Saunton Beach Enterprises Limited
COOKIE POLICY
This policy sets out information about our use of Cookies on our website.
“We”, “us” or “our” means Saunton Beach Enterprises Limited, trading as Saunton Beach Villas (registered company number 08267727).
Our registered address is 47 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX311SQ.
“Website” means sauntonbeachvillas.co.uk.
We are registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a data controller under number ZA171957.
If you wish to contact us, please click here.
What is a cookie?
A ‘cookie’ is a type of data file that is stored on your device when you visit a website or perform actions while visiting a website. A cookie file contains information that is transferred to your device’s memory which is recalled when you revisit our site, or when you perform certain actions on your device. Where we refer to a cookie in this policy, this incorporates similar tracking technologies.
Necessary Cookies
When you first visit our website, we only use necessary cookies. This means that additional cookies (called “Optional Cookies” in this policy) won’t be used unless you agree to accept/enable all cookies or select your own cookie preferences.
Optional Cookies
Optional cookies are used for analytical, performance, advanced functionality and advertising purposes. More information is set out in this policy. Optional cookies help us improve our website and we believe accepting all optional cookies provides you with the best user experience.
Cookies can be “First Party”, i.e. set by us, or “Third Party”, i.e. placed on your device by another organisation when you visit our website. Third-party cookies may be placed on your device by an organisation providing a service to us or by our business partners, so that they can advertise products and services to you on our website and elsewhere on the internet. Because of how cookies work, our website cannot access third-party cookies stored from other websites; nor can other organisations access the data in the cookies we use on our website.
Changing your preferences
You can select to accept/enable some or all of the optional cookies either within the settings of your own device or by selecting the option provided on our website.
How long will cookies stay on my device?
The length of time a cookie will stay on your computer or mobile device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie. Session cookies should expire when you stop browsing. Persistent cookies stay on your device until they expire after a set period or are deleted. For each of the cookies used on our website we have set out the duration in the tables below.
The Cookies we use on our website
Necessary Cookies
Necessary Cookies are cookies that are required for the operation of our website. They include, for example, cookies that allow page navigation or enable you to access certain areas of our website. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies. Necessary Cookies can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences but doing so may result in reduced or limited functionality of our website. In some circumstances our website may cease to function as intended if necessary cookies are disabled, deleted or otherwise altered. We do not accept any liability for any loss arising where necessary cookies are disabled, deleted or otherwise altered. We use the following necessary cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPSESSIONID* | This cookie maintains anonymous user’s session state between page views. | Microsoft ASP | This cookie is session based and is deleted the next time you close your browser. |
| Incap_ses_* | This cookie links web requests to a certain session for security reasons. | Incapsula | This cookie is session based and is deleted the next time you close your browser. |
| visid_incap_* | This cookie links certain sessions to the specific user that has already visited. | Incapsula | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. |
| privacy | This cookie stores users’ privacy selections. | Saunton Beach Villas | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. |
Optional Cookies
We and third parties like to use cookies on this website to enhance your user experience, personalise content and advertisements, provide social media features, and analyse the traffic/visitor actions on our website. Optional cookies help us to provide you with the experience we intend to provide when you browse our website and also allow us to improve our website and the service we provide.
We need to obtain your consent to use Optional cookies; this is usually by way of a pop-up notice. As set out in this policy, you can change your preference at any time.
Advanced functionality, Analytics and Performance
We use advanced functionality cookies to recognise you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalise our content for you, greet you by name and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
We use analytical/performance cookies to enable us to recognise and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors use our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
We would like to use the following optional advanced functionality, analytics and performance cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| _ga_* | This cookie stores and counts pageviews. | Google Analytics | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. |
| _gid_ | This cookie stores and count pageviews. | Google Analytics | This cookie stays on your device for 1 day. |
| _gat_* | This cookie reads and filters requests from bots. | Google Analytics | This cookie stays on your device for 1 minute. |
| activeCsaasWidgets | This cookie collects information about how the user interact with the live chat function on the website. | Chatty | This cookie stays on your device for 1 day. |
| AEC | This cookie ensures that requests within a browsing session are made by the user, and not by other sites. It prevents malicious sites from acting on behalf of a user without the user’s knowledge. | This cookie stays on your device for 6 months. | |
| csaas_referrer | This cookie registers how the user has reached the website to enable payout of referral commission fees to partners. | Chatty | This cookie stays on your device for 1 day. |
| csaas_user_id | This cookie identifies the user across devices and visits, in order to optimise the chat box function on the website. | Chatty | This cookie stays on your device for 1 year. |
| cSaasWidget_* | This cookie identifies the widget’s state (i.e. true or false). | Chatty | The cookie stays on your device for 7 days. |
| sc_recently_searched | This cookie applies the user’s searched parameters to property calendars and display properties that match parameters. | Saunton Beach Villas | This cookie is session based and is deleted the next time you close your browser. |
| sc_recently_viewed | This cookie displays similar properties to the user based on previously viewed properties. | Saunton Beach Villas | This cookie stays on your device for 7 days. |
| triggeredForGMDXmtCj | This cookie identifies the widget and account ID. | Supercontrol | This cookie stays on your device for 30 days. |
Advertising
We and third parties want to display adverts that we think are relevant to you. In order to do so, we need your consent to use advertising cookies. Even if you do not accept our advertising cookies, where you have accepted advertising cookies on another website they may remain active on our website. You can configure the advertisement vendors that place cookies on your device by interacting with the cookie consent banner on our website.
We use the following advertising cookies:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCS | This cookie stores a user’s state regarding their cookie choices. | This cookie stays on your device for 13 months. |
Social Media Cookies
We use social media cookies to track your activity on social media platforms, and allow you to share our website (or parts of it) on social media.
These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting cookies. Please note that our social media partners may also use cookies over which we have no control and if you have consented to the use of those cookies elsewhere, as they are on your device without your consent, those cookies will be active. We cannot prevent this. To control the use of these cookies, you will need to contact the controller of that cookie.
We use the following social media platforms:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Controller | Further Information (including duration of cookie) |
| _Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | This cookie manages feature rollout and experimentation. It helps Google control which new features or interface changes are shown to users as part of testing and staged rollouts, ensuring consistent experience for a given user during an experiment. | Youtube | This cookie stays on your device for 180 days. |
| _fbp | This cookie is used to store and track visits across websites. | This cookie stays on your device for 3 months. | |
| NID | This cookie plays videos embedded on the website. | Youtube | This cookie stays on your device for 6 months to 10 years. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | This cookie stores and tracks a user’s identity, and provides ad delivery or retargeting. | Youtube | This cookie stays on your device for 1 day. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | This cookie stores users’ privacy and consent settings for embedded videos. | Youtube | This cookie stays on your device for 90 days. |
| YSC | This cookie is set on webpages with Youtube embedded videos to track views. | Youtube | This cookie is session based and is deleted the next time you close your browser. |
