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title: "Cookie Policy — Hotels Connect by UBIO"
description: "How Hotels Connect uses cookies and similar technologies, including consent and analytics."
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# Cookie Policy — Hotels Connect by UBIO

Last updated: 1 July 2026.

## The short version

- We use a small number of essential technologies needed to run the site, sign you in and process payments.
- We use Google Analytics only if you accept analytics cookies.
- We do not use advertising cookies or use analytics for advertising.
- You can reject analytics and change your choice at any time.

## Strictly necessary

| Name | Type | Purpose |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `hc:cookieConsent` | localStorage | Remembers analytics choice |
| `hc:session` | sessionStorage | Dashboard sign-in |
| `hc:magicLinkEmail` | sessionStorage | Sign-in-link email |
| `hc:magicLinkLastRequest` | sessionStorage | Rate-limits magic links |
| `hc:authRedirect` | sessionStorage | Post-sign-in return path |
| `hc:billingCheckoutPriceId` | sessionStorage | Selected plan at checkout |
| `hc:waitlist` | localStorage | Local waitlist completion |
| `__stripe_mid` / `__stripe_sid` | Cookie (Stripe) | Payment fraud prevention |

## Analytics — only if you accept

Google Analytics 4 (`_ga`, `_ga_CNV8R2V645`) loads only after consent. Google Signals and Google Ads data sharing are disabled.

## Other third-party services

Google Maps / Places API on relevant pages, and Google Fonts.

Questions: privacy@hotels-connect.com. Full HTML: https://hotels-connect.com/cookies