What cookies are
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. Related technologies — local storage and similar identifiers — work the same way in practice. They let a site tell a returning visit from a new one without knowing who you are.
What this site uses
We set no cookies of our own for advertising, profiling or personalization. The only cookies present come from Google Analytics 4, which we use to see which guides are read and which are ignored:
- _ga — distinguishes one browser from another so repeat visits are not double-counted. Typically expires about two years after it is set.
- _ga_<container-id> — used by Google Analytics 4 to maintain session state for the property. Typically expires about two years after it is set.
- _gid — distinguishes visitors over a short window. Typically expires within 24 hours.
These are analytics cookies. They are not strictly necessary for the site to work, they carry a random identifier rather than your name, and they are never used to serve you advertising. Exact cookie names and lifetimes are set by Google and may change when Google updates its libraries.
Why we use them
Aggregate measurement tells us which beaches, boat trips and itineraries readers actually plan around, which pages load slowly, and which guides need expanding or retiring. We look at totals and trends, never at individual visitors.
Refusing or removing them
The site is fully readable with cookies blocked — nothing here depends on them. You can control them in several ways:
- Block or delete cookies and site data in your browser's privacy settings, either for all sites or just for this one.
- Browse in a private or incognito window, which discards cookies when you close it.
- Install Google's official Analytics opt-out browser add-on from tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout to stop analytics measurement across every site you visit.
- Use a tracker-blocking extension, or a browser that blocks third-party analytics by default.
Browser help pages for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge each document the exact steps for their current version.
Third-party sites
When you follow a link from one of our guides to a park, restaurant, charter or tour operator, that site sets its own cookies under its own policy. This notice covers only naplesfloridathingstodo.com.
Updates
If we add or remove a measurement tool, this notice and the date above will be updated. Our broader handling of data is described in the Privacy Policy.