Cookie Policy | Pirate Sailor – Boat Rental in Valencia

Article 01

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on a user's device (computer, tablet or mobile phone) when they visit it. They are stored in the user's browser and sent back to the web server on subsequent visits, allowing the site to recognise the user and remember information about their session, preferences or browsing behaviour.

In addition to cookies as such, there are other similar storage and tracking technologies that work analogously, such as local storage, web beacons (tracking pixels), analytics scripts and device fingerprinting. For the purposes of this Policy, all such technologies are covered by the generic term "cookies".

Cookies serve many different purposes: some are essential for the website to function correctly; others help improve the user experience by remembering preferences; and others are used for statistical or analytical purposes to understand how users interact with the site.

Article 02

Applicable legal framework

The use of cookies in Spain is primarily regulated by the following legislation:

Article 22.2 of Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE): requires that non-strictly-technical cookies require prior informed consent from the user, after receiving clear information about the purposes of the processing.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR): sets out the principles and requirements applicable to the processing of personal data, including data collected through cookies (free, specific, informed and unambiguous consent; right to withdraw consent; etc.).
Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD): the Spanish implementing legislation for the GDPR.
AEPD Cookie Use Guide (updated July 2023): a non-binding interpretive document establishing best practices for cookie information and consent.
Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy) and its transposition into Spanish law: the European reference regulation on privacy in electronic communications.

Under this legislation, cookies that are not strictly necessary to provide a service expressly requested by the user require the user's prior, free, specific, informed and unambiguous consent, expressed through a clear affirmative action (Art. 4(11) GDPR).

Article 03

Cookie classification

Cookies may be classified according to different criteria. The following sets out the classification relevant to this website, in accordance with the AEPD Guide:

3.1 By the party that installs them

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First-party cookies Owner: Pirate Sailor Installed directly by Pirate Sailor from the piratesailor.com domain. Pirate Sailor acts as the data controller responsible for data collected through these cookies.

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Third-party cookies Owner: external provider Installed by external providers (e.g. Google LLC) through services embedded in the site. The third party acts as an independent data controller and has its own privacy policy.

3.2 By purpose

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Technical or necessary Exempt from consent Essential for the correct functioning of the website. Do not require user consent (Art. 22.2 LSSI-CE). On this site, these include session cookies and consent preference cookies.

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Preference or functional cookies May require consent Remember options chosen by the user (language, region, display settings). May require consent where personalisation involves the processing of identifiable personal data.

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Analytical or statistical cookies Consent required Enable measurement of web traffic and user behaviour in an aggregated and anonymous manner, with the aim of identifying improvements to the service. This site uses Google Analytics 4 for this purpose.

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Marketing or behavioural advertising cookies Not used Used to build user profiles and display personalised advertising on this site or other sites in the network. Pirate Sailor does not use this type of cookie or any advertising tracking pixels.

3.3 By duration

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Session cookies Temporary Stored only during the active browsing session and automatically deleted when the user closes the browser. They leave no persistent trace on the device.

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Persistent cookies With defined expiry Remain stored on the device for a set period (days, months or years) as specified by their expiry date, or until the user manually deletes them from their browser settings.

Article 04

Cookies used on this website

The following is the complete cookie inventory for piratesailor.com, as required by the AEPD Guide:

Cookie	Type	Owner	Purpose	Duration	Consent
`_ga`	Analytics	Third party Google	Distinguishes unique users via a randomly generated client identifier. Enables counting of unique visits and sessions in Google Analytics 4.	2 years	Required
`_ga_[ID]`	Analytics	Third party Google	Maintains the Google Analytics 4 session state and stores information about traffic source.	2 years	Required
`_gid`	Analytics	Third party Google	Records and updates a unique value for each page visited during the active session.	24 hours	Required
`cookie_consent`	Technical	Own	Stores the user's consent preferences (cookies accepted or rejected), preventing the banner from appearing on every visit.	12 months	Exempt — necessary
`session`	Technical	Own	Maintains the user's active session during browsing and enables correct operation of forms.	Session	Exempt — necessary

Note on IP address: Google Analytics 4 applies IP anonymisation by default. The user's IP address is truncated before any storage or transmission, making it impossible for Google to identify the end user from this data.

Article 05

Third-party cookies

Pirate Sailor uses third-party services that may place their own cookies on the user's device. Such third parties act as independent data controllers of the data collected through their cookies and have their own privacy policies.

5.1 Google LLC — Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager

Pirate Sailor uses Google Analytics 4 to obtain traffic statistics and analyse user behaviour on the website in an aggregated and anonymous manner. Google Analytics 4 sets the cookies _ga, _ga_[ID] and _gid described in Article 4.

Google Tag Manager is used as a tag container to manage the implementation of analytics tools. Google Tag Manager itself does not set analytics cookies.

