This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Oranev Letters uses cookies on oranev.info, the categories of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. Oranev Letters is an independent editorial publication focused on everyday wellness practices. The publication is not affiliated with any commercial, governmental, or institutional body.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device — computer, tablet, or mobile phone — when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to the site’s operators about how their pages are used.
Cookies are not executable programs and cannot carry viruses or install software on your device. They contain only the data they are designed to store — typically a reference number, a session identifier, or a preference value.
Similar technologies include web beacons (small transparent images used to track page visits), localStorage (a browser-based storage mechanism), and pixels (tracking tags embedded in page code). Where we refer to “cookies” in this policy, we include these similar technologies unless the context requires otherwise.
2. How We Use Cookies
Oranev Letters uses cookies for the following purposes:
To ensure the website functions correctly: Certain cookies are essential for the delivery of the website. Without them, pages may not load properly or features you have requested — such as remembering your cookie preference — may not work.
To remember your preferences: We use cookies to store your cookie consent preferences so that you are not asked to make the same choice on every page you visit.
To understand how the site is used: We use aggregated, anonymised data to understand which articles are most read, how readers navigate the site, and where technical improvements are needed.
3. Categories of Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting your privacy preferences or filling in a form. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the site may then not work as intended.
Examples of strictly necessary cookies on this site include the cookie that stores your consent preference for the cookie banner.
3.2 Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and understand how readers arrive at and move through the site. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Accepting these cookies helps us to understand which articles are most useful to our readers and to identify areas for editorial improvement.
If you do not accept performance cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site, and we will not be able to monitor its performance.
3.3 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering choices you have made (for example, your preferred reading format if that feature is available). They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
If you do not accept functional cookies, some or all of these additional features may not function correctly.
3.4 Third-Party Cookies
Some pages on this site include functionality provided by third parties, such as embedded maps or content from external sources. These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with their content. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of the relevant third parties.
Third-party services used on this site that may set cookies include Google Maps (contact page), and the CDN libraries used to deliver fonts and interactive features. None of these are used for advertising or behavioural tracking.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You may manage your cookie preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of every page on this site. The banner allows you to accept all cookies, accept a selected set of cookies, or accept only those cookies that are strictly necessary for the site to function.
You may also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse new cookies, delete cookies that have already been set, and be notified when a new cookie is about to be placed. Disabling cookies in your browser will affect not only this website but all websites you visit.
To manage cookies via your browser, consult your browser’s help documentation. Common browser instructions are available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge via their respective support pages.
5. Cookie Retention Periods
Cookies are either “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. The cookies used by Oranev Letters are retained for the following periods:
Cookie consent preference: 12 months from the date of consent. After this period, you will be asked to reconfirm your preferences.
Session cookies: Deleted when your browsing session ends.
Performance cookies: Up to 24 months, depending on the specific cookie.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as the technologies we use or the legal requirements applicable to us change. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We recommend reviewing this page periodically to remain informed about how we use cookies.
7. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Oranev Letters
38 Carnaby Street
W1F 7DW London
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 20 7391 4856