Cookie Policy · MV Vacation

Cookie Policy

Effective Date: February 22, 2026

Last Updated: October 14, 2026
 

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how MV Vacation – Martha's Vineyard Travel Guide ("we", "our", or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website https://mvvacation.com. By using our site, you agree to the use of cookies as described below.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you browse websites. They help us improve your browsing experience, personalize content, remember preferences, and analyze website traffic. Cookies cannot access, read, or modify other data on your device, and they do not contain viruses or malicious code.

Types of cookies we use

• Essential cookies: Necessary for website functionality and core features like navigation, security, and form submission. These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting how the site works.
• Performance and analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use our site, including which pages are most visited, how long sessions last, and where traffic comes from. We look at this data in aggregated reports, not as profiles of individual visitors.
• Functionality cookies and local storage: These remember small preferences on your device, such as the radio volume, the last trip plan you built, or that you have already signed up, so the site does not ask twice.
• Marketing and email platform cookies: If you subscribe to our newsletter, our email platform, MailerLite, may set cookies to track email-related interactions (such as whether you clicked a link from our newsletter). This helps us measure the effectiveness of our communications. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email we send.
• Third-party cookies: Embedded content such as YouTube videos and the StrawPoll polls may set cookies from those platforms when you play or use them. We do not control these cookies; each company's own privacy policy applies.
• Affiliate cookies (GetYourGuide, Stay22): Scripts from GetYourGuide and Stay22 load on our pages. When you click a tour or hotel link, these partners and the booking sites they work with, such as Booking.com and Expedia, may set cookies that record that the visit came from us, so we can earn a commission if you book. Their own privacy policies apply.

Specific third-party services

• Google Analytics: Sets cookies (for example _ga and _ga_<ID>) to distinguish users and track sessions. Data is retained for up to 14 months. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• YouTube: Embedded YouTube videos may set cookies when played, even in privacy-enhanced mode. These are governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
• OpenStreetMap: The interactive island map and the bus directions map load map tiles from OpenStreetMap's servers. Those requests include your IP address and are covered by the OpenStreetMap Foundation's Privacy Policy.
• MailerLite: If you arrived at our site via a newsletter link, MailerLite may set tracking cookies to measure campaign performance. See MailerLite's Cookie Policy for details.

Cookie management

You can control or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality and your experience on our site. To manage cookies in your browser:

• Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
• Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
• Firefox: Manage cookies in Firefox
• Edge: Manage cookies in Edge

Advertising cookies: Display ads on this site are managed by Mediavine (Journey by Mediavine). Mediavine and its advertising partners set first- and third-party cookies to serve and personalize ads. See the "Mediavine Programmatic Advertising" section of our Privacy Policy for the full disclosure and opt-out options.

You can also opt out of interest-based advertising and third-party tracking through tools such as YourAdChoices or Your Online Choices (EU).

Security and infrastructure

For performance, security, and uptime protection, we use cloud-based infrastructure, including Cloudflare. These services may set cookies or use anonymized request data to ensure site stability, block malicious traffic, and defend against attacks. This data is handled in accordance with Cloudflare's own Privacy Policy.

We do not disclose detailed hosting architecture or traffic data publicly, in order to protect system integrity.

Updates to this policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements, new features, or third-party services we use. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the most recent revision.

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us.