Applicable legal framework
This cookie policy is issued in compliance with the following applicable laws and guidelines. Visitors from the French side of Saint Martin and from the European Union are covered by stricter EU cookie requirements, which we apply to all visitors.
The short version: This website uses only essential technical cookies — the kind that are strictly necessary for the site to function. We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party analytics. You do not need to do anything. No consent is required for essential cookies under any applicable law.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. They help the website remember information about your visit — for example, your language preference or whether a form was submitted.
Cookies can be first-party (set by this website directly) or third-party (set by external services embedded in the site). They can be session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (remain on your device for a set period).
2. What cookies does this website use?
Essential / strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly. They do not collect personal data for marketing purposes and do not require your consent under any applicable law (including the GDPR, the French Data Protection Act, and Sint Maarten's National Ordinance).
Analytics cookies
We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, or any other analytics or behaviour-tracking service. No analytics cookies are set on this website.
Advertising cookies
We do not use advertising cookies, retargeting pixels, or any form of interest-based advertising technology on this website.
Social media cookies
This website contains a link to our Facebook page, but we do not embed Facebook plugins, Like buttons, or social sharing widgets that would set cookies automatically. Visiting our Facebook page link will take you to Facebook's own site, where Facebook's own cookie and privacy policy applies.
WhatsApp and Calendly
When you click a WhatsApp booking link or a Calendly booking link, you are redirected to those external services. These services may set their own cookies, governed by their own policies:
3. Google Fonts and your privacy
This website loads typography from Google Fonts, a service provided by Google LLC. When your browser loads the fonts, your IP address is transmitted to Google's servers. We use Google Fonts because they provide fast, accessible, and high-quality typography. Google states that Google Fonts does not use cookies and does not track users across websites. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy.
If you are concerned about Google Fonts and privacy, you can disable external font loading in your browser or use a browser extension such as Privacy Badger.
4. Why no consent banner is shown
Because this website uses only essential cookies (or no persistent cookies at all), and no tracking, analytics, or advertising cookies, we are not required to display a cookie consent banner under:
- Sint Maarten's National Ordinance Personal Data Protection
- The EU ePrivacy Directive (for strictly necessary cookies)
- The GDPR
- French CNIL guidelines (essential cookies are exempt from consent requirements)
If we ever introduce analytics or non-essential cookies in the future, we will update this policy and display a proper consent mechanism before setting any such cookie.
5. How to control cookies in your browser
Even though we only use essential cookies, you are always free to manage cookies through your browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or alert you before a cookie is set. Note that disabling all cookies may affect how some websites function.
Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:
6. Your rights regarding cookies and data
Under Sint Maarten's National Ordinance and, where applicable, the EU GDPR and French data protection law, you have the right to:
- Know what data is collected and why
- Access the data we hold about you
- Request deletion of your data
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
See our Privacy Policy for full details of your rights and how to exercise them.
7. Changes to this cookie policy
We will update this Cookie Policy if our use of cookies changes. The date of the most recent update is shown below. If we introduce non-essential cookies in the future, we will revise this policy and introduce a proper consent mechanism before doing so.
Questions about cookies?
Contact Tessa directly. We aim to respond within one month.
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