1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit a website.

Cookies can help websites function correctly, remember certain preferences and provide information about how visitors use a website.

Some cookies are necessary for our website to operate, while others are optional and will only be used where you have given your consent.

 

2. Types of cookies we use

Essential cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for the operation, security and functionality of our website.

They may be used to:

Enable pages and website features to function correctly

Operate online forms

Maintain website security

Remember your cookie preferences

Support basic website functionality

Because these cookies are necessary for the website to work, they cannot normally be switched off through our cookie consent settings.

Analytics cookies

With your consent, we may use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website.

These cookies may help us understand:

Which pages are visited most frequently

How visitors navigate around our website

How visitors arrive at our website

How long visitors spend on particular pages

Whether visitors experience errors or difficulties using the website

We may use Google Analytics and/or analytics functionality provided through our website platform for these purposes.

Analytics cookies are non-essential and will only be activated where required after you have given your consent through our cookie banner.

Advertising and marketing cookies

A&O Homestays does not currently use cookies for targeted advertising or behavioural advertising.

If this changes in the future, we will update this Cookie Policy and obtain consent where required before placing non-essential advertising or marketing cookies.

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3. Third-party cookies

Some services used on our website may be provided by third parties.

For example, our website platform, analytics services or embedded content may place cookies where necessary to provide their functionality.

Where third-party cookies are non-essential, they will be subject to your cookie preferences and consent where required by law.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own privacy and cookie practices.

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4. Cookie consent

When you first visit our website, you may be shown a cookie banner allowing you to manage your preferences.

You can:

Accept non-essential cookies

Reject non-essential cookies

Manage your cookie preferences

Essential cookies required for the website to operate may still be used even if you reject non-essential cookies.

We will not treat continued browsing or inactivity as consent to non-essential cookies where consent is legally required.

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5. Changing your cookie preferences

You can change or withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time through the cookie settings available on our website.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing that took place before your consent was withdrawn.

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6. Managing cookies through your browser

Most web browsers also allow you to control cookies through their settings.

Depending on your browser, you may be able to:

View cookies stored on your device

Delete individual or all cookies

Block certain cookies

Block all cookies

Prevent websites from placing cookies

Please be aware that blocking essential cookies may affect the functionality of our website and some features or forms may not work correctly.

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7. How long cookies remain on your device

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on the type of cookie.

Session cookies are generally deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

Where appropriate, information about individual cookies and their duration will be available through our website's cookie consent tool.

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8. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, including when we introduce new website functionality, change service providers or change the cookies we use.

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The latest version will be published on our website and the Last updated date at the top of this page will be updated accordingly.

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9. Contact us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or how we handle personal information, please contact:

A&O Homestays Limited

Company registration number: 09814821

Registered office: 167-169 Great Portland Street, 5th Floor, London, W1W 5PF

Email: aohomestays@gmail.com