This Cookie Policy explains how voyagesbywater.com uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can control them. It is part of the Privacy Policy.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Similar technologies, such as your browser's local storage, work the same way. Some are needed for a site to work; others help the site owner understand how it is used.
What this website uses
Strictly necessary
- vbw-nd-loop: remembers that you closed the "Stay in the loop" newsletter bar. Kept until you close the browser tab.
- vbw-analytics: remembers your Cookie Settings choice. Kept until you change it or clear your browser data.
These are stored in your browser only. They are not shared with anyone and do not identify you.
Analytics (can be turned off)
- _ga (Google Analytics): distinguishes visitors, to count visits. Kept for 2 years.
- _ga_NP8M0DMKTW (Google Analytics): keeps track of the current visit. Kept for 2 years.
Google Analytics tells me which pages are read, how visitors arrive and which devices they use. It is not used for advertising. Google's own use of this information is described in How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Third-party services
- Booking calendar (Contact page): the scheduler is provided by Nylas and loads only when you scroll to it. Nylas may set its own cookies to make scheduling work.
- Consultation form: submitted on Tern's website, where Tern's cookie and privacy policies apply.
- Fonts, maps and code libraries (Adobe Fonts, OpenFreeMap, jsDelivr, cdnjs) are loaded from their providers and do not set cookies on this site.
- Social links to Facebook and Instagram only open those sites when you click them; nothing from them is loaded on this site.
Your choices
- Cookie Settings (below, and in the footer of every page): turn Google Analytics off or back on at any time.
- Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends this signal, Google Analytics is switched off automatically.
- Your browser: you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Google also offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics.
Turning analytics off does not affect how the website works.
Contact
Questions: VBWoffice@VoyagesByWater.com.