Cookies policy

This cookie policy was last updated on 15/11/2024 and applies to citizens of the European Economic Area.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://istay.ro (hereinafter referred to as the “website“) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience, all technologies are referred to as “cookies“). Cookies are also placed by third parties that we have hired. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. What are Cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with the pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or other device used to use the website. The stored information may be returned to our servers or the servers of relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

3. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function correctly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

4. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or pixel tag) is a small piece of text or invisible image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. To do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

5. Cookies

5.1 Technical or functional cookies.Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website function properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, it is easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not have to repeatedly enter the same information when you visit our website and, for example, items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Marketing / Tracking Cookies Marketing / Tracking Cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertisements or to track the user on this website or on several websites for similar marketing purposes.

6. Why are cookies and/or similar technologies important for the Internet?

Cookies and/or similar technologies are a central point of the efficient functioning of the Internet, helping to generate a friendly browsing experience and adapted to the preferences and interests of each user. Refusing or disabling cookies may make some sites or parts of the sites impossible to use. Disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive, in compliance with the law, online advertising – it only means that it will no longer be able to take into account your preferences and interests, highlighted by your browsing behavior. Examples of important uses of cookies (which do not require a user to authenticate through an account): Content and services tailored to user preferences – product and service categories. Offers tailored to user interests Password retention Retention of child protection filters regarding Internet content (family mode options, safe search functions). Limiting the frequency of advertising – limiting the number of times an advertisement is displayed to a particular user on a site. Providing relevant advertising to the user. Measuring, optimizing and adapting analysis features – such as confirming a certain level of traffic on a website, what type of content is viewed and how a user reaches a website (e.g. via search engines, directly, from other websites, etc.). Websites perform these analyses regarding their use in order to improve their services for the benefit of users.

7. Placed cookies

We use two types of cookies: per session and fixed. Session cookies are temporary files that remain on the user’s terminal until the session ends or the browser is closed. Persistent cookies remain on the user’s terminal for a period determined by the cookie parameters or until they are manually deleted by the user.

A visit to this site may place the following types of cookies:

  • - strictly necessary cookies for the functioning of the site
  • - analysis cookies
  • - advertising cookies

Strictly necessary cookies and/or similar technologies are essential for the proper functioning of the site, being set on your device when accessing the site or following actions performed on the site, as the case may be. You can set your browser to block cookies, but in this case certain sections of the site will not function properly. Below you will find a list of the cookies placed:

  • - __Host-authjs.csrf-token
  • - __Secure-authjs.callback-url
  • - __Secure-authjs.pkce.code_verifier
  • - authjs.session-token
  • - cookieConsentis a session cookie and stores the information that you have accepted the cookie policy.
  • - _gais a cookie valid for 2 years, set by Google Analytics, which aims to differentiate between users, being an analysis cookie to determine the number of unique users present on the website.
  • - _ga_TV2PZD9Q6Z- is a cookie valid for 2 years, set by Google Analytics, which aims to persist the user session. Being an analysis cookie, this cookie is responsible for user data management.
  • - order- is a storage item to save your selection when you want to make reservations.

In addition to the cookies presented above, some pages, such as the apartment or location details page where you see photo gallery which are hosted on partners cloud servers, may use our partner cookies. For more details visit our cloud partner cloudinary.com privacy policy.

8. Do cookies or similar technologies contain personal data?

Cookies or similar technologies themselves do not require personal information in order to be used and, in many cases, do not personally identify internet users. However, there are situations when personal data can be collected through the use of cookies to facilitate certain functionalities for the user or to provide the user with an experience more tailored to their preferences. Such data is encrypted in a way that makes it impossible for unauthorized persons to access them. What are similar technologies? There are other technologies that can be used for the same purposes as cookies. istay.ro uses Local Storage as a similar technology.

9. Block cookies

If the use of cookies is not disturbing and the computer or technical equipment used to browse this website is used only by you, long expiration dates can be set for storing browsing history. If the computer or technical equipment used to browse this website is used by several people, you may want to consider setting it to delete individual browsing data each time the browser is closed. Disabling and refusing to accept cookies may make this website difficult to visit, resulting in limitations on its usability. Users can configure their browser to reject cookies or to accept cookies from a specific website. All modern browsers offer the possibility of changing cookie settings. These settings can usually be accessed in the “options“ section or in the “preferences“ menu of your browser. However, refusing or disabling cookies does not mean that you will no longer receive online advertising - it will only mean that it will not be tailored to your preferences and interests, as evidenced by your browsing behavior.

To understand these settings, the following links may be useful:

For any further questions regarding how cookies are used through this website, please use the email address:

office@istay.ro