Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how Terra Escapes ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, TerraEscapes.com (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

What are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and will be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the Website. Session cookies expire when you close your browser.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes, including:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable you to navigate the Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
• Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Website, for example, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
• Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.

Specific Cookies We Use

Here is a list of specific cookies that we use on our Website, along with their purpose and expiration:

1. Cookie Name: _ga
   Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
   Expiration: 2 years
2. Cookie Name: _gid
   Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
   Expiration: 24 hours
3. Cookie Name: _gat
   Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
   Expiration: 1 minute
4. Cookie Name: PHPSESSID
   Purpose: Essential for maintaining session information for logged-in users.
   Expiration: End of session
5. Cookie Name: cookie_consent
   Purpose: Stores the user's cookie consent preferences.
   Expiration: 1 year

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on. We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users use the Website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the Website, compiling reports on website activity for us, and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. By using this Website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by visiting Google's opt-out page: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

Your Cookie Choices

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our Website or by setting or amending your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our Website though your access to some functionality and areas of our Website may be restricted.

Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove or reject browser cookies. To do this, follow the instructions provided by your browser (usually located within the “Help,” “Tools” or “Edit” settings). Many browsers allow you to enable a Do Not Track signal that you can send to the websites you visit to indicate you do not want to be tracked.

For further information on how to manage and disable cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Updates to this Cookies Policy

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

Any changes to this Cookies Policy will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Contact Us

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

Terra Escapes
Attn: Data Protection Officer
42 Maple Avenue, Suite 200
Oakville, ON L6J 2J2
Canada
Email: privacy@terraescapes.com
Phone: +1 965-600-9116

This Cookies Policy is designed to be clear and accessible, helping you understand how we use cookies to improve your experience on our Website and respecting your choices regarding the use of these technologies. Thank you for choosing Terra Escapes for your travel planning needs.

Last Updated: October 26, 2023