Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly and provide information to site owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Casa do Sol uses a minimal cookie approach. We prioritise your privacy.

Essential Cookies (always on)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled:

Theme preference (`casadosol_theme`) — stores your dark/light-mode choice. Local-only, never transmitted.

Language preference — remembers your selected language (EN, PT, ES, FR, DE).

Cookie consent (`casadosol_cookie_consent`) — records whether you have accepted or declined non-essential cookies.

Session management — required for the Smoobu booking widget to function.

Analytics (only set if you click "Accept All")

Google Analytics 4 (Measurement ID `G-NV4MXBFTR2`) — helps us understand which pages and content are most useful so we can improve the site. We use Google Consent Mode v2 (`analytics_storage` defaults to *denied*), anonymised IP, and we never send personally identifiable information (no email, name, phone, address, or message content) in event parameters.

- Cookies set: `_ga`, `_ga_NV4MXBFTR2`. Retention: 2 months (data-retention setting in GA4).

- If you click *Essential Only*, no GA cookies are set and only cookieless, anonymised pings are sent (as defined by Google's Consent Mode v2). These do not identify you.

Plausible Analytics — privacy-friendly fallback analytics. Does not use cookies and does not collect personal data; only anonymous aggregate counts.

Third-Party Cookies

Smoobu Booking Widget — our booking integration may set cookies required for the booking process. These are governed by Smoobu's privacy policy.

WhatsApp — the WhatsApp chat link does not set cookies on our site (you only encounter WhatsApp's cookies after clicking through to their app).

3. Cookies We Do NOT Use

• No advertising or remarketing cookies

• No social-media tracking pixels (no Facebook Pixel, TikTok Pixel, etc.)

• No cross-site tracking

4. Data Retention

Cookie consent choice — kept on your device until you clear it or 12 months pass, whichever comes first.

Google Analytics event data — 2 months at user/event level (the shortest setting Google offers); aggregate reports remain available indefinitely.

Contact form submissions — stored in our private database for up to 24 months for reservation follow-up, then deleted.

Booking-platform data (Smoobu) — retained per Smoobu's own GDPR-compliant policy.

5. Managing Cookies

You can change your consent at any time by clearing your browser's site-data for casadosol.pt — the consent banner will reappear on your next visit.

You can also block cookies entirely through your browser settings:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies

Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies

Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies

Note: disabling essential cookies may break parts of the site (booking widget, language selector, theme).

6. Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.

7. Contact

For questions about our cookie practices:

Casa do Sol — Infesta, Celorico de Basto, Portugal

Email: reservas@casadosol.pt