Cookie Policy

This is the Cookie Notice for caribbeanparadisehomes.com. Like most websites, the Caribbean Paradise Homes website uses cookies to collect information.

Cookies are small data files which are placed on your device as you browse this website. Cookies are used to ‘remember’ when your device accesses our website and to distinguish you from other users of our website. Cookies also enable you to store information about your preferences and past actions. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site.

Last updated: 26 Sep 2024

 

What cookies do we use and why?

We use the following cookies:

Strictly necessary (or essential) cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. These cookies are always enabled because our website will not work properly without them. They include, for example, cookies which enable you to log into secure areas of our website. You can switch off these cookies in your browser settings, but you may not be able to access all or parts of our website.

Analytics cookies: We use third-party cookies from Google Analytics, Hotjar, and Intercom to collect information about how and when you and other visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most frequently. Information collected by these cookies is used to improve how our website works and to enhance your experience on the website, for example by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.

You can find more information about the individual cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them in the table below:

Cookie Title / Cookie Name Cookie Type Duration Description / Purpose
cc_cookie Necessary 11 months This cookie is used to determine whether the cookie consent disclaimer should be displayed to a user. If the user has already given their consent or passed the initial disclaimer step, this cookie prevents the disclaimer from showing again. This cookie records the user’s consent preferences for various cookie categories. It enables the website to remember which types of cookies a user has agreed to and to apply those preferences during subsequent visits.
country Necessary 1 week This cookie stores the user’s country to provide localized content and services based on the user’s location.
city Necessary 1 week This cookie stores the user’s city to enhance location-specific features and improve user experience.
currency Necessary 1 week This cookie remembers the user’s preferred currency to display prices accordingly on the website.
_ga Analytics 24 months This cookie is used by Google Analytics to distinguish users on your website. It calculates visitor, session, and campaign data and keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report.
_ga_####### Analytics 24 months This cookie is used by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device.
_hjSessionUser_####### Analytics 12 months Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behavior in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.
_hjSession_####### Analytics 30 minutes A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window are attributed to the same session.
_hjIncludedInPageviewSample Analytics 2 minutes This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site’s pageview limit.
_hjIncludedInSessionSample Analytics 2 minutes This cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that user is included in the data sampling defined by your site’s daily session limit.
intercom-id-xxxxxx Necessary 9 months This cookie is used by Intercom to identify users and enable the functionality of the Intercom chat widget on our website. It helps in recognizing a user between visits and maintaining their chat history.
intercom-session-xxxxxx Necessary 1 week This cookie is used by Intercom to keep track of sessions and ensure that consecutive visits within a short time frame are attributed to the same session.

Except for essential cookies, all cookies will expire after their respective durations as listed above.

 

How do I change my cookie settings?

In the settings of browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, or Chrome, you have the flexibility to select which cookies to accept and which to decline. The location of these settings varies based on the browser you use:

On certain browser types, you can prevent Google Analytics from gathering analytical data by visiting the following link: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (available only on desktop).

At present, we do not utilize technology that acknowledges “do-not-track” signals sent from your browser.

Additional details regarding cookies, such as how to view the cookies currently stored on your device and how to control or remove them, can be accessed at www.allaboutcookies.org and www.youronlinechoices.eu.

Please be aware that opting for any of the choices outlined above does not exempt you from seeing advertisements. However, these ads will not be tailored to you based on the personal data gathered through tracking technologies, and thus may not be as closely aligned to your interests.

Also, please note that if you opt to block specific functional cookies, it might restrict your access to certain features of our services.

 

Changes to our cookie policy

We reserve the right to change our cookie policy from time to time. If we decide to change our cookie policy, we will notify you of these changes by posting an alert on the home page of our website.

For more information about how we use your personal information, please read our Privacy Policy. 

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please send us an email at info@caribbeanparadisehomes.com