This Cookie Policy explains how Boutiquetravellers GmbH uses cookies and similar technologies on the Boutiquetravellers travel discovery platform. The site allows visitors and registered users to search venues, save and share recommendations, use maps, contact support, and manage their account.
This policy applies to all visitors to the site, whether or not they have an account, and to registered users who sign in, create content, or interact with the platform. Non-essential services are only loaded after you explicitly enable them in the cookie preferences dialog. Google Places is treated as necessary because it powers the platform's location search and place details flows.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They let the site remember information about your visit, such as whether you are signed in or which settings you chose.
We also use related technologies where relevant, including browser storage for consent state and session handling, and server-side session cookies for authentication.
We group the technologies we use into necessary, functional, and analytics categories. Each category is described below together with the services used in that category.
These items are required for the platform to function. They cannot be disabled because the site would not work correctly without them.
| Identifier or service | Purpose | Provider | Retention or duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cc_cookie | Stores your cookie preferences. | Boutiquetravellers / CookieConsent | About 182 days |
bt_pending_oauth_username | Remembers a username during the OAuth signup flow. | Boutiquetravellers | 10 minutes |
| Supabase auth session | Keeps you signed in and maintains your session. | Supabase | Session and refresh-token based while you remain signed in |
| Algolia search | Powers venue search and filter results. | Algolia | No dedicated browser cookie; request-based service |
| Google Places | Autocomplete, place lookup, nearby suggestions, and place photos. | Required while using location-based features |
These items support optional features. You can enable or disable them individually in the preferences dialog.
| Provider | Purpose | Use | Retention or duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawk.to | Embedded support chat on the contact page. | Loads only after you enable the chat cookie. | Provider-controlled while consent remains active |
| Mapbox | Interactive maps and map controls. | Loads only after you enable the maps cookie. | Provider-controlled while consent remains active |
These items help us understand how the platform is used. They load only after you explicitly opt in.
| Provider | Purpose | Use | Retention or duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostHog | Product analytics and pageview tracking. | Enabled only after analytics consent. | Memory only until consent; then provider-controlled storage may be used |
| Website traffic measurement. | Enabled only after analytics consent. | May set cookies such as _ga, _gid, and related IDs |
No marketing cookies or marketing trackers are currently enabled.
Necessary cookies and services are used because they are required for the platform to operate and for sign-in, search, session handling, and location search. Functional and analytics services are only loaded after you give consent in the cookie preferences dialog.
Consent state is stored using the cookie preferences cookie for about 182 days. Session cookies and provider-controlled storage for optional services are kept only as long as the relevant feature is enabled or the provider needs them to deliver the service. Analytics cookies are removed when you withdraw consent, and your browser may also clear them automatically.
You can reopen the cookie preferences dialog from this page or from the consent banner at any time. You can accept all, reject all non-essential services, or enable and disable the functional and analytics services individually.
If you want more detail about a specific service, the preferences dialog lists each provider and its purpose, and the privacy policy explains how we handle personal data more generally.
When you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we send your email address to Mailchimp to process the subscription. This is only used when you explicitly submit the sign-up form. We do not load Mailchimp as a browser cookie or consent-managed service on the site.