Cookie Policy

Last updated: June 10, 2025

Quick Summary: Homson Travels uses cookies to improve your experience, remember your preferences, analyze site traffic, and track affiliate links. You can control cookies through your browser settings or our cookie preference center. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your choices.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide reporting information to website owners.

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies:

Persistent cookies remain on your device when you go offline and are activated each time you visit the website that created them
Session cookies are temporary and deleted from your device when you close your web browser

2. Why Do We Use Cookies?

We use cookies for several important reasons:

To remember your preferences and settings
To understand how you use our site and improve your experience
To deliver relevant content and recommendations
To track the effectiveness of our affiliate partnerships
To prevent fraud and enhance security
To comply with legal obligations

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions you take, such as:

Setting your privacy preferences
Logging in to your account
Filling in forms
Commenting on blog posts

Examples of essential cookies we use:

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration
wordpress_logged_in_*	Keeps you logged in	Session or 2 days
comment_author_*	Remembers comment form details	1 year
cookie_consent	Stores your cookie preferences	1 year

3.2 Performance/Analytics Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if visitors receive error messages. All information is aggregated and anonymous.

We use:

Google Analytics: To understand site usage patterns, traffic sources, and user behavior. Google’s Privacy Policy

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personalized features. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

Examples include:

Remembering your language preferences
Remembering region settings
Storing accessibility options

3.4 Targeting/Advertising Cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

We use:

Google AdSense: To display relevant advertisements. Google’s Ad Policy

3.5 Affiliate Tracking Cookies

As an Amazon Associate and participant in other affiliate programs, we use cookies to track clicks on affiliate links and attribute any resulting purchases.

Affiliate partners include:

Amazon Associates: Tracks purchases made through our Amazon links (24-hour cookie duration)
Viator: Tracks tour bookings (30-day cookie duration)
GetYourGuide: Tracks activity bookings (30-day cookie duration)

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies and cannot access them. Third-party cookies on our site may include:

Social Media Platforms: When you use social sharing buttons or view embedded content (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest)
Embedded Content: YouTube videos, Instagram posts, or other embedded media may set their own cookies
Comment Systems: Gravatar may set cookies if you have a Gravatar account

To learn more about these third-party cookies, please refer to the respective privacy policies of these services.

5. How Long Do Cookies Stay on My Device?

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on whether it is a “persistent” or “session” cookie:

Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
Persistent cookies: Remain until they expire or you delete them

Most of our cookies expire within:

30 minutes to 2 years from setup/update
Some analytics cookies may persist for up to 2 years
You can delete cookies at any time through your browser settings

6. Your Cookie Choices and Rights

6.1 Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

Delete all cookies
Block all cookies
Block third-party cookies
Clear cookies when you close your browser
Open a ‘private browsing’ / ‘incognito’ session

Popular browser cookie settings:

6.2 Specific Opt-Out Options

Google Analytics: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
Google Ads: Visit Google Ads Settings
Network Advertising Initiative: Opt-out of targeted advertising
Digital Advertising Alliance: Opt-out page

6.3 Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers have a “Do Not Track” feature that signals to websites that you do not want to be tracked. We currently do not respond to Do Not Track signals, but we respect your choices made through our cookie preference settings.

6.4 Global Privacy Control

We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. If your browser sends a GPC signal, we will treat it as a valid opt-out request for the sale or sharing of personal information.

7. Impact of Refusing Cookies

If you choose to refuse or delete cookies:

Some parts of our website may not function properly
You may need to re-enter information each visit
Your preferences may not be saved
You may see less relevant content and advertisements
We may not be able to improve our site based on user behavior

However, you will still be able to:

Browse and read our travel content
Access most features of our site
Contact us through other means

8. California Residents – Your Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Right to Know: What personal information we collect through cookies
Right to Delete: Request deletion of your personal information
Right to Opt-Out: Opt-out of the sale of personal information (Note: We do not sell personal information)
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@homsontravels.com.

9. European Residents – GDPR Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, cookies are regulated under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive. We will only use non-essential cookies with your consent.

Your rights include:

The right to withdraw consent at any time
The right to access your personal data
The right to rectification and erasure
The right to data portability
The right to object to processing

10. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 through cookies or other means.

11. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by:

Posting the new Cookie Policy on this page
Updating the “Last updated” date
Providing notice on our homepage

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

Homson Travels
Lynnwood, WA 98037
United States

Email: info@homsontravels.com
Privacy Inquiries: privacy@homsontravels.com

Cookie Preference Center

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” button in the footer of our website.