Our Cookie Policy
What cookies this site sets, why they exist, and how to control them.
Revised: 2 September 2026
Here we describe the cookies and comparable technologies Quirvanda places when you read our travel guides, resort reviews, and hotel catalogue — what they do, why they exist, and what control you retain over them.
1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small file stored on your device by a website you visit. Operators rely on them to make sites function properly, to retain user preferences, and to produce aggregate reporting.
Cookies we set ourselves are described as first-party. Third-party cookies come from other providers and enable things like interactive maps, font rendering, and aggregate visitor statistics.
2. Our purposes
- Essential cookies
- Needed to deliver basic platform functions, protect forms, and move between pages.
- Measurement cookies
- These gather aggregate data on how visitors move through our reviews and ranking tables so we can refine the editorial presentation.
- Functionality cookies
- These retain preferences such as regional display settings, layout choices, and saved filters between sessions.
3. The cookies we set
| Category | Primary purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Session | Keeps your place in the site and preserves page layout. | Session |
| Platform analytics | Measures reading duration and page interaction patterns. | 12 months |
| Reader preferences | Keeps interface options and filter selections between visits. | 6 months |
4. Controlling cookies
You have an absolute right to accept or reject cookies. Preferences can be set through your browser, and most browsers allow you to:
- Inspect stored cookies and remove them one at a time or per website.
- Refuse all third-party tracking cookies.
- Deny cookies from particular sites, or configure a warning before each new cookie.
- Clear all stored cookies when the browser window closes.
If you block essential cookies, certain interactive ranking tools and catalogue features will not work correctly.
Opt-out and your choices
Control over the collection and use of your personal information rests with you. Where local law provides for it, the following choices apply:
- Sale or sharing of personal information
- You may opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information with third parties where laws such as the CCPA/CPRA in California, or comparable legislation elsewhere, provide for it. While we do not sell personal information in the conventional sense, some data may be shared with trusted partners in order to provide or improve the service.
- Tracking technologies
- Use your browser's settings, or the consent tool on this site, to manage or reject cookies and other tracking technologies.
- Promotional email
- Promotional email and newsletters can be discontinued through the unsubscribe link in any message or by contacting us directly.
- Withdrawing consent
- Any consent you have given may be withdrawn at any point. Doing so does not render unlawful the processing that occurred before withdrawal.
Write to [email protected], or use the contact form on this site, to exercise any right or lodge an opt-out request.
5. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated periodically as our operations, technology, or legal obligations change. Please revisit this page from time to time.