Cookie & Telemetry Policy

Last updated: October 2026 • Compliant with UK PECR, UK GDPR, the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017, and the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018

1. How Island Stay Uses Cookies

Island Stay Inc. uses cookies and local storage tokens on the Partner Portal to authenticate host sessions, protect against cross-site request forgery (CSRF), remember your cookie consent preferences, and—only where explicitly consented—measure portal performance and reliability.

2. Cookie Categories & Lifespans

Cookie / Key	Category	Purpose	Duration
__session, __client_uat	Strictly Necessary	Clerk cryptographic session authentication and role verification.	Session / 7 days
island_stay_cookie_consent	Strictly Necessary	Records your choice (Accept All vs. Essential Only) in the Cookie Preferences banner.	12 months
onboarding_step1..5	Functional	Preserves draft onboarding progress across steps before final submission.	Until onboarding completion
ph_phc_* (PostHog EU)	Optional Analytics	Anonymized product usage telemetry hosted in EU Cloud. Disabled unless accepted.	12 months (opt-in only)

3. Managing or Withdrawing Consent

You can select Essential Only at any time via the Cookie Preferences banner or clear your browser storage for this domain to reset your preference. Strictly necessary authentication cookies cannot be disabled while signed in to the Partner Dashboard. For any privacy inquiries, contact support@islandstay.co.uk.