Cookie Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how ("Calvessian", "we", "us" or "our") uses cookies and similar storage technologies on calvessianroyalstay.com (the "Site"). It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which sets out how we handle personal information more broadly.

When you first visit the Site, a consent banner is displayed. Cookies that are not strictly necessary for the Site to function remain switched off until you actively choose to accept them. You may update your preferences at any time using the controls described in this Policy.

We are committed to handling your data transparently and in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand) and all other applicable New Zealand law.

2. What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies?

Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, tablet or mobile) when you visit. They allow the Site to recognise your device on subsequent visits and to remember information about your preferences or actions.

In addition to cookies, we may use related storage technologies including:

• Session storage – temporary data held only for the duration of your browser session and deleted when you close the tab or browser.
• Local storage – data saved persistently in your browser without an expiry date, until cleared manually or programmatically.
• Pixel tags and web beacons – tiny, transparent image files embedded in web pages or emails that can signal when content has been accessed.
• Scripts – short pieces of code that may be loaded from our servers or from third-party servers when you accept the relevant category of cookie.

Throughout this Policy the word "cookies" is used as a convenient shorthand for all of these technologies unless a distinction is specifically drawn.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

We group the cookies on this Site into four categories. The table below summarises each category, its purpose and its default status.

Optional categories (Functional, Analytics & Performance, and Marketing & Targeting) are placed on your device only after you give your consent through the cookie banner or the preference centre. If you decline or ignore the banner, only strictly necessary cookies are active.

4. Detailed Cookie Information

4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential and cannot be disabled through our consent controls without preventing the Site from working. They typically include:

• Session-management cookies that keep you authenticated during a visit.
• Security tokens that protect forms against cross-site request forgery.
• Load-balancing cookies that route your requests to the correct server.
• The cookie that stores your own consent decision so the banner is not repeated unnecessarily.

4.2 Functional (Preference) Cookies

When accepted, these cookies remember your personalised settings across visits, for example:

• Preferred language or currency display.
• Room or package search filters you have applied.
• Whether you have previously acknowledged a site notice.

4.3 Analytics & Performance Cookies

When accepted, analytics cookies may collect data such as:

• Pages viewed and the sequence in which they were visited.
• Time spent on each page and on the Site overall.
• Referring website or search query that brought you to the Site.
• Device type, browser version and approximate geographic region.
• Technical errors or broken links encountered during a session.

Where analytics services are used, data is typically aggregated or pseudonymised. Individual visitor reports are not used for direct marketing purposes under this category.

4.4 Marketing & Targeting Cookies

When accepted, marketing cookies may be used to:

• Display advertisements about Calvessian on third-party websites and social media platforms.
• Limit how often the same advertisement is shown to you (frequency capping).
• Measure whether an advertisement led to a booking or other action on the Site.
• Build audiences for remarketing based on pages you have viewed.

These cookies may be set by third-party advertising platforms. Please refer to Section 7 regarding third-party responsibility.

5. Cookie Duration

Cookies can be classified by how long they remain on your device:

Persistent cookies placed by Calvessian for analytics and preference purposes typically expire between 30 days and 24 months from the date they are set or last renewed, depending on their specific function. Consent-record cookies are retained for up to 12 months so that we can honour your stated preferences without repeatedly prompting you. Third-party cookies are subject to the expiry periods set by the relevant third party.

6. Your Consent and How to Manage It

6.1 Giving Consent

When you first visit the Site, a cookie-consent banner is displayed. You may:

• Accept all – activate strictly necessary, functional, analytics and marketing cookies simultaneously.
• Manage preferences – open the preference centre to enable or disable each optional category individually.
• Reject all optional cookies – continue with strictly necessary cookies only.

Your selection is saved in a consent-record cookie so that we can respect your choice on future visits. Making no selection and continuing to browse the Site does not constitute consent to optional cookies; those categories remain inactive.

6.2 Withdrawing or Changing Consent

You may withdraw or amend your consent at any time without any detriment to your use of the Site. To do so:

• Click the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page to reopen the preference centre.
• Toggle each optional category on or off and save your updated choice.

Withdrawal of consent takes effect immediately for new cookies. Cookies already placed on your device before withdrawal must be removed separately via your browser controls (see Section 6.3).

6.3 Browser-Level Controls

All modern browsers allow you to view, manage and delete cookies independently of our consent tools. Typical options include:

• Blocking all third-party cookies.
• Blocking all cookies from specific domains.
• Deleting existing cookies stored on your device.
• Receiving a notification before a cookie is placed.
• Browsing in a private or incognito window, which discards session data on closing.

Guidance on managing cookies in common browsers is available directly from the browser providers. Please consult the help section of your browser for step-by-step instructions. Note that disabling all cookies, including strictly necessary ones, may impair your ability to use the Site.

6.4 Mobile and Device Settings

If you access the Site from a mobile device, your operating system may offer additional controls for advertising identifiers that complement browser-based cookie controls. Please refer to the privacy or advertising settings on your device for more information.

7. Third-Party Cookies and Our Responsibility

When you accept optional cookie categories, third-party service providers may set their own cookies on your device through the Site. These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies, and does not control how they collect or use data once their cookies are active on your device.

We take care to engage third-party providers whose practices are consistent with applicable privacy law; however, we encourage you to review the privacy notices of any third party whose cookies may be activated through your consent choices. Each third party is independently responsible for complying with its own data-protection obligations.

Third-party cookies are never activated without your consent. If you subsequently withdraw consent through our preference centre, third-party cookies in the relevant category will no longer be loaded on new page views. Any cookies already placed by a third party prior to withdrawal should be removed using your browser settings.

8. Personal Data Collected Through Cookies

Some cookies process data that, alone or in combination, may identify you as an individual. Where that is the case, such processing is governed by our Privacy Policy, which sets out your rights under the Privacy Act 2020 and explains how to exercise them.

Data collected through analytics cookies is typically pseudonymised before analysis — for example, IP addresses may be truncated or hashed — so that individual visitors are not directly identifiable from the analytics reports we view. However, we cannot guarantee that pseudonymous data cannot be re-identified in combination with information held by a third party, which is why we treat analytics data with the same care as other personal information.

We do not knowingly place optional cookies on devices belonging to persons under the age of 18, and we do not use cookie-derived data to target or profile minors. In line with New Zealand law, the minimum age to access casino facilities and related services at Calvessian is 18 years.

9. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers transmit a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal to websites when a user has enabled a corresponding privacy setting. There is currently no universally agreed standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. Our consent-based approach — which keeps all optional cookies inactive by default until you affirmatively choose to enable them — provides a substantive privacy protection regardless of whether your browser sends a DNT signal.

10. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We review this Cookie Policy regularly and update it when our use of cookies changes or when legal or regulatory requirements call for revision. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, display a renewed consent banner so that you can review and re-confirm your preferences.

We encourage you to revisit this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, wish to exercise your rights in relation to cookie-derived personal data, or would like further information about the specific cookies in use on the Site, please contact us:

We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 20 working days, in accordance with the timeframes set out under the Privacy Act 2020. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of New Zealand, which provides guidance, a complaints process and additional resources for individuals at www.privacy.org.nz.