Cookie policy
This page lists every cookie and third-party service used on this site, what each one does, and how long it is kept.
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Summary
No third-party service loads on this site before you give consent. That includes analytics, the accommodation maps, the departure search and the partner link script. Until you make a choice, the only thing stored on your device is the record of that choice itself.
Cookies and storage used
| Service | What is stored | Set by | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consent record | hl-consent in local storage | This site | Records whether you accepted or declined | Until you clear site data |
| Google Analytics 4 | _ga, _ga_<id> | Google Ireland Ltd | Aggregate visitor statistics | 24 months |
| Stay22 link script | sid22, hip22 in local storage, session22 cookie | Stay22 Inc | Attributes an accommodation booking to this site | session22 3 days, local storage until cleared |
| Stay22 | __cf_bm | Cloudflare | Distinguishes automated traffic from visitors | 30 minutes |
| Accommodation map | Cookies set by Stay22 and its own suppliers | Stay22 Inc | Displays and operates the map | Varies by supplier |
| Departure search | Cookies set by Ferryhopper | Ferryhopper | Runs the live departure and fare search | Varies |
| Route map tiles | None | CARTO | Supplies the background map imagery | No cookies set |
The consent record is stored in your browser’s local storage rather than in a cookie. It stays on your device and is never transmitted to us.
When each service loads
Nothing in the table above, apart from the consent record, loads before you accept.
If you accept, analytics starts from that moment, the partner link script loads, and the maps and departure search on the relevant pages load automatically.
If you decline, none of them load at all. The analytics library is not requested, so no data, including your IP address, reaches Google. Every page still works, and every link still goes where it says it does.
Individual consent. Where a page contains an accommodation map, a departure search or a navigation map, you can load that one item without accepting anything else. Each is replaced by a notice naming the supplier and a button to load it.
What the accommodation maps load
The accommodation maps are supplied by Stay22. When such a map loads, Stay22 also loads services of its own: Hotjar, Sentry, Stadia Maps, Google Maps and Font Awesome. We do not control which of these Stay22 uses and it may change without notice.
This is the reason these maps sit behind consent rather than loading with the page.
The partner link script
This site is funded by commission on bookings made through partner links, as set out on the disclaimer page. Stay22 provides that mechanism: a script that converts links to booking sites into partner links so that a booking can be attributed here.
Commercial purpose is not a legal basis for setting identifiers without consent, so this script sits behind the consent banner along with everything else. If you decline, the links still work; the booking is simply not attributed to this site.
The route map
The comparison page carries a map of the ferry routes from Hirtshals. The map software runs on this site and the background imagery is requested from CARTO, which sets no cookies. Your IP address is visible to CARTO in the course of delivering those images, as it is to any server that sends your browser a file.
Changing your choice
Select Cookie settings at the bottom of any page to reopen the banner and change your answer. Declining after having accepted stops any further loading; cookies already set can be removed through your browser’s settings for this site.
You can also block or delete cookies entirely in your browser. This site works without any of them.
More
For what data is processed, on what legal basis, and your rights over it, see the privacy policy.