Cookies Policy
1. What this policy covers
This Cookies Policy explains how the Praia da Lota Resort website (“Website”) uses cookies and similar technologies, what they do, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your personal data more generally.
2. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your choices, and to provide information to the website owner. “Similar technologies” include pixels, tags and local storage, which work in a comparable way. In this policy we refer to all of these simply as “cookies”.
3. How we ask for your consent
When you first visit the Website, a cookie banner appears. Cookies that are strictly necessary for the Website to work are always active. All other cookies — for preferences, statistics and marketing — are only used after you give your consent through the banner.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the “Cookies Settings” link in the footer of the Website, which reopens the preferences panel.
4. Types of cookies we use
a) Strictly necessary cookies These are essential for the Website to function correctly — for example, to keep the site secure, remember your cookie choices, and let core features work. They cannot be switched off in our systems and do not require consent.
b) Preference (functional) cookies These allow the Website to remember choices you make, such as your language, to give you a more personalised experience.
c) Statistics (analytics) cookies These help us understand how visitors use the Website — for example, which pages are most visited — so we can improve it. We use tools such as Google Analytics, managed through Google Tag Manager. The information is used in aggregate and helps us measure and improve performance.
d) Marketing cookies These are used to make advertising more relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns, including on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram (Meta). They may be set by us or by our advertising partners.
5. Cookies used on this Website
The table below lists the main cookies used. The full, always-up-to-date list — including exact cookie names, providers and durations — is generated automatically and available in the “Cookies Settings” panel.
[TO BE COMPLETED FROM THE COOKIE SCAN] — The exact names, purposes and retention periods below should be filled in from the site’s cookie-consent tool (e.g. Cookiebot/CookieYes) scan. The entries below are the ones we can reasonably expect on this site.
| Cookie / technology | Category | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
| Consent cookie (e.g. CookieConsent) | Strictly necessary | Consent tool | Stores your cookie preferences | [e.g. 1 year] |
| Google Tag Manager | Strictly necessary / statistics | Manages the loading of other tags | [session / n/a] | |
| _ga, ga* | Statistics | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors and measures usage | [up to 2 years] |
| _gid | Statistics | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | [24 hours] |
| Meta Pixel (_fbp) | Marketing | Meta (Facebook/Instagram) | Measures and targets advertising | [up to 3 months] |
| Booking partner cookies | Strictly necessary | D-EDGE / secure-hotel-booking | Supports the booking process | [as set by provider] |
6. Third-party cookies and international data transfers
Some cookies are set by third parties (such as Google and Meta) when their tools are active on the Website. These providers may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where this happens, transfers are made using safeguards recognised under the GDPR (such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses). For more detail, please see the privacy policies of those providers.
7. How to manage cookies
You have two main ways to control cookies:
- On this Website — use the “Cookies Settings” link in the footer to accept, reject or adjust categories at any time.
- In your browser — most browsers let you block or delete cookies through their settings. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may stop parts of the Website from working properly. You can find instructions in the help section of your browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc.).
8. Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this policy from time to time, for example if we add new tools or if the law changes. The version in force is always the one published here, with the “last updated” date shown above.
9. Contact
For questions about this Cookies Policy or how we use your data, please contact us:
Praia da Lota Resort Praia da Lota, Manta Rota, 8900-037 Vila Nova de Cacela, Portugal Email: info@praiadalotaresort.com Telephone: +351 932 274 595 / +351 281 950 570
If you are not satisfied with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority, CNPD — Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (www.cnpd.pt).
