Cookies Policy

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy elucidates the use of cookies and similar technologies on our website [https://www.topdeck.travel] (the "Website"). Your use of the Website implies your agreement with the cookie usage described in this policy. Users have the flexibility to change their cookie preferences at any time to align with their preferences.
 

2. What are cookies?

When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, computer, smartphone, or other devices mostly in the form of cookies, which are small text files. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to.

The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose not to allow some types of cookies using the cookie banner. Using the cookie banner interface, you can click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. However, blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience of the site and the services we are able to offer.
 

3. Our use of cookies

Below is a list of cookies used on our website, along with their descriptions, default expiration times and the host website:

Cookie category: Strictly necessary

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.
 

Cookie name	Description	Expiry	Type of cookie	Host website
CookieConsentPolicy	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.	1 year	Third party	service.force.com
LSKey-c$CookieConsentPolicy	Determines whether the user has accepted the cookie consent box.	1 year	Third party	service.force.com
AWSALBCORS	AWS Classic Load Balancer Cookie. Load Balancing Cookie: Used to map the session to the instance. Same value as AWSELB.	6 days	Third party	tags.affiliatefuture.com
AWSELBCORS	AWS Classic Load Balancer Cookie. Load Balancing Cookie: Used to map the session to the instance. Same value as AWSELB.	0 days	Third party	app.jazz.co
AWSALB	Classic AWS load balancer first receives a request from a client, it routes the request to a target, generates a cookie named AWSALB that encodes information about the selected target, encrypts the cookie, and includes the cookie in the response to the client..	6 days	Third party	tags.affiliatefuture.com
AWSELBCORS	AWS Classic Load Balancer Cookie. Load Balancing Cookie: Used to map the session to the instance. Same value as AWSELB.	0 days (session based)	Third party	topdecktravel.applytojob.com

Cookie category: Performance

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Cookie name	Description	Expiry	Type of cookie	Host website
_hjFirstSeen	Identifies a new user's first session on a website, indicating whether or not Hotjar's seeing this user for the first time.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_gid	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and as of Spring 2017 no information is available from Google.  It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_hjAbsoluteSessionInProgress	This cookie is used by HotJar to detect the first pageview session of a user. This is a True/False flag set by the cookie.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_gclxxxx	Google conversion tracking cookie	2 Months	First party	topdeck.travel
mp_xxxxxxx_mixpanel	Used to identify individual users. This tool is used to measure site performance and usage patterns	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
_hjSession_xxxxxx	A cookie that holds the current session data. This ensures that subsequent requests within the session window will be attributed to the same Hotjar session.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_gat	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to documentation it is used to throttle the request rate - limiting the collection of data on high traffic sites. It expires after 10 minutes.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_hjSessionUser_xxxxxx	Hotjar cookie that is set when a user first lands on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to persist the Hotjar User ID, unique to that site on the browser. This ensures that behaviour in subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID.	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
_hjTLDTest	When the Hotjar script executes we try to determine the most generic cookie path we should use, instead of the page hostname. This is done so that cookies can be shared across subdomains (where applicable). To determine this, we try to store the _hjTLDTest cookie for different URL substring alternatives until it fails. After this check, the cookie is removed.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_uetvid	This is a cookie utilised by Microsoft Bing Ads and is a tracking cookie. It allows us to engage with a user that has previously visited our website.	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
mp_xxxxxxx_mixpanel	Used to identify individual users. This tool is used to measure site performance and usage patterns	1 year	First party	blog.topdeck.travel
_ga	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the site’s analytics reports.  By default, it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
_hjIncludedInSessionSample_xxx	Needed to Hotjar Tracking Code functions correctly. Set to determine if a user is included in the data sampling defined by site’s daily session limit	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_ga_xxxxxxxxxx	Google Analytics cookie - used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's report.	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
_ga_123456	Google Analytics	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
BrowserId	A salesforce cookie, used for security protections.	1 years	Third party	force.com
BrowserId_sec	A salesforce cookie, used for security protections.	1 years	Third party	force.com
internal_navigation_count	Track the session across embedded job/careers widgets	0 days	Third party	topdecktravel.applytojob.com
SF_PHPSESSID	Track the session across embedded job/careers widgets	0 days	Third party	topdecktravel.applytojob.com

Cookie category: Functional

These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third party providers whose services we have added to our pages.If you do not allow these cookies, then some or all of these services may not function properly.
 

