What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your phone, tablet, or computer when you visit a website. They can be “first-party” (set by us) or “third-party” (set by another domain, such as a font CDN or analytics provider). Similar technologies include local storage and pixel trackers — for simplicity we refer to them together as “cookies” here where they perform the same role.
Why we use cookies
- Strictly necessary: to deliver pages securely, balance traffic across servers, remember that you’re logged in to an authenticated area (if we add one), or keep a shopping/booking session stable while you move between pages.
- Functional: to remember accessibility choices or form defaults that you explicitly set.
- Analytics: if enabled, to measure aggregate traffic, error rates, or campaign performance so we can improve content — ideally in a privacy-preserving configuration.
- Marketing: only where you consent — for example conversion tracking from adverts — we currently minimise marketing tags but may add them with a consent banner if our practices change.
Types of cookie (by lifetime)
- Session cookies expire when you close your browser — useful for short-lived booking sessions.
- Persistent cookies remain for a defined period (days or months) so we can recognise returning visitors for necessary or optional purposes.
Third-party content
We load some assets from trusted CDNs — for example web fonts and icon stylesheets. Those providers may set their own cookies or read existing ones under their policies. Airport autocomplete queries our own airport_search.php endpoint; that interaction is covered in our privacy policy, not as a marketing cookie.
Your choices
Browser settings let you block, delete, or alert you to cookies. Blocking all cookies may break search forms, payment flows, or security features. Use “block third-party cookies” if you want a middle ground while keeping first-party functionality.
If we deploy a consent management banner in future, your choices there will control non-essential cookies in line with UK PECR/ePrivacy expectations.
Changes
We’ll update this page if we introduce new cookies or partners. Check the date shown on the policy header when you revisit.
Contact
Questions about cookies or tracking: info@starairalliance.co.uk or 02081783806.