Cookies Policy
1. Controller
Company: HERMANOS VARELA LUIS SL
VAT / Tax ID: B67073320
Registered address: Travessera de les Corts 356, Local 2, 08029 Barcelona, Spain
Commercial Registry: Commercial Registry of Barcelona, Section 8, Sheet B-509004, entry 4 (I/A 4); background: Volume 46087, Folio 53
Contact: legal@hostelella.com
2. What Cookies Are
Cookies and similar technologies allow information to be stored on or accessed from a user's device. They may be necessary for the website to work, to remember user-requested preferences, or to measure site use.
3. How HOSTELELLA Uses Cookies
| Category | Purpose | Basis | Current status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necessary | Core functionality, security, session, requested language, privacy choice storage, abuse prevention and technical balancing. | No consent required when strictly necessary. | Enabled where needed to provide the website or app. |
| Functional preferences | Remember language, environment or preferences chosen by the user. | User request/preference or consent where required. | Limited to functional preferences. |
| Analytics/measurement | Google Analytics to understand aggregate usage, visited pages, performance and errors on the public website. | Prior consent where not strictly necessary. | Not loaded or enabled before acceptance. If rejected, it remains disabled. |
| Advertising or tracking | Behavioural advertising, commercial profiles or cross-site tracking. | Prior consent. | Not enabled by default. If enabled, this policy and the consent panel will be updated. |
4. Analytics Cookies Currently Planned
| Provider | Typical cookies | Purpose | Indicative duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC) | _ga, _ga_* and, where applicable, _gid/_gat |
Aggregate measurement of navigation, visited pages, interaction events and website performance. | Up to 2 years for analytics identifiers; other technical measurement cookies may last less. |
HOSTELELLA configures Google Analytics only after user consent and keeps advertising purposes disabled unless separately disclosed and consented to. When the user rejects analytics, HOSTELELLA attempts to remove known analytics cookies on the available domain.
5. First-Party Technical Storage
| Item | Purpose | Indicative duration | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language preference | Remember the requested language across the website, app and subdomains where technically possible. | Up to 12 months or until deleted by the user. | User-requested preference / strictly functional. |
| Privacy/cookie preference | Remember whether the user accepted or rejected analytics so the notice is not shown on every visit. | Until a new banner version, consent withdrawal or browser cleanup. | Legal compliance and requested preference. |
| App session/authentication | Maintain user session, security and authorized access. | Depending on session configuration and logout. | Necessary to provide the authenticated Service. |
6. Consent and Settings
Where non-essential cookies exist, HOSTELELLA will show a notice that allows users to accept or reject analytics clearly, prominently and at the same level, without making rejection harder than acceptance. If several non-essential categories are added in the future, granular settings will be provided. Non-essential cookies will not be placed before valid consent is obtained.
You can change your choice using the privacy/cookies button available on the website. You can also block or delete cookies from your browser settings.
7. Third Parties
If third-party services are enabled for analytics, security, content playback or support, their purpose will be disclosed and, where necessary, consent will be requested before activation. HOSTELELLA does not sell personal data.
8. Changes
This Policy may be updated when cookies, vendors or purposes change. The current version will be available on the website.