Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 January 2026 — Ostaren Journal, 28 Garnault Place
Ostaren Journal uses cookies to maintain the functionality of this website and to understand, in aggregate, how readers engage with editorial content. This policy explains the categories of cookies in use and how you can manage them. You may update your preferences at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page.
What Cookies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and to store preferences or usage information between sessions. Cookies are not programs and cannot execute code or carry viruses.
This website uses both session cookies, which are erased when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period or until deleted manually. All cookies set by Ostaren Journal or its third-party service providers operate within the scope of the consent you provide.
Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
Always ActiveThese cookies are required for the core functioning of the website. They enable navigation between pages, remember your cookie consent choice, and ensure the site renders correctly. Without these cookies, services you have requested cannot be provided. They do not identify you as an individual.
Retention: session or up to 12 months — Source: Ostaren Journal (first-party)
Analytics Cookies
Requires ConsentAnalytics cookies allow us to measure how readers navigate and interact with our content, enabling us to identify which articles are most read and where readers spend the most time. All data collected through analytics cookies is anonymised and aggregated — no individual user is identified or tracked.
Retention: up to 26 months — Source: anonymised third-party analytics
Functionality Cookies
Requires ConsentFunctionality cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred display settings) and provide enhanced, more personal features. The information these cookies collect is anonymised and they cannot track browsing activity on other websites.
Retention: up to 12 months — Source: Ostaren Journal (first-party)
Third-Party Cookies
Requires ConsentCertain features of this website rely on third-party services that may set their own cookies. On our contact page, an embedded Google Maps component may place cookies as governed by Google’s own policies. Ostaren Journal does not control the cookie behaviour of third-party providers.
Retention: varies by provider — Source: Google (maps.google.com)
Managing Your Preferences
You may update your cookie consent at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link located in the footer of every page on this website. This will reopen the cookie consent banner, allowing you to accept all categories, accept only analytics and functional cookies, or restrict cookies to strictly necessary only.
In addition to the consent banner, most modern browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies through the browser’s settings. The following links provide guidance for the most widely used browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings › Privacy and Security › Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options › Privacy & Security › Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences › Privacy › Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings › Cookies and site permissions
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of this website and some features may not operate as expected.
Opting Out of Analytics
If you have accepted analytics cookies and later wish to opt out, you may do so either through the Cookie Settings panel in the footer or by using your browser settings to block cookies from this domain. You may also use browser extensions designed to prevent web analytics data collection.
Ostaren Journal does not share analytics data with advertising networks, data brokers, or social media platforms. Analytics data is used exclusively for internal editorial and technical purposes.
Changes to This Policy
Ostaren Journal may revise this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any material changes will be reflected by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to remain informed about how we use cookies.
Questions about this policy may be directed to [email protected] or by post to 28 Garnault Place
Review or update your current cookie consent settings at any time.