Cookie Policy
Plain English Summary: To make building your perfect day as seamless as possible, our website uses "cookies" and similar tracking technologies. These small data files are the reason our platform remembers your destination and travel dates as you click from page to page. We use them to keep your Itinerary Builder intact, understand how our platform is being used, and ensure our third-party integrations (like Google Maps) function beautifully.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information and remember user preferences. We also use similar technologies, such as HTML5 local storage, to achieve these purposes.
2. How FancyDoing Uses Cookies
We classify the cookies and local storage used on our Platform into the following categories:
A. Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies
These cookies are required for the operation of our Platform. Without them, you would not be able to log into your account (whether as an Explorer or Host) or securely complete a booking. Because these are strictly necessary for the site to function, they cannot be switched off in our systems.
B. Functionality & Persistence Cookies (The Itinerary Builder)
These are the cookies that make FancyDoing feel like a premium concierge.
Search Persistence: We use local storage to remember the City, Dates, and Guest Count you input on the homepage so that data automatically populates when you transition to the Explore or Itinerary pages.
Session Memory: They allow us to temporarily save the experiences you have "dragged and dropped" into your Itinerary Builder before you finalize your account.
C. Performance & Analytics Cookies
These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how Explorers and Hosts move around our Platform. This helps us improve the way our website works—for example, by ensuring users are finding the "Indie Gems" easily and that the booking flow is free of errors. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
D. Third-Party Cookies
Because we integrate with global partners to bring you a seamless experience, some cookies are set by third parties:
Google Maps Platform: Used to render interactive maps, estimate travel times between your itinerary nodes, and provide location autocomplete in our search bars. Google may set cookies to remember your map preferences.
Viator / Tripadvisor: When you interact with "Iconic" partner products, certain cookies may be used to track the referral and ensure the booking API communicates correctly with our servers.
3. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept non-essential cookies.
Cookie Banner: When you first visit FancyDoing, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner allowing you to accept all cookies or tailor your preferences.
Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. Please note that if you disable or refuse cookies, especially essential or functional ones, our Itinerary Builder and Search Persistence features may become inaccessible or not function properly.
4. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business operations. Please revisit this page periodically to stay aware of any changes.
Last updated: February 2026
Effective date: February 2026