IGLTA Cookie Notice

October 10, 2018

This Cookie Notice (“Notice”) explains how the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (“IGLTA”) uses cookies and other tracking technologies through our website https://iglta.org. This Notice is to be read alongside IGLTA’s Privacy Notice which explains how IGLTA uses personal information. If you do not accept our use of cookies, please disable them following our guidance below.

What are web cookies?

Web cookies are small files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by a website when you visit it. They contain details of your browsing history on that website and distinguish you from other users. Cookies send data back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or allow another website to recognise the cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device and, for instance, remember your preferences and generally improve your online user experience. Like most websites, the IGLTA website use cookies.

Although this Notice refers to the general term “cookie”, which is the main method used by the IGLTA website to store information, the browser’s local storage space is also used for the same purpose and we may use other tracking technologies through this website such as web beacons. As a result, the information included in this Notice is likewise applicable to all such tracking technologies that we use.

You can find out more about cookies at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Why do we use cookies?

1. To let you do things on our website – for example, cookies enable you to find us using the Google maps tool embedded into our website.
2. To collect statistics – the information collected by cookies enables us to improve the website through usage figures and patterns. For example, it is really useful to see which pages of the IGLTA website are the most popular and how users are interacting with them.
3. To improve your experience of our website – for example, to prevent you having to re-enter your membership details when you have already done so, or by ensuring that users can find what they are looking for easily.
4. To analyze how individuals interact with us so we can improve our services – for example, we use cookies to understand users’ buying activities so that we can measure the success of our online advertising campaigns.
5. To ensure that our website is secure – for example, to make sure that personal information that you give to us does not fall into the wrong hands.

 The table below provides more information about the cookies we use and why.

IGLTA also uses some cookies which are strictly necessary in order for you to use our services available on our website.

Website cookie acceptance

By continuing to use our website when you visit the IGLTA website you consent to our use of cookies as updated from time to time. In particular, you consent to cookies being stored on your computer and/or mobile device (unless rejected or disabled by your browser).

Turning cookies off

Internet browsers normally accept cookies by default. However, most browsers let you turn off either all or third party cookies. What you are able to do depends on which browser you are using. If you do not accept our use of cookies as set out above, there are technologies available which allow you to choose which cookies you accept and you reject. Please visit Your Online Choices to learn about your options. We also suggest using a tool such as Ghostery, or please set your browser to reject cookies. However, please be aware that this may impair or limit your ability to use our website. The option to do this is usually found in the options, settings or preferences menu of your browser or mobile device.

[You may opt-out of Google’s analytics cookies by visiting Google’s opt-out page - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.]

Click on the links below to find out how to change your cookie settings in:

Internet explorer

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

iPhone and iPad

Samsung

Updating this Notice

We may update our use of cookies from time to time and consequently we may update this Notice. We therefore recommend that you check this Notice regularly. We will notify you of any significant changes by way of a notice on our website or by contacting you directly when reasonably possible.

Dated October 10, 2018

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