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Effective 1 January 2026. A complete, itemised account of the cookies and local storage entries used on lanternscuriouslane.lat, and how to control them.
Home / Legal / Cookie Policy
LegalEffective 1 January 2026. A complete, itemised account of the cookies and local storage entries used on lanternscuriouslane.lat, and how to control them.
A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by a website. Cookies allow a site to recognise your device across page loads or visits, to remember choices you have made, and — where permitted — to compile statistics about how the site is used. Related technologies include localStorage and sessionStorage, which store information in your browser rather than transmitting it with each request. This policy covers all of these technologies collectively.
We run a deliberately light cookie footprint. Nothing that is not strictly necessary is activated until you give consent through the banner displayed on your first visit. We do not use advertising cookies, we do not operate retargeting pixels, we do not embed social media tracking widgets, and we do not participate in any cross-site advertising network. Your choice is stored locally and respected on subsequent visits, so the banner will not reappear unless you clear your browser storage for this domain.
These are required for the Website to function securely and cannot be switched off through our preference panel.
| Name | Type | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | Until cleared | Records that a consent decision has been made so the banner is not shown again |
| cookieConsentChoice | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | Until cleared | Stores which option you selected: accepted-all, rejected-non-essential or custom |
| cookieConsentDate | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | Until cleared | Timestamps the decision for accountability purposes |
| cookieConsentPrefs | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | Until cleared | Holds granular analytics and functional toggles |
| __cf_bm (or equivalent) | HTTP cookie | Content delivery / security provider | 30 minutes | Bot management and mitigation of automated abuse |
| lb_session | HTTP cookie | Hosting provider | Session | Load balancing so requests reach a consistent server |
These are set only if you enable analytics. They help us understand which hotel profiles and guides are being read so we can prioritise updates. Data is aggregated and IP addresses are truncated before storage.
| Name | Type | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _lcl_stats_id | HTTP cookie | Privacy-first analytics service | 13 months | Distinguishes returning visits without cross-site identification |
| _lcl_session | HTTP cookie | Privacy-first analytics service | 30 minutes | Groups page views into a single reading session |
| _lcl_ref | sessionStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | Session | Records the referring source for the current visit only |
| _lcl_scroll | sessionStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | Session | Measures aggregate reading depth on long guides |
These remember choices you make so that the site behaves consistently for you. They are never used for advertising or profiling.
| Name | Type | Provider | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| lcl_notice_dismissed | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | 6 months | Prevents a dismissed editorial notice from reappearing |
| lcl_view_density | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | 12 months | Remembers preferred comparison-table density |
| lcl_last_hotel | localStorage | lanternscuriouslane.lat | 30 days | Highlights the last hotel profile you read on your return |
Some assets are served from third-party content delivery networks. These do not necessarily set cookies, but requesting them discloses your IP address and user-agent to the provider:
You can withdraw or change consent at any time by clearing site data for lanternscuriouslane.lat in your browser. The consent banner will then reappear on your next visit, allowing you to make a fresh selection. You may also use the "Preferences" control in the banner to enable or disable analytics and functional categories independently before saving.
All major browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may cause parts of this or other websites to malfunction.
You can also browse in a private or incognito window, in which case all cookies and local storage entries are discarded when the window is closed.
We honour the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal where it is transmitted by your browser or extension: if GPC is detected, non-essential categories remain disabled regardless of any banner interaction. Legacy Do Not Track headers are also respected in the same way.
Strictly necessary items are placed on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a secure website. Analytics and functional items are placed only on the basis of your consent, as required by Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and the ePrivacy Directive as implemented locally, together with the Swiss FADP. Consent records are retained for twelve months to demonstrate compliance, after which you will be asked again.
We review this policy whenever we add, remove or change a technology that stores information on your device, and at least once a year. The effective date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised. Material changes will trigger a renewed consent request.