This policy governs the use of cookies on the website. It outlines the obligations & requirements of the users, the website and website owners [Inquisitive Traveller Ltd, the holding company for Experience Travel Group Ltd].
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998 and EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the site owner is the data controller regarding data gathered via this website.
This policy may be amended or added to as and where necessary. We, the website owners, pledge to observe our lawful obligations in relation to the storage and processing of personal data held by us and will remain within the confines otherwise agreed by you.
WHAT ARE COOKIES
Cookies are short text files, saved within a user's browser, that may contain data relating to a user's session (visit) and their interactions and usage of the website. 1st party cookies are cookies set by the website you are visiting and typically relate to essential functionality. 3rd party cookies relate to cookies set by external services that typically relate to the tracking of site traffic and user engagement.
This website uses 1st party cookies for a variety of purposes including the provision of essential functional aspects of the site. A small number of 3rd party cookies may also used by non-essential services, where consent has been granted, to enable us to gain a greater insight into user interaction within our site via analytics services and to help us market our content effectively via external platforms.
COOKIE USAGE & DATA SHARING CONSENT
In compliance with GDPR, this site asks users for consent via a 'consent banner' prior to the use of non-essential cookies or tracking software that may result in the collection or transfer of user data to an external 3rd party. By clicking 'Accept' within the consent banner or "Enable Consent" below, you are agreeing to our use of non-essential cookies and 3rd party software that may make use of personal data, such as a user's IP address, and that may in some instances process that data outwith the EEA.
If you no longer see the consent banner loading or the button below reads "Revoke Consent" this means you have previously chosen to accept our use of cookies and our sharing of user data with 3rd party services. Clicking that button will toggle your consent choice. Should you choose not to 'accept' or to 'revoke' consent, software that makes use of non-essential cookies or 3rd party software will not load.
Essential Site Functionality - Several key site elements (such as our shopping cart or chat support widget) require the use of cookies to function. GDPR allows for this type of essential cookie to be used without consent. These essential services include AITO (Reviews), Hubspot (enquiry, brochure forms), Mashape (country-specific contact details), Infinity (displaying context-appropriate contact details), ClickEase (blocking unwanted bot traffic), Wordfence (firewall), Cloudflare (asset caching).
Google Services - Services such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Google Tag are loaded pre-consent using a GDPR-compliant ‘consent mode'. This ensures that no non-GDPR-compliant data is shared with these services before gaining user consent.
User Engagement - If the user grants consent, this site may load software provided by 3rd party analytical solutions including Hubspot Tracking, and HotJar that allows us to monitor user engagement with on-page content and to develop better ways to communicate to users.
Marketing services - With the user's consent, this site may also load software that may pass user data to LinkedIn, Facebook, and Bing that may use user data to track engagement and enable us to market our services more effectively. Where consent is granted, Google services are also able to collect, process and store additional user data in line with their ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, and analytics_storage consent modes. More info on Google's consent modes can be read on Google here.
3rd Party Content - Please note, a number of web pages in the site contain YouTube videos. Interaction with this type of external media player may result in the use of cookies and the transfer of user data to the service providers. Where possible we will endeavour to load this type of content within a privacy mode if one is available, however, we have no control over those external platforms or the ways in which they collect and process data.
