Cookie Policy
What cookies we use on this website, why we use them, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their sites are being used.
Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own, but they may be linked to personal information we hold about you.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes on the vistamado.com website:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include:
- vistamado_consent — Stores your cookie consent preferences. Duration: 365 days. This cookie is set by us and is necessary for managing your privacy choices.
- Session cookies that enable basic website navigation and security functions.
Analytics Cookies
With your consent, we use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the site's content and usability. These cookies collect information in an aggregated form and do not identify individual visitors. We only activate these cookies if you have accepted them via our cookie consent banner.
Functional Cookies
With your consent, functional cookies enable enhanced features such as remembering your language preference between visits. These cookies are set only if you have accepted them.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Our website may include content from third-party services (such as embedded maps). These third parties may set their own cookies when you interact with their content. We do not control these cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those third parties:
- Google Maps (for the embedded map on our contact page) — Google Privacy Policy
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears that allows you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all non-essential cookies
- Customize your preferences by category
You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, which will cause the consent banner to reappear.
Browser-Level Controls
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete existing cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Block all cookies (note: this may affect website functionality)
Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
5. Cookie Duration
Cookies used on our website fall into two categories by duration:
- Session cookies: These are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies: These remain on your device for a set period. Our consent cookie (vistamado_consent) is stored for 365 days.
6. 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.
7. Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@vistamado.com.