1. What is a cookie? ( ↓ )

A cookie is a small amount of data that is placed in the browser of your computer or on your mobile device. This Privacy and Cookies Policy applies to cookies and similar technologies (hereafter together referred to as “cookies”). To make full use of the online shopping and personalised features on linkingsim.com your computer, tablet or mobile phone will need to accept cookies, as we can only provide you with certain personalised features of our website by using them.

2. Why are cookies used? ( ↓ )

Web pages have no memory. If you are surfing from page to page within a website, you will not be recognised as the same user across pages. Cookies allow you to be recognised as the same user across the pages of a website. Cookies also allow your choices to be remembered – choices such as the language you prefer, the currency you use and your search criteria. They will also make sure you are recognised when you return to a website.

3. How do we use cookies? ( ↓ )

Our website uses the following types of cookie:

Technical Cookies: We try to give our visitors an advanced and user-friendly website that adapts automatically to their needs and wishes. To achieve this, we use technical cookies to show you our website, to make it function correctly, to create your user account, to sign you in and to manage your bookings. These technical cookies are absolutely necessary for our website to function properly.

Functional Cookies: We also use functional cookies to remember your preferences and to help you to use our website efficiently and effectively, for example by remembering your preferred currency and language, your searches and the accommodation you viewed earlier. These functional cookies are not strictly necessary for the functioning of our website, but they add functionality for you and enhance your experience.

Analytics Cookies: We use these cookies to gain insight into how our visitors use the website; to find out what works and what doesn’t; to optimise and improve our website and to ensure we continue to be interesting and relevant. The data we gather includes which web pages you have viewed, which referring/exit pages you have entered and left from, which platform type you have used, date and time stamp information and details such as the number of clicks you make on a given page, your mouse movements and scrolling activity, the search words you use and the text you type while using our website. We also make use of analytics cookies as part of our online advertising campaigns to learn how users interact with our website after they have been shown an online advertisement – which may include advertisements on third-party websites. However, we will not know who you are, and will only obtain anonymous data. Our business partners may also use analytics cookies to learn if their customers make use of accommodation offers integrated into their websites.

Commercial Cookies: We use third-party cookies as well as our own to display personalised advertisements on our websites and on other websites. This is called “retargeting,” and it is based on browsing activities, such as the destinations you have been searching for, the accommodation you have viewed and the prices you have been shown. Commercial cookies may also be used by selected third parties to display their products and services through our website.

All Cookies used by and on our website are used in accordance with current UK and EU Cookie Law.

4. How long do linkingsim.com cookies stay active? ( ↓ )

The cookies we use have varying lifespans. The maximum lifespan we set on some of them is five years from your last visit to our website. You can erase all cookies from your browser any time you want to. To remove linkingsim.com cookies from your browser, go to the following link: Remove Cookies (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=en )

You can find our cookies in your browser settings.

5. Does the Name website use third-party marketing and analytics? ( ↓ )

Yes, linkingsim.com uses the services of trusted and recognised online advertising and marketing companies. site.com may also use third-party providers for analytical purposes. To enable their services, these companies need to place cookies.

In order to control the collection of data for analytical purposes by Google Analytics, you may want to visit the following link: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout )

6. Who has access to linkingsim.com cookie data ( ↓ )

Only _____ has access to linkingsim.com cookies. Cookies placed by third parties can be accessed by these third parties.

7. How can I manage my cookie preferences? ( ↓ )

Using your browser settings in, for example, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox or Chrome, you can set which cookies to accept and which to reject. Where you find these settings depends on which browser you use. Use the “Help” function in your browser to locate the settings you need.

If you choose not to accept certain cookies, you may not be able to use some functions on our website.

You can choose to delete Cookies at any time, however, you may lose any information that enables you to access our Site more quickly and efficiently, including but not limited to, log in and personalisation settings.

We recommend that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.

8. Does linkingsim.com use web beacons? ( ↓ )

As well as using cookies, linkingsim.com sometimes uses web beacons. A web beacon is a tiny graphic image of just one pixel that is delivered to your computer as either part of a web page request or in a HTML email message. Either directly or through service providers, we use these pixels as part of our online advertisements either on our website or on third-party websites to learn whether a user who is being shown an online advertisement also makes a reservation; to track conversion with partner websites and to analyse the traffic patterns of users to optimise the travel-related services we bring to you.