When you use our websites, we aim to make your experience engaging. In order to do this, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files which are sometimes downloaded on your computer or mobile device when you first visit our website so that we can remember who you are.
Usually, cookies contain two pieces of information: a site name and a unique user ID. Cookies cannot be used alone to identify you, although they may be used to identify your IP address. Cookies help us and/or third party websites recognize your device the next time you visit and may remember details such as your username and preference, analyse how the website is performing, or allow us to recommend content we believe is relevant to you.
Generally, cookies used on this website may perform the following functions:
Essential: These temporary cookies only remain in the cookies folder of your browser until you leave our website.
Performance: These cookies are stored on your computer – they contain no personal information and are used to improve performance and assist in navigation. They remain in the cookies folder of your browser for longer than “Essential” cookies (dependent on your browser settings).
We use or allow third parties to serve cookies that fall into the categories above. We use Google Analytics to help us monitor our website traffic, and cookies may also be served via zostel.com or any of our subsidiary domains, online surveys, and online publications.
We may also use third party cookies to help us with market research, revenue tracking, improving site functionality and monitoring compliance with our Terms and Conditions and Copyright Policy as stated in our Terms and Conditions.
The list of cookies that we use is described below:
Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Type | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _cfduid | getbootstrap.zostel.com | HTTP | 1 Year | Used by the content network, Cloudflare, to identify trusted web traffic. |
Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Type | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | zostel.com | HTTP | 2 Years | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| _gat | zostel.com | HTTP | Session | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
| _gid | zostel.com | HTTP | Session | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. |
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third- party advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Provider | Type | Expiry | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ads/ga-audiences | google.com | Pixel | Session | Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behaviour across websites. |
| fr | facebook.com | HTTP | 3 Months | Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers. |
| impression.php/# | facebook.com | Pixel | Session | Used by Facebook to register impressions on pages with the Facebook login button data on how the visitor uses the website. |
| tr | facebook.com | Pixel | Pixel | Unclassified |
By using our website, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device. We may change ‘How We Use Cookies’ from time to time. It is your responsibility to check the policy regularly. You will be deemed to have accepted any amendments to the policy if you continue to make use of the website after a change to ‘How We Use Cookies’ has been made.
We have links to social networking websites (for example but not limited to: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) from Zostel. These websites may place cookies on your computer. We do not control how they use their cookies. We suggest you check their website to see how they are using cookies.
For more information about cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org website which includes useful information on cookies and how to block cookies using different types of browser. Please note that by blocking or deleting cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of our websites.