Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy for Delisio Stays (HouseBuddy Ltd)

1) Who we are and scope

This Cookie Policy explains how HouseBuddy Ltd (trading as Delisio Stays) uses cookies and similar technologies on www.delisiostays.com (the “Site”). It applies to visitors in the UK and EEA.

Controller: HouseBuddy Ltd (no. 13059590), 71–75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ, UK
Contact: [email protected] | [email protected]
Related document: See our Privacy Policy for more on how we process personal data.

2) What are cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
We also use SDKs, pixels, tags, and local storage for similar purposes.

3) Legal basis & consent

In the UK (UK GDPR + PECR) and the EEA (EU GDPR + ePrivacy), we require your consent for any cookies not strictly necessary (e.g., analytics, advertising, social media).
Strictly necessary cookies are used without consent (our legitimate interests in delivering the Site and services).
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time via the Cookie Preferences link in the footer or banner.

4) How you can manage cookies

Use our consent banner to accept/reject categories.
Adjust browser settings to block or delete cookies.
Opt out from certain third parties via their tools (e.g., Google “Ads Settings”).
If you enable Do Not Track, we will honour it where technically feasible alongside your banner choices.

5) Categories of cookies we use

Strictly Necessary (essential for core site features—security, checkout, consent storage).
Functional/Preferences (remember choices such as language, region).
Performance/Analytics (aggregate statistics on visits and usage; e.g., GA4).
Advertising/Targeting (measure/serve ads, build audiences; e.g., Google Ads/Meta).
Social Media (enable content sharing, embedded content and audience insights).

Consent Mode (EEA/UK): If you use Google services, enable Google Consent Mode v2 and map our categories to your CMP so tags adapt to the user’s choices.

6) How We Use Cookies

We use cookies to:
1. Ensure the proper functioning of our website.
2. Improve website performance and user experience.
3. Measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
4. Enable interactions with third-party services (e.g., booking engines and social media platforms).

7) Retention and duration

The lifetime of cookies varies depending on their function:

Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: remain on your device for a defined period (e.g., from 1 day up to 12–13 months for analytics or preference purposes), unless you delete them earlier.

The retention details for each category are shown in the banner’s Cookie Preferences.

8) Third-party cookies

Third parties may set cookies when you visit our Site (e.g., analytics, ads, social media integrations). These third parties are independent controllers for their cookie processing and provide their own notices and choices.We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of respective third-party providers:

9) International transfers

Some providers process data outside the UK/EEA. Where required, we rely on adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses (with UK Addendum/IDTA) plus appropriate safeguards.

10) Retention

Cookie lifetimes are shown above. Server-side logs and related identifiers may be retained for up to 12–24 months for security, debugging and fraud prevention, unless a longer period is necessary for legal reasons.

11) Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Policy periodically. The “Last updated” date will change and, if changes are significant, we will show a banner or otherwise notify you.

12) Contact

Questions about cookies? [email protected] | [email protected]

Effective Date: January 2025

Last updated: July 2025