="lazy" attribute to minimise data loading before you engage with the map area.
Google Fonts & Fontshare
We load fonts from Google Fonts and Fontshare. These requests transmit your IP address to their servers as part of the font delivery. These are not persistent cookies — they are HTTP requests. Refer to Google's Privacy Policy and Fontshare's Privacy Policy for details.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have several options for managing the cookies placed on your device:
Cookie consent banner
When you first visit oranev.info, a cookie consent banner is displayed. You may select "Accept All", "Accept Partial" (functional + analytics, no third-party tracking), or "Functional Only" (strictly necessary cookies only). You can revisit and change your selection at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page.
Browser settings
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, and delete cookies via their settings. The method varies by browser; refer to your browser's help documentation. Blocking all cookies may prevent some functionality of this site from operating correctly.
Opt-out tools
For Google Analytics specifically, you may opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
7. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable law, or changes to how third-party services operate. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.
Where changes to this policy are material — for example, if we begin using a new category of cookie that requires fresh consent — we will display a notification on the site and, where appropriate, present the cookie consent banner again.
For any questions about our use of cookies, contact us at [email protected] or write to us at 43 Greek Street, W1D 4EE London, United Kingdom.