Cookie Policy

Last updated: 19 October 2026

Who we are

Hostal La Fontana
Calle Valverde 6, 28004 Madrid (Spain)
Contact email: info@hostallafontana.com

What is a cookie

A cookie is a small file that a website stores in your browser when you visit it. It allows the site to work, to remember your preferences, or to gather information about how it is used. The same applies to other browser storage technologies, such as local storage.

Cookies used on this website

Technical and functional (no consent required)

This website uses browser local storage, managed by our technology provider SiteMinder, so that pages load and display correctly.

Analytics (your consent is required)

CookieProviderPurposeDuration

_gaGoogle Ireland Ltd.Distinguish users and count visits2 years

_ga_4KRRL14D6PGoogle Ireland Ltd.Maintain Google Analytics 4 session state2 years

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how many people visit the website, where they come from and which pages they view. We do not use this data to identify anyone.

Third-party services loaded by this website

Google Tag Manager, managed by SiteMinder, to administer measurement tags.
Leaflet / OpenStreetMap, to display the map showing where the hostal is.

The booking engine

When you click "Book now" you are taken to direct-book.com, the booking engine operated by SiteMinder. This is a separate domain with its own cookie notice and its own policy, which you accept or decline there. That domain uses, among others, Google Analytics, Google Ads and Hotjar cookies, as well as technical and security cookies needed to complete your booking.

International transfers

Google Analytics is a service provided by Google Ireland Ltd. Data may be processed on servers located outside the European Economic Area, under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.

How to manage or withdraw your consent

You can change your decision at any time by clearing this site's cookies in your browser and reloading the page, at which point you will be asked again. You can also set your browser to block or delete cookies:

Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
Safari: Preferences → Privacy
Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security
Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Blocking analytics cookies does not affect how the website works or your ability to book.

Your rights

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction and portability by writing to info@hostallafontana.com. You may also lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es).