1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how 960Maldives.com uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website, browse property listings, submit forms, send enquiries, or use member-related features.
Cookies help us operate the website, improve performance, understand visitor behavior, remember preferences, support form submissions, protect the website, and provide a better user experience.
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites work properly, remember information, improve user experience, and provide information to website owners.
Cookies may be set directly by 960Maldives.com or by third-party services used on the website.
Similar technologies may also be used, such as pixels, tags, scripts, local storage, and analytics tools.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function properly.
They may be used for:
- Website security
- Page loading
- Form submission
- Cookie preference storage
- Spam protection
- Basic website functionality
- Login and session security
- Protection against misuse or unauthorized activity
These cookies cannot usually be disabled through our website because the site may not work properly without them.
Member Account and Login Cookies
If you log in to a property owner, member, or authorized representative account, cookies may be used to keep you signed in, protect your session, remember account-related preferences, and support secure access to assigned property information.
These cookies help ensure that users can access only the property information connected to their approved account.
Member account cookies may support:
- User login sessions
- Account security
- Property owner member access
- Access to assigned property information
- Form access and submission reliability
- Protection against unauthorized use
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use the website.
They may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Click behavior
- Device and browser type
- Traffic sources
- General location data
We use this information to improve website content, page structure, performance, SEO, search experience, and user experience.
Preference Cookies
These cookies help remember user choices, such as:
- Language preference
- Cookie settings
- Display preferences
- Previously selected options
- Form-related preferences where available
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be used to show relevant content or advertisements, measure campaign performance, or understand user interest in our services.
They may be set by third-party advertising, analytics, or social media platforms.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services integrated into our website, such as:
- Analytics tools
- Embedded maps
- Embedded videos
- Social media features
- Advertising platforms
- Security or spam protection tools
- Booking or travel-related links
- Hosting and performance tools
- Email or form management tools
These third parties may collect information according to their own privacy and cookie policies.
4. Examples of Tools We May Use
960Maldives.com may use tools such as:
- Google Analytics
- Google Search Console
- Google Tag Manager
- Google Ads or remarketing tools
- Meta/Facebook Pixel
- Google Maps
- YouTube embeds
- reCAPTCHA or anti-spam tools
- Hosting and security tools
- Email or form management tools
The actual tools used may change from time to time depending on website needs.
5. Why We Use Cookies
We may use cookies and similar technologies to support the operation, security, performance, and usability of 960Maldives.com.
Depending on the features you use, cookies and similar technologies may help us to:
- Make the website function correctly
- Maintain website security
- Protect forms and accounts from spam, fraud, or abuse
- Remember selected preferences and settings
- Maintain login and account sessions
- Support secure access to the Property Owner Member Area
- Support property listing and claim forms
- Support Property Listing Removal Request forms
- Support contact, support, and booking inquiry forms
- Maintain form sessions and improve submission reliability
- Improve search, filters, navigation, and browsing features
- Understand how visitors use the website
- Measure website performance and usage
- Improve property pages and other website content
- Measure the effectiveness of marketing activities where applicable
Some cookies may be necessary for the website or a requested feature to function. Other cookies, such as analytics or marketing cookies, may be used only where enabled and, where required, subject to your cookie preferences or consent.
6. Forms, Account Sessions and Property Requests
Cookies and similar technologies may be used when you interact with forms, account features, or other submission functions on 960Maldives.com.
These may include:
- Contact and support forms
- Booking inquiry forms
- List a New Property submissions
- Claim an Existing Property submissions
- Property Listing Removal Requests
- Member login and account sessions
- Property updates submitted through the Property Owner
- Member Area
- File and document uploads
- Other website forms or interactive features
These technologies may help maintain your session, remember temporary form information, protect submissions from spam or abuse, support security checks, and improve the reliability of form processing.
For verified property representatives, cookies may also support secure access to the Property Owner Member Area and help maintain an authenticated session while reviewing property information or submitting correction and update requests.
Cookies do not automatically publish, approve, verify, correct, update, or remove a property listing.
New property submissions, property claims, member-area updates, and Property Listing Removal Requests remain subject to the applicable review and verification process before any approved change is made to the live website.
7. Cookie Consent
Where required by applicable law, we will ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies, such as analytics, marketing, or advertising cookies.
You may accept, reject, or manage cookie preferences through our cookie banner or cookie settings tool, where available.
Strictly necessary cookies may still be used because they are required for the website to function properly.
8. Managing Cookies
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies
- Disable third-party cookies
- Set cookie preferences for specific websites
Please note that disabling some cookies may affect website functionality, forms, embedded content, login sessions, property owner member features, or user experience.
9. Third-Party Cookie Controls
Some third-party services also provide their own opt-out or privacy control tools. You may manage preferences directly through those third-party platforms where available.
960Maldives.com is not responsible for third-party cookie settings, tracking technologies, or external privacy practices.
10. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in cookies, website tools, legal requirements, website features, member account features, or business operations.
Updated versions will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
11. Contact Us
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact:
960Maldives.com
Operator: 960 International Pvt Ltd
Email: info@960maldives.com