Cookies Policy
Cookies Policy
Cookie Policy
9Hotel Central
Version based on the cookie audit provided for the 9Hotel Collection websites and the Mews booking engine.
1. What is a cookie?
A ‘cookie’ is a piece of information, usually small in size and identified by a name, which may be sent to your browser by a website you visit. Your web browser will store it for a certain period of time and send it back to the web server each time you revisit the site. Cookies have a variety of uses: they can be used to store a user ID, to ensure a service functions correctly, or to measure website traffic and performance, particularly for statistical or advertising purposes.
Cookies may include:
- Session cookies: these are automatically deleted when the user closes their browser.
- Persistent: these remain stored on the user’s device until a predefined expiry date.
- Third-party cookies: these are set by third-party domains or services accessed by the website being visited.
2. Which cookies do we use and what are they used for?
When you visit the Website, various types of cookies may be placed on your computer, mobile phone or tablet. The table below lists the cookies identified in the audit for this organisation. Cookies linked to the Mews booking engine may also be added when you use the booking engine.
2.1. Cookies strictly necessary for the functioning of the Website
These cookies are necessary for the functioning of the services requested by the user or for electronic communication. They are placed without prior consent where the conditions for exemption are met.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period |
|---|---|---|---|
| klaro | Klaro (CMP) | Stores the visitor’s cookie consent choices. | ~4 months |
2.2. Cookies requiring your prior consent
The cookies listed below are classified in the audit as analytics or marketing/advertising cookies. They are used, in particular, to measure audience figures, analyse sessions, attribute advertising conversions, enable retargeting or provide embedded content features. Their placement is subject to obtaining prior consent where required.
Analytical cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period |
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Unique visitor identifier, for audience measurement. | ~13 months |
| _ga_4KVPXK84GE | Google Analytics 4 | Maintains the GA4 session state for the 4KVPXK84GE property (property specific to 9Hotel Central). | ~13 months |
| _ga_8XQT4TRVKD | Google Analytics 4 | Maintains GA4 session state for the property 8XQT4TRVKD (a property shared by all the group’s websites). | ~13 months |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors within a 24-hour window. | ~1 day |
Marketing/advertising cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Attributes conversions to clicks on Google Ads campaigns. | ~3 months |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Estimates the visitor’s bandwidth to adjust the video player quality. | ~6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Stores privacy preferences relating to the YouTube video player. | ~6 months |
| YSC | YouTube | Tracks views of embedded videos during the current session. | Session |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Manages the roll-out of features for the YouTube video player embedded on the site. | ~6 months |
| __Secure-YNID | YouTube | Personalises the adverts displayed in the embedded YouTube video player. | ~6 months |
2.3. Cookies related to the Mews booking engine
When you use the Mews booking engine, it may set cookies necessary for the security and operation of the booking form, as well as analytical and marketing cookies identified in the audit. Cookies that are strictly necessary for the operation of the booking engine are indicated as such below. Other cookies remain subject to the applicable consent rules.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Anti-bot protection for the booking engine. | ~30 minutes |
| cf_clearance | Cloudflare | Confirms that the Cloudflare anti-bot verification has been passed. | ~12 months |
| cookiefirst-consent | CookieFirst (CMP) | Stores cookie consent on the booking engine. | ~12 months |
| __AntiforgeryToken | Mews | Anti-CSRF token securing the booking form. | Session |
Analytical cookies that may be used on the booking engine:
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period |
| __duetto | Duetto | Identifier for the Duetto pricing/analysis tool. | ~13 months |
| _ga | Google Analytics 4 | Unique visitor identifier, for audience measurement. | ~13 months |
| _ga_8XQT4TRVKD | Google Analytics 4 | GA4 session status for the property shared across the group. | ~13 months |
| _gid | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes visitors over a 24-hour period. | ~1 day |
| _ga_<property> | Google Analytics 4 | One GA4 property per hotel is aggregated here via cross-domain tracking (identifiers listed in the audit). | ~13 months |
Marketing/advertising cookies that may be used on the booking engine:
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Retention period |
| apt.sid | Appier | Session ID for Appier retargeting. | ~30 minutes |
| apt.uid | Appier | Visitor ID for Appier retargeting (multi-session). | ~12 months |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Attribution of conversions from Google Ads campaigns. | ~3 months |
| _fbp | Meta (Facebook) | Meta pixel ID for advertising and retargeting. | ~3 months |
| _uetsid | Microsoft Ads (Bing) | Session tracking for Microsoft/Bing advertising. | ~1 day |
| _uetvid | Microsoft Ads (Bing) | Visitor ID for Microsoft/Bing advertising (multi-session). | ~13 months |
2.4. Retention period
The durations shown in the tables correspond to those recorded in the cookie audit provided. They range from the duration of the session to approximately 13 months for certain analytics cookies. Durations may depend on the cookie provider and its settings.
3. How can you manage your cookies?
When you visit the Website, you are informed about the use of cookies. In accordance with the detailed list above, the placement of certain cookies is subject to obtaining your consent. This consent is obtained when you log in to the Website via a cookie management tool (CMP), which presents the different categories of cookies to you and allows you to make your choices.
No cookies requiring consent will be installed on your device without your prior agreement. You may change or withdraw your consent at any time via the settings of the cookie management tool, where this feature is available on the Website.
You can also configure your browser to block the use of cookies, to be notified when they are used, to authorise them on a case-by-case basis, or to delete them.
4. Browser settings
You will find instructions on how to configure your browser on the following websites, amongst others:
- CNIL – Cookies and trackers: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-traceurs-que-dit-la-loi
- CNIL – Tools for managing cookies: https://www.cnil.fr/fr/cookies-les-outils-pour-les-maitriser
- AboutCookies: https://www.aboutcookies.org/
- YourOnlineChoices: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/fr/
- Firefox™: https://support.mozilla.org/fr/kb/activer-desactiver-cookies-preferences
- Chrome™: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=fr
- Internet Explorer™: https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Safari™: https://support.apple.com/kb/ph21411?locale=fr_FR
- Opera™: http://help.opera.com/Windows/10.20/fr/cookies.html
Disabling certain cookies may reduce the quality of your browsing experience or limit access to certain features.
5. Contact
For further information regarding this policy, please contact us at: dpo@tagerim.fr