Provider	Service	Privacy policy	Opt-out
Google LLC	Google Analytics 4 / Google Tag Manager	policies.google.com/privacy	GA Opt-out Add-on

Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, covered by the European Commission Adequacy Decision of July 2023. For more information on international transfers, see Article 8 of this Policy and Pirate Sailor's Privacy Policy.

5.2 No advertising or social media cookies

Pirate Sailor does not use behavioural advertising cookies, retargeting, social media pixels (Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, etc.) or any other tracking technology for advertising purposes. The social media icons on the site are simple external links and do not set third-party cookies.

Article 06

Consent management

6.1 Cookie banner

When first accessing the website, a cookie information banner is displayed, allowing the user to:

Accept all cookies, including analytics.
Reject all non-strictly-necessary cookies.
Configure preferences by cookie category.

In accordance with the AEPD Guide (2023), merely scrolling the page or closing the banner will not be interpreted as consent. Consent is only considered given when the user performs a clear affirmative action (e.g. clicking "Accept all" or "Save preferences").

6.2 Consent records

Pirate Sailor stores a record of each user's consent, including: the date and time of consent, the version of the banner displayed and the preferences selected. This record is retained for 3 years for compliance demonstration purposes (accountability principle, Art. 5(2) GDPR).

6.3 Withdrawal of consent

The user may withdraw or modify their consent at any time, with the same ease as when they gave it, via:

The cookie preferences panel accessible from the "Manage cookies" link in the footer.
Their browser settings (see Article 7).
The Google Analytics opt-out add-on at: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent prior to withdrawal. Rejecting analytics cookies will not prevent the user from browsing the website, although some functionality may be limited.

6.4 Minors

Pirate Sailor's website is not directed at children under 14. In accordance with Article 8 of the GDPR and Article 7 of the LOPDGDD, consent for the use of cookies by children under 14 requires the consent of those with parental responsibility or legal guardianship.

Article 07

How to manage cookies from your browser

In addition to the site's preferences panel, users can manage, block or delete cookies directly from their browser settings. Below are links to instructions for the most common browsers:

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Google Chrome Go to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data. You can delete all cookies, block third-party cookies or manage exceptions per site. View detailed instructions →

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Mozilla Firefox Go to Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data. Firefox allows clearing cookies on close and managing exceptions per domain. View detailed instructions →

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Apple Safari (Mac) Go to Safari → Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data. You can block all cookies or only third-party cookies, and delete them individually or in bulk. View detailed instructions →

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Apple Safari (iOS / iPadOS) Go to Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security → Block All Cookies. You can also clear history and website data from the same menu. View detailed instructions →

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Microsoft Edge Go to Settings → Privacy, search and services → Cookies and site permissions. Edge offers three blocking levels and allows managing exceptions per site. View detailed instructions →

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Opera Go to Settings → Advanced → Privacy and security → Site Settings → Cookies. Opera shares Chrome's engine and offers the same management options. View detailed instructions →

Warning: Disabling or deleting technical or necessary cookies may affect the correct functioning of the website, in particular the behaviour of contact forms and the display of certain content. Analytics cookies can be disabled without affecting browsing.

7.1 Private / incognito browsing mode

Most browsers offer a private or incognito browsing mode in which cookies are automatically deleted when the window is closed. However, cookies remain functional during the active browsing session. Using private mode is not equivalent to rejecting or disabling cookies.

7.2 Additional control tools

Additional tools allow users to control third-party tracking at a general level, regardless of the website visited:

Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Your Online Choices (EDAA): youronlinechoices.com/uk/ — to manage behavioural advertising cookies from multiple networks.
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): networkadvertising.org/choices/

Article 08

International data transfers

The use of Google Analytics 4 involves the transfer of data to Google LLC (USA). This transfer is covered by the European Commission Adequacy Decision of 10 July 2023 on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, in which Google LLC participates as a certified organisation.

Google LLC's certification can be verified in the official Data Privacy Framework Registry.

For full information on international transfers carried out by Pirate Sailor, see Article 7 of the Privacy Policy.

Outside the case described above, Pirate Sailor carries out no other international transfers of personal data collected through cookies.

Article 09

Amendments and effective date

Pirate Sailor reserves the right to modify this Cookie Policy at any time to adapt it to regulatory or jurisprudential changes, updates to AEPD or European Data Protection Board (EDPB) guidelines, or changes in the analytics services or tools used.

When new cookies are added or existing ones are materially changed, users will be informed via the cookie banner, and new consent will be requested where required.

The updated Cookie Policy will always be available at https://piratesailor.com/en/cookies.html.

Date of preparation: 1 January 2025

Last reviewed: 1 January 2025

Reference legislation:

— Art. 22.2 Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE)

— Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

— Organic Law 3/2018 (LOPDGDD)

— AEPD Cookie Use Guide (July 2023)

— Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy)

— EC Adequacy Decision on the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (July 2023)