What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small text file, which often includes a unique identifier that is
sent to your computer or mobile phone (referred to here as a "device") browser from
a website's computer and is stored on your device's hard drive. There are various
types of cookies which perform different functions, such as remembering which items
you have placed in your shopping basket or recording your browsing habits. The information
recorded by the cookie is retrieved on your next visit to our sites. For more information
about cookies, visit: www.aboutcookies.org
The cookies we use don't detect any information – including personal information
such as credit/ debit card details that you may have stored on your computer. Cookies
cannot harm your computer or access information saved on your hard drive.
How do we use cookies?
We use a number of cookies on websites for a variety of reasons. Some cookies are
essential to be able to provide our services to you, such as purchasing a holiday.
Others help us provide a better service to you, such as providing you with relevant
prices and offers through our marketing activity, or allowing you to share holidays
through social media channels.
We currently use the following types of cookies on our sites.
Strictly necessary cookies: These cookies are essential
in order to enable you to move around the website and use its features, and ensuring
the security of your experience. Without these cookies services you have asked for,
such as applying for products and managing your accounts, cannot be provided. These
cookies don’t gather information about you for the purposes of marketing.
Performance cookies: These cookies collect information
about how visitors use a web site, for instance which pages visitors go to most
often, and if they get error messages from web pages. All information these cookies
collect is only used to improve how a website works, the user experience and to
optimise our advertising. By using our websites, you agree that we can place these
types of cookies on your device, however you can block these cookies using your
browser settings.
Functionality cookies: These cookies allow the
website to remember choices you make (such as your username). The information these
cookies collect is anonymized (i.e. it does not contain your name, address etc.)
and they do not track your browsing activity across other websites. By using our
websites, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device, however
you can block these cookies using your browser settings.
Targeting cookies: These cookies collect several
pieces of information about your browsing habits. [They are usually placed by third
party advertising networks]. They remember that you have visited a website and this
information is shared with other organisations such as media publishers. These organisations
do this in order to provide you with targeted adverts more relevant to you and your
interests.
Third party cookies: Please note that third parties
(including, for example, advertising networks and providers of external services
like web traffic analysis services) may also use cookies, over which we have no
control. These cookies are likely to be analytical/performance cookies or targeting
cookies.
How to manage cookies
Most web browsers will accept cookies, but if you would rather that we did not collect
data in this way you can choose to accept all or some or reject cookies in your
browser's privacy settings. Rejecting all cookies means that certain features cannot
be provided to you - for example, you may not be able to book a holiday on our website.
Each browser is different, so check the 'Help' menu of your browser to learn how
to change your cookie preferences.
How to check cookies are enabled on a PC ?
Most modern browsers allow you to manage cookies saved on your computer. For example,
you may wish to accept all cookies or reject all cookies.