What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the website owner.
Essential Cookies
Catholic Pilgrimage Destinations is a static website and does not use essential cookies for functionality. We store your cookie consent preference in your browser's local storage (not as a cookie) so that we can remember your choice.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 with Consent Mode v2 to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics always loads on our pages, but its behavior depends on your consent choice:
- Before you consent (or if you decline): Google Analytics operates in cookieless mode — no cookies are set, no personal data is collected. Google uses these anonymous signals to provide modeled (estimated) analytics data.
- After you accept analytics cookies: Google Analytics sets cookies to track your sessions and provide full analytics data.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration | Set When |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years | Analytics consented |
_ga_E7EB0GC2DK | Maintains session state | 2 years | Analytics consented |
Google Analytics collects anonymized data such as pages visited, time on site, referring websites, general geographic location (country/region), and device type. We use this data to understand which destinations are most popular and to improve our content. GA4 anonymizes IP addresses by default — full IP addresses are never stored.
We also use Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is a privacy-friendly analytics tool that does not use cookies or collect personal data.
Advertising Cookies
We may display advertisements through Google AdSense in the future. When enabled, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other websites. These cookies enable personalized advertising.
Advertising cookies are only set if you consent via our cookie banner. You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings.
Third-Party Services
- Google Fonts — We load fonts from Google's servers. Google may log requests as described in their privacy policy.
- Cloudflare — Our site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process infrastructure-level data as described in their privacy policy.
- Leaflet Maps — Our interactive maps load tile images from OpenStreetMap servers. No cookies are set, but tile requests are logged by the tile server provider.
Consent Storage
Your consent preference is stored in your browser's localStorage (not as a cookie).
This record includes which categories you accepted and a timestamp. It persists until you
clear your browser data or update your preferences.
Managing Cookies
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings link in the footer of any page, which reopens the consent banner with your current choices pre-selected. You can also control cookies through your browser settings:
You can also opt out of Google Analytics specifically by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy when we add new services or change our cookie usage. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Contact
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at info@destinationes.com.