Cookie Policy

Ricks Hostel Cookie Policy

Last Updated: August 7, 2025.

This cookie policy applies to all visitors of the Ricks Hostel website, available at https://www.rickshostels.com.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device (computer, tablet, phone) when you visit a website. These files contain information that the site can read the next time you visit, allowing it to «remember» your preferences and offer a more personalized experience.

Other similar technologies exist, such as scripts (code snippets that make a site function interactively) and web beacons (tiny, invisible images that help track user activity). In this policy, we refer to all these technologies as «cookies» for simplicity.

2. How We Use Cookies

At Ricks Hostel, we use cookies to enhance your website experience and better understand how you interact with it. The cookies we use fall into several categories.

Technical or Functional Cookies

These cookies are essential for the site to function correctly. They allow you to navigate the website, use its basic features, and remember your preferences. For example, they enable you to use a shopping cart or remember if you’ve logged in. We do not need your consent to use these.

Analytics and Performance Cookies

We use these cookies to collect anonymous information about how visitors use our website. For instance, they record which pages you visit, how long you spend on them, and if you encounter any errors. This information helps us understand the site’s performance and how we can improve it. We ask for your consent to use these cookies.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track your Browse activity on our site and other websites. This allows us to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant, personalized advertisements. These cookies may also be placed by our advertising partners. We always ask for your consent to use these cookies.

Social Media Cookies

Our site may include content from social media networks like Instagram and Facebook. This content is embedded with code from those platforms, which may place their own cookies on your device. These cookies can track your activity for marketing purposes or allow you to interact with the social networks (e.g., «liking» or sharing content).

3. Third-Party Cookies

Because our website redirects you to external platforms and uses third-party services, it’s important to know that these third parties may also place cookies. We do not control these cookies or the information they collect. We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of the following services:

  • Booking Platforms: Hostelworld, Booking.com.
  • Rental Management Services: Booqable.
  • Analytics Services: Google Analytics.
  • Social Media: Facebook, Instagram.

4. Your Consent and How to Manage Cookies

When you visit our website for the first time, you will see a cookie banner asking you to accept or manage your cookie preferences.

  • You can accept all cookies for a complete experience.
  • You can choose to decline certain categories of cookies (like analytics or marketing). Technical cookies will always remain active, as they are necessary for the site to function.

You can change your consent at any time. Additionally, most browsers allow you to manage and delete cookies directly from their settings. However, be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website. If you clear your cookies, the consent banner will reappear the next time you visit us.

5. Contact

If you have any questions or comments about our Cookie Policy, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Ricks Hostel

Email: hello@rickshostels.com

Address: entre segunda y, 6a Avenida Sur, Santa Ana, El Salvador.

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