COOKIE INFORMATION
This page provides a guide to the cookies and tracking that may be used as a result of your visit to this website, and information on how to control cookies and tracking. You may also wish to refer to our Privacy Policy.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer or mobile device when that user accesses a website. It allows the website to recognise the user’s device and store some information about the user’s preferences or past actions.
In addition to cookies, there are other types of tracking technologies, like scripts, used by some third parties to enable the services they provide to us, and we use some them on this website to help make our web content, emails and advertising more relevant to you.
We do not use cookies or other web tracking technologies to collect or record information such as your name, address or other contact details.
WHY DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TYPES OF TRACKING?
Cookies allow websites to perform a variety of functions such as remembering that you have logged in, ensuring you have a stable and secure connection and much more. Most websites depend on cookies or other forms of tracking to deliver the best possible user experience, to understand how the site is being used in order to improve the experience of other visitors, and to deliver relevant content.
ESSENTIAL TRACKING
These cookies and tracking technologies make sure parts of a website work and that you can use the site effectively, such as ensuring site security or remembering information that you’ve typed into a form after you move to subsequent pages as part of a booking process.
If you restrict these cookies you may not be able to use some functionality on the site.
SITE PERFORMANCE TRACKING
To measure the performance of the website and see how websites are used, we use these types of cookies and tracking technologies. We use these to improve how the website works and measure our marketing activity. If you restrict this tracking, we will, for example, find it more difficult to find any errors on the site and find it more difficult to develop a site that meets your needs.
USER CONVENIENCE TRACKING
This type of tracking allows websites to remember your choices - for example, that you prefer not to be asked to fill in a survey next time you visit the site) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services on the site such as remembering the itineraries that you save to your ‘saved favourites’ list, watching a video or seeing a map that is embedded on the site.
ADVERTISING OR TARGETING TRACKING
We aim to improve the relevance of advertisements that you see and this type of tracking helps us to do that. It’s also used to limit the number of times you see an ad as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. This type of tracking is placed by advertising networks working with us. When you opt out of advertising tracking, in some cases, a cookie needs to be stored on your device to save your opt-out preference.
WHAT TYPES OF DATA DO WE USE?
Depending on the tracking being used, different types of data might be stored and/or used. Most of our tracking uses anonymous data but some may include pseudonymous data like booking references. We use IP address to build anonymous information about general groups of users but we do not keep your IP address so it can never be used to link any information to you. If you are already logged into services such as Google or Facebook when you visit our site, they may link your visit on our site to the data that they have about you. We do not receive any such data. We do not track or store any personal data for third parties to access or use.
CONTROLLING COOKIES AND TRACKING
Browsers have different methods for controlling cookies and scripts. Please refer to your browser’s information about how to control cookies.
We use a number of suppliers who set cookies, or host other forms of tracking technologies like scripts, on this website in order to deliver the services they are offering.
Some cookies and tracking technologies can be controlled by using methods provided by the suppliers of those cookies and tracking technologies or by using these methods:
- Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ For supported Android or iOS devices, options for many cookies and tracking mechanisms can be set through this app: http://youradchoices.com/appchoices Download the app and set your preferences.
- Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): http://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
- European Interactive Digital Adverting Alliance (EDAA): http://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ and http://www.edaa.eu/
Restricting cookies or scripts
- may adversely impact the functionality of this website and other services related to the site
- will not prevent ads from being shown to you. Your preferences and history won’t be saved and can’t be used to serve more relevant advertising and web content so the ads and content you see could be less relevant to you.
- will not prevent emails being sent to you. If you’d like to unsubscribe from any emails, please use the unsubscribe links included in the emails you’ve received or contact us.
More information about the cookies and tracking used on the site is below, along with links to information about how to control them. Note that these links will take you to other sites. We are not responsible for the information on these other sites nor the setting of cookies and tracking by these third parties.
ESSENTIAL TRACKING
| TRACKING NAME | PURPOSE, CONTROL AND MORE INFORMATION | Data types used | Control this tracking |
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Remember my session ID JSESSIONID |
Remembers your 'session ID' ensuring a smooth site browsing experience, the site will not function correctly without it. |
Anonymous |
Browser cookie settings |
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Has_JS |
Detects if the user has Javascript enabled to determine how to deliver content to suit the visitors preference |
Anonymous |
Browser cookie settings |
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Country_detected |
This is used detect the user’s country to serve content in their language and currency. |
Anonymous |
Browser cookie settings |
SITE PERFORMANCE TRACKING
| TRACKING NAME | PURPOSE, CONTROL AND MORE INFORMATION |
|---|---|
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Adobe Analytics |
This is used for the analysis of web behaviour and web traffic for site performance and user experience improvements. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Adobe Dynamic Tag Manager |
Rule based system that allows us to conditionally run scripts/code related to site tracking. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Adobe Target |
Identifies the visiting user on the web. Runs a set of rules to determine whether user should see test/alternate content or see default content on web. Displays content based on outcomes of rules processing. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Arrivalist |
Detects and resolve site issues, conducts research and marketing, and analyzes trends Data types used Control this tracking |
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Google Analytics |
This is used for the analysis of web behaviour and web traffic for site performance and user experience improvements. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Google Tag Manager |
Rule based system that allows us to conditionally run scripts/code related to site tracking. Data types used Control this tracking |
USER CONVENIENCE TRACKING
| TRACKING NAME | PURPOSE, CONTROL AND MORE INFORMATION |
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AddThis |
Used to allow easy sharing of content onto social media platforms. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Pardot |
Remembers login values, user preferences, and maintains user sessions Data types used Control this tracking |
ADVERTISING AND TARGETING TRACKING
| TRACKING NAME | PURPOSE, CONTROL AND MORE INFORMATION |
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AOL |
Collects data for personalized display advertising Data types used Control this tracking |
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AppNexus |
Collects data for personalized display advertising Data types used Control this tracking |
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AdRoll |
Enables AdRoll to identify a user's device when they move between different websites and applications, in order to serve targeted ads Data types used Control this tracking |
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Arbor (Pippio) |
Information is used to provide, maintain, improve, and protect the services offered by Arbor, and is used by partners to deliver and measure tailored and relevant content, advertising, services, and experiences. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Bing |
Used to store user preferences and settings; enable sign-in; provide interest-based advertising; combat fraud; and analyze how Microsoft websites and online services are performing. Data types used Control this tracking |
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BidSwitch |
Saves user preferences and compiles data about site traffic and interaction Data types used Control this tracking |
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DoubleClick (Google) |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user’s actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser’s ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Inspectlet |
Inspectlet uses cookies to keep track of session information. These cookies are needed to accurately understand how visitors are navigating your website in order to improve on user experience. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Pubmatic |
Information is used to provide, maintain, improve, and protect the services offered by Arbor, and is used by partners to deliver and measure tailored and relevant content, advertising, services, and experiences. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Quantcast |
Tracks behavior for targeted ads Data types used Control this tracking |
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Rubicon Project |
Registers anonymised user data, such as IP address, geographical location, visited websites, and what ads the user has clicked, with the purpose of optimising ad display based on the user's movement on websites that use the same ad network. Data types used Control this tracking |
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Used for targeted ads, limits the number of time an ad is seen, and measures campaign effectiveness. Data types used Control this tracking |