Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Dranvelo Letters uses cookies on dranvelo.info, the categories of cookies placed, their duration, and the choices available to you regarding their use. Last updated: February 2026.
2. How We Use Cookies
Dranvelo Letters uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To ensure the website operates correctly and securely (strictly necessary cookies).
- To remember your cookie consent preference so we do not display the consent banner on every page view.
- To understand how readers navigate our publication and which articles are most frequently read, using aggregate, anonymised analytics data.
- To measure the performance and loading speed of individual pages.
We do not use cookies to serve targeted advertising, build individual behavioural profiles, or track you across other websites without your explicit consent.
3. Cookie Categories
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are set in response to actions you take, such as submitting a form or managing cookie preferences. No consent is required for these cookies under UK GDPR, as they are essential to providing the service you requested.
Functional cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made (such as your cookie consent selection) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. These cookies do not track your browsing activity on other websites. Where functional cookies are not strictly necessary, we request your consent before placing them.
Analytics cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of our publication. They help us understand which articles are most read, how long readers spend on a page, and how visitors navigate the site. All data collected by analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymised. We request your consent before placing analytics cookies.
4. Cookie List
The following table lists the cookies used on dranvelo.info at the time of this policy's publication. The cookie list is reviewed and updated periodically.
| Name | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| dl_consent | Strictly Necessary | Records your cookie consent choice to avoid displaying the banner on repeat visits. | 12 months |
| dl_session | Strictly Necessary | Maintains your session state across pages during a single visit. | Session |
| dl_prefs | Functional | Stores display preferences such as nav state and reading position within a visit. | 30 days |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors in aggregate anonymised reports. Consent required. | 24 months |
| _ga_* | Analytics | Google Analytics 4 — stores and counts page views in anonymised aggregate form. Consent required. | 24 months |
| _gid | Analytics | Google Analytics — distinguishes users within a 24-hour window for aggregate traffic analysis. Consent required. | 24 hours |
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies placed on your device when visiting dranvelo.info are set by third-party services. These third parties set cookies in accordance with their own privacy policies, which are independent of Dranvelo Letters.
Third-party services that may place cookies include:
- Google Analytics (Google LLC): Provides aggregate, anonymised audience and page performance reporting. Google processes data in accordance with its Privacy Policy. Analytics cookies are placed only with your consent.
- Google Maps (Google LLC): An embedded map is used on our contact page to indicate the location of our editorial office. Google may place cookies through this embed. The embed uses the no-referrer loading policy.
- Fontshare (Indian Type Foundry): Provides the typography used on this website. Fontshare may log requests for font files in accordance with its privacy policy.
Dranvelo Letters does not share personal data with these third parties beyond what is technically necessary for the services described above.
6. Managing Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
You may update your consent preferences at any time by selecting the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page on this website. This will reopen the consent banner and allow you to change your selection.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You may block all cookies, block third-party cookies, or delete cookies that have already been placed on your device. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent the website from functioning correctly.
Browser-specific guidance:
You may prevent Google Analytics from collecting data about your visits by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
7. Your Consent
When you first visit dranvelo.info, a cookie consent banner is displayed. You may accept all cookies, accept functional and strictly necessary cookies only, or accept strictly necessary cookies only.
Strictly necessary cookies are placed immediately on page load as they are required for the website to operate. All other cookie categories are placed only after you provide your consent via the banner.
Your consent is recorded in the dl_consent cookie and remains valid for twelve months. At any point, you may withdraw or change your consent by accessing Cookie Settings in the website footer.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that occurred prior to withdrawal.
8. Updates to This Policy
Dranvelo Letters reviews this Cookie Policy periodically and will update it to reflect changes in the cookies used, changes in applicable law, or changes in our editorial practices. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the most recent revision was made.
Material changes to the types of cookies used or to third-party processors will be reflected in an updated consent banner presented to returning visitors.
9. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy or to exercise your rights under UK GDPR in relation to data collected via cookies, please contact:
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk if you believe your data has been processed unlawfully.