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Cookie Policy
Cookie Policy
Effective date: December 04, 2025
Last updated: December 04, 2025
What are cookies?
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use (i.e., the information we collect using cookies and how that information is used), and how to manage your cookie settings.
Cookies are small text files used to store small pieces of information. They are stored on your device when a website loads in your browser. These cookies help ensure that the website functions properly, enhance security, provide a better user experience, and analyse performance to identify what works and where improvements are needed.
How do we use cookies?
Like most online services, our website uses both first-party and third-party cookies for various purposes. First-party cookies are primarily necessary for the website to function properly and do not collect any personally identifiable data.
The third-party cookies used on our website primarily help us understand how the website performs, track how you interact with it, keep our services secure, deliver relevant advertisements, and enhance your overall user experience while improving the speed of your future interactions with our website.
Types of cookies we use
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 1 year | Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie records the user consent for the cookies in the “Necessary” category. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-non-necessary | 1 year | GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets this cookie to record the user consent for the cookies in the “Necessary” category. |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 1 year | The GDPR Cookie Consent plugin sets the cookie to store whether or not the user has consented to use cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
| _cfuvid | session | Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
| __cf_bm | 1 hour | This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
| rc::a | Never Expires | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::c | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | 6 months | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s cookie consent state for the current domain. |
| _GRECAPTCHA | 6 months | Google Recaptcha service sets this cookie to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::f | Never Expires | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
| rc::b | session | This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ServerPool | session | This cookie is set by the provider Tripadvisor. This cookie is used for user tracking and viewing embedded contents from TripAdvisor like payment of referral commission fees etc. |
| TASSK | 6 months | This cookie is set by the provider Tripadvisor. This cookie is used for viewing embedded contents to the visitor from Tripadvisor. It also helps to know whether the visitor had clicked on the advertisement, to collect payment from the Tripadvisor. |
| PMC | 2 years | TripAdvisor sets this cookie for user interaction with its widget. This cookie supports the functionality that enables users to share and view reviews and ratings, enhancing the website’s interactive components. |
| TATravelInfo | 14 days | This cookie is set by the provider Tripadvisor. This cookie is used for viewing contents and ads from Tripadvisor, which in return helps to earn money from Tripadvisor if the visitor has clicked the ads. |
| TASID | 1 hour | TripAdvisor sets this cookie to identify users during their visits, manage bookings and enable certain features of the TripAdvisor widget embedded on third-party websites. This enhances user experience by maintaining session state and personalization. |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | 6 months | A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
| yt-remote-connected-devices | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | Never Expires | The cookie ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
| yt-remote-device-id | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to store the user’s video preferences using embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-name | session | The yt-remote-session-name cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| yt-remote-fast-check-period | session | The yt-remote-fast-check-period cookie is used by YouTube to store the user’s video player preferences for embedded YouTube videos. |
| yt-remote-session-app | session | The yt-remote-session-app cookie is used by YouTube to store user preferences and information about the interface of the embedded YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-available | session | The yt-remote-cast-available cookie is used to store the user’s preferences regarding whether casting is available on their YouTube video player. |
| yt-remote-cast-installed | session | The yt-remote-cast-installed cookie is used to store the user’s video player preferences using embedded YouTube video. |
| S | 1 hour | Used by Yahoo to provide ads, content or analytics. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
| _gid | 1 day | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store information on how visitors use a website while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the collected data includes the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously. |
| _gat_gtag_UA_* | 1 minute | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store a unique user ID. |
| TADCID | 10 years | Tripadvisor sets this cookie to store a unique ID for users, to help them view embedded content from Tripadvisor. |
| TAUnique | 2 years | TripAdvisor sets this cookie to track visitors across websites. |
| TASession | session | TripAdvisor sets this cookie to track visitors across websites. |
| YSC | session | YSC cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on Youtube pages. |
| vuid | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Vimeo installs this cookie to collect tracking information by setting a unique ID to embed videos on the website. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customised advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyse the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp | 3 months | Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
| TACds | 2 months | This cookie is set by the provider TripAdvisor. This cookie is used for showing travel information and ads based on the user preferences. |
| SRT | 1 hour | This cookie is set by the provider Tripadvisor. This is a Tripadvisor session cookie used for advertising purposes. |
| TART | 5 days | This cookie is set by the provider Tripadvisor. This cookie is used for viewing contents and ads from Tripadvisor, which in return helps to earn money from Tripadvisor if the visitor has clicked the ads. |
| TAUD | 14 days | This cookie is set by the provider Tripadvisor. This is Tripadvisor session cookie used for advertising purposes. |
| yt.innertube::nextId | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| yt.innertube::requests | Never Expires | YouTube sets this cookie to register a unique ID to store data on what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
| COMPASS | 1 hour | The COMPASS cookie is used by Yahoo to deliver targeted advertising based on user’s online behavior. |
| NID | 6 months | Google sets the cookie for advertising purposes; to limit the number of times the user sees an ad, to unwanted mute ads, and to measure the effectiveness of ads. |
Uncategorised
Other uncategorised cookies are those that are being analysed and have not been classified into a category as yet.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TASameSite | session | Description is currently not available. |
| __vt | 1 hour | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-YEC | past | Description is currently not available. |
| __Secure-YNID | 6 months | Description is currently not available. |
Manage cookie preferences
You can modify your cookie settings anytime by clicking the ‘Consent Preferences’ button above. This will allow you to revisit the cookie consent banner and update your preferences or withdraw your consent immediately.
Additionally, different browsers offer various methods to block and delete cookies used by websites. You can adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Below are links to support documents on how to manage and delete cookies in major web browsers.
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer-bca9446f-d873-78de-77ba-d42645fa52fc
If you are using a different web browser, please refer to its official support documentation.
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