Cookies Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026

This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how Funharborindex uses them, the types of cookies we use, and how you can manage your cookie preferences when visiting our platform.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other electronic device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, improve the user experience, and provide analytical data to site owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

At Funharborindex, we use cookies for the following purposes:

• Functionality: To ensure our dynamic hotel listings, routing, and contact forms function perfectly without errors.
• Preferences: To remember your site preferences, such as selected language or previously viewed hotels (e.g., remembering if you looked at Shangri-La Paris).
• Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and where we need to improve the user interface.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

We classify our cookies into the following categories:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to browse the website and use its features. Without these, basic functions like page navigation cannot be provided.
• Performance Cookies: These gather anonymous data on how visitors use the site. They help us improve website architecture and loading speeds.
• Marketing & Targeting Cookies: Used to deliver advertisements relevant to your interests, limit the number of times you see an ad, and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. (Note: We only deploy these if you explicitly consent).

4. Managing Your Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas may be restricted.

To manage cookies in your browser, please visit the official support pages of your respective browser (e.g., Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari).

5. Changes to this Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy occasionally to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business operations. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

6. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and integrate social media features. These third parties (such as Google Analytics or advertising networks) have their own privacy and cookie policies, and we do not have direct control over these cookies.

7. Local Storage and Session Storage

Alongside traditional cookies, we may utilize Web Storage technologies like Local Storage and Session Storage to enhance your browsing experience. This allows us to temporarily save your hotel preferences or form inputs, ensuring a seamless navigation process even if you accidentally close your browser tab.

8. Revoking Consent

If you have previously provided consent for our use of non-essential cookies, you can withdraw it at any time. You can do this by clearing your browser's cookies or by interacting with the cookie management tool located in the footer of our website. Upon revoking consent, some personalized features may no longer function as intended.

9. Specific Cookie Table

For transparency, here are examples of the primary cookies we deploy:

• session_id (Essential): Maintains your active session across different pages. Expires when the browser closes.
• cookie_consent (Essential): Remembers if you have accepted or dismissed our cookie banner. Expires in 1 year.
• ga_client (Analytics): Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and track behavior anonymously. Expires in 2 years.
• pref_hotel (Preference): Stores the last viewed hotel location to offer quicker access on your next visit. Expires in 30 days.