1. What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file a website saves on your device when you visit. It can remember preferences (like your language choice) or, more controversially, track you across sites. Some "cookies" are actually local storage or similar browser technologies — we use the word loosely here to cover all of them.
Greek and EU law (ePrivacy Directive, transposed into Greek Law 3471/2006 and aligned with the GDPR) require us to be honest about which cookies we use, get your consent for non-essential ones, and let you opt out at any time.
2. Cookies we set ourselves
None.
This is a static website. We don't run analytics on it, we don't show ads, and we don't have user accounts or shopping carts. There is no first-party cookie or local-storage entry set by gs-vibes.gr.
3. Cookies set by third parties whose content we embed
Several pages embed content from external services. When those services load, they may set their own cookies in your browser. We have no control over those cookies — they're governed by the policies of each provider.
Set on most pages
- Google Fonts
fonts.googleapis.com / fonts.gstatic.com — used to load Playfair Display and Inter typefaces. Google may log your IP address; it does not, as far as we know, set tracking cookies for font requests, but it could.
Set only on the homepage
- Google Maps
The embedded map in the Location section. Sets several cookies including NID, SOCS, and others used for personalisation and security. - Room2Let booking widget
The iframe embedding the booking calendar may set session cookies for that platform.
Cookies set when you click an external link
- WhatsApp — sets cookies on wa.me and whatsapp.com if you tap the WhatsApp button
- Airbnb — sets cookies on airbnb.com if you click through to the listing
- Room2Let — sets cookies on room2let.gr if you click through
- OpenStreetMap — historically used for the location map; legacy reference
For details on what these third parties do with cookies and how to opt out, see their own policies:
4. What's "essential" vs "optional"
Under EU law, only "strictly necessary" cookies can be set without your consent.
- Strictly necessary cookies — none on this site. We don't need any to function.
- Functional cookies — none on this site directly. The embedded Google Map's preference cookies fall into this category if you interact with the map.
- Analytics cookies — none. We chose not to add analytics.
- Advertising cookies — none. We don't run advertising.
5. How to control cookies
Every major browser lets you block or delete cookies. The downside of blocking everything is that some third-party content (most notably the Google Map on our location page) will not load.
Block cookies for this site only
Privacy-respecting alternatives
If you want to browse the web without third-party tracking generally, consider Brave or DuckDuckGo's browser, or install Privacy Badger in your existing browser. Our site works perfectly with strict tracking protection — only the embedded Google Map will fall back to a "click to load" placeholder.
6. Why there's no cookie banner
The big intrusive cookie banners you see on most sites exist because those sites use analytics and advertising cookies that legally require consent. We don't, so we don't need one. The third-party embeds (Maps, Room2Let widget) are placed only on pages where you might reasonably expect them to be — and you can choose not to visit those, or block the third-party cookies in your browser.
If we ever add analytics or any other non-essential cookies, we'll add a proper consent banner first.
7. Changes to this policy
If we add new embeds or features that change which cookies are set, we'll update this page. The "last updated" date at the top reflects the most recent change.
8. Questions
Email info@gs-vibes.gr or read our privacy policy for more on how we handle personal data more generally.