Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, apps, online media and advertisements. They contain information about the use of your computer but don’t include personal information about you (they don’t store your name, for instance). ‘Pixels’ are used by third parties to track user activities from a domain that they do not own or operate themselves. Activities include affiliates tracking visitors they have introduced to facilitate commission payments or for online marketing, web analysis or email marketing performance monitoring. Like most websites, ours uses cookies and pixels.
Types and Purposes of Cookies
The items below show the categories of cookies and why we use them. Third-party cookies are not an exhaustive list and are intended for illustration.
Analytics cookies: We use analytics tools to understand how users find, move around and interact with our websites and apps. We use the information gathered to compile reports and to help us improve our service.
Site feature cookies: To improve your experience we use these cookies for features such as saving your favourite properties to a wishlist, remembering your recently viewed properties, understanding your current email marketing preferences and helping you to pick up where you left off if you need to restart a booking.
Third-party service cookies: Some site features and services are managed by external companies, for example sharing tools, social media or video content. These companies may drop cookies on your computer if you are already logged in to them or when you interact with them.
Your Choices
Web browsers are generally set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. However, they are an important part of how our services work, so you should be aware that if you choose to refuse or remove cookies this could affect the availability and functionality of the Services.