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Home E Cookie Policy (US)

Cookie Policy (US)

 

This page was last changed on November 23, 2021, last checked on November 23, 2021 and applies to citizens and legal permanent residents of the United States.

1. Introduction

Our website, https://hitraveltales.com (hereinafter: “the website”) uses cookies and other related technologies (for convenience all technologies are referred to as “cookies”). Cookies are also placed by third parties we have engaged. In the document below we inform you about the use of cookies on our website.

2. Selling data to third parties

We do not sell data to third parties

3. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small simple file that is sent along with pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored therein may be returned to our servers or to the servers of the relevant third parties during a subsequent visit.

4. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that is used to make our website function properly and interactively. This code is executed on our server or on your device.

5. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon (or a pixel tag) is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website that is used to monitor traffic on a website. In order to do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

6. Cookies

6.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.

6.2 Statistics cookies

We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.

6.3 Marketing/Tracking cookies

Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

6.4 Social media buttons

On our website we have included buttons for to promote webpages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like . These buttons work using pieces of code coming from themselves. This code places cookies. These social media buttons also can store and process certain information, so a personalized advertisement can be shown to you.

Please read the privacy statement of these social networks (which can change regularly) to read what they do with your (personal) data which they process using these cookies. The data that is retrieved is anonymized as much as possible. are located in the United States.

7. Placed cookies

Wistia

Statistics

Usage

We use Wistia for video display.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Wistia Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
wistia-video-progress-*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

Purpose pending investigation

Name
wistia
Expiration
Function

Advanced Ads

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Advanced Ads for showing advertisements.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
advanced_ads_pro_visitor_referrer
Expiration
Function
Name
advanced_ads_page_impressions
Expiration
Function
Name
advanced_ads_browser_width
Expiration
Function

Complianz

Functional

Usage

We use Complianz for cookie consent management.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties. For more information, please read the Complianz Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
cmplz_choice
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store if a message has been dismissed
Name
cmplz_policy_id
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_statistics-anonymous
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_consent_status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences

Intercom Messenger

Functional

Usage

We use Intercom Messenger for chat support.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Intercom Messenger Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
intercom-session-*
Expiration
1 week
Function

WordPress

Functional

Usage

We use WordPress for website development.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
wordpress_test_cookie
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed
Name
wordpress_logged_in_*
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store logged in users

CleanTalk Spam Protect

Functional

Usage

We use CleanTalk Spam Protect for spam prevention.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the CleanTalk Spam Protect Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
ct_timezone
Expiration
session
Function
Store time of visit
Name
ct_has_scrolled
Expiration
session
Function
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Name
ct_checkjs
Expiration
session
Function
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Name
ct_ps_timestamp
Expiration
session
Function
Store time of visit
Name
ct_fkp_timestamp
Expiration
session
Function
Store time of visit
Name
ct_pointer_data
Expiration
session
Function
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Name
apbct_visible_fields
Expiration
session
Function
Name
ct_screen_info
Expiration
session
Function
Store dynamic variables from the browser
Name
apbct_site_landing_ts
Expiration
session
Function
Name
apbct_timestamp
Expiration
session
Function
Name
apbct_prev_referer
Expiration
session
Function
Store referrer ID’s
Name
apbct_page_hits
Expiration
session
Function
Name
apbct_cookies_test
Expiration
session
Function
Read if cookies can be placed

Purpose pending investigation

Name
ct_checked_emails
Expiration
session
Function
Name
apbct_*
Expiration
Function

Google Analytics

Statistics, Functional

Usage

We use Google Analytics for website statistics.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_gid
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga_*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and count pageviews
Name
_ga
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store and count pageviews

Functional

Name
_gat_UA-*
Expiration
session
Function

Google Fonts

Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Google Fonts Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
Google Fonts API
Expiration
expires immediately
Function
Read user IP address

Facebook

Marketing/Tracking, Functional

Usage

We use Facebook for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Marketing/Tracking

