COOKIE POLICY
At BTB Tours, we use cookies on our website to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized services. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices regarding them. Pursuant to this policy, the “cookies” used by this website are primarily used as an information storage method, and the “local storage” area of your browser is used for the same purpose. All information contained in this section also applies to the aforementioned “local storage.” Your address, password, credit card information, and similar special personal information are not stored in the cookies that we use.
WHAT ARE THE COOKIES AND WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF USE?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device or a network server through the use of browsers by websites you visit. These cookies help websites recognize your device and remember your preferences for future visits. Depending on their type, cookies collected on websites can gather data about your browsing habits and preferences on the devices you use to visit sites. This data can include information about the pages you visit, the services and products you view, your preferred language, and other preferences.
These small text files, which contain your preferred language settings and other site settings, help us remember your preferences when you next visit the site, allowing us to make improvements to our services and provide you with a better and more personalized experience.
The main purposes of using cookies on our Website are listed below:
– To improve the services provided to you by enhancing the functionality and performance of the website;
– To enhance the website and introduce new features via the website, as well as personalizing the features according to your preferences;
– In order to ensure the legal and financial safety of the website for you and the authority, and to stop fraudulent transactions being carried out via the Website; and
– Fulfilling legal and contractual responsibilities in accordance with relevant legislation.
TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON OUR WEBSITE
1. Session cookies: Session cookies make sure the website functions properly during your visit. They’re used for things like ensuring the security and continuity of our site and your experience. Session cookies are temporary, they disappear when you close your browser and return to our website. They’re not permanent.
2. Persistent cookies: These cookies are used to remember your preferences and are stored on your device through the use of browsers. Persistent cookies remain stored even after you close your browser or restart your computer on which you visited our website. These cookies are kept in the subfolders of your browser until you delete them through your browser settings. Some types of persistent cookies can be used to provide you with special suggestions, considering issues such as the purpose of your use of the website. Thanks to these persistent cookies, when you visit our website with the same device again, it is verified whether a cookie has been created by our website on your device. If a cookie is found, it is understood that you have previously visited the site and the content that will be transmitted to you will be determined accordingly, providing a better service to you.
3. Mandatory/Technical Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website you are visiting to function properly. Their purpose is to provide essential services by allowing the website to work. For example, they allow you to access secure areas of the website, use the features on it, and navigate it.
4. Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, such as allowing you to make bookings and payments.
5. Analytical Cookies: They collect information about how the website is being used, the number and frequency of visits, and show how users navigate to the site. Their purpose is to improve performance by improving how the site functions, to determine general trends, and to prevent identification of visitors based on their data. For example, they may show the number of error messages or the most popular pages.
6. Functional / Functional Cookies:
This saves the choices made by a visitor within a site and remembers them for the next visit. Their purpose is ease of use for visitors, for example, preventing them from having to re-enter their password every time they visit a page.
7. Targeting/Advertising Cookies: They enable the measurement of the effectiveness of advertisements served to visitors and the calculation of the number of times the advertisements are viewed. Their purpose is to serve ads that are customized to the interests of visitors. In addition, they enable the detection of specific visitor interests based on their browsing history and the presentation of relevant content. For instance, it prevents an advertisement from being shown to a visitor again in a short period of time.
8. Marketing Cookies: These are used to personalize the experience for users and show them relevant offers and promotions.
THIRD – PARTY COOKIES
We may also use cookies from trusted third parties for advertising and analytical purposes. These cookies are governed by the privacy policies of these third parties.
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIE PREFERENCES?
Many browsers allow users to control cookies. They can choose to allow or reject cookies from websites, or only allow specific types of cookies. Users can also be alerted when a website attempts to store cookies on their device.
It is also possible to delete existing cookies in the browser. Users can adjust their preferences for accepting or declining cookies through their browser settings. However, blocking certain types of cookies can impact your experience on the site. If you disable or refuse certain cookies, you might need to manually set preferences, and certain features and services may not work properly.
To change your cookie preferences or block or delete existing cookies, simply adjust your browser settings.By continuing to use our website, you agree to the use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. From time to time, we may update this Policy, so we encourage you to check back regularly for any updates. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us.
