Backpacker Tours Cookie Policy

About This Policy

This policy explains how Backpacker Tours collects, uses, and keeps cookies on our website. Cookies are small text files that help our website function, enabling features like automatic logins, shopping cart functionality, and preference settings. We need your consent for most cookie processing, unless you provide personal information (e.g., for registration or orders), in which case our Privacy Policy applies. We encourage you to read it for more details.

About Us

We are Backpacker Tours Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales.

Cookie Law Compliance

This Cookie Policy informs you about how we handle your personal data when you visit our website, detailing your privacy rights and legal protections. Our collection of online identifiers via cookies is regulated by the GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive (and its amendment, the Cookie Directive), and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. In short, the law requires us to provide clear information about what cookies are used for, why, and to obtain your consent, which this policy aims to achieve.

Types and Purpose of Cookies

Cookies are categorized by how long they’re stored in your browser:

  • Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They identify and track users within our website during a single session.
  • Persistent cookies are stored in your browser for a set period and allow our website to “remember” you and your preferences.

We regularly review the cookies on our site to ensure compliance, including removing persistent cookies that hold data for too long.

Here’s how cookies enhance our website:

  • Enhancing Functionality: Cookies are essential for personalizing your experience and enabling features like remembering your preferences and shopping cart contents. They also help us track your journey to partner websites for efficient partnership and customer base management.
  • Enhancing Performance: These cookies help us understand how our website is used (for analytical purposes) so we can improve your experience. They collect anonymous, aggregated data, not personally identifiable information (e.g., analyzing error messages to fix prevalent issues).
  • Web Beacons and Parameter Tracking: These technologies count website visitors and user actions.
  • Internet Protocol (IP) address and Traffic Data: Our servers record data like IP addresses, access rates, and page views. This data doesn’t identify individuals and no personal data is collected.

Changes to Our Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy at any time by publishing a new version on our website. We’ll notify you of any changes on our website. Changes will apply prospectively, meaning they won’t have retroactive effect unless legally required. The latest version will always be at the top of the document.

How to Disable Cookies

Since cookies are stored in your web browser, you need to adjust your browser’s settings to disable them. Here are links to guidance for popular browsers:

Additionally, you can install a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for various browsers here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Rejecting Cookies

Please be aware that if you disable or reject cookies on our website, some pages might become inaccessible or may not function correctly.

Further Information

For more details on how cookies work, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org and www.allaboutcookies.org (we are not affiliated with these websites). Note that we do not currently respond to web browser Do Not Track (DNT) signals, as required by California law.

Contacting Us

If you have any questions about our Cookie Policy, how we process your personal data, or any complaints, please reach out to us on hello@backpackertours.co.uk.