COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: 24 August 2026
At Parys Apartments, we respect your privacy and want to be transparent about how our website uses cookies and similar technologies.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, why they may be used on our website, what types of cookies may be used and how you can manage your preferences.
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your computer, smartphone, tablet or other device when you visit them.
Cookies help websites function correctly, remember certain preferences, improve security and, where applicable, provide information about how visitors use a website.
2. HOW WE USE COOKIES
Parys Apartments may use cookies and similar technologies to:
• Ensure that our website functions correctly
• Maintain website security
• Remember your preferences
• Support booking and contact functionality
• Remember your cookie consent choices
• Provide maps and other third-party functionality
• Understand how our website is used, where analytics services are enabled and the required consent has been provided
3. NECESSARY COOKIES
Some cookies are necessary for the proper operation and security of our website.
These cookies may support essential functions such as maintaining website sessions, protecting forms, processing booking requests, remembering privacy preferences and providing basic website functionality.
Necessary cookies may be used without prior consent where permitted by applicable law because the website or a service specifically requested by you may not function correctly without them.
4. FUNCTIONAL AND PREFERENCE COOKIES
Functional cookies may allow our website to remember choices you make, such as your preferred language or other settings.
These cookies are intended to make your experience on the Parys Apartments website more convenient and personalised.
Where consent is required by applicable law, these cookies will only be activated after you have provided your consent.
5. ANALYTICS COOKIES
We may use analytics technologies to better understand how visitors interact with our website, such as which pages are visited and how users navigate through the website.
Where analytics cookies require consent, they will only be activated after you have provided that consent.
If analytics services are not enabled on our website, we do not intentionally place analytics cookies for this purpose.
6. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Our website may provide access to or integrate with third-party services.
Depending on the functionality available on the website, these may include:
• Google Maps or other mapping services
• Payment service providers
• Booking-related services
• WhatsApp or other communication services
• Embedded videos or other external content
• Analytics services, where enabled
These third parties may process certain technical information or use their own cookies and similar technologies in accordance with their respective privacy and cookie policies.
Where legally required, optional third-party services using cookies or similar technologies will only be activated after you have provided the appropriate consent.
7. GOOGLE MAPS
The Parys Apartments website may use Google Maps to display our location and provide map-related functionality.
When Google Maps content is loaded, Google may process technical information such as your IP address, browser information and device information and may use cookies or similar technologies.
Where consent is legally required, Google Maps or related optional technologies should only be activated after the appropriate consent has been provided.
8. MANAGING YOUR COOKIE PREFERENCES
Where our website provides a cookie consent tool, you can use it to accept or reject optional categories of cookies.
You should be able to refuse optional cookies without losing access to the essential functionality of the website.
Where available, you may also change or withdraw your consent through the cookie settings on our website.
9. MANAGING COOKIES THROUGH YOUR BROWSER
Most internet browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
• View stored cookies
• Delete existing cookies
• Block all or selected cookies
• Prevent third-party cookies
• Receive notifications before cookies are stored
Please note that disabling necessary cookies may affect the operation of certain parts of our website.
10. YOUR CONSENT
Where consent is required by law, optional cookies should not be placed on your device before you make your choice.
Accepting optional cookies is voluntary. Refusing optional cookies should not prevent you from accessing the essential functionality of the Parys Apartments website.
Where applicable, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
11. CHANGES TO THIS COOKIE POLICY
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, services, technologies or applicable legal requirements.
The date displayed at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.
12. PRIVACY POLICY
For more information about how Parys Apartments collects, processes, stores and protects personal data, please read our Privacy Policy.
13. CONTACT US
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on our website, please contact us:
Parys Apartments
Agia Paraskevi, Rethymno
Crete, Greece
Email: parys@parysapartments.eu
Phone / WhatsApp: +41 762 742 692, +48 501 089 415