Cookie Policy

Last updated: 22 May 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how Aqualiving Villas Limited ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on Mykonos Villas and other websites operated by the Aqualiving Villas network (the "Websites"). It should be read together with 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, remember preferences, improve performance and understand how visitors use a site. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage and pixel tags.

2. How we use cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Enable core website functionality, such as security, session management and form submissions.
  • Remember your preferences and login status where applicable.
  • Measure traffic and understand how visitors interact with the Website.
  • Improve our marketing, content and user experience.
  • Support our customer relationship and email marketing tools.

3. Types of cookies we use

Cookies may be classified as follows:

  • Strictly necessary cookies — essential for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
  • Functional cookies — enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering choices you make.
  • Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors use the Website by collecting information in aggregated form.
  • Marketing cookies — may be set by us or third parties to build a profile of your interests and show relevant content on other sites.

4. Cookies used on our Websites

The table below describes the main cookies and similar technologies that may be used across the Aqualiving Villas network. The exact cookies set may vary slightly depending on the destination site you visit.

Name / pattern Provider Purpose Type Duration
PHPSESSID / session cookies Aqualiving Villas Maintains your session and supports secure form submissions Strictly necessary Session
XSRF-TOKEN Aqualiving Villas Helps protect against cross-site request forgery Strictly necessary Session
alv_imp_prv Aqualiving Villas Suppresses analytics during authorised preview sessions Functional Session / short-term
_pk_id.*, _pk_ses.*, _pk_ref.* Matomo Distinguishes users and records visit statistics Analytics Up to 13 months
_ga, _ga_* Google Distinguishes users for Google Analytics reporting Analytics Up to 24 months
_clck, _clsk, CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM Microsoft Clarity Session analytics, heatmaps and usability insights Analytics Session to 12 months
_fbp Meta Tracks visits across websites for advertising measurement Marketing Up to 3 months
mtc_* / Mautic cookies Mautic Marketing automation, contact identification and page tracking Marketing Session to 12 months

5. Third-party services

We use the following categories of third-party services that may set cookies or collect similar identifiers:

  • Matomo — self-hosted analytics at analytics.aqualivingvillas.com to measure page views, events and site usage.
  • Google Analytics — web analytics provided by Google to understand traffic and user behaviour.
  • Microsoft Clarity — session replay and heatmap analytics to improve usability.
  • Meta (Facebook) Pixel — conversion tracking and audience measurement for advertising.
  • Mautic — marketing automation at marketing.aqualivingvillas.com to manage communications and page views.

These providers may process data in the United Kingdom, European Economic Area, United States or other countries. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for further information.

6. Managing cookies

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies or alert you when a cookie is being set. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

For more information on managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org. To opt out of Google Analytics across websites, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We are reviewing our consent management approach. A cookie preference centre may be introduced on the Websites in the future.

7. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in legal requirements. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

8. Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact:

AQUALIVING VILLAS LIMITED
Francis House, 2 Park Road
EN5 5RN Barnet (Herts)
United Kingdom
Email: info@aqualivingvillas.com