This cookie policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on apalachicolastay.com, what types of cookies we use, the information we collect using cookies, and how that information is used.
It also explains the choices you have regarding cookies and how you can control your preferences.
A cookie is a small text file made up of letters and numbers that is downloaded and stored on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or any other device when you access our website.
Cookies allow a website to recognize a user's device and remember certain information about their preferences or past actions. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.
Temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser
Remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them
Set directly by our website
Set by external domains (third-party services)
The most important thing to know about the cookies we use is that they serve to improve the usability of our website, for example by remembering your preferences and language settings.
We use cookies and other similar technologies for several essential reasons:
For security purposes, fraud protection, and to identify and prevent cyber attacks
To provide you with the service you have chosen to receive from us and to enable essential website features
To monitor and analyze the performance, operation, and effectiveness of our service
To improve your user experience by remembering your preferences and personalizing content
To understand how you use our site in order to continuously improve our services
We use the following categories of cookies on our site:
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems. They are generally set in response to actions you take that constitute a request for services (logging in, filling out forms, privacy preferences).
These cookies allow the site to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources in order to measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us understand which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors navigate the site.
These cookies may be set by our advertising partners through our site. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
Here is the detailed list of cookies we use on our site:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains your active session while browsing the site | Session | apalachicolastay.com |
| csrf_token | Security: protection against CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attacks | Session | apalachicolastay.com |
| cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 13 months | apalachicolastay.com |
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| language | Remembers your language preference | 12 months | apalachicolastay.com |
| region | Stores your preferred region or location | 12 months | apalachicolastay.com |
| currency | Remembers your currency preference | 12 months | apalachicolastay.com |
| Cookie name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics: distinguishes unique users | 13 months | |
| _gid | Google Analytics: distinguishes users | 24 hours | |
| _gat | Google Analytics: throttles request rate | 1 minute |
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We have no control over these cookies. These third-party services have their own privacy policies.
We use Google Analytics to analyze the usage of our website. Google Analytics collects anonymous information about how visitors use our site.
Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
If you share content from our site on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram), these platforms may place cookies on your device.
Please refer to the privacy policies of these services to understand how they use cookies.
Payment service providers may use their own cookies to process your transactions securely.
These cookies are necessary to carry out secure payments and prevent fraud.
In accordance with the recommendations of the CNIL (French National Commission on Informatics and Liberty), the maximum retention period for cookies is 13 months after they are first placed on the User's device.
You have various ways to manage and control cookies. Please note that deleting or blocking certain cookies may affect your user experience and limit access to certain features of the site.
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner appears. You can:
You can configure your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being sent. Most browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through the "Options" or "Preferences" menu.
If you choose to disable cookies:
To learn more about cookies, including how to see which cookies have been set and how to manage, delete, or block them, you can visit the following resources:
If you wish to refuse and prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics on all websites you visit, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
This add-on instructs the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) that information about the visit should not be sent to Google Analytics.
Download the add-onSome browsers offer a "Do Not Track" feature that sends a signal to the websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked.
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies to collect and store information:
Allows data to be stored locally in your browser. Unlike cookies, stored data does not have an automatic expiration date.
Similar to local storage, but data is deleted when the browser session ends.
Small invisible graphic images that can be used to track your activity on the site.
These technologies are subject to the same consent rules as cookies, in accordance with applicable regulations.
We may modify this cookie policy at any time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.
This cookie policy complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC), and the CNIL guidelines on cookies and other tracking devices.
For any questions regarding our cookie policy or to exercise your rights concerning your personal data, please do not hesitate to contact us:
apalachicolastay.com
Via the contact form available on our website
By postal mail at the address indicated in our legal notice