Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 26, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Awesome San Miguel de Allende (awesomesanmiguel.com) uses them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, recognize you on return visits, and understand how you interact with the site.

Cookies can be:

  • First-party cookies: Set by the website you are visiting.
  • Third-party cookies: Set by a different domain (e.g., Google Analytics, embedded social media content).
  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential / Functional Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and cookie consent management. These cookies do not require your consent.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website — which pages are most popular, how long people stay, and where our traffic comes from. Google Analytics sets the following cookies:

  • _ga — Used to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
  • _ga_* — Used to persist session state. Expires after 2 years.
  • _gid — Used to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.
  • _gat — Used to throttle request rate. Expires after 1 minute.

These cookies collect anonymous data — they do not identify you personally. IP addresses are anonymized before being stored by Google.

Affiliate / Third-Party Cookies

Some links on our site lead to Booking.com. When you click an affiliate link and make a booking, Booking.com may set cookies to track that the referral came from our site. These cookies are governed by Booking.com’s Privacy Policy.

Embedded Content Cookies

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Google Maps, Instagram posts). These third-party services may set their own cookies. We do not control these cookies — please refer to the respective provider’s cookie policy:

3. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

  • Cookie consent banner: When you first visit our site, a cookie banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies.
  • Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Check your browser’s help section for instructions.
  • Google Analytics opt-out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.
  • Third-party opt-outs: Visit Your Online Choices (EU) or About Ads (US) to manage third-party advertising cookies.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website.

4. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

5. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, contact us at:

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

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