Cookie Preferences

Below is the user interface (UI) copy and accompanying legal rationale for the Pera Sail Cookie Consent Banner and Preferences Center. The design is structured to be transparent, user-friendly, and fully compliant with global data privacy frameworks like the GDPR and CCPA.

Phase 1: The Initial Consent Banner (Popup)

Headline: Smooth Sailing Ahead: Your Privacy Choices Body Copy: Welcome aboard Pera Sail! We use cookies to ensure our marketplace operates securely, to analyze site traffic, and to deliver tailored boat rental offers. You can choose to accept all cookies for the best experience or customize your preferences below. Buttons: * [Accept All]

[Manage Preferences]
[Reject Non-Essential]

Phase 2: The Preferences Management Center

(If the user clicks "Manage Preferences," they are taken to this detailed menu.)

Headline: Manage Your Cookie Preferences Introductory Text: Transparency is our priority. Below you can control how we use tracking technologies on Pera Sail. We only collect what we need to make your global boat rental experience safe and seamless.

1. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

Toggle Status: [ON] (Toggle is greyed out and locked)
User-Facing Description: These cookies are the anchor of our platform. They are required for the website to function securely and cannot be switched off in our systems. They enable basic actions like logging into your account, saving your search criteria, and crucially, keeping your financial data safe. We use these cookies to securely process your payments, verify your identity, and prevent fraud via our authorized gateways (Stripe and Montenegrin Bank Virtual POS).
Brief Legal Rationale: Under GDPR (Article 6(1)(f) Legitimate Interest/Article 6(1)(b) Contract) and CCPA, consent is not required for strictly necessary cookies. Highlighting Stripe and the Bank POS establishes trust and clearly explains why the cookies are legally exempt from the opt-out requirement (fraud prevention and core service delivery).

2. Analytics Cookies (Performance)

Toggle Status: [ OFF / ON ] (Default is OFF for EU/GDPR compliance; can be ON for regions where opt-out is the standard)
User-Facing Description: Help us chart a better course. These cookies collect aggregated, anonymous data about how visitors use our marketplace—such as which boat destinations are most popular or if users encounter error pages. This information helps us fix bugs and improve the overall performance and design of our platform.
Brief Legal Rationale: This satisfies the requirement to explain the purpose of the tracking (performance improvement) and the nature of the data (aggregated/anonymous). Requiring an active opt-in protects the company from regulatory fines regarding non-essential tracking.

3. Marketing Cookies (Targeting)

Toggle Status: [ OFF / ON ] (Default is strictly OFF for GDPR compliance)
User-Facing Description: Discover your next adventure. These cookies are set by our trusted advertising partners to build a profile of your interests based on your browsing history. They help us show you relevant boat rental offers and promotions on other websites and social media. If you turn these off, you will still experience standard advertising, but it will not be tailored to your specific sailing preferences.
Brief Legal Rationale: This explicitly outlines third-party data sharing and cross-context behavioral advertising. By clearly stating that ads will still appear (but won't be personalized), it manages user expectations while fulfilling CCPA "Do Not Sell/Share" and GDPR explicit consent requirements.

Action Buttons (Footer of Preferences Center):

[Save My Choices]
[Allow All Cookies]