Cookie Policy

Updated 03/27/2024

Our Privacy Policy explains our principles when it comes to the collection, processing, and storage of your information. This policy specifically explains how we and users of our services deploy cookies, as well as the options you have to control them.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small pieces of data, stored in text files, that are stored on your computer or other device when websites are loaded in a browser. They are widely used to "remember" you and your preferences, either for a single visit (through a "session cookie") or for multiple repeat visits (using a "persistent cookie"). They ensure a consistent and efficient experience for visitors, and perform essential functions such as allowing users to register and remain logged in. Cookies may be set by the site that you are visiting (known as "first party cookies"), or by third parties, such as those who serve content or provide advertising or analytics services on the website ("third party cookies"). Both websites and HTML emails may also contain other tracking technologies such as "web beacons" or "pixels." These are typically small transparent images that provide us with statistics, for similar purposes as cookies. They are often used in conjunction with cookies, though they are not stored on your computer in the same way. As a result, if you disable cookies, web beacons may still load, but their functionality will be restricted.

How we use cookies?

We use cookies for a number of different purposes. Some cookies are necessary for technical reasons; some enable a personalized experience for visitors; and some allow the display of advertising from selected third party networks. Some cookies are used for affiliate marketing by us and third party vendors. Some of these cookies may be set when a page is loaded, or when a visitor takes a particular action (clicking the "like" or other product button on a post, for example). Many of the cookies we use are only set if you are a registered YepTravel user (so you don’t have to log in every time, for example), while others are set whenever you visit one of our websites, irrespective of whether you have an account.

Where we place cookies?

We set cookies in different locations across our services. These include our website and third party websites.

Types of Cookies
Below is an explanation of the types of cookies we use on our websites and why we use them.

Category of cookies
Why we use these cookies

Required
These cookies are essential for our websites and services to perform basic functions and are necessary for us to operate certain features.
Analytics and Performance
These cookies allow us to optimize performance by collecting information on how users interact with our websites, including which pages are visited most, clicks on links, as well as other analytical data. We use these details to improve how our websites function and to understand how users interact with them.

Advertising
These cookies are set by us to provide you with relevant content and to understand that content’s effectiveness. They may be used to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites to predict your preferences. These cookies also allow a profile to be built about you and your interests.

Affiliate marketing
These cookies are set by us and third party independent contractors to track your visitor and purchasing activity and compensate us based on your activity.


User Sites

In addition to the cookies set on our own sites, we utilize cookies for our Site Stats feature. This tallies the unique numbers of visitors to a site, as well as the number from specific geographic locations. A visitor is counted when we see a user or browser for the first time in a given period.

Controlling Cookies

Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide ways to control cookie behavior such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilizing third party plugins. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our service may not function correctly. To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. For more details on your choices regarding use of your web browsing activity for interest-based advertising visit youronlinechoices.eu (EU based) or optout.aboutads.info (US based).
On a mobile device, you may also be able to adjust your settings to limit tracking.
Some analytics services we use, which place their own cookies or web tags on your browser, offer their own opt out choices.

Our Internal Analytics Tool

In order to better understand how our services are used, we monitor certain user activities that take place within our products, including page views and clicks on any links used when managing a site via our dashboards. We call each one of these actions an “event.” We sometimes record the following data for each event. You may opt out of our analytics program through contacting us. Note that opting out does not disable the functionality of the actions we track, but for an event or action after you opt out, we will not have other data associated with that action or event in the analytics tool.

Consent for Advertising Cookies on Our Sites

You may see a “cookie banner” on our websites and dashboards. When you consent in this manner, we may set advertising cookies on the site you are visiting and on our website, dashboards, and services. We’ll display the banner to you periodically, just in case you change your mind.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, you can find the most relevant contact details in our Privacy Policy.