Cookie Policy
Last Updated: May 30, 2024
1. Introduction
Welcome to Geotour (“we,” “us,” or “our”). Our website, the Geotour Website (the “Service”), uses cookies to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and provide personalized content and features.
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, the information we collect, how that information is used, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. By using our Service, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website sends to your computer or mobile device and are stored by your web browser. These files allow the website or a third-party service to recognize you, making your subsequent visits more personalized and the Service more useful.
Cookies can be categorized as:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary and are deleted from your device as soon as you close your web browser.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. They help us recognize you as a returning visitor.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use a combination of first-party and third-party cookies for several key purposes:
- To Run Our Website: Some cookies are essential for the website to function correctly.
- To Analyze and Improve Our Service: We use cookies to understand how you interact with our website so we can enhance performance and user experience.
- To Personalize Your Experience: Cookies help us remember your preferences (like language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- To Provide Functionality: We use cookies to enable embedded content and services from other providers, such as interactive maps and videos.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our Service:
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
b) Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Service, such as which pages you visit most often. This data helps us optimize our website and make it easier to navigate.
- Google Analytics & Google Tag Manager: We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous traffic data to understand user behavior. Google Tag Manager helps us manage the various tracking codes (tags) used on our site.
c) Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features. For example, they can be used to remember your preferred settings for an interactive map.
- Google Maps: We embed Google Maps to provide geographical information. Google may set cookies to store your preferences and information when you view or interact with these maps.
d) Targeting and Media Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They can also be used to track the effectiveness of embedded media.
- YouTube: We embed videos from our official YouTube channel. When you press play, YouTube may place cookies on your device to collect viewing statistics, estimate bandwidth, and serve targeted advertising based on your viewing history.
5. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies.
Additionally, you can instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies. Please consult the help pages of your browser for instructions:
- Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/microsoft-edge-Browse-data-and-privacy-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Please note that if you choose to block or delete cookies, some features of our Service may not function properly, and your ability to access certain functionalities might be limited.
6. Where to Find More Information
To learn more about cookies and their use on the internet, you can visit the following third-party websites:
- AllAboutCookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
- Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/
For more information on how our third-party partners use data, please review their policies:
- Google Privacy & Terms: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies