Effective Date: 1 January 2025 | Last Updated: 1 March 2025
Cookies are compact text packets deposited on your computer, tablet, or smartphone by web servers when you load internet pages. They serve critical functions such as maintaining session integrity, recording user interface settings, and providing pseudonymous telemetry to site administrators.
Hazeltaste deploys cookies to maintain page responsiveness, authenticate communication forms, record your privacy consents, and—solely upon your affirmative permission—assess aggregate user traffic patterns to improve our regional New Zealand travel dispatches.
To respect your autonomy, this website integrates Google Consent Mode v2. Prior to interacting with our consent banner, non-essential cookies (such as analytics and advertising telemetry) are strictly locked in a denied status. Only functional security cookies operate.
You possess complete authority to click "Accept All", "Essential Only", or configure granular settings via "Customise". Your preference is preserved in browser storage (hazel_consent). You may adjust or revoke your choice at any juncture by clicking the persistent control in the website footer.
| Category | Function & Purpose | Associated Consent Signal | Default State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Platform core security, CSRF protection, and consent storage | security_storage | Granted |
| Functional | Preserving font and language preferences across sessions | functionality_storage | Granted |
| Analytics | Aggregated metrics on article reads, device formats, and bounce rates | analytics_storage | Denied |
| Advertising | Delivering relevant travel route promotions and campaign attribution | ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization | Denied |
| Cookie Name | Provider | Specific Purpose | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
hazel_consent | hazeltaste.shop | Stores user acceptance/rejection of analytics and ad cookies | 12 Months |
_ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique users anonymously (only if opted in) | 2 Years |
_ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains current session state (only if opted in) | 24 Hours |
In addition to our on-site consent controls, you can instruct your browser to block, alert, or delete cookies through its configuration preferences. Consult the support documentation for Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge for explicit guidance. Note that disabling essential cookies may impact specific navigation features.
Should you require further clarification regarding our cookie management framework, please contact our team via email at [email protected] or call +64 27 877 1569.