1. What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They help sites remember your preferences, keep sessions secure, and provide a seamless browsing experience. Bralven uses a minimal and restrained set of cookies and does not build advertising profiles or track you across the web.
2. Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are strictly necessary for core functionality. A primary essential cookie, bralven_cookie_choice, records whether you have accepted, rejected, or customized cookie preferences. This cookie has a duration of 180 days and is used solely to honor your consent choice.
3. Preference Storage
Preference cookies remember display options or accessibility settings you may choose during your visit. They remain active for up to 180 days and can be cleared at any time via your browser settings.
4. Measurement and Analytics
If aggregated analytics or performance measurement tools are utilized, they are configured to collect anonymous traffic statistics (such as page views and referrer domains) without collecting personally identifiable information or message contents. Optional analytics are only activated with your explicit consent.
5. Third-Party Technologies and Embeds
Certain pages (such as the map on our contact page) contain embedded third-party services from providers such as Google. These providers may set third-party cookies or process technical identifiers in accordance with their own privacy policies when their embed is loaded.
6. Cookie Inventory Summary
| Cookie Name | Type | Lifespan | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
bralven_cookie_choice |
Essential (1st party) | 180 days | Stores your cookie consent preference. |
PHPSESSID |
Essential (Session) | Session | Maintains standard temporary security tokens. |
7. Controlling and Deleting Cookies
You can manage, restrict, or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may cause the cookie banner to reappear on each visit, though all editorial articles will remain fully accessible.
8. Changing Your Consent
You can withdraw or update your cookie consent choices at any time by clearing your browser cookies for bralven.site and revisiting the website. The consent notice will reappear, allowing you to make a new selection.
9. International Data Transfers
When third-party tools or embeds are utilized, technical information may be transmitted to servers in other jurisdictions under approved transfer safeguards, including UK Adequacy Decisions and Standard Contractual Clauses.
10. Security and Data Protection
Information gathered through cookies is treated with strict security standards, protected by SSL/TLS encryption, and handled in compliance with the UK GDPR and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
11. Annual Review and Updates
We review our cookie inventory annually. This policy was published on 9 September 2026, following the prior review on 1 September 2025. Material updates will be published directly on this page.
12. Contact the Privacy Team
If you have questions regarding our cookie practices, contact Bralven Health Ltd at 78 Colmore Row, Birmingham B1 1AA, or via email at [email protected].