Cookie Policy
Happy Wheels Bike Rental & GPS Tours A trading name of Inn Bruges · VAT: BE0688939629 Hotel Karel de Stoute, Bruges Last updated: May 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, remember your preferences, and provide information to the site owner about how visitors use the site.
2. Who We Are
This cookie policy applies to the Happy Wheels website (happywheelsbrugge.be), operated by Inn Bruges (VAT: BE0688939629). For any questions, contact us at hello@happywheelsbrugge.be.
3. What Cookies We Use
We keep our cookie use minimal. We use two categories of cookies:
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be switched off.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|--------|---------|----------|
| hw_cookie_consent | Remembers your cookie preferences so we don't ask you every time | 12 months |
| Booking system session cookies | Maintains your session while you complete a booking via our reservation system | Session (deleted when you close your browser) |
Legal basis: These cookies do not require your consent as they are strictly necessary for the website to operate.
3.2 Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website — for example, which pages are most visited and how people navigate through the site. This helps us improve the experience for future visitors.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|--------|----------|---------|----------|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors (shorter-term) | 24 hours |
All data collected by Google Analytics is anonymised — we cannot identify you personally from this data. IP addresses are anonymised before storage.
Legal basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR and Belgian ePrivacy law). These cookies are only placed if you click Accept on our cookie banner. You can withdraw consent at any time — see Section 5.
4. What We Do Not Use
To be clear about what we do not do:
- We do not use advertising or targeting cookies
- We do not use social media tracking cookies
- We do not share cookie data with advertisers or data brokers
- We do not use cookies to build profiles for marketing purposes
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Changing your preferences on our website
You can update your cookie choices at any time by clicking the Cookie Settings link in the footer of our website. This will reopen the consent banner and allow you to accept or decline analytics cookies.
Opting out of Google Analytics
You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting your data across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available for all major browsers.
Browser settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete cookies already stored on your device
- Block cookies from specific websites
- Block all third-party cookies
- Be notified when a cookie is set
Guidance for common browsers:
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of our website, including the booking system.
6. Third-Party Cookies
Google Analytics cookies are set by Google LLC. Google's own privacy practices are described in the Google Privacy Policy. Data collected through Google Analytics may be transferred to Google servers in the United States under Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission.
We have no control over cookies set directly by third-party services. If you have concerns, we recommend reviewing the relevant third-party privacy policies linked above.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time, for example if we add new features to the website that use cookies. The current version will always be available on this page with the date it was last updated. Significant changes will be flagged via the cookie consent banner.
8. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Happy Wheels (Inn Bruges) Hotel Karel de Stoute, Bruges 📧 hello@happywheelsbrugge.be
For broader privacy questions, please refer to our Privacy Policy.