Cookie Policy

Welcome to Tourism99 and our website at www.tourism99.com (our “website”). tourism99.com uses cookies to remember your preferences and help you obtain the right information. Cookies also allow us to see how our website is being used.

tourism99.com is operated and maintained by LD-Classic-Center GmbH Dimpfelstr. 11 04347 Leipzig Germany (“Tourism99” “we” “us” “our”). If you want to contact us or if you have any questions you can reach us by email using info@tourism99.com or write to us at the above address.

WHY DO WE HAVE A COOKIE POLICY?

This Cookie Policy sits in line with our obligations set out in Germany`s Data Protection and the Protection of Privacy in Telecommunications and Digital Services Act ("TDDSG") and the EU's Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (“PECD”). In accordance with them we need to inform you about the cookies we use and obtain your consent when using certain types of cookies namely Functional Performance Analytical and Advertising Cookies.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your device's hard drive by a website. Each time you return to the same website your browser retrieves and sends the relevant cookie(s) to the website’s server.

COOKIE ACCEPTANCE

By using our website after accepting the cookie notice that appears when you first visit our website or by browsing our website after having been presented with this notice you agree to the placement of cookies on your computer in accordance with the terms of this Cookie Policy.

HOW ARE COOKIES USED?

Cookies used by us are stored on your device for a maximum period of 2 years from the date when they are initially installed or if they are subsequently updated from the date of the update. Cookies can be divided into the following two broad categories:

Technically necessary cookies (Essential)

Technically necessary cookies are required for our website to function properly; they enable you to navigate our website efficiently and use its functional features.

Technically non-essential cookies

Analytical/Performance Cookies

These cookies allow us to measure and report on website activity by tracking page visits visitor locations and how visitors move around our website. The information collected does not directly identify visitors. We place these cookies to help us analyze that data.

Marketing/Advertising Cookies

Marketing cookies help us provide you with personalized and relevant services or advertising and track the effectiveness of our digital marketing activities. They are capable of tracking your browser across other websites and building up a profile of your interests. This may impact the content and messages you see on other websites you visit.

THE COOKIES WE USE

We utilize the below mentioned non-essential cookies and other online identification technologies such as web beacons or pixels to provide users with an improved user experience.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics a web analytics service provided by Google (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View CA 94043 US und Google Ireland Limited Gordon House Barrow Street Dublin 4 Ireland). Google Analytics also uses cookies to enable our website to analyze how users use our website across multiple devices. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our website is transmitted to and stored by Google including transmission to the United States. The following data is processed through the use of Google Analytics:

3 bytes of the IP address of the called system of the website visitor (anonymised IP address);
the website called up;
the website from which the user reached the accessed page of our website (referrer);
the subpages accessed from the website;
the time spent on the website; and
the frequency with which the website is accessed.

Google states that it will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. The use of this service is based on your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time using our cookie preference pop-up. The legal basis for the processing is also your consent. In relation to the data transfer into the USA Google’s processing agreement for GA can be read here.

You can disable tracking by Google Analytics with future effect by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your current web browser here.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense a web advertising service provided by Google. Google AdSense uses so-called "DoubleClick DART Cookies" ("Cookies"). In addition Google AdSense also uses so-called "web beacons" (small invisible graphics) to collect information through the use of which simple actions such as user traffic on our website can be recorded collected and evaluated. The information generated by the cookie and/or web beacon (including your IP address) about your visit to this website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Google uses the information thus obtained to carry out an evaluation of user behavior with regard to the AdSense ads. The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google AdSense will not be merged with other Google data. The information collected by Google may be transferred to third parties where required to do so by law and/or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf.

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES

In your browser

You also can manage your cookies preferences using the following links for some of the most popular internet browsers: Edge Google Chrome Firefox Safari Opera.

Cookie preference pop-up

We also offer a cookie preference pop-up when you first visit our website. This pop-up is a consent tool and allows you to specify your preference about cookies. You can accept or reject them or access this Cookie Policy before giving your consent to cookies or rejecting them.

Advertising personalisation or retargeting/tracking opt out

In addition if you do not wish to participate in our advertising personalisation or retargeting/tracking you can object to behavioral advertising at the following websites: Your Online Choices Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada Network Advertising Initiative AdChoices the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (Europe only) and Google Ad Settings.

HOW DO WE MAKE CHANGES TO THIS POLICY?

We may change our Cookie Policy from time to time. When we change our Cookie Policy we will publish the updated policy on our website. Please check this Cookie Policy regularly. Subject to applicable law all changes will take effect as soon as we publish the new Cookie Policy but where we have already collected information about you and/or where legally required to do so we may take additional steps to inform you of any material changes to our Cookie Policy and may request that you agree to these changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Sunday 07th of July 2024