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DERVALYN LTD · Company 17470871
Suite 11220, 5 Brayford Square, London, United Kingdom, E1 0SG
info@dervalyn.com
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 25 October 2026
Website: DEFUXA Global News Publisher: DERVALYN LTD Company number: 17470871 Privacy enquiries: privacy@dervalyn.com
1. About This Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how DEFUXA Global News, owned and operated by DERVALYN LTD, uses cookies, browser storage and similar technologies.
These technologies help us operate the website securely, remember privacy preferences and, where enabled and permitted, understand how readers interact with our content.
We aim to provide clear information about these technologies and give visitors meaningful control over optional analytics.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They may help maintain a session, remember preferences or support website functionality.
Websites may also use technologies such as browser local storage, which can retain information on your device without creating a traditional cookie.
Different technologies may require different privacy controls depending on their purpose.
3. Essential Cookies and Security
DEFUXA Global News uses session and security technologies to support essential website operations.
These may include:
- Maintaining administrative login sessions.
- Protecting forms against unauthorised submissions.
- Supporting session integrity and website security.
- Helping prevent misuse, fraud and unauthorised access.
The website uses a session cookie named `defuxa_news_session` to support its PHP session system.
This cookie is configured as a browser-session cookie. Its actual operation and server-side session validity depend on the active server configuration and browser behaviour.
Technologies that are strictly necessary for security or services requested by the user do not normally require optional cookie consent under applicable UK rules.
Essential technologies are not used by DEFUXA as a substitute for advertising consent.
4. Remembering Your Privacy Preferences
DEFUXA Global News uses browser local storage to remember your optional analytics choice.
Storage key: `defuxa_privacy_choice_v2`
Purpose: Remembering whether you have accepted or rejected optional analytics.
Preference validity: Up to 180 days from the recorded selection.
After 180 days, the saved choice is no longer treated as valid. The stored record may remain in the browser until it is replaced or cleared.
You can also remove the preference by clearing your browser's website data.
This local preference applies to optional analytics. It does not constitute consent for advertising, personalised advertising or third-party advertising technologies.
5. Optional Website Analytics
DEFUXA Global News may use Google Analytics to understand readership and improve the website.
Where Google Analytics is configured, our current website implementation is designed to require your optional analytics consent before loading the analytics service.
Analytics may help us understand:
- Which articles and sections readers visit.
- How visitors navigate the website.
- General usage patterns and engagement.
- Technical information that helps improve website performance and usability.
If Google Analytics is enabled and you consent, first-party cookies may include:
`_ga` — Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
`_ga_*` — Used by Google Analytics 4 to maintain session-related information.
Google's documented default lifetime for these cookies is two years, although browser restrictions, configuration and user actions may shorten their duration.
These cookie lifetimes are separate from DEFUXA's 180-day privacy preference validity period.
Declining optional analytics does not prevent you from reading DEFUXA Global News.
6. Advertising and Third-Party Technologies
DEFUXA Global News may introduce advertising services, including Google AdSense, subject to the required account approval, technical configuration and applicable privacy requirements.
The website's built-in analytics preference system is not a Google-certified advertising Consent Management Platform (CMP).
Advertising consent must be managed separately where required.
If advertising services are activated, advertising technology providers may use cookies, browser storage, pixels, IP addresses or other identifiers for purposes described in the relevant consent notice and applicable privacy information.
Such purposes may include advertising delivery, measurement, fraud prevention and, where authorised, personalised advertising.
For visitors in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area and Switzerland, Google advertising consent will be managed in accordance with Google's applicable CMP requirements.
Where an appropriate advertising CMP is activated, additional advertising privacy information and preference controls will be made available.
You can learn more about Google's use of information from websites and applications through:
How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services
7. Managing and Withdrawing Consent
You can manage your optional analytics choice using Privacy & cookie settings in the website footer.
The available controls allow you to accept, reject or change your optional analytics preference.
If you withdraw consent after Google Analytics has been activated, the website is designed to stop subsequent analytics collection following a page refresh. It also attempts to remove accessible first-party Google Analytics cookies where browser permissions allow.
Withdrawal does not automatically erase information that may already have been lawfully collected or processed.
You can also manage or delete cookies and local storage through your browser settings.
Where a separate advertising CMP is active, advertising preferences will be managed through its dedicated controls.
8. Your Privacy Rights
Where personal data is processed through cookies or similar technologies, applicable data protection rights may include access, correction, erasure, objection, restriction and withdrawal of consent.
The availability of individual rights depends on the circumstances and applicable legal requirements.
For further information about personal data processing, international transfers, retention and your rights, please consult our Privacy Policy.
You can also contact the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) through ico.org.uk.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when our technologies, service providers, advertising arrangements or legal obligations change.
Where changes introduce new activities requiring consent, we will seek the relevant consent before carrying out those activities.
The date at the beginning of this policy indicates when it was last updated.
10. Contact Information
For questions about cookies, privacy preferences or personal data protection, contact:
DERVALYN LTD Publisher of DEFUXA Global News
Company number: 17470871 Registered in: England and Wales
Registered office: Suite 11220, 5 Brayford Square London, England, E1 0SG United Kingdom
Privacy enquiries: privacy@dervalyn.com
General enquiries: info@dervalyn.com