Cookie Policy

Last Updated: April 23, 2023

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Ostraya Foreli Tourism ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Ostraya Foreli Tourism) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

3. Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.

4. Types of Cookies We Use

The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they perform are described below:

4.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

  • Cookie Name: session_id
    Purpose: Used to maintain user session state across page requests.
    Duration: Session
  • Cookie Name: csrf_token
    Purpose: Used to help protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
    Duration: Session

4.2 Preference Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you have made in the past, like what language you prefer or what your user name and password are so you can automatically log in.

  • Cookie Name: language_preference
    Purpose: Stores your language preference.
    Duration: 1 year
  • Cookie Name: color_scheme
    Purpose: Remembers if you prefer dark or light mode.
    Duration: 1 year

4.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use a website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how a website works.

  • Cookie Name: _ga
    Purpose: Used to distinguish users (Google Analytics).
    Duration: 2 years
  • Cookie Name: _gid
    Purpose: Used to distinguish users (Google Analytics).
    Duration: 24 hours

4.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. They are used to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.

  • Cookie Name: _fbp
    Purpose: Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products.
    Duration: 3 months
  • Cookie Name: _gcl_au
    Purpose: Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency.
    Duration: 3 months

5. How Can You Control Cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences as follows:

5.1 Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.

5.2 Cookie Consent Tool

We provide a cookie consent tool on our website that allows you to customize your cookie preferences. You can access this tool by clicking "Customize" in the cookie banner that appears when you first visit our site or by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the footer of our website.

5.3 Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that signals to websites that you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. This feature is not yet uniform across browsers, so we do not currently respond to such signals.

6. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 2 1234 5678
Address: 123 Sydney Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia