1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how Orelqavianessia Philatelists Club Ltd (“the Club”, “we”, “us” or “our”), at The Royal Philatelic Centre, London, United Kingdom, approaches cookies and similar technologies on this website.
2. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files stored by a website in a browser or on a device. Similar technologies may store or access information in local browser storage or process technical identifiers. They can support basic website functions, remember preferences or measure how a website is used.
3. Technologies used on this website
The website is intended to operate without advertising, behavioural profiling or third-party analytics cookies. The current implementation does not intentionally set non-essential tracking cookies. The hosting provider may generate strictly necessary technical logs or security-related identifiers as part of delivering and protecting the website. Such processing is subject to the provider’s infrastructure and applicable law.
4. Strictly necessary technologies
Technologies essential to provide a service requested by a visitor or to transmit communications over an electronic communications network may be used without consent where the relevant legal exemption applies. Examples can include load balancing, security controls and basic session handling where technically required. We do not use this category to create advertising profiles.
5. Analytics and preference technologies
If the website is changed in future to use analytics, embedded media, interactive maps or preference tools that store or access information on a visitor’s device, this policy should be updated before those technologies are deployed. Where consent is required, the relevant technology should remain inactive until valid consent has been obtained. Visitors should be able to make a genuine choice and withdraw consent as easily as it was given.
6. Browser controls
Most browsers allow you to view, block or delete cookies through privacy or security settings. Blocking strictly necessary technologies may affect the operation of some websites. Browser controls do not necessarily remove information already held by a website operator or hosting provider.
7. Legal framework
Our approach is intended to reflect applicable UK privacy and electronic communications requirements, including the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR), together with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 where personal information is involved. The precise requirements depend on the technology used and its purpose.
8. Changes
We may revise this policy if the website’s functionality or the technologies it uses change. The current version will be published on this page.
9. Contact
For questions about cookies or privacy, contact info@orelqavianessia.com.
Orelqavianessia Philatelists Club Ltd
The Royal Philatelic Centre, London, United Kingdom
10. Similar technologies and local browser storage
The website’s current navigation and presentation do not require advertising identifiers or persistent preference cookies. A browser may retain ordinary cached files to improve page loading; browser caching is controlled by the browser and hosting configuration and is distinct from a tracking cookie. The website’s address details are read from a local JSON resource when a page loads. That resource is part of the website and is not a cookie or a visitor profile.
11. Embedded content
The current pages are designed without externally embedded video players, social-media feeds, maps or third-party widgets. If embedded content is introduced later, it may cause the provider to receive technical information such as an IP address, browser details or the page from which the content is loaded. Such content should be assessed before deployment and, where required, blocked until consent has been obtained.
12. Cookie categories
For clarity, cookies are often described in the following categories:
- Strictly necessary: required for a service explicitly requested by the visitor or for the secure transmission of a communication.
- Preference: used to remember a choice such as language or display settings.
- Analytics: used to understand visits and improve site performance.
- Advertising or profiling: used to build interests or measure advertising across services.
The current website does not intentionally deploy preference, analytics, advertising or profiling cookies. The categories above explain common terminology; they are not a statement that those technologies are active here.
13. Consent and withdrawal
Where consent is legally required for a cookie or similar technology, it must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous. A visitor must be able to refuse optional technologies without losing access to content that does not depend on them. Consent should be recorded appropriately and may be withdrawn at any time. Withdrawal does not make earlier consent-based processing unlawful.
14. Browser settings and device controls
You can use browser settings to inspect, restrict or delete cookies and to clear cached website data. The exact controls differ between browsers and devices. If you block all storage or disable essential browser functions, some websites may not operate as intended. Deleting cookies does not necessarily erase server logs or records held independently by a website operator.
15. Third-party services
Website hosting and infrastructure providers may process technical data needed to deliver and secure the site. Their systems may use security mechanisms that are not controlled directly by the Club. Where a provider uses cookies or similar technologies on the Club’s behalf, the purpose, legal basis and consent requirements should be assessed and reflected in an updated version of this policy.
16. Legal basis and regulatory framework
In the United Kingdom, the use of cookies and similar technologies is principally governed by the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). Where such technologies involve personal data, the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 may also apply. In the European Economic Area, the ePrivacy rules and applicable national implementing laws operate alongside the GDPR. The applicable requirements depend on the visitor’s location, the service offered and the technology’s purpose.
17. Contact and complaints
Questions about the website’s use of cookies may be sent to info@orelqavianessia.com. You may also raise a concern with the UK Information Commissioner’s Office if you believe that applicable privacy or electronic communications rules have not been followed.
18. Policy review
This policy should be reviewed whenever website hosting, embedded content, analytics, form handling or other storage technologies change. The date shown at the top of the page identifies the latest review published by the Club.