Cookie name	Description	Expiry	Type of cookie	Host website
Drupal.visitor.message_hash	This cookie is related to storing information about messages displayed to visitors. Can be used to control which messages are displayed to a specific user.	1 year	First party	www.topdeck.travel
Drupal.visitor.old_message_hash	This cookie is related to storing information about messages displayed to visitors. Can be used to control older or historical messages displayed to visitors.	0 days	First party	www.topdeck.travel
Drupal.visitor.hide_global_message	This cookie is associated with the functionality that allows visitors to hide or close global messages displayed on the site. It may store information about the user's interaction with these messages to prevent them from being displayed again.	0 days	First party	www.topdeck.travel
external_referrer_url	Registers how the user has reached the website to enable pay-out of referral commission fees to partners.	0 days	Third party	topdecktravel.applytojob.com
AWSELB	WS Classic Elastic Load Balancer Cookie: This AWS cookie is used to map the session to the instance and enables "sticky sessions". AWSELB is assigned if your application manages its own session. The lifetime of the special Elastic Load Balancing cookie, AWSELB, follows the lifetime of the application-generated cookie specified in the policy configuration. The AWS load balancer only inserts this new stickiness cookie when the application response includes a new application cookie.	0 days	Third party	app.jazz.co
CONFIG_TOKEN	Allows the creation of custom tokens that are stored as config and exported via configuration manager.	0 days	Third party	stackla.com
AWSELB	WS Classic Elastic Load Balancer Cookie: This AWS cookie is used to map the session to the instance and enables "sticky sessions". AWSELB is assigned if your application manages its own session. The lifetime of the special Elastic Load Balancing cookie, AWSELB, follows the lifetime of the application-generated cookie specified in the policy configuration. The AWS load balancer only inserts this new stickiness cookie when the application response includes a new application cookie.	0 days	Third party	topdecktravel.applytojob.com
external_referrer_url	Registers how the user has reached the website to enable pay-out of referral commission fees to partners.	0 days	Third party	topdecktravel.applytojob.com
X-Salesforce-CHAT	Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.	0 days	Third party	d.la2-c1-fra.salesforceliveagent.com
X-Salesforce-CHAT	Necessary for the functionality of the website's chat-box function.	0 days	Third party	d.la2-c1-cdg.salesforceliveagent.com

Cookie category: Targeting

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant adverts on other sites.They do not store directly personal information but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will experience less targeted advertising.

Cookie name	Description	Expiry	Type of cookie	Host website
_gat_UA-XXXXXX-X	Google Analytics Cookies	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_fbp	Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real time bidding from third party advertisers	2 Months	First party	topdeck.travel
_gat_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	Google Analytics Cookies	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_uetsid	This cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the site.	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
Affc	Used to store user preferences and settings on websites. It is used to store information such as language preferences, font size, and other display settings. It is also used to help websites remember a user's login details and to keep track of their activities on the site.	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
__mp_opt_in_out_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	Third-party cookie from MixPanel. An analytics tool that we use to understand how our website is used and improve usability. These cookies are set upon your consent	0 days	First party	topdeck.travel
_tt_enable_cookie	This cookie is used as a means of tracking your website activity to help us optimise our advertising	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
_ttp	This cookie is used as a means of tracking your website activity to help us optimise our advertising.	1 year	First party	topdeck.travel
adrotate-geo	Google Analytics Cookies	0 days	First party	blog.topdeck.travel
IDE	This domain is owned by DoubleClick (Google). The main business activity is: DoubleClick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange	1 year	Third party	doubleclick.net
test_cookie	This domain is owned by DoubleClick (Google). The main business activity is: DoubleClick is Googles real time bidding advertising exchange	0 days	Third party	doubleclick.net
_ga	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	0 days	Third party	giphy.com
CONSENT	YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.	2 Months	Third party	youtube.com
MUID	This domain is owned by Microsoft - it is the site for the search engine Bing.	16 years	Third party	bing.com
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA	YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.	1 year	Third party	youtube.com
_gid	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website	1 year	Third party	giphy.com
YSC	YouTube is a Google owned platform for hosting and sharing videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which is aggregated with profile data from other Google services in order to display targeted advertising to web visitors across a broad range of their own and other websites.	1 year	Third party	youtube.com
ttwid	Used by the social networking service, TikTok, for tracking the use of embedded services.	0 days	Third party	tiktok.com
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE	This cookie is used as a unique identifier to track viewing of videos	1 year	Third party	youtube.com
_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	6 Months	Third party	giphy.com
msToken	Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website	0 days	Third party	tiktok.com
msToken	Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website	9 days	Third party	byteoversea.com
_ttp	This cookie is used as a means of tracking your website activity to help us optimise our advertising.	9 days	Third party	tiktok.com

4. Managing cookies

You can control and manage cookies using the cookie banner options or using your browsers settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

5. Changes to this Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies.

6. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected]

Last updated: 29th November 2023