Last updated: 27-05-2025
This Cookie Policy explains how our website uses "cookies" and similar technologies, what they do, and how you can manage your preferences. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy (unless you adjust your cookie settings to disable them).
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites place on your computer or mobile device when you visit. These files store small pieces of data that help websites remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time. Cookies can also help ensure the website functions properly, enable features, and provide information to the site owners about how users are interacting with the site. Cookies set by us are called first-party cookies; cookies set by other parties (such as analytics or advertising providers) are called third-party cookies.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to allow our website to function efficiently. Specifically, our website may use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary): Fundamental for the operation of our website, enabling core functionality such as secure log-in, session management, and navigation. Without these cookies, services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Functional Cookies (Preferences): Allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your selected language or currency) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.
- Analytics Cookies (Performance): Help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve it. For example, we use Google Analytics to gather aggregated, anonymous usage data such as pages visited and time spent on the site.
- Advertising Cookies (Marketing): We may use marketing cookies for retargeting or measuring the effectiveness of our own ads on third-party platforms (for example, a Facebook Pixel or Google Ads cookies). We will only use these cookies if you have explicitly allowed them.
- Social Media and Third-Party Features: If our site integrates with social networks or embeds content (such as videos or maps), those third-party services might set cookies that are beyond our direct control.
In summary, some cookies are necessary for our website to work, others help us personalize content or count visitors, and some may be used for advertising or analytics to support our business.
Cookies We Use (Categories and Examples)
Below are the categories of cookies you may encounter on our site, with some examples:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: e.g. PHPSESSID (a session cookie that identifies your session on the server, expires when you close your browser).
- Preferences Cookies: e.g. a cookie to remember your chosen language, providing a tailored experience.
- Analytics Cookies: e.g. _ga, _gid (Google Analytics cookies used to distinguish users and gather site visit statistics).
- Advertising/Marketing Cookies: e.g. fr (Facebook) or Google Ads cookies like _gcl_au, used if we run ad campaigns.
The specific names and types of cookies may change over time as we update our website and tools. We will keep this policy updated with relevant examples.
Managing and Disabling Cookies
Your Choice: You have the right to accept or reject cookies (aside from those strictly necessary for the site to function). When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner requesting your consent for non-essential cookies. You can accept all, reject all, or customize your choices by category, and change them at any time.
Browser Settings: You can also manage cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.) allow you to view and delete stored cookies, block third-party or all cookies, clear cookies when you close the browser, and receive notifications when cookies are being set.
Impact of Disabling Cookies: If you disable or reject certain cookies, some parts of our website might not function properly. Disabling analytics or advertising cookies will not affect core site functionality.
Third-Party Opt-Outs: For some third-party cookies, you can opt out directly with those providers, for example via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or Google's Ad Settings.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time as our use of cookies evolves, or if there are legal or regulatory changes. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last updated" date. By continuing to use our website after any changes become effective, you agree to the revised policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, feel free to contact us:
- Email: post@northernlightssafari.com
- Address: Northern Lights Safari, Tromsø, Norway
We will do our best to address your inquiries promptly. Your privacy and user experience are important to us, and we appreciate your feedback.