Seaham Coastal Retreats

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better browsing experience by remembering your preferences and enabling certain functionality on our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

Seaham Coastal Retreats uses cookies to:

Remember your booking preferences and form data
Keep you logged in to your account (if applicable)
Analyze website traffic and user behavior
Improve our website performance and user experience
Provide personalized content and recommendations
Ensure website security and prevent fraud

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.

Examples: Session management, security tokens, CSRF protection, booking form data

Functional Cookies

Purpose: These cookies enhance website functionality and personalization.

Examples: Language preferences, user settings, remembering login status

Analytics Cookies

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

Examples: Google Analytics, page views, user journey tracking, performance metrics

Marketing Cookies

Purpose: These cookies may be used to show you relevant advertisements.

Examples: Social media pixels, advertising networks, remarketing tags

4. Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
laravel_session	Maintains user session and form data	2 hours	Essential
XSRF-TOKEN	Security protection against CSRF attacks	2 hours	Essential
_ga	Google Analytics - Distinguishes users	2 years	Analytics
_ga_*	Google Analytics - Session and campaign data	2 years	Analytics
booking_preferences	Remembers booking form preferences	30 days	Functional

5. Third-Party Cookies

Our website may also use third-party cookies from:

Google Analytics

Helps us understand website usage and improve user experience

Stripe

Secure payment processing for booking transactions

Social Media Platforms

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6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Browser Settings

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed.

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Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please Note

If you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly, including:

Booking form functionality and data retention
User authentication and session management
Personalized content and preferences
Website analytics and performance improvements

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Seaham Coastal Retreats

Email: kevin.wilson@kevinlwilson.co.uk

Phone: +44 07912345678

Address: Seaham, County Durham, United Kingdom