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Cookie Statement

Last updated: May 16, 2025

This Cookie Statement explains how KIKS Vacation Rentals, LLC ("KIKS," "we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our websites and applications, why we use them, and the choices you have.

Types of cookies and similar technologies

Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your browser or device. They can be set by KIKS (first-party cookies) or by third parties, such as analytics or advertising partners (third-party cookies). Cookies may be session cookies that expire when you close your browser, or persistent cookies that remain until they expire or you delete them.

Other similar technologies

  • Web beacons and clear GIFs. Tiny graphics embedded on pages or in emails that help us understand usage, email opens, and campaign performance.
  • Pixels. Small code snippets that can deliver cookies, support log-in flows, measure site activity, and help deliver or measure advertising.
  • Tags. HTML snippets that ask your browser to request content from a server, often used to show relevant promotions.
  • Scripts. JavaScript that runs when a page loads to support features, analytics, or to check if content was viewed.
  • Local Storage. Browser storage (for example, HTML5) that can hold preferences or app state. Some third parties may also use Local Storage for features or advertising.
  • SDKs. Software components in our mobile apps that collect device data, track events, and generate identifiers for analytics and crash reporting. Applicable to our mobile apps only.

We refer to all of these collectively as “cookies.”

How KIKS uses cookies

  • Improve and personalize your experience on KIKS
  • Fulfill transactions and ensure core features work as intended
  • Remember preferences such as language, region, or currency
  • Provide relevant promotions and measure advertising performance
  • Help you return to previous searches and saved items
  • Identify and fix errors, and maintain site reliability
  • Support security and detect or investigate fraud
  • Understand traffic patterns and site performance

Information collected by cookies

The information collected through cookies can include:

  • IP address and general location derived from it
  • Device identifiers and device type
  • Viewed pages and on-site actions
  • Browser type and operating system
  • Internet Service Provider
  • Referring and exit pages or URLs
  • Interaction with promotions or ads
  • Features used and activities within our sites or apps

For more about the personal data we collect and use, see our Privacy Statement.

Types and functions of cookies

Essential cookies

These cookies are required for our website and apps to function. Examples include enabling page navigation, secure log-in, account access, and booking management. You cannot opt out of essential cookies.

Functional cookies

These remember your preferences and settings, such as language, currency, and previous searches, to make your experience smoother.

Performance cookies

These help us understand how visitors use KIKS in aggregate. We use them to measure page performance, fix issues, and improve features. Analytics providers may use their own cookies to provide these services and may combine data from your activity on KIKS with data from their other services. Their practices are governed by their own policies.

Advertising and targeting cookies

These help us and our partners show ads that are more relevant to you, limit how often you see an ad, and measure ad effectiveness. We do not have access to third-party partners’ cookies. Their practices are governed by their own policies. Opting out may result in less relevant advertising.

Your choices

You can manage cookie preferences in several ways:

If you opt out of targeted advertising, you will still see ads, but they may be less relevant.

Managing cookies in your browser

You can set or change your browser controls to refuse or accept cookies. If you disable cookies, some features of KIKS may not function as intended and your access to certain areas may be limited.

Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

Some browsers offer Do Not Track signals and similar mechanisms, including Global Privacy Control. Where required by applicable law and where supported by our services, KIKS will take action in response to approved signals.

Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or about your personal data, please visit our Privacy Statement or contact us via the Privacy page.

Updates to this statement

We may update this Cookie Statement from time to time to reflect changes in laws, technology, or our services. If changes materially affect your rights or obligations, we will provide reasonable advance notice unless an urgent update is required by law or security needs. Please review the “Last updated” date at the top of this page to see when it was last revised.