What are cookies?
Cookies are text strings created by a server and stored on the hard disk of the computer or device used to access the internet (smartphone, tablet, etc.) and then resent when the same user accesses the internet on subsequent occasions. Cookies enable information to be collected about the user’s browsing of the website. Cookies can have a varying lifespan and be stored permanently on your computer (persistent cookies), or they can have a limited lifespan and be deleted when you close your browser (session cookies). Furthermore, cookies can be installed by the website that you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by other websites (third-party cookies).
Strictly necessary cookies are cookies essential for the operation of the website and for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. These cookies are technically necessary for the connection to the website or to provide the internet service requested by the user himself, such as indicatively cookies and related technologies that are necessary for the safety of the user, for the maintenance of the choices of the user regarding the presentation of the website (e.g. select language, save search history etc.). For this type of cookies, no prior explicit consent is required.
How does our website use cookies?
Apart from strictly necessary cookies, our website uses first-party and, upon your consent, third-party technical cookies, both session and persistent, to enable you use and browse the website securely and efficiently, as well as to improve the services provided by the website. In order for our website to work properly while providing our personalized services, we use cookies, including Google Analytics 4, which places cookies on your device upon your consent. These services gather information about your operating system including, but not limited to, browser type and Internet Protocol (IP) address. We use this information to scout the number of visitors/users of our website, to look at the pages’ views and/or the length of time on each page, language preferences, time spent on pages and other aggregated traffic data and in general to understand website traffic and usage, to improve the website and to market our services. The information contained in cookies, such as online identifiers and IP addresses, may constitute personal data and is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law.
In case you enter to third-party sites through our website or to sites connected to social networking sites (e.g. twitter, facebook, youtube), you should know that these third-party sites are outside our control and therefore governed by the respective cookies policy of each installer. However, these technologies may process personal data, such as online identifiers and IP addresses, and any such processing is governed by the privacy and cookies policy of each respective provider and by applicable data protection law.
We do not use this information to identify a visitor/user. by name, and website reporting is provided to us in aggregated form. However, the underlying data may include personal data, such as online identifiers and IP addresses, which is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection law. You can learn about Google’s practices here and opt out by downloading the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on (here). You may find all the necessary details regarding cookies in the following table:
Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Third-party | 2 years | Google Analytics – distinguishes visitors to collect aggregated statistics on how the website is used. Set on our domain but read by Google. Requires your consent. |
_ga_S19W93P79Y | Third-party | 2 years | Google Analytics 4 – stores and counts pageviews, session duration and user engagement metrics; the suffix contains the GA4 measurement ID. Requires your consent. |
cc_cookie | First-party | 6 months | Strictly necessary cookie set by our consent tool (EYEWIDE LTD) to store your cookie preferences so the banner is not shown repeatedly. Stores no personal data. |
How can you manage the use of cookies on this website?
When you access any page on our website, a short notice is displayed in a banner to inform you about the type of cookies used. Apart from strictly necessary cookies regarding the operation of the website, which are compulsorily always selected, you may consent to the use of non-necessary cookies by selecting “Accept selected” option, or not by selecting “Reject all”. The relevant information is also provided under the “Cookie settings” option of the notice displayed in the banner.
By closing the banner or continuing to browse by accessing other areas of the website or selecting a part of the website (e.g. an image or link), only strictly necessary cookies shall be used.
Furthermore, all browser technologies allow you to manage cookies in the cookies folder of your web browser. This means that you can either remove the cookies from your cookie folder as soon as you leave our website or you can set your preferences regarding the use of cookies before you start viewing our website.
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Your rights and how to control cookies
You have the right to access, rectify and erase your personal data as well as the right to object and to restrict to the processing of your personal data, which are kept by the Company through the use of cookies. You can also, at any time, revoke the consent you provided regarding the processing of your personal data through the use of cookies on our website by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website, by deleting cookies from your device, or by adjusting the settings in your browser.
How to contact us
For any further question or comment about our Cookies Policy, please contact us by email at reservations@kantounibeach.gr
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