1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit it. They
allow the website to remember your preferences and actions over a period of time. Cookies
are widely used to make websites function, to improve their efficiency, and to provide
information to website operators.
Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install software on your device. They
cannot read information from your device beyond what the website stored in them. The cookies
used on this website are described below.
Under UK GDPR and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), we are
required to obtain your consent before placing certain types of cookies on your device,
and to explain clearly what each type does.
2. Cookies We Use — Overview
This website uses three categories of cookies. The table below provides a summary. Full
descriptions of each category follow.
| Category |
Purpose |
Consent Required |
| Strictly Necessary |
Cookie consent preference storage; session security |
No — required for site function |
| Functional |
Remembering your reading preferences and display settings |
Yes — optional |
| Analytics |
Understanding aggregate reading patterns and page performance |
Yes — optional |
3. Functional Cookies
Functional cookies enable enhanced features on this website. They are not strictly necessary
for the site to work, but they improve the reading experience by remembering choices you have
made. If you do not accept functional cookies, some features may not work as expected, but
all editorial content remains fully accessible.
Strictly Necessary Cookies
The following cookie is placed without requiring your consent because it is essential for
the site to function:
| Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| lorvane_cookie_consent |
lorvane.info |
Stores your cookie consent preferences so the banner is not shown on every visit |
12 months |
Optional Functional Cookies
The following cookies are placed only if you accept functional cookies via the cookie banner:
| Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| lorvane_reading_prefs |
lorvane.info |
Stores display preferences such as text size or reading mode if applicable |
6 months |
4. Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies allow us to understand how readers use this website in aggregate — which
articles are read most frequently, how long readers spend on each page, and how they
navigate between sections. This information is used to improve the editorial offering.
All analytics data is anonymised before it is processed. No analytics cookie is placed
unless you have accepted analytics cookies via the cookie banner. You may withdraw your
acceptance at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
| Name |
Provider |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| _ga |
Google Analytics |
Distinguishes unique visitors (anonymised; IP anonymisation enabled) |
2 years |
| _ga_* |
Google Analytics |
Maintains session state for aggregate page view counting |
2 years |
Google Analytics data is processed under a data processing agreement in compliance with
UK GDPR. IP anonymisation is active, meaning the final octet of each visitor's IP
address is zeroed before any data is stored.
5. Third-Party Cookies
This website loads certain assets from third-party content delivery networks (CDNs), including
Google Fonts, jsDelivr, and cdnjs. These providers may set their own cookies in accordance
with their own privacy policies. We do not control these cookies and cannot prevent them where
they are set as part of the asset delivery process.
The third-party services whose assets are loaded on this website include:
- ■Google Fonts — fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy.
- ■jsDelivr CDN — cdn.jsdelivr.net. Subject to jsDelivr's Privacy Policy.
- ■Cloudflare CDN — cdnjs.cloudflare.com. Subject to Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
- ■Fontshare — api.fontshare.com. Subject to Fontshare's Privacy Policy.
6. Managing Cookies
You have several options for controlling cookies:
Via the Cookie Settings Panel
You can review and adjust your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings
link in the footer of any page. This allows you to accept or decline functional and analytics
cookies without affecting strictly necessary cookies.
Via Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies through their settings. If you
block all cookies, some features of this website may not function correctly. Browser-level
blocking overrides any consent preferences stored by this site. Common browser instructions:
- ■Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- ■Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- ■Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- ■Edge: Settings → Privacy, Search, and Services → Cookies
Opt-Out Tools
If you have accepted analytics cookies and wish to opt out of Google Analytics specifically,
you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at
tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
7. Your Consent
When you first visit this website, a cookie banner is shown at the bottom of the screen.
This banner gives you three options:
- ■Accept All — accepts functional and analytics cookies in addition to strictly necessary cookies.
- ■Accept Selected — allows you to choose which categories of optional cookies to accept.
- ■Functional Only — accepts only strictly necessary and functional cookies; declines analytics cookies.
Your preference is recorded in a first-party cookie and honoured on subsequent visits.
You may change your preference at any time via the Cookie Settings link in the footer.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use
or changes in applicable law. When we make material changes, we will update the revision date
at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
If we introduce new categories of cookies that require consent, we will present the cookie
banner again to allow you to review and update your preferences.