Name
_fbc
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store last visit
Name
fbm*
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details
Name
xs
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store a unique session ID
Name
fr
Expiration
3 months
Function
Provide ad delivery or retargeting
Name
act
Expiration
90 days
Function
Store logged in users
Name
_fbp
Expiration
3 months
Function
Store and track visits across websites
Name
datr
Expiration
2 years
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
c_user
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
sb
Expiration
2 years
Function
Store browser details
Name
*_fbm_
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store account details

Functional

Name
wd
Expiration
1 week
Function
Read screen resolution
Name
csm
Expiration
90 days
Function
Provide fraud prevention
Name
actppresence
Expiration
session
Function
Store and track if the browser tab is active

Twitter

Functional, Marketing/Tracking

Usage

We use Twitter for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Twitter Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
local_storage_support_test
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide load balancing functionality

Marketing/Tracking

Name
metrics_token
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store if the user has seen embedded content

Instagram

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

We use Instagram for display of recent social posts and/or social share buttons.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Instagram Privacy Statement.

Purpose pending investigation

Name
actppresence
Expiration
Function

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
undefined
Expiration
Function
Name
wistia
Expiration
Function
Name
loglevel
Expiration
Function
Name
client_*
Expiration
Function
Name
partner_id
Expiration
Function
Name
gyg_visitor_id
Expiration
Function
Name
lastStatusTree_*
Expiration
Function
Name
session_id
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_mouse_moved
Expiration
Function
Name
__mpq_a36067b00a263cce0299cfd960e26ecf_ev
Expiration
Function
Name
bs_cache_prefetched_urls
Expiration
Function
Name
bs_cache_prefetch_urls_timestamp_client
Expiration
Function
Name
et-pb-recent-items-colors
Expiration
Function
Name
wp-saving-post
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_consenttype
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
_gat_gtag_UA_44395627_1
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
365 days
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-601674-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
attachment-filterhttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
filter-by-datehttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-date-filtershttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-filtershttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-size-filtershttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-weight-filtershttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-order-folderhttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-order-mediahttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf-display-media-filtershttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_all_mediahttps://hitraveltales.com
Expiration
Function
Name
attachment-filterhttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
filter-by-datehttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-date-filtershttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-filtershttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-size-filtershttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-attachment-weight-filtershttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-order-folderhttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
media-order-mediahttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf-display-media-filtershttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_all_mediahttps://hitraveltales_com
Expiration
Function
Name
wp-autosave-1
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-601674-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-667754-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-667756-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-667757-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
etfb-autosave-1
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-667760-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-601674-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-601674-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-634076-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-634076-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-634076-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-654620-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-654620-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-654620-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-cloud.fallbackViewMode
Expiration
Function
Name
et-cloud.sortMethod
Expiration
Function
Name
et-cloud.favoritePacks
Expiration
Function
Name
et-cloud.viewMode
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-627336-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-627336-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-669086-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-627336-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-627336-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-627336-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-627278-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-624394-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-624394-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-624394-bb
Expiration
Function

8. Consent

When you visit our website for the first time, we will show you a pop-up with an explanation about cookies. You do have the right to opt-out and to object against the further use of non-functional cookies.

8.1 Manage your opt-out preferences

You have loaded the Cookie Policy without javascript support. On AMP, you can use the manage consent button on the bottom of the page.
 

You can also disable the use of cookies via your browser, but please note that our website may no longer work properly.

9. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

  • you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
  • you may object to the processing;
  • you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
  • you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect or not or no longer relevant, or to ask to restrict the processing of the data.

To exercise these rights, please contact us. Please refer to the contact details at the bottom of this Cookie Policy. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we would like to hear from you.

10. Enabling/disabling and deleting cookies

You can use your internet browser to automatically or manually delete cookies. You can also specify that certain cookies may not be placed. Another option is to change the settings of your internet browser so that you receive a message each time a cookie is placed. For more information about these options, please refer to the instructions in the Help section of your browser.

11. Contact details

For questions and/or comments about our Cookie Policy and this statement, please contact us by using the following contact details:

Michael Hodgson & Therese Iknoian
101 W McKnight Way B305
Grass Valley, CA 95949
United States
Website: https://hitraveltales.com
Email: moc.selatlevartih@ycavirp

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on November 23, 2021

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