Cookie policy
This text describes the data that stayistanbul.com.tr actually collects today and where that data goes. If a tool or a channel on the site changes, the text is updated too.
Optional analytics
When configured, Google Analytics 4 loads only after you accept analytics. Before that, and after rejection, this integration makes no Google requests and sets no analytics cookies. If accepted, Google receives technical browser/device and connection information, cookie identifiers, known page paths, a referrer origin and restricted traffic-source labels. We measure page visits, contact requests accepted by the email provider, and WhatsApp link clicks. A click does not confirm that a WhatsApp message was sent or received. Google may process analytics data outside Turkey. Names, email addresses, phone numbers, property details, message text, arbitrary URL queries and fragments are excluded from the events we send. Automatic form and outbound-link measurement, Google Signals and advertising personalisation are disabled.
Cookies and browser storage
After acceptance, Google Analytics uses first-party _ga and _ga_* cookies to distinguish browsers and maintain sessions; the configured maximum lifetime is 180 days, without renewal on each visit. Your accept/reject choice and its date are kept locally under si-analytics-consent-v1 for up to 180 days; after expiry we ask again. The si-giris sessionStorage flag prevents the introductory animation from repeating in the same browser tab. Language is carried in the URL: English home is /en (also the default for /), Turkish home is /tr; existing subpage addresses are preserved. Fonts are served by this site. Contact form contents are not stored in browser storage by the form.
Change or withdraw your choice
Accept analytics and Reject analytics are offered together. You can use the site and contact us without accepting. Open Cookie preferences in the footer to change your choice. Rejecting after acceptance stops collection, removes this site’s accessible Google Analytics cookies and reloads the page to unload Google’s script. It does not delete data already sent to Google; contact hello@stayistanbul.com.tr for requests about that data. If local storage is unavailable, your choice applies only to the current page. Form-processing consent is separate from analytics consent.
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