1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how West City Hotel S.R.L. uses cookies and similar technologies on the www.westcityhotel.ro website.
Cookies are used to ensure the proper functioning of the Website, improve your browsing experience, analyse website traffic and, where applicable, personalise content and marketing communications.
This Policy provides information about the types of cookies we use, the purposes for which they are used, their retention periods and the choices available to you regarding the management of your cookie preferences.
For more information about how we process personal data collected through cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy available on the Website.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your device (computer, mobile phone, tablet or other device) when you visit them.
They enable the Website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your browsing preferences, selected language or other settings, in order to provide a more efficient and personalised user experience.
Cookies may have different retention periods:
- session cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser;
- persistent cookies, which remain stored on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
Cookies are not software programs, do not contain viruses or other malware and cannot access information stored on your device.
In certain circumstances, cookies may process information that qualifies as personal data. In such cases, the processing of that information is carried out in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the West City Hotel Privacy Policy.
3. What types of cookies do we use?
The West City Hotel Website uses both first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
a) First-party cookies
These cookies are placed directly by www.westcityhotel.ro and are used to ensure the proper functioning of the Website, remember user preferences and improve the browsing experience.
b) Third-party cookies
Certain Website features may rely on services provided by third parties, such as website analytics tools, advertising services or embedded content from external platforms.
These third-party services may place their own cookies in accordance with their respective privacy and cookie policies. West City Hotel does not control how such cookies are managed by those providers.
c) Session cookies and persistent cookies
Depending on their retention period, the cookies used on the Website may be:
- session cookies, which are automatically deleted when you close your browser;
- persistent cookies, which remain stored on your device for a defined period or until manually deleted.
Detailed information about the cookies used on the Website, including their purpose and retention period, is available in the cookie list provided within this Cookie Policy.
4. What do we use cookies for?
West City Hotel uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper operation of the Website and to improve the user experience.
Depending on their category, cookies may be used for the following purposes:
- ensuring the proper functioning of the Website, including access to essential features and maintaining Website security;
- remembering user preferences, such as language selection and other browsing settings;
- analysing Website traffic and user behaviour, in order to better understand how visitors use the Website and to improve our content and services;
- measuring Website performance, identifying errors and optimising functionality;
- displaying relevant content and marketing communications, only where the user has provided consent for marketing cookies.
West City Hotel uses strictly necessary cookies without requiring prior user consent. All other categories of cookies are activated only after the user has given consent through the cookie preference management platform available on the Website.
Users may change or withdraw their cookie consent at any time.
5. Cookies used on the website
The West City Hotel Website uses different categories of cookies to ensure the proper functioning of the Website and to provide our services.
An up-to-date list of the cookies used on the Website, including information regarding:
• the cookie name;
• the provider (first-party or third-party);
• the purpose of the cookie;
• the cookie category;
• the retention period;
• the legal basis where applicable,
is available below and is automatically updated based on the technologies currently used on the Website.
[THE AUTOMATIC COOKIE LIST WILL BE DISPLAYED HERE]
6. Third-party cookies
The West City Hotel Website may use services provided by third parties that place cookies or similar technologies to enable certain Website features, analyse Website traffic or deliver relevant content and marketing communications.
Depending on the services active on the Website, these cookies may be placed by providers such as:
- Google – for analytics, performance measurement, maps and other Website functionalities;
- Meta Platforms – for measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns and marketing communications;
- other third-party service providers integrated into the Website, where applicable.
Third-party cookies are managed solely by their respective providers and are subject to their own privacy and cookie policies.
West City Hotel does not control how these cookies are used once they have been placed and encourages users to consult the privacy policies of the relevant providers for further information.
Cookies that are not strictly necessary will only be activated after you have provided your consent through the Website's cookie preference management platform.
7. Managing your cookie preferences
When you first visit the West City Hotel Website, you will be asked to provide your consent for the use of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the operation of the Website.
Through our cookie preference management platform, you may:
- accept all categories of cookies;
- reject cookies that are not strictly necessary;
- choose individually which categories of cookies you wish to allow.
You may change or withdraw your consent at any time by accessing the "Cookie Settings" option available on the Website.
Withdrawing your consent does not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before the withdrawal. However, it may affect the availability or functionality of certain Website features.
Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled through the cookie preference management platform, as they are essential for the proper operation and security of the Website.
8. Managing cookies through your browser
In addition to the options available through the cookie preference management platform, most web browsers allow users to control how cookies are used.
Depending on your browser, you may:
- view the cookies stored on your device;
- delete existing cookies;
- block all cookies or only selected categories;
- configure your browser to notify you before cookies are stored.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of the Website and limit the availability of some features or services.
For detailed instructions on managing cookies in your browser, please refer to the documentation or support page provided by your browser's developer.
9. Changes to this Cookie Policy
West City Hotel reserves the right to amend or update this Cookie Policy whenever necessary to reflect changes in applicable legislation, the technologies used on the Website or the services we provide.
The updated version of this Cookie Policy will be published on the Website and will become effective from the date of publication unless otherwise stated.
We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about any updates.
10. Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this Cookie Policy or the way West City Hotel uses cookies and similar technologies, you may contact us using the following details:
West City Hotel S.R.L.
- Address: Str. Avram Iancu, no. 442-446, Floresti, Cluj County, Romania
- Phone: +40 264 501 820
- Email: dpo@westcityhotel.ro
- Website: www.westcityhotel.ro
For more information about how we process personal data, please also refer to our Privacy Policy available on the Website.
