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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.

We do not sell or share personal information to third parties for monetary consideration; however, we may disclose certain personal information to third parties under circumstances that might be deemed a “sale” or ”Sharing” for residents of California (CPRA) and Nevada (NRS 603A). We respect and understand that you may want to be sure that your personal information is not being sold or shared. You may request that we exclude your personal information from such arrangements, or direct us to limit the use and disclosure of possible sensitive personal information, by entering your name and email address below. You may need to provide additional identifying information before we can process your request.

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2. Cookies

When you visit our website it can be necessary to store and/or read certain data from your device by using technologies such as cookies.

2.1 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.

2.2 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.

2.3 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.

2.4 Social media

On our website, we have included content from Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest to promote web pages (e.g. “like”, “pin”) or share (e.g. “tweet”) on social networks like Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest. This content is embedded with code derived from Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest and places cookies. This content might store and process certain information for personalized advertising.

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. Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest are located in the United States.

3. Placed cookies

Most of these technologies have a function, a purpose, and an expiration period.

  1. A function is a particular task a technology has. So a function can be to “store certain data.”
  2. Purpose is “the Why” behind the function. Maybe the data is stored because it is needed for statistics.
  3. The expiration period shows the length of the period the used technology can “store or read certain data.”

Wistia

Statistics, Marketing

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

Marketing

Name
wistia
Expiration
persistent
Function
Store performed actions on the website

Advanced Ads

Marketing, Statistics

Usage

We use Advanced Ads for showing advertisements.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Marketing

Name
advanced_ads_pro_visitor_referrer
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store referring website
Name
advanced_ads_browser_width
Expiration
30 days
Function
Provide a responsive website

Statistics

Name
advanced_ads_page_impressions
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store and count pageviews

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_policy_id
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store accepted cookie policy ID
Name
cmplz_functional
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_preferences
Expiration
30 days
Function
Store cookie consent preferences
Name
cmplz_marketing
Expiration
30 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
Name
wp_lang
Expiration
session
Function
Store language settings

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
ct_mouse_moved
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
Name
_gat_gtag_UA_*
Expiration
1 minute
Function
Store a unique user ID

Functional

Name
_gat_UA-*
Expiration
session
Function
Provide technical monitoring

Google Fonts

Marketing

Usage

We use Google Fonts for display of webfonts.

Sharing data

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

Marketing

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

CloudFlare

Functional

Usage

We use CloudFlare for content distribution network (CDN) services.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the CloudFlare Privacy Statement.

Functional

Name
__cf_bm
Expiration
30 minutes
Function
Read and filter requests from bots
Name
cf_use_ob
Expiration
1 minute
Function
Provide technical functions

Microsoft Clarity

Statistics, Marketing

Usage

We use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings.

Sharing data

For more information, please read the Microsoft Clarity Privacy Statement.

Statistics

Name
_cltk
Expiration
Function
Store and track interaction
Name
_clsk
Expiration
1 day
Function
Store and combine pageviews by a user into a single session recording

Marketing

Name
_clck
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
ANONCHK
Expiration
Function
Name
MUID
Expiration
1 year
Function
Store and track visits across websites

Matomo

Statistics (anonymous)

Usage

We use Matomo for website statistics.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Statistics (anonymous)

Name
_pk_ref*
Expiration
6 months
Function
Store referrer ID’s
Name
_pk_id*
Expiration
13 months
Function
Store a unique user ID
Name
_pk_ses*
Expiration
session
Function
Store a unique session ID

Divi (Elegant Themes)

Functional

Usage

We use Divi (Elegant Themes) for website design.

Sharing data

This data is not shared with third parties.

Functional

Name
et-pb-recent-items-font_family
Expiration
persistent
Function
Provide functions across pages

Miscellaneous

Purpose pending investigation

Usage

Sharing data

Sharing of data is pending investigation

Purpose pending investigation

Name
wistia
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
__mpq_a36067b00a263cce0299cfd960e26ecf_ev
Expiration
Function
Name
bs_cache_prefetched_urls
Expiration
Function
Name
bs_cache_prefetch_urls_timestamp_client
Expiration
Function
Name
wp-saving-post
Expiration
Function
Name
cmplz_consenttype
Expiration
30 days
Function
Name
cmplz_banner-status
Expiration
30 days
Function
Name
cmplz_consented_services
Expiration
30 days
Function
Name
cmplz_statistics
Expiration
30 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
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
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-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
Name
ct_cookies_type
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-670148-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-670148-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-670148-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-670176-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-670148-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-670148-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
WP_PREFERENCES_USER_5
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-638206-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-638206-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-673060-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-638062-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-320918-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
intercom-device-id-zts9qqj0
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_has_key_up
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_has_input_focused
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_frontend_picker
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_frontend_action
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_frontend_blog_id
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_frontend_boundary
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_frontend_pathtype
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_prev_url
Expiration
Function
Name
advads_frontend_starttime
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-650863-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-650863-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editor-available-post-650863-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
advanced_ads_ad_impressions_*_timeout
Expiration
Function
Name
advanced_ads_ad_impressions_*
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf-gallery-tree-size
Expiration
Function
Name
cf_*
Expiration
Function
Name
aiDataOptions
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_post_mime_type8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
media-order-media8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf-display-media-filters8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_wpmf_date8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_wpmf_size8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_wpmf_weight8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
media-order-folder8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
wpmf_all_media8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
advanced_ads_visitor
Expiration
Function
Name
wpEmojiSettingsSupports
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_sfw_ip_wl
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_paused_spam_check
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_check_users__amount
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_users_dates_from
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_users_dates_till
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_users_dates_allowed
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_paused_users_check
Expiration
Function
Name
attachment-filter8547332ab03923da75ddef9414e6b0d7
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_pointer_data
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_event_token
Expiration
Function
Name
ct_bot_detector_form_exclusion
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_user_agent
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_has_scrolled
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_has_key_up
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_page_hits
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_headless
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_browser_supports_cookies
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_referrer
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_referrer_previous
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_mouse_moved
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_screen_info
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_has_input_focused
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-666308-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-666308-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-634302-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-633538-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-652148-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-652148-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-619319-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
scribe_extension_state
Expiration
Function
Name
web-vitals-extension-metrics
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-619334-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_cron_log
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-682523-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-682523-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682613-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682688-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-649149-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
_cfuvid
Expiration
Function
Name
google_adsense_settings
Expiration
Function
Name
goog_pem_mod
Expiration
Function
Name
google_experiment_mod44
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682523-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682746-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-682337-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-637309-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-637309-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682759-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-660412-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-660412-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682762-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-444043-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-444043-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-682903-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-444043-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
upload-page-tree-size
Expiration
Function
Name
et-recommend-sync-post-637679-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-637679-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-683140-bb
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_webgl_support
Expiration
Function
Name
visitor_id
Expiration
Function
Name
adobeCleanFontAdded
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_scrolling_additional
Expiration
Function
Name
bot_detector_webgl_f_hash
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-644248-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-644248-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-editing-post-666753-fb
Expiration
Function
Name
et-saved-post-666753-fb
Expiration
Function

4. Browser and Device based 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.

4.1 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.

5. 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.

Please note that our website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you do delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again after your consent when you visit our website again.

6. 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.

For more information about your rights with respect to personal data, please refer to our Privacy Statement

7. 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: privacy@ex.comhitraveltales.com

This Cookie Policy was synchronized with cookiedatabase.org on January 7, 2024.

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