Cookie Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored by a browser. They help a website remember a preference or understand broad usage.

2. Essential cookies

Session cookies support basic page operation and expire when the browser closes.

3. Preference cookies

A consent preference may be retained for up to 12 months so the banner does not repeatedly interrupt a visitor.

4. Analytics

Optional analytics cookies may be used only with consent and may last up to 13 months. They help us understand broad page performance.

5. Managing cookies

Visitors can change browser settings or use the Cookie Settings control in the banner.

6. Third parties

Embedded services, such as maps, may set their own cookies when loaded. Their policies apply to that processing.

7. Contact

Questions can be sent to [email protected].

8. Revision

This policy was published on 9 September 2026 and may be updated when services change.

9. Cookie names and lifespans

The consent banner may store a preference record such as grelvon_cookie_consent for up to 12 months. A short-lived session identifier, where required for page operation, lasts until the browser session ends. Optional analytics identifiers, if enabled, may use provider-set names and a lifespan of up to 13 months.

Essential storage supports navigation and consent handling.
Preference storage remembers a visitor’s selected cookie option.
Analytics storage is disabled unless consent is provided and may be withdrawn.

10. Embedded services and international processing

The contact page may include a Google Maps frame, which can request resources from Google when it is loaded. That service may place its own storage or process technical information under Google’s terms and privacy information. Some hosting, analytics or embedded-service providers may operate outside the United Kingdom, with safeguards addressed in the Privacy Policy.

Visitors who do not want an embedded service to make these requests can avoid loading the relevant page or adjust browser controls. Blocking cookies may affect map display, consent memory or other convenience features, but the main editorial pages remain available.

11. Review, changes and questions

This policy was published on 9 September 2026 and is reviewed when the site adds a new script, embedded service or storage purpose. A material change will be dated and identified in the revision record. The current record is Version 1.0, published 9 September 2026.

Questions can be sent to [email protected] or posted to 55 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 1AA. We aim to acknowledge cookie enquiries within five working days and respond within 20 working days where a detailed review is needed.

12. Cookie categories in practice

Essential storage is used only where it supports a requested site function, such as remembering that the consent banner has been addressed or maintaining a temporary page session. Preference storage records a visitor’s choice rather than the content of a private message. Optional analytics storage, if enabled, is used to understand broad page visits and performance rather than to identify a reader by name. The site does not use cookies to create a profile for unrelated advertising.

a) grelvon_cookie_consent may remain for up to 12 months;
b) a session identifier, if needed, expires when the browser session ends;
c) provider analytics identifiers may last up to 13 months after consent.

13. Consent, withdrawal and browser controls

A visitor can accept optional categories, reject them or open Cookie Settings through the consent banner when that control is available. Withdrawal takes effect for future storage, although a browser may retain an existing item until it is cleared or expires. Visitors can also delete cookies through browser settings and can configure prompts for future requests. Blocking all cookies may affect consent memory or an embedded map, but ordinary editorial reading should remain available.

When a visitor changes a setting, the site aims to respect the new choice on subsequent page requests. A provider’s own cookie may require a separate browser action because it is set by that provider rather than by Grelvon. Instructions vary between browsers, so the browser publisher’s current help material is the most accurate source for device-specific steps.

14. Supplier review and revision record

We review cookie use when a script, embedded service or analytics arrangement is added or removed. The review considers purpose, duration, access, international processing and whether consent is required. This policy was published on 9 September 2026 as Version 1.0. A material change will receive a new review date, while small wording or formatting corrections may be made without a new version number.

Questions can be sent to [email protected] or posted to 55 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle NE1 1AA. We aim to acknowledge a cookie enquiry within five working days and respond within 20 working days where supplier information or a technical review is needed.