Cookie Policy
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are and how we use them, the types of cookies we use i.e, the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used, and how to manage the cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files that are used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when the website is loaded on your browser. These cookies help us make the website function properly, make it more secure, provide better user experience, and understand how the website performs and to analyze what works and where it needs improvement.
How do we use cookies?
As most of the online services, our website uses first-party and third-party cookies for several purposes. First-party cookies are mostly necessary for the website to function the right way, and they do not collect any of your personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website are mainly for understanding how the website performs, how you interact with our website, keeping our services secure, providing advertisements that are relevant to you, and all in all providing you with a better and improved user experience and help speed up your future interactions with our website.
Types of Cookies we use
This web page uses two different types of cookies.
The Functional cookies that are inserted to make sure that the website functions properly. If you delete any of these, the web site might not function properly. These cookies are not used to identify users of the website.
The Non-functional cookies (tracking cookies) are cookies that have been inserted for statistical and targeting purposes. These cookies can be used to identify the users, and therefore the data they collect are, as of 25/05/18, regulated by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
These cookies can either be “session cookies” or “persistent cookies”. Session cookies are temporary cookies that remain on your device until you leave the Tech Tour websites. Persistent cookies are permanent cookies that are not deleted from your device when you leave the website. They remain on your device until you manually delete them. How long the cookie remains on your device will depend on the duration or “lifetime” of the specific cookie and on your browser settings.
Cookies used on Tech Tour Websites
| Type of Cookie | What do they do? | Do these cookies collect my persona data / identify me? |
|---|---|---|
| Functional for Performance | These cookies are essential to make the Tech Tour websites work correctly, they enable you to move around our websites and use our features. For instance remembering previous actions (e.g. entered text) when navigating back to a page in the same session. | These cookies don’t identify you as an individual. If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance of the website, or parts of it. |
| Non-functional for Performance | These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our websites by providing information about the areas visited, the time spent on the website, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This helps us improve the performance of our websites. | These cookies don’t identify you as an individual. All data is collected and aggregated anonymously. |
| Non-functional for User Experience | These cookies allow our websites to remember the choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) to provide a more personalised online experience. They can also enable visitors to watch videos, play games and engage with social tools, such as blogs, chatrooms and forums. | The information these cookies collect may include personally identifiable information that you have disclosed, such as your username or profile picture. We shall always be transparent with you about what information we collect, what we do with it and with whom we share it. If you do not accept these cookies, it may affect the performance of the website and may restrict access to content on the website. |
| Non-functional for Targeting / Advertising | These cookies are used to deliver content that is more relevant to you and your interests. They may be used to deliver targeted advertising or to limit the number of times you see an advertisement. They also help us measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns on Tech Tour websites. We may use these cookies to remember websites you have visited and we may share this information with other parties, including advertisers and our agencies. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can change your cookie preferences any time by clicking the above button. This will let you revisit the cookie consent banner and change your preferences or withdraw your consent right away.
In addition to this, different browsers provide different methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can change the settings of your browser to block/delete the cookies. Listed below are the links to the support documents on how to manage and delete cookies from the major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using any other web browser, please visit your browser’s official support documents.
