Cookie policy

Small files, clear choices.

How Bralven uses session, preference and measurement technologies.

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored by a browser. They can help a website remember a temporary session or a preference. Bralven uses a restrained set and does not use cookies to build a personal advertising profile.

2. Essential session cookie

A consent cookie named bralven_cookie_choice may record whether a visitor has accepted, rejected or reviewed settings. It lasts for 180 days and is used only to remember that choice.

3. Preference storage

A display preference may be stored for up to 180 days where a reader selects one. It is not required for reading articles and can be cleared through browser controls.

4. Measurement

If measurement is enabled in a future release, it will be configured to collect broad page activity rather than message content. Any change will be described here before activation.

5. Browser controls

Most browsers allow you to block or remove cookies. Blocking essential storage may cause the consent notice to return, but the articles remain available.

6. Third parties

Embedded services, such as a map on the contact page, may set their own technologies. Their policies apply independently and should be reviewed before interaction.

7. Consent

Non-essential technologies are not activated without an appropriate choice. You can change your mind by clearing site data and revisiting the page.

8. Contact

Questions about cookies can be sent to [email protected] or 78 Colmore Row, Birmingham B1 1AA.

9. Cookie inventory and lifespans

The consent cookie bralven_cookie_choice is a first-party preference record with a maximum life of 180 days. A temporary session identifier, where technically required for a form or security control, lasts until the browser session ends and is not used to build an advertising profile. A display preference may remain for up to 180 days and can be removed through browser settings.

a. Essential storage supports consent and basic site operation.
b. Preference storage remembers an option selected by the reader.
c. Measurement storage is optional and is not activated without the relevant choice.

10. Measurement and embedded services

If a measurement service is introduced, its configuration will use broad traffic information and will avoid collecting message content. Any provider will be named in a revised inventory before activation where practical. The contact page's map embed may use technologies controlled by Google, and those technologies can have separate lifespans and purposes. Readers who do not interact with the embed can prevent some requests by blocking third-party storage in their browser.

11. Changing consent

Readers can withdraw or revise a choice by clearing site data for bralven.info and revisiting the website. The consent notice may appear again after that action because the previous choice is no longer available. Browser privacy controls can also block third-party storage, although the result varies by browser and device. We do not treat continued browsing alone as consent for non-essential technologies.

12. Review, complaints and revisions

Questions about the cookie inventory can be sent to [email protected] or 78 Colmore Row, Birmingham B1 1AA. We aim to acknowledge a question within five working days and provide a response within 20 working days. This policy was published on 9 September 2026 following a review on 1 September 2025. We will update the page when a new cookie, embedded service or measurement purpose materially changes the choices described here.

13. Detailed cookie schedule

The first-party cookie bralven_cookie_choice records a consent selection for up to 180 days. A temporary session identifier, if required for a form or security control, expires when the browser session ends and is not used to create an advertising profile. A preference record may remain for up to 180 days when a reader selects a display option. The exact presence of a technology can depend on the page, browser and current site configuration.

a. Essential storage supports consent and basic operation.
b. Preference storage remembers a reader-selected option.
c. Optional measurement storage is not enabled without an appropriate choice.

14. Third-party services and transfers

The contact page includes a Google Maps embed, which may send technical information to Google when loaded or used. Google operates under its own policies and may process information in locations outside the UK. If Bralven introduces another measurement or embedded service, the service and purpose will be reviewed before activation and this policy will be updated. Readers can avoid interacting with an embedded service and can use browser settings to limit third-party storage.

15. Consent changes and review history

Readers can withdraw or revise a choice by clearing site data for bralven.info and revisiting the website. The consent notice may appear again because the earlier record has been removed. Questions can be sent to [email protected] or 78 Colmore Row, Birmingham B1 1AA; we aim to acknowledge them within five working days and respond within 20 working days. This edition was published on 9 September 2026 after a review on 1 September 2025, and material changes will be dated here.