Cookie policy
A short, honest rundown of the cookies this site uses — what they're for, how long they stick around, and how to say no. Last reviewed September 2025.
What a cookie actually is
A small text file your browser stores so a site can remember you between pages and visits.
What ours do
Remember your cookie choice, keep forms from losing your input mid-visit, and tell us which pages people actually read so we write more of those.
What ours don't
No cross-site tracking, no advertising cookies, no selling behaviour profiles. We're a travel studio — your browsing isn't our business model.
Every cookie, named
The full inventory. If a cookie isn't on this list, it isn't ours.
| COOKIE | TYPE | PURPOSE | LIFE |
|---|---|---|---|
| bhw-cookie-choice | Essential | Remembers your consent decision so we don't ask twice | 12 months |
| bhw-session | Essential | Keeps form progress intact during a visit | Session |
| _bhw_analytics | Analytics | Anonymous page-view counts — which trips get read | 13 months |
| _bhw_perf | Analytics | Load-time measurements so the site stays fast | 6 months |
The few outsiders
Two external services set their own cookies when you use them — both are standard infrastructure, and both are listed so nothing hides.
Google Maps
The embedded map on our contacts page sets Google's own cookies when loaded — their policy applies to that frame.
CDN assets
Bootstrap, FontAwesome and AOS load from public CDNs, which may log standard request data. No functional cookies from them.
Say no —
it's one click
- Our banner offers "Essential only" — analytics cookies never load
- Every browser can block or delete cookies entirely in settings
- Blocking essential cookies just means the banner reappears — nothing breaks
- Change your mind anytime; the choice cookie is the only thing we'd need to reset
Browser quick paths
- ChromeSettings → Privacy → Cookies
- SafariSettings → Privacy
- FirefoxSettings → Privacy & Security
- EdgeSettings → Cookies & permissions
Mobile browsers hide these in the same places — search "cookies" in settings and it'll surface.
Cookie questions, answered
If something on this page is unclear, the same privacy contact handles it — brightheartwave@gmail.com, subject line "Cookies".
Meanwhile, the good kind of tracking
The only footprints we're interested in — on Country, in person, with permission.
If this page changes
Material updates get flagged here with a new review date at the top. We don't do silent policy edits — the version you're reading is the version that's live.