Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 26, 2026

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly
  • Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site
  • Marketing cookies: Used to show you relevant advertisements

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, authentication, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website would not work properly without them.

Examples:

  • Session authentication cookies
  • Security cookies
  • Load balancing cookies

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve website performance and user experience.

What we track:

  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Navigation paths through the site
  • Browser and device information
  • Geographic location (country/city level)

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies track your online activity to help advertisers deliver more relevant advertising or to limit how many times you see an advertisement. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our pages.

Third-party services we use:

  • Facebook Pixel: Tracks conversions, optimizes ads, and builds audiences for advertising campaigns. This includes the _fbp and _fbc cookies.

4. Facebook Pixel

We use Facebook Pixel, a tracking tool provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and understand how you interact with our content.

What Facebook Pixel Collects:

  • IP address (anonymized)
  • Browser and device information
  • Pages visited and actions taken
  • Facebook click ID (if you arrived from a Facebook ad)
  • Custom events like purchases, form submissions, and page views

Facebook Cookies:

  • _fbp: Used to distinguish unique users (expires after 90 days)
  • _fbc: Stores the Facebook click ID (expires after 90 days)

Facebook Pixel only loads and tracks data if you have given consent for marketing cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time through the cookie banner or your browser settings.

For more information about Facebook's data practices, visit Facebook's Privacy Policy.

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have control over which cookies you want to accept. When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject all non-essential cookies
  • Customize your preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our site, or by using your browser's cookie management tools.

6. Browser Cookie Controls

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.

Browser-specific instructions:

7. Cookie Duration

We use both session and persistent cookies:

  • Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. When we make significant changes, we may ask you to re-consent to cookies when you next visit our website.

9. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding your personal data, including:

  • The right to access your personal data
  • The right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • The right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • The right to restrict processing
  • The right to data portability
  • The right to object to processing
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time

10. Contact Us

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

Email: privacy@phototours.com
Subject: Cookie Policy Inquiry

For more information about how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.