Cookie Policy
Last updated: 28 January 2025
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on the Host Wise website, the types of cookies we use and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet or smartphone) when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to website owners.
Cookies allow the website to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your language preferences, settings and other information. This can make your next visit easier and the website more useful to you.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for various purposes:
2.1. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without these cookies, services such as contact forms and secure areas cannot be provided. These cookies do not collect information about you that could be used for marketing.
2.2. Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for example, which pages are most visited and whether they receive error messages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how the website works.
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information and generate reports on website usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors.
For more information on how Google uses collected data, visit: Google Privacy Policy.
Microsoft Clarity
We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how users interact with our website through heatmaps and session recordings. This helps us identify usability issues and improve the user experience.
For more information, visit: Microsoft Privacy Policy.
2.3. Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and therefore more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
Facebook Pixel (Meta)
We use Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, and to show relevant ads to our website visitors on those platforms.
For more information on how Facebook uses data, visit: Facebook Privacy Policy.
3. Google Tag Manager
We use Google Tag Manager to manage and implement the analytics and marketing tags mentioned above. Google Tag Manager itself does not use cookies, but it facilitates the implementation of tags that may use cookies.
Google Tag Manager is a tool that allows us to manage website scripts and tags centrally, ensuring they are loaded efficiently and in accordance with your consent preferences.
4. How to Manage Cookies
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time. There are several ways to do this:
4.1. Via the Cookie Banner
When you visit our website for the first time, a cookie banner is displayed that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the website footer.
4.2. Via Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to reject all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent.
Here are links to instructions for the most popular browsers:
4.3. Opt-out of Specific Services
You can opt out of specific analytics and advertising services:
Note: If you disable or reject cookies, some parts of the website may not function correctly or your browsing experience may be affected.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the distribution of these cookies and you should check the relevant third-party websites for more information about these cookies.
Third parties that use cookies on our website include:
- Google (Analytics and Tag Manager)
- Microsoft (Clarity)
- Meta/Facebook (Pixel)
6. Updates to this Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
We recommend that you visit this page regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies. The date of the last update is indicated at the top of this page.
7. More Information
For more information on how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us at: