This Cookie Policy explains how Caribbean Dive Guide uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website owners. Cookies cannot execute programs or deliver viruses to your device.
Similar technologies include web beacons (tiny images embedded in pages), local storage, and session storage. This policy covers all such technologies collectively referred to as "cookies".
2. Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off. They do not store any personally identifiable information.
- Session cookies — maintain your session as you navigate between pages. Deleted when you close your browser.
- Security cookies — protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks.
- Cookie consent — remembers your cookie preferences so we don't ask again on every visit.
Legal basis: These cookies are necessary for the legitimate operation of the website and do not require your consent.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, which pages are most popular, and where visitors come from. All data is aggregated and anonymised — we cannot identify individual users from analytics data.
- Page view tracking — records which pages are visited and for how long.
- Traffic source tracking — records how you arrived at our site (search engine, direct, referral).
- Device and browser data — records device type, browser, and screen resolution for compatibility purposes.
Legal basis: Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
Retention: Analytics data is retained for 26 months in aggregated, anonymised form.
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember choices you make on our website to provide a more personalised experience.
- Filter preferences — remembers your last-used filter settings on the Islands, Marine Life, and Operators pages.
- Newsletter dismissal — remembers if you have dismissed the newsletter signup prompt.
Legal basis: Your consent, which you can withdraw at any time.
3. Third-Party Cookies
We do not currently use third-party advertising cookies or social media tracking pixels. If you follow links to third-party websites (such as dive operator websites), those sites may set their own cookies. We have no control over third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the cookie policies of any external sites you visit.
4. How to Manage Cookies
Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View cookies stored on your device
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is set
Note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and many others.
Browser-Specific Instructions
- Chrome — Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox — Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari — Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge — Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Opt-Out of Analytics
You can opt out of analytics tracking at any time by adjusting your cookie preferences via the cookie consent banner, or by contacting us at [email protected].
5. Do Not Track
Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. We honour DNT signals — if your browser sends a DNT signal, we will not set analytics or preference cookies.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. The date of the most recent revision is shown at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
7. Contact
Questions about our use of cookies should be directed to [email protected] or via our contact form.