COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: July 24, 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.
Cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website, remember your preferences, and provide you with a better browsing experience.
2. How We Use Cookies
Islence Luxury Travel uses cookies for several purposes:
- Essential functionality: To enable basic website features and navigation
- Performance and analytics: To understand how visitors use our website
- Personalization: To remember your preferences and settings
- Marketing: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
- Security: To protect against fraud and maintain website security
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They cannot be disabled.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| sessionid |
Maintains user session |
Session |
| cookieConsent |
Stores cookie preferences |
1 year |
| csrf_token |
Security protection |
Session |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _ga |
Google Analytics - distinguishes users |
2 years |
| _gid |
Google Analytics - distinguishes users |
24 hours |
| _gat |
Google Analytics - throttles request rate |
1 minute |
3.3 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _gcl_au |
Google Ads conversion tracking |
90 days |
| IDE |
Google advertising cookie |
1 year |
| test_cookie |
Tests whether browser accepts cookies |
15 minutes |
3.4 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization features.
| Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| preferences |
Stores user preferences |
1 year |
| language |
Remembers language selection |
1 year |
| theme |
Stores display preferences |
1 year |
4. Third-Party Cookies
We use several third-party services that may set their own cookies:
4.1 Google Services
- Google Analytics: Web analytics service to understand website usage
- Google Ads: Advertising platform for conversion tracking and remarketing
- Google Maps: Interactive maps functionality
- Google Fonts: Web font delivery service
4.2 Social Media
- Facebook: Social media integration and advertising
- Instagram: Photo sharing and social features
- Twitter: Social media sharing and engagement
- LinkedIn: Professional networking and business advertising
4.3 Other Services
- Content Delivery Networks (CDN): For faster content delivery
- Email Marketing: For newsletter and communication tracking
- Customer Support: For chat and support functionality
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
5.1 Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner allowing you to:
- Accept all cookies
- Customize your preferences by cookie category
- Reject non-essential cookies
5.2 Changing Your Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:
- Clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our website footer
- Clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site
- Contacting us directly for assistance
5.3 Browser Settings
You can also control cookies through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
- Edge: Settings > Site permissions > Cookies and site data
6. Impact of Disabling Cookies
Disabling certain cookies may affect your website experience:
6.1 Essential Cookies
Cannot be disabled as they are necessary for basic website functionality. Blocking these may prevent the website from working properly.
6.2 Analytics Cookies
Disabling these won't affect your browsing experience but will prevent us from improving our website based on usage data.
6.3 Marketing Cookies
You may still see advertisements, but they won't be personalized to your interests. You may also see the same ads repeatedly.
6.4 Functional Cookies
The website will still function, but you may lose personalized features and have to re-enter preferences on each visit.
7. Cookie Retention Periods
Different cookies have different lifespans:
- Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a specified period
- Third-party Cookies: Controlled by external services with their own retention policies
8. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect:
- Changes in our cookie usage
- New third-party services
- Legal or regulatory requirements
- Industry best practices
When we make changes, we'll update the "last updated" date and may notify you through our website or email.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: