COOKIE POLICY
Welcome to Wiltshire Countryside Escapes!
This cookie policy explains how and why cookies and other similar technologies may be stored on and accessed from your device when you use or visit:
(Hereinafter referred to as “Wiltshire Countryside Escapes”).
The information collected through cookies will be under responsibility and in charge of:
Wiltshire Countryside Escapes.
This cookie policy should be read together with our privacy policy and our terms and conditions.
By using the website, you accept the use of cookies by Wiltshire Countryside Escapes, in the terms contained in this policy.
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. These files enable the website to recognise your device and recall whether you have visited the site before. Cookies are a common technology on the web and have been used by most websites for many years. They play a crucial role in making websites function more effectively. Cookies help track which sections of the website users interact with and allow for a personalised browsing experience. Additionally, cookies provide valuable data that helps us monitor and enhance the website’s performance.
2. CONSENT
When you visit our website, a notice will appear informing you about our use of cookies. By clicking 'Accept' on this notice, you are giving your explicit consent for cookies to be placed on your device. These cookies are utilised to improve your browsing experience, customise content, analyse site traffic, and enable specific functionalities related to our online operations.
Your consent allows us to offer you a more tailored and efficient user experience. If you decide to withdraw your consent at any point, you can do so by adjusting the cookie settings in your browser. However, please be aware that disabling certain cookies may reduce the functionality of the site and negatively impact your overall experience.
3. LEGAL BASIS AND LEGITIMATE INTERESTS
On our website, we use cookies based on our legitimate interests to provide the best possible user experience and to continuously enhance our site. These interests include optimising our online services, personalising content and advertising, and ensuring the security and efficiency of our website.
Cookies enable us to gain insights into how users interact with our website, allowing us to tailor and improve our services and functionalities to better meet their needs and preferences.
Although we believe that our legitimate interests in using cookies do not outweigh your fundamental rights and freedoms, you still have the choice to refuse or manage the use of cookies through your browser settings or by using the tools available on our website.
4. WITHDRAWAL AND OBJECTION (OPT-OUT)
By accessing our website, you agree to the use of cookies that enhance the browsing experience and allow the personalisation of content and advertisements. However, we understand and respect your right to privacy. If you wish to opt-out or exercise your choice to not participate (Opt-Out), you can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
Please note that some features of the site may not function properly without the use of cookies. In addition, we provide links or tools on our site that allow you to specifically decline the use of certain cookies.
5. STORAGE DURATION OF COOKIES
The cookies used on our website have different storage periods, depending on their purpose. Essential cookies, necessary for the basic operation of the website, are kept as long as necessary to provide the requested services.
Functionality cookies, which remember your preferences and settings, are stored for a period that can vary from the duration of your visit (session cookies) to several years, to ensure a constant user experience. Analytics and advertising cookies have a maximum storage duration of 24 months, after which they will be automatically deleted.
You can delete or manage these cookies at any time through your browser settings. Deleting or rejecting cookies may affect the functionality of the site and the quality of your experience on our website.
6. COOKIE SETTINGS
If you do not want cookies to be dropped on your device, you can adjust the setting of your Internet browser to reject the setting of all or some cookies and to alert you when a cookie is placed on your device. For further information about how to do so, please refer to your browser ‘help’, ‘tool’, or ‘edit’ section. Please note that if you use your browser settings to block all cookies, including strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to access or use all or parts of the functionalities of Wiltshire Countryside Escapes.
If you want to remove previously-stored cookies, you can manually delete the cookies at any time. However, this will not prevent Wiltshire Countryside Escapes from placing further cookies on your device unless and until you adjust your Internet browser setting as described above.
We provide the links for the management and blocking of cookies depending on the browser you use:
Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
In cases where you access the website through an iOS or Android mobile device, please follow the instructions below to delete or block cookies on your device:
7. COOKIES WE USE
We use the following cookies on our website:
Cookie
Domain
Description
Duration
Type
crumb
www.wiltshirecountrysideescapes.co.uk
Squarespace sets this cookie to prevent cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
session
Necessary
custom-filter-uid-0_accommodation_filter_options__json
wiltshirecountrysideescapes.co.uk
This cookie stores the filter options selected by the user when searching for accommodation on the website. It facilitates personalisation of the search experience by remembering the user's filtering preferences.
never
Other
custom-filter-uid-0_accommodation_filter_options__json_expires
wiltshirecountrysideescapes.co.uk
This cookie saves the expiry date associated with the selected filtering options for accommodations. It allows the user's filtering preferences to remain active only for a set period of time before they are automatically reset.
never
Other
test
wiltshirecountrysideescapes.co.uk
Test cookie used to verify the functionality of cookies in the user's browser. It does not collect or store personal information.
never
Other
8. PURPOSES OF OUR COOKIES
Our cookies are used for the following purposes:
Necessary: Necessary cookies are essential files that enable basic functions on the website, such as navigation and security. They do not collect personal information.
Functional: We use functional cookies to enhance your online experience by remembering user preferences and settings and maintaining consistency across the website, without tracking activities.
Analytics and Performance: These cookies collect information about how users interact with our website, including the most visited pages, as well as other analytical data. We use this data to improve how our website works and to understand how users interact with the website.
9. CONTACT US
If you have questions or concerns about this cookie policy and the handling and security of your data, please contact us using the contact information below:
Wiltshire Countryside Escapes.