1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are used on stayhelios.com and how you can manage your preferences.
2. Cookies We Use
2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They are typically set in response to actions you take, such as setting your language preference or submitting a form. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
2.2 Analytics Cookies
We use Plausible Analytics as our primary analytics tool. Plausible is a privacy-focused analytics service that does not use cookies and does not collect personally identifiable information. All data is aggregated and anonymous.
If Google Analytics is enabled on our website, it uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. These cookies collect data in an anonymised form, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited. Google Analytics cookies include:
- _ga — used to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
- _ga_* — used to persist session state. Expires after 2 years.
IP anonymisation is enabled when Google Analytics is active, meaning your full IP address is never stored.
2.3 Third-Party Cookies
When you click through to our external booking engine to make a reservation, you leave our website. The booking platform may set its own cookies, which are governed by their own cookie and privacy policies. We have no control over these third-party cookies.
3. Cookie Consent
When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Your preference is stored so that you are not asked again on subsequent visits.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site, or by using the cookie settings link in our website footer.
4. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View the cookies stored on your device
- Delete individual or all cookies
- Block cookies from specific or all websites
- Block third-party cookies
- Accept all cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website.
For guidance on managing cookies in popular browsers:
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
6. More Information
For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@stayhelios.com.