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Cookie Policy
Information about cookies, local storage and functional technologies used by Costa Rica Hub.
Last updated and current status
Last updated: October 5, 2026. Costa Rica Hub is testing Adsterra banners. Advertising scripts are requested automatically as a placement approaches the viewport, without a site acceptance dialog. Adsterra and its partners may use cookies, local storage, identifiers and similar technologies to display, limit and measure ads. Google AdSense remains disabled during this trial. Costa Rica Hub currently sets no first-party audience-analytics cookies.
A cookie is a small file a website can store in a browser. Local storage is a different technology, although both can retain information on a device.
Functional storage used
The dollars-and-colones converter uses the local key “crhub-exchange-rate-v1” to retain for about one hour the date and public buy/sell rates obtained from Costa Rica’s Ministry of Finance. This avoids repeated requests and improves speed.
The local profile uses “crh-local-profile-v1” to optionally store a name, language, theme, interests, marked destinations and itineraries with their notes and budgets. The visual preference also uses “crh-theme”, and the planner may retain a draft under “crh-trip-planner-draft-v1”. This data remains on the device and is not transmitted to Costa Rica Hub.
The exchange-rate record contains no entered amount, name, email or account identifier. Other calculators operate in page-session memory, and Costa Rica Hub does not receive the entered values.
Strictly necessary technologies
Hosting, DNS, CDN or security providers may use technical identifiers or strictly necessary cookies to deliver content, distribute traffic, prevent abuse or maintain availability. Adsterra advertising is not strictly necessary to read the site. Banners load automatically on enabled pages.
Images are delivered from images.thecostaricahub.com. Google Maps is not requested until you press “Show map”. Links to the Ministry of Finance, SINAC, Google Maps, social networks and other sources lead to external services only when you open them; their own policies then apply.
Deleting or blocking storage
You can clear cookies and site data through browser privacy settings. To remove the profile, theme and cached rate, clear thecostaricahub.com data or the local keys named above. You may export the profile JSON first; the converter may request the public rate again on a later visit.
Blocking cookies or storage may affect features and advertising, but editorial content should remain available. You can manage cookies and tracking restrictions through browser settings. Deleting cookies does not erase data already received by third parties. The site does not show its own advertising acceptance panel. Legal pages do not load ads.
Advertising loading and changes
Adsterra is the advertising provider for this trial. The integration does not store a local ad acceptance preference. Ads appear in spaces labelled as advertising; content remains available if the browser blocks advertising scripts. This policy will be updated if other providers or new purposes are introduced.