Cookies Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function properly, remember your preferences, and provide usage data to website owners.

How We Use Cookies

Maltau.com uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include cookies that enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas.

Session cookies — maintain your browsing session
Security cookies — protect against cross-site request forgery

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics services to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve content and user experience.

PostHog – records page views (page address without its query string), clicks and how visitors arrive (for example from a search engine), under a pseudonymous identifier; what you type into forms is not recorded
Vercel Web Analytics – counts page views and traffic sources without cookies
Vercel Speed Insights – measures page load performance without cookies

Data collected through analytics cookies is aggregated and anonymous. We cannot identify individual users from this data.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:

Theme preferences — remembering your display settings
Language preferences — storing your preferred language (future feature)

Third-Party Cookies

Some content on our website may include embedded elements from third parties that may set their own cookies:

Google Maps — when displaying interactive maps
Booking.com / GetYourGuide — when displaying affiliate booking widgets
YouTube — when displaying embedded videos

We do not control cookies set by third parties. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings:

Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies
Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies
Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
Edge: Settings → Privacy → Cookies

Opting Out of Analytics

All analytics on this site: use the Tracking opt-out page, linked in the footer of every page. It switches off PostHog, Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights in your browser; affiliate links keep working as normal.

Please note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

Session cookies — deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies — remain on your device for a set period (typically 30 days to 2 years depending on the cookie)

Updates to This Policy

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

Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, get in touch through our contact form.

Last updated: September 2026