Cookies Policy

1. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files or identifiers that a website asks a browser to store on a computer, phone, tablet, or other device. They can help a website recognize a browser, preserve a setting, maintain a secure session, measure performance, or understand how pages are used.

Cookies usually contain an identifier and limited technical data. They do not automatically reveal your name, email address, or the contents of files stored on your device. However, cookie identifiers and related usage data can be personal information when they identify, single out, or are linked to a person or device.

2. Similar technologies covered by this policy

This policy uses “cookies” as a practical term that can also include comparable storage or access technologies, such as:

• Local storage and session storage, which allow a browser to keep settings or session information;
• Pixels, tags, and web beacons, which can record when a page, image, or message is loaded;
• Software development kit or embedded-service identifiers, when an external feature is integrated into a page;
• Server-side identifiers and logs, used for security, reliability, fraud prevention, and aggregated performance analysis; and
• Consent records, which preserve whether you accepted, rejected, or customized optional categories.

3. Categories of cookies and their purposes

The technologies available during a visit depend on the Site features and service providers active at that time. We do not list invented cookie names; the browser's storage panel and any active consent interface provide the most direct view of identifiers actually placed on your device.

4. First-party and third-party technologies

First-party technologies

These are set or read by travelliteguide.com. They may support Site security, preferences, forms, content delivery, or consent records.

Third-party technologies

These are controlled by an independent provider whose service is connected to the Site. Examples can include video players, maps, social embeds, analytics services, content-delivery networks, anti-spam tools, or advertising technology when enabled.

A third-party provider can process information under its own privacy policy and may connect information from the Site with data obtained elsewhere, depending on the service, your account status, settings, and consent. Travel Lite Guide does not control a third party's independent retention or use of information.

To reduce unnecessary third-party contact, embedded or optional content may be blocked until you choose to load or consent to it where the implementation and applicable law require that approach.

5. Session and persistent storage

• Session cookies generally expire when the browser is closed or shortly after a session ends.
• Persistent cookies remain until their set expiration date, until the relevant service removes them, or until you delete them.

Duration depends on the purpose and provider. Security and temporary session identifiers are generally kept for shorter periods, while a consent preference may remain longer so the Site does not ask for the same choice on every visit. Providers should not retain cookie-linked information longer than reasonably necessary for the stated purpose and applicable legal requirements.

You can inspect current expiration dates through your browser's developer tools or privacy/storage settings. Clearing browser data removes many stored choices and may cause the Site to request your cookie preferences again.

6. Consent and legal bases

Strictly necessary cookies are used on the basis that they are required to provide or protect a service requested by the visitor, or because Travel Lite Guide has a legitimate need to maintain secure and reliable website operations, as permitted by applicable law.

Where consent is legally required, optional cookies should be inactive until you take a clear affirmative action. You should be able to reject optional categories without losing access to ordinary editorial content, although a feature that depends on an external provider may remain unavailable.

You may withdraw or change consent for future use at any time through an available cookie-preference control or by removing stored cookies. Withdrawal does not make processing that occurred before withdrawal unlawful.

Our handling of personal information obtained through these technologies is also described in the Privacy Policy.

7. How to control or delete cookies

Site preference controls

Where a cookie banner or preference panel is available, use it to accept, reject, or customize optional categories. A control may appear at the first visit or through a “Cookie Settings” link provided by the Site's active consent solution.

Browser settings

Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies and website data. Controls are usually located under Privacy, Security, Site Settings, Tracking Protection, or Browsing Data. Browser help documentation explains the steps for the version you use.

Private browsing and device controls

Private or incognito modes can limit persistence after a session but do not necessarily prevent websites, providers, networks, or employers from receiving connection data. Mobile operating systems and browsers may also offer controls for cross-site tracking, advertising identifiers, and location permissions.

Third-party accounts

If you are signed in to an external provider while viewing embedded content, that provider may associate the interaction with your account. Signing out or changing the provider's privacy settings may reduce that association, but the provider's own documentation controls.

8. Do Not Track and browser privacy signals

Browsers can transmit privacy preferences such as Do Not Track or recognized opt-out signals. Industry treatment of these signals is not uniform. Travel Lite Guide will process recognized browser-based opt-out signals where applicable law requires it and where the active Site technology can receive and apply the signal.

A browser signal does not always remove information already stored on a device. You can combine it with browser deletion controls and Site preference settings for more complete management.

9. What happens when cookies are rejected or deleted

Rejecting optional categories should not prevent access to ordinary Travel Lite Guide articles. However:

• saved display or language preferences may not be remembered;
• embedded maps, videos, social content, or interactive third-party tools may not load;
• we may receive less information about errors, speed, and which pages are useful;
• forms or security checks may require additional verification; and
• deleting the consent record may cause the preference request to appear again.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies can interfere with security, navigation, session continuity, or form operation.

10. Updates and contact

We may update this Cookies Policy when technologies, providers, Site features, or legal requirements change. The revised version will be posted here with an updated date. Material changes to optional tracking practices may also be reflected in the Site's consent interface.