Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Stays & Flights, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

The Data We Collect About You

We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together as follows:

• Identity Data includes first name, last name, username or similar identifier.
• Contact Data includes email address and telephone numbers.
• Technical Data Your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
• Usage Data includes information about how you use our website, products, and services.
• Marketing and Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving marketing from us and our third parties and your communication preferences.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:

• Where we need to perform the contract we are about to enter into or have entered into with you.
• Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
• Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users of our website, to improve your browsing experience, and to allow us to enhance our site. Below is a detailed description of the types of cookies we use:

Types of Cookies We Use

• Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
• Preference Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's structure and content.
• Marketing Cookies: These cookies measure conversions from advertising campaigns (for example Reddit ads and Meta / Facebook ads) and from Stay22 and Travelpayouts partner links, scripts, and widgets. We do not display ad banners on this site.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google") to help us understand how our website is being used and to improve user experience. Google Analytics uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to collect information in an anonymous form.

Google Analytics 4 is designed with privacy in mind and, unlike previous versions, does not store your IP address. IP addresses are anonymized before any data processing occurs. The information generated by the Google Analytics cookie about your use of our website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers that may be located in the United States or other countries.

Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of our website, compiling reports on website activity for us and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. This data is stored in an aggregated form and isn't tied to any personally identifiable information.

You can prevent Google's collection of data by opting out through our cookie preferences panel or by downloading and installing the browser plugin available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Reddit Pixel

We use the Reddit Pixel, an advertising measurement tool provided by Reddit, Inc., to measure page visits and conversions from Reddit ads (including when you click a hotel booking partner link). The Reddit library is not loaded, and no PageVisit or conversion event is sent, until you grant both analytics and advertising cookie consent. After that, page views send PageVisit and hotel affiliate stay clicks send a custom stay_cta_click event. A setup check from Reddit Ads Manager (a visit whose referrer is https://ads.reddit.com, opened as their event-setup popup or with their event-setup parameter) may load the pixel so Reddit can verify the installation. Ordinary browsing, including clicks from Reddit ads, does not use that exception.

You can prevent Reddit Pixel from loading by opting out of analytics and/or advertising cookies in our cookie preferences panel.

Meta Pixel

We use the Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel), an advertising measurement tool provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., to measure page visits and conversions from Meta ads (including when you click a hotel booking partner link). The Meta library is not loaded, and no PageView or conversion event is sent, until you grant both analytics and advertising cookie consent. After that, page views send PageView and hotel affiliate stay clicks send a custom stay_cta_click event. This is an outbound hotel click, not an on-site purchase, so we do not send Meta's Purchase event. Withdrawing consent calls Meta's documented consent revoke API and stops further tracking.

You can prevent Meta Pixel from loading by opting out of analytics and/or advertising cookies in our cookie preferences panel.

Stay22

Stay booking buttons use Stay22 Allez links so you can compare lodging offers. On blog, guide, and destination pages, a Stay22 script (Let Me Allez: Nova, Spark, LinkSwap) may rewrite or annotate partner links. That script loads only after you grant marketing & affiliate consent.

You can prevent the Stay22 script from loading by turning off marketing & affiliate cookies in our cookie preferences panel. Stay22 booking links in trip results are ordinary outbound links and do not require that script.

Travelpayouts

We use Travelpayouts for some flight and eSIM partner links (including Kiwi.com, Aviasales, and Airalo). Activity partners such as GetYourGuide and Viator are not currently connected, so those widgets and links are not shown.

To confirm this site to Travelpayouts we install their Drive verification code in the page head on every route. Travelpayouts states that this code does not collect personal user data, does not change how the site looks or behaves, loads asynchronously, and works independently of other scripts. Drive's automatic link-changing and auto-placement features are kept off when the dashboard allows. This verification snippet is not gated on cookie consent.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the button below:

You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Data Security

We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:

• Request access to your personal data
• Request correction of your personal data
• Request erasure of your personal data
• Object to processing of your personal data
• Request restriction of processing
• Request transfer of your personal data
• Right to withdraw consent

